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Show ; rOLlTICALMELANGE. ' A Number of Icthutiastio Kepnblican Heatings aud Several Clubi Organised Organ-ised With Lig ILinbariiliip. T3S THI2D PRSCI .V OT G ATHEBINCr . Tho Good Work Started at 8nirM Housa Lart Evening Political Notoi of Ganersl Iuterot, There was an interesting meeting for the third precinct at the Sixteenth ward mooting house last evening. The room was comfortably tilled and the audieneo wits enthusiastic throughout. The meeting was called to order by James Devine, who briefly stated that tho purpose pur-pose of the gathering was todisctis.s republican re-publican principles and show what the chiitns of tho party were. Georgo Emery was nominated for chairman. Upon assuming tho chair Mr. Eiuery slated that ho was a recent convert to republicanism. IIo had been Inclined toward democracy but that was because he hud had no opportunity op-portunity to familiarize himself with tho principles of the republican, party. Since the necessity for choosing political politi-cal alliance had arisen, he had given the matter more careful attention and had dcturmiued that the republican organization was the one for him. ('. M Xelseu. presidunt; C. O. Honne-rad, Honne-rad, lirst vice-pivsident; H. II. Hanson, hoeoiid vice -pr'thident; 1. ). Thompson, secretary; 1. J. Melsen, n-.sistant secretary; secre-tary; (J. 'A. Carlimist. cashier. A republican league club was organized organ-ized in Sucar lou waid lant night and work will proceed ou an energetic scale. Tho d.!mooitio campaigners cover I'righton, ltiveiton, lirangerand Hunter Hun-ter tomorrow night, A call has been issued for the JefTor-in JefTor-in club 111 lndepuuco school houso thi-t evening, 'J'he Central democratic club held a meeting in thu Klk building lust night. The democratic county couTention will occur on Monday. Honorable dames Sliarp was called on aud responded by reading tho republican re-publican address. Mr. Sharp followed hit reading of the address with a ringing ring-ing speech in which ho appealed to those present to take their stand w ith tho republican party if they fouud that they could do so conscientiously. He referred to tho matter of the sincerity sincer-ity of tho people's party managers in dissolving that organization, declaring iu the most positivo terms that there was 110 reservation on the part of the managers of the dead party and those who had joined the two national or-' ganizations had taken their stands .'n accordance with their views of the beat interests of the grandest govorntnent that had ever existed among men. Mr. Sharp declared hit belief in a strong government and spoke at some length on the ipiestion of protection. John Morgau next adddressed the meeting. He devoted tha major ma-jor portion of his speech to tli young men present, telling them why he had joiued the republican parly in his youth. The reasons that lod him into the party remain iu force today and he was as loyal to the organization at this time as he had ever been in thu past. All that the men of today enjoy as citizens of the republic was secured for them by the republican party, and b .-in,, i.n.Dii iu au , jtui u ton best interest! of the people, Mr. Morgan was followed by J. H. Ward, ediior of the Salt Lake City Jieo-bachter, Jieo-bachter, who made a teliiug short address, ad-dress, warmiy advocating too cause of republicanism. Tha Rapqblleaus of hugar Hoaaa. According to appointment a republican republi-can meeting was held in this precinct yesterday evening. Thore were present pres-ent on tho stand John M. Zane, George M. Cannon, J. Pratt and John M.Whit-aeer. M.Whit-aeer. Mr. Clark was chosen chairman and F. M. Lyman, jr., tecretary of the meeting. Mr. Zane read in lirt class style the address issued by the republican republi-can central committee, after which Mr. J. Pratt addressed tho meeting. He took up tho history of the republican party, showing the difference betweeu the republican and democratic parties, ilealing teiliu blows right and left at the enemy. Mr. John M. Whitaker took up the education) -.1 question ;u democratic and republican states, showing thrt the iliiieracy of the former greatly exceeds that of the latter. Mr. John M. Zane referred to the speeches, made here at the democratic iiieelin; and gave their authors some well-deserved rebukes. He dwelt at some length upon the "American system of protection," and proved from a wage list of labor in New Brunswick compared wilii on" of the state of Maiuo, that the laiiiT kupt the laborers labor-ers wages in that aisle up to from It t to 410 above those paid iu New liruns-wick, liruns-wick, just across tho .M. Johns river, ilis was au eloquent and well received speech except on the part i f tho democrats demo-crats present, who were severely punished. pun-ished. Mr. Cieorgo M. Cannon took up tho tariir question at some length with tolling toll-ing effect, lie gave statistics showing that the price of steel rails under tho tariff had been reduced to less than one-half the price at which they sold when the tariff was tirst imposed'. The samo thing was repeated with wire nails. Many other points of interest were treated upon and aolv disposed of. I Upon motion of Mr. John M. Zane, the chairman was authoriz-id to choose a committee of three to get signatures and look after tho welfare of the party in the precinct. Geortiu M. Cannon. F. M. Lyman, jr., and John M. Whilta-ki Whilta-ki r where appointed as the local committee. com-mittee. Meeting adjourned sine die, a'ter which fourteen men signed the roll. ItrpnbUnan Kally at Drapnr. The republicans of Draper held a rally there last night in the school house. Tho house, was crowded to its utmost capacity, whiio many who could not. get even standing room remained j outside 011 the porches Hiid at the win- I dows. The meeting was called for the j purpose of permanently organizing the I Lincoln club of Diaper, but tho time j went by so rapidly that tho committee j had to appoint tomorrow night In effect organization in. Tho meeting was ad- I dres-cd by Mr. D. I). Komine.w ho spoke ! principally on tho tariff, showing how the various industries of the United ! States that had been protected in the past had assumed enormous propor- j tioris. giving employment to large mini hers ot American laborers and iuvaria- i blv redneeil the cost of tl'e, articles pro- ' duced. Mr. Poiiiinc was given an en- j thiisiastic aud attentive hearing. After he sat down the meeting was briefly 1 aociresseii py .nr. I.. Irwin, who an- I j swered the call to explain the election j Lod ire bill, and afterwards showed the j state of the country in Is'lio, after four I years of free trade under Buchanan, ; comparing it with the summer of lsss when, dining Cleveland's admiuistra- I tiou. through the almost free importa- ! tion of Mi'xican lead every smelter but j one in Salt Lake valley shut down, aud nearly every mine. Political -No tea. The Scandinavian democrats to the -number of thirty-eight assembled in the basement of the Fourteenth ward school house last uight and organized a club. C. A. Carlquist presiding. The election of officers resulted as follows: 1 |