Show WARM AA GREETING FOR GOV GO THOMAS I II I Stirred to High Pitch By Colorado Executive Ex 1 I SPLENDID AUDIENCE IS ENTHUSIASTIC S 4 t Silver and anti Imperialism Are 4 Ably Discussed S to The Herald Provo Oct 13 Governor Charles S Thomas of Colorado received a warm greeting in Provo today toda He made a magnificent speech in the evening Democratic enthusiasm was at a higher pitch at nit the dose of the meeting than it had reached before in this campaign and recalled to mind the great out outbursts outbursts outbursts bursts of 1896 in favor faor of Bryan and silver Rarely if ever has there been beena a more successful political meeting held in this th is city and it is doubtful if there ther will be a better batter speech delivered by byan any an speaker in any part of the nation I than the one by b Governor Thom Thomas as to the people of this city cit this even evening j jing ing It was a masterpiece and carried I the people along with its force and I logic until those who had come to scoff I remained to applaud The he vast audi audience I ence that packed the opera house from i pit to dome hung on the speakers i words as If entranced when they were i inot not giving vent to their feelings in loud demonstrations of applause The demonstration in favor of Gov Governor Governor Governor Thomas began early in the after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon with the firing of cannons The I Provo brass band paraded the streets I discoursing patriotic music and at a 0 avery avery I very early hour in the evening the peo pee people pIe began coming in from the country and the surrounding towns I I The crowd that filled the opera house housein I in the evening was one of the finest that any speaker ever faced in this I city And it was an enthusiastic audi audience audience audience ence one that was quick to catch every good point of the speaker and give it the applause that it deserved Thomas Receives Ovation At 8 City Chairman Roylance called the meeting to order and Introduced Judge Thurman as the chairman After very ery brief introductory Introductory introductory tory remarks the judge presented the distinguished visitor Governor Thomas Thomass As s the governor stepped to the tho front of ot the stage he was received with thun I d ous applause and it was some time before he could make himself heard All through ugh the speech that lasted for I two hours this applause continued to break forth at intervals and at the close of the masterly effort there was wasa a demonstration that has ha rarely been equaled in Provo To ro a summary of this speech would be lie to do the sneaker speaker a crave In justice It was so and logical and so dovetailed together that to give any portion of it would give no idea at atall atall all alJ of its power and beauty It was taken down in shorthand and will be besent besent besent sent to The Herald to be published in full Monday morning Speaks of Silver Governor Thomas dwelt largely on the silver question as both McKinley and Roosevelt are treating it ft as the paramount question east cast of the Mississippi sippi river der and certainly he said the people of the where the cause was born will not desert it now But the speech was not confined to silver The murder of the greenback and the substitution of the bank note was de described descrIbed scribed and then the treachery of the administration to the Fili Fill Filipinos Filipinos pinos was dwelt upon at considerable length The speech closed with an earnest appeal to the audience to fight j II j L Continued on rage 2 c S 11 t r WARM GREETING fR FUR FURa 1 a THOMAS THOMASr 1 r Continued from page pa 1 I boldly and faithfully for their faithful leader William J Bryan Bran BranS SeAt Salt S t Lake was represented in the au audience audien dien e by Judge J W Burton Fred Leonard Lenar Mrs J H Moyle Mrs W H King iCing and ad Mrs 11 W V H Dale During the speech Apostle Lyman Stake President Partridge and David DvId Johns came into the te opera opra house huse and were attentive and nid Dd listeners to the speaker Music for tor tr the meeting was furnished by the te Provo brass band bad and by the te Provo male maIe quartette The opera 4 house was as nicely ni Iy decorated with hous wa wih plc pic pictures n tures of the candidates flowers fowers and i flags fa The meeting will wl be of great gret benefit to tu the of this portion of the state tte Governor Thomas Toma left for forthe forthe forthe the east ct immediately after the te meeting He was accompanied to o his train trin by an enthusiastic company of local Den D crets crt and made to feel f pl that at he w wt Democrats be always a of welcome Utah visitor vi among the |