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Show THE GM CLIMAX. The Goodwin Pilgrims End Their Tour By a Housing Meeting at Park City. THE ENTIBE CAMP TUENED OUT And Gave the Liberal Band a Welcome That Will Long Be Eemembered Two Stirring Meetings. The demonstration at Park city on Saturday evening was a fitting climax to tho series of ovations that greeted the Goodwin pilgrims at every point where a stop was made in their tri uniphal trip through Utah. Tno train arrived at 3:50. A committee from the busy littlo enrap, composed of Col. Wm. M. Ferry, Joseph Cohen and Henry Shields, had met the pilgrims at Echo, and at the depot an enthusiastic crowd was in wailing. - At the depot the umbrella brigade fell into line, and escorted by tho crowd inarched up into the city. The street was crowded with people. Many of the buildings wero handsomely decorated. decor-ated. One huge banner, bearing the inscription, "Vote for C. C. Goodwin" stretched across the street. Tho Park City hotel was the objective point. Here the visitors wero mar? shallcd into tho dining room and seated at tabhs that were loaded down with all man ter of good things. Thischeored the hearts of the pilgrims and infused now lite into their veins. They were loud in their praise of tho hospitality of Park and of the enthusiastic rooeption they had "been given. Cigars of the most excellent flavor ended the repast. A pleasing incident of tho banquet was when the great throng of liberals outside shouted itself hoarse for Judge Goodwin. The judge could not resist the appeal and went out and talked to them and was given a regular ovation. Judge Powers was also called for and responded with ono of his characteristic characteris-tic speeches. Until 7:30 the pilgrims roamed at large through the town. At that hour they all assembled at the opera house and found it crowded to its utmost capacity, ca-pacity, with a crowd almost equal in size outside that found it impossible to crowd in. Bonfires wero lighting up the streets and the cheering was without with-out intermission. It was found necessary to hold two meetings. The overflow meeting was in tho open air. The same speakers talked to both audiences. R. C. Chambers Cham-bers was made chairman of the inside meeting and Colonel Ilollistcr presided over the meeting outside. " The speakers were all earnest and forcible and their remarks were received re-ceived with every indication of hearty approval. The address of welcome was made by Col. E. P. Ferry and Judge Powers responded. An address was then made by Judge Goodwin. His speech was pointed and nt the same time struck a popular chord and he was frequently interrupted by applause Other speeches were made by J.K. Gillespie, Gil-lespie, Fred J J. Kiesel, C. E, Allen, Frank H. Dyer, Col. Corroll and Col. Hollister. . At 11 o'clock both meetings adjourned and the pilgrims at once made for their train. They arrived in this city early yesterday morning. J ust before the train reached Park City Judge Powers in behalf of C. E. Iugalls, the Union Paoilio Traveling Passouger agent, read the following: To Judge C. O. Goodwin, Liberal candidate for Congress, Judge O. W. Powors, chairman Liberal oomnilttee, and to the Goodwin Pilgrims: Pil-grims: In the capacity ot traveling passenger agent for the Union Pacific Kailway company. It has been my duty and pleasure t act us escort for a great many large parties made up of all kinds ot people from royalty down. I have traveled with the president of the United Suites and the queen of the Sandwich Islands; 1 have had the honor of escort lug Pattl over our line twice ; also Booth and Barrett, and many other noted stars ; I was with that great organization, the "Veteran Firemen of New York," from Chicago to San Pranelsco and hack; I have met men of all clAsses and kinds, and, as a rule. I leave such parties with some regret, mingled also with a feeling of relief re-lief when tlie responsibility is over and they are landed safely at their destination or turned over to some other representative of the company. com-pany. But the Uoodwlu pilgrims I I have no words to express the honor I feel lnhavlug acted as eBCort for this party of Salt Lake's bestnd bravest men; men who have been brave enough to leave business interests for a week to go on Buch a pilgrimage as the one now closing, to support their candidate for congress con-gress and Introduce him to the people whom he will reprc a.mt, I have also to thank you for your kindness and oourtesy during thlB trip to myself, Mr. Welles and others of the Union Pacillo employees who have tried to serve you during this pilgrimage, and I Hay for them thaj they have doue their best, which Is all any man can do. The consolation that comes to me In saying good-bye to the Goodwin Good-win pilgrims, 1h lu the fact that I am a member mem-ber of the organization, aud also that Bait Lake City la our home, where we shall occasionally occa-sionally meet. In concluding, allow me to ask you to overlook our blue Monday, and ie-member ie-member only the pleasant trip we have had since then, ami believe me when I say that (or the entire party, collectively and Individually. I feel honored to have been with you, aud wish you all a long life and all p rosperity." After tho mooting, on the way back to Salt Lake, the pilgrims held a meet-inn meet-inn of their own and adopted the following fol-lowing preamble and resolutions: Whereas, The Ooodwin Pilgrims have safely flniBhed a pilgrimage ot 750 miles by special train, occupying a week, extending to all parts of Utah reached by the Union Pacillo railway, and involving a visit in pursuance of their mission to twenty of Utah's fairest cities; and Whereas, The men In charge of the Pilgrim train have in every way and manner opeu to them manifested their solicitude that the Pilgrims Pil-grims should lack nothing which they could supply to make the pilgrimage pleasant; that beyond the etllclent discharge of their reiular duties iu connection with the running of the train, they have taken an unusual Interest in the success of the pilgrimage; have run the train without accident or detention or mishap of any kind; have moved It on call at any moment mo-ment of day or night during this memorable week: and the pilgrimage has thug been made with safety, comfort, precision and dispatch; t.h,rAfiru Kesolved, That the Ooodwin Pilgrims hereby here-by warmly arknowledaa their oMipatlons to C. E. liiRiills. T. P. A., for his courteous attentions atten-tions and his tmrcessful management of the liiliMiiKm'e made under his escort. AJso to Trainmasters P. I. Wells and Q. R. Cliff; ta Conductors H. M. Hadley, C. M. Win-chell Win-chell and Richard Carter: to Engineer Gilbert A. McLean and to Fireman Charles Varov, aud to Hrakemen E. C. Allen and C. 1). Belna'p, for the Interest they have shown in the pilgrims and the care with which they nave performed their duties. And, in further recosrnitlon of the brotherly feeliUK which hue (trown up between tho pilgrims and the men iu charge of theie train, these gentlemen, namely. C. E. lngalls, P. 1. WellH, (4. H. Cliff, H. M. Hadley. C. M. Win-chell, Win-chell, Richard Carter, O. A. McLean, Charles Varey, E. C. Allen andC, D. llelnap, are hereby declared to be rnemlwrs In full fellowship of the Order of The Ooodwin Pilgrims. |