The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-08
SCANDINAVANS
HOLD BIG RALLY
0deOn Hall Packed With COun-
trymen Who Listen to Many
Speeches.

Scandinavians. a thousand of them,
listened TO addresses delivered in their
native tongue by prominent fellow
countrymen last evening at a Scandi-
navian social at Odeon hall.
The event was not announced as a
partisan gathering. and its sole signifi-
canoe as such consisted of the relation
between clean administration and Re-
publican government. The addresses
were along the line Of morals in gov
eminent, and in this respect. naturally.
the liquor question was predominant
Professor Anton Pedersen's male
chorus, opening the program, re-
ceived the plaudits OF the crowd, and
were forced TO respond to encore after
encore. Their selections were all
Scandinavian numbers.
Axel Steele presided as chairman of
the meeting. introducing first John II.
Hansen, who spoke in Scandinavian,
comparing the Democratic admins
trauOn OF Grover Cleveland and its
attendant disaster. 10 the improved
situation which preceded 1t and which
has followed with increasing prosper
the desire for a change in admins
tratiye policies.
L. Dahlquist took as his theme the
situation existing in Salt Lake under
the American administration.
c. NJ. Nielsen spoke briefly, calling
the attention Of his hearers 10 the
benefits which have accrued to Utah
through Republican administration,
both state and national. and cautioned
his countrymen against imperiling a
continuation of such benefits by send
ing men to the legislature who will
stand for a change in Utah's congress
siOnal Representatives.
Among the Republican candidates
who talked were Oscar W. Carlson,
candidate for the long-term commits
Sionership; Margaret Zane Witcher.
candidate for county clerk. Joseph c.
sharp. candidate FOR sheriff, and w.
J. Burton. candidate for the short
term coumissionership.
The remarks OF Justice J. +. Frick
were in humoristic vein and he adopt
ed brevity. declaring he wished TO
hear Governor Spry
The Governor addressed his audi
ence more al length than had the pre-
yiOus speakers. His endeavOr was to
cover as nearly as possible ali OF the
vital issues upon which the campaign
Is being waged and TO give the lie TO
malicious Democratic charges. He
pointed to the advancement along the
line of good roads and kindred i'm
prOvements which has been made I'M
der the Republican state administra-
ton and praised the state land board
particularly for the good work which
has been done and for their honesty
and integrity in its accomplishment.
Following the address of the gov
ernor, the floor was cleared and the
crowd Of young people started the
dance
Previous TO the beginning OF the
dance, Senator Shoots probable pres
ence later was announced, the senator
having started from Lehi, where he
spoke earlier in the evening. He left
in an automobile. making every eff
fort TO be in attendance. 1t was
stated that IN the event of his arrival,
the dance would be interrupted while
he addressed the crowd. The older
people remained until near midnight
waiting 90 hear him. but had nearly
all gone when he finally arrived at 1 2
O'Clock and ne did not talk