The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-29
AMERICAN SPIRIT
EVIDENT At RALLY
Right Feeling Prevails at Meet
ING in African Methodist
Church.
TELLING POINTS MADE
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT
Mention Of Name of Mayer
BransfOrd Signal for Pro
longed Cheering.

a strong spirit Of Americanism per
yaded the meeting Al the African Mgtho-
Mayor Branstord, Martin L. Mui-
vey, Ben S. Eivcs, Assistant City Attor-
ncv L. a. Rogers. J. w, Mckinney and
others. addressed an enthusiastic gath
cring OF colorcd men aud women OF the
| city.
! The speakers were followed with close
attention and frequently interrupted by
| applause Archie Brandt aud Lawrence
Marsh, both colorsd, delivered excellent
addresses commenting on the difference
( in the position OF tho culorcd people un-
der Mormon and under American lcadcr-
| ship. and calling attention TO the splcn-
did results attained by the city since
the advent of the American progressive
ness.
| Following the meeting, refreshments
were served in the vcstrv room of the
church; Miss NJ TAYLOR piarcd a piano
solo, and Mrs. Parker charmed the audi
| cncc by wcll-rcndcrcd vocal selection,
Large Crowd Attends.
The church was well nlled whcD The
meeting WAS called tn order by Mr.;
Marsh. Judge Mckinney was introduced
aud begun by disclaiInlnS any Intention
Ia attack auyomes religion, and especial,
| ly Tho Mormon religion. He insisted
| strongly on the separation OF church and
state. The church, he said, should rceu-
late matters spiritual and the line be-
tween matters spiritual and matters po-
| liical should br sharply drawn.
The Judge spoke at some lcu;=th on the
point that Amcrioanlsm means progress,
and he coptrastcd the appearance oi The
city and the conditions that prevail now
with those which held Just before the
first victory Of the old Liberal party In
1905. Tho start in public improvements
was made at that time, lie said, and.
| in spite OF the setback which had taken
| place during the intcrrcgInIm. of Mormon
can party TO power Salt Lake had gone
forward at Il tremendous rate, SO that
people who returned TO the city after =
! long absence were astouiShcd at the
change.
At the mention of the name OF Mayor
Bransford, the judge WAS compelled 10
wait for applause 10 Eubside and nc
closed by calling attention TO the tact
that Mr.. BranSford had been sought by
The opposition for the candidacy of
mayor and that hc had insisted that
he could he the candidate of no other
than the American party. lie predicted
Mr.. Bransford's election,
Full OF "loduonce and poetry was the
| address delivered by Archie Brandt. who
told of what had been done here by the
Americans and the need ~ supporting
the party In The present campaign, The
and should be supported by the progress
i've negroes. the taxpayers and those who
had families and Children.
Mormons Not for Progress.
The Mormon people. he said. had done
nothing for progress, and for that reason
Were interested only In themselves. The
| friends OF all the people. nc said. were
the friends OF the negroes and nc urged
the need Of voting the American ticket
at the polls next election day.
Martin T.. Mulvey created laugh
by saving that ne was aG9ptical
| about talking politics in church Ifc eH-
| planned that ne did not intend To make
| a speech. hut had como simply TO make
4 visit and hear what was said ite
! thought the colored people We're capable
OF deciding for themselves III the choice
of candidates. and he was confident that
they would choose the right ticket at the
| election next TUESDAY.
| Amid uemeudous applause MT: Br|nS-
ford took the floor and spoke for fully
fifteen minutes of the conditions OF the
campaign and Of what he intended 10 do
| for the city in event Of his election. 'li
| has been said that | am not an cnthusi-
astlc candidate" lac said. and that
i do want 10 he elected: and l want your
votes" He explained his besitancy. at
first over accepting, the nomination on on
! attention lie had been persuaded by
mis- friends. he said. that he ought TO
carry out the policies so well begun. ana
business OF the city without regard ? TO
race. creed. politics or religion.
A Business Proposition,
MIR. Bransford lkened the administra
,Ion oi city affairs TO those OF big
| business. and showed how the advan-
|
| TO the citizens to the dividends paid 70
Stockholders In any such business. The
statement made by Councilman Fern
St[om Chat h orfnal as ,een c9n$! ISg inc
| stead Of $4,000, he characterized as
fnlsehobd. ~ cannot understand" he
said, how Councilman Fernstronn can
make such a mistake. He has been In
the council and knows what we did IN
the matter, and he ought TO know that
what he says is not so.
The mayor told how IL was necessary
TO change the plans as originally laid out
| by the engineer under the Norris admin
! Istration. hut attached 10 blame to Mr
Morris. because the matter was handled
by the city engineer. IT had not been
necessary TO spend AN extra $1,000 ne
said but only about 900, aud this was
scent FOR extras, which were required,
but which were not let under the or
ieinal contract. II is wrong, he said, for
the opposition candidates TO attempt TO
falsify things in this manner and un-
fair. because the truth should be well
known, and. il not, can be learned by
Mr.. Marsh said that he was glad that
the negroes Were able to put away ihe
traditions of the past and vote for live
issues. The live issues in the present
campaign were those Of Americanlsm. he
said and lie urged tho support Of all tie
negroes for the party.
Hughes Solitary Beneficiary.
Assistant City Attorney Rogers told a
nunpsF pl fl!i'l ot'isNH "
trate his points. ''You don't look like
Mornons TO me" he said, and he stated
TINT the Mnrmons wore never friendly TO
any but Mormons, Tho only negro who
ever received anything at the hands of
the Mormons was Bob Hughes. he said,
who was always given the post of door
keeper by the Mormon Legislature.
Ben s. Rives made Il short address and
!, set forth n number Of facts in connection
with the present campaign. He called
attention to the opportunities offered un-
der American administration for negroes,
| and commented on the excellent enthusl-
asm manifested by the colorod people for
the policies OF the party,
The large audience then adjourned TO
the vcstryroom, where refreshments Were
: | served