Show AMERICANS OPEN CAMPAIGN Big Crowd in Salt Lake The Theatre Theatre Theatre atre Hears Orators of New Party CANNON REVEALS SECRETS JELLS OF AGREEMENT WITH REPUBLICAN LEADERS The American party p held its first rally last evening in the Salt Lake Lal e theatre The Tho building was crowded by b 8 and a few minutes later P J Daly introduced the chairman of the meeting George A Black Mr Black opened his speech by asserting that victory was assured the American party In the coming county and state I elections Just as it had been certain in inthe I Ithe the last city election After taking a afling afling fling rUng at thE tha th old parties by b saying that in inthe Inthe I the main Democrats in Utah were Demo Dem Democrats II cruts for tor revenue and Republicans in I II Utah were Republicans for revenue both organizations being on their knees for the I crumbs dropped by the first presidency the speaker worked himself into a per perspiration perspiration perspiration painting a halo around the American body bod bodA A Polysyllabic Charge I 1 dont deny any church the rights and I privileges enjoyed by other churches out outI ut utI I do object to ecclesiastical interference in politics what the tho American party objects to We Ve want to make malte Utah a place where the work workingman workIngman workingman ingman can earn his bread and where we can do our own thinking We Ve want a separation of church and state The rho speaker concluded by b springing the fol following following following lowing wintry simile When this Ameri Amen American American can snowball rolls and grows it will make it chilly for the church At this juncture of the proceedings band played rational airs The of he American club members were seated on the stage and waved flags during the rendition of the music Chairman Black announced that a nomi nomination nomination nomination nation had been overlooked in the after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon session of the convention and as the convention had adjourned until S 8 in the evening it would not be at all out of order to fill that nomination This was a candidate to fill the vacancy caused by b the resignation of Chief Justice Bartch which is effective Oct 1 Judge Thomas Maloney lalone was selected by ac acclamation acclamation acclamation Ferry Reads Figures This done AV r Mont Perry took the stage and spent some time In what he called an effort to prove that the pres pros present present ent American administration has been quite economical What the party part has done for the city it will do for tor the county and a few years Jears hence will be doing for forthe forthe forthe the state continued the speaker The personnel of the tickets to be placed place before the voters will be a a guarantee of offid fidelity fid lit ability and clean businesslike administration The voters must not only support these candidates before b ore election and at the polls but while they the are serving servIng serving ing their terms in office The citizens by watching them will encourage them to do their duty dut Judge Maloney Talks A female quartette sang Columbia the Gem of ot the Ocean to let Mr Ferrys Ferrs figures and eloquence have effect upon the audience Judge Maloney American candidate for justice of the supreme court was in introduced introduced introduced Judge Maloney said he had not sought the nomination and had done everything to avoid it and announced that he ho thought it wholly unbecoming for fora fora fora a candidate for a Judicial office to make a political speech anyhow After taking a rap at the church and promising to serve the state stat if elected the Judge bowed and returned to the wings Dunbar on the Crisis David Dunbar also took a slap at the church Every thoughtful man or wo woman woman woman man who has politics in Utah must realize reaUze that we have not had political political cal freedom fre dom here nor will honest earnest men inca contend seriously that politics have not been influenced and dominated by b byth thi th church said the speaker Mr Dun Dunbar Dunbar bar reminded the audience once again that Utah tah Democrats and Republicans are Democrats and Republicans for revenue He said business reasons were sometimes weighty In holding men to the old par parties parties parties ties He ire said raid he has noticed during trips through the east that sentiment Is chang changing changInS changing ing InS since the American party gained the upper hand here and outside capital and men and women are now looking to Utah as a place for investment and the establishment of homes He referred to toan toan an who expressed a wish that i ithe the Mormon Democrats and Mormon Re Republicans RepUblicans publicans could be about equally divided with about per cent neutral The Tho Saints wanted to play hob bob with politics and they have haye been doing it ever since we gained statehood argued the speaker The man who joins the Ameri Amen American American can ranks sacrifices no principle he is helping Utah to meet advanced condi conditions conditions conditions We are told there thore is no dictation and that every man or woman can vote yote as she or he pleases pi eases but we know better There are too many man Fussy Jimmies spreading the news that it is the desire of the Lord that votes be cast in such and such a way wa and whether they the have any authority to do this oc os not they thC In Influence influence fluence fl ence many votes Until we can ex cx express express press our political thoughts freely and without interference there will wm be need for the American party part concluded the speaker Mrs C G Plummer sang The Flag Without a Stain and for an encore See America First Big Gun Introduced Chairman Black then announced that the tho big gun of the would be fired and that those who listened to the Cannons mouth would hear some hot hotshots slots shots After this little monologue Chair man Black introduced Frank J Cannon and the fireworks began Mr Cannon was sas unable to begin his speech for several seconds because of the applause tendered him We Ve are the only people who are permitted to know that we will carry carr the county he began b gan The quorum of the church parties have expectations but are not certain The speaker referred to the personally arranged convention which met in the theatre Thursday and insinuated that the d Republican can party is 15 owned by President Joseph JosephF F Smith and leased to Apostle Smoot The speaker in his most sarcastic tone tont went after the Republican convention in inthis Inthis inthis this fashion It was his convention it nominated the men he meaning Joseph JosephF F Smith desires to hold office or sacrificed sacrificed sacrificed and not hold office When Mr Cannon mentioned W r J Bryans name in connection with some reference to the Democratic party a cheer went up which swelled into a roar In his highly effective confidential dont tell teU a soul this voice Mr Cannon an announced announced announced that he was about to reveal a chapter of history never before revealed Reveals Hidden History Upon returning from the tho east as sec see r laI to Delegate John T Caine Calne in 1584 ho Ito said I 1 told President John Taylor Talor then the head of ot the church You must give up polygamy The rhe nation wont on dure it any longer In his arrogant im impatient Impatient patient way he set me aside and said That 1 at is in the hands of God I was Instructed by Wilford Woodruff to go to Washington when the statehood bill was under fire and tell the leaders there If they the spared Utah the Mormons would stop completely the practice of or polygamy In 1890 I went to Washington not open openly openly ly by to confer with the prominent men there The bill to disfranchise Utah had been approved by the committee of the house and was about to be sent to house I repeated the promises made by b the church to James G Elaine Blame O 0 H Platt Piatt Isaac of Ohio and Shelby lom lorn Blaine Blame put his arm around my shoulder and said tell your people my mybo boy bo to keep their word all The state was spared and the nation kept its word How has the church kept its word with the nation I will say that Wilford Woodruff and George Q Can Cannon Canno non nOIl no kept their word woid Joseph F Smith has said that no pledges were made by bythe b bythe the th church with the nation and yet under oath before b fore the tile examining committee he asserted that the church had kept its pledge with the tho nation Continuing Jo Joseph Joeph Josephi seph eph F Smith said I have not how bow however however ever and have taken all the chances The rhe chance falls on all One man break breaking breakIng breaking ing the law brings disgrace upon all Thank God for the tho American party part If 1 there was none statehood would be b taken away and the rising generation would have the old task all over again If there was not an American party Is it not a fact that polygamy would be b re resumed resumed Cries of or Yes and No answered this query r Will those who yelled yes cs get up Ul and tell how they defend their answer shouted Mr 11 Cannon A number of persons stood up and an 1 some confusion resulted When order was re regained regained regained gained the speaker concluded with a fer for fervid vid id declaration that he loved the Mor Mormon Mormon Mormon mon people but would cry out against the thet tyranny t ranny over ocr them rather than bow with them in their servility |