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Show CHILLI RECEPTION IS GIVEH SMOOT CUID Meeting at Mt. Pleasant Very - Dull and Devoid of Enthusiasm. En-thusiasm. Special lo Tho Tribune. MT. PLEASANT. Oct. 14. Tho first gun of the campaign this year was fired last night at the opera house In tills city. The house was fairly well filed, but there seemed to be a chill throughout the audience audi-ence which spellbinders were not able to cast off. F. C. Jensen of this city was chairman of tho meeting, notwithstanding tho fact that under tho machine rule of Sanpeto county he could not even get a look In to a county convention. A. U. Minor of Fairvlcw, candidate for superintendent of schools, spoke first. He pleaded for the passage of the proposed amendment to tho constitution giving state aid to high schools of tho state. David Matlson of Ogden, candidate for stale treasurer, made his bow to tho audience and told them ho had held public pub-lic office for the last ten years, but had never made a speech before In his life. This the audience believed beforo he got through. "Bill" Spry was next introduced, and proceeded to tell tho people what good governors this slato had had In Governors Wells and Cutler, but he failed to tell why such a good governor as Cutler had been told to keep out of the raco this year. He told the audience how tho arid lands have boon developed under state and national administrations. He spoko highly of the school system of the state, and hoped ho would live to see the day when lawyers, doctors and professional men of ali classes would be made In Utah and not have to go to Michigan to school. Tho Republican party, he said, stood pledged to develop the resources of the state, so that our young men would not have to go to other states lo build up homes. He believed in having good roads and an honest administration of public affairs, and If elected he would follow the precedent pre-cedent of honesty established by his pro-deccssors. pro-deccssors. .Too Howell was noxl Introduced lo the i audience, but his speech created no more ' enthusiasm than did the speeches of his i associates. He discussed tho hard times I under Cleveland, and told the people that everything depreciated In value and the country went to the bad. He praised the tariff and assured his audience that it would bo revised to suit all the jvoplc under Taft, when he ls elected. The tariff made wool higher, but ho failed to mention how It was that wool went begging beg-ging this year at S and 10 cents per pound. He referred to President Roosevelt Roose-velt as a bright and shining ornament who had prosecuted the trusts of the country to a finish. He advised the young men not to marry until Taft Is elected, because If Bryan should happen to bo elected hard times would come, and he was afraid the brides would go hungry. Mr. Howell said that Wells and Cutler had made splendid governors, but Spry would make a much better governor than either of his predecessors. His experience along all lines had so broadened him that he would make an Ideal govornor. Ho ap- gealed In closing for all tho voters of anpete to vote for the machine ticket, and not be led astrav after false gods. li The little son of Laurlts Larson met with a serious, if not fatal, accident yesterday yes-terday afternoon. While engaged in picking apples, the boy fell to the ground from tho tree and struck squarely on his head, producing concussion of the brain. Dr. Stewart was called and did what ho could for tho boy's relief. |
