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Show staff. A silver circle is fastened in the center cen-ter upon which is inscribed: Presented to . . : I CENTRAL REPUBLICAN CLUB 1 j by : ; - MRS. ARTHUR BROWX, I Salt Lake City : ! Aug., 18955.. ,: ECHOES. Victory is in the air. It was a great meeting. The glee club is all right. Protection is the watchword. Bid you ever see a better meeting? The Juvenile Drum Corps is a daisy. John M. Zane makes a good chairman. Colonel Sells looked cool in a negligee. Democracy received its first black eye last night. Educate the youth of Utah and the country is safe. , E. B. Critchlow made a pretty presentation speech. The Harrison band is "out of sight" in its grandDa hats. John Henry Smith is working like a trojan for the party. This is a campaign of education. Last night was a good starter. Many Liberals were present and listened with interest to the speeches. There are nearly 100 Republican Clubs in Utah that belong to the League. The Harrison club will soon have to get larger quarters at the present rate. The ladies God bless 'em enjoyed the meeting "just the same as the men." The audience called for Divine, but there was no response. Mr. Divine was a listener. The glee club is composed of J.E. Spencer, T. Ash worth, John James and Samuel Spray. "It can't be beat." What must Varian be as a campaign speaker when, he gets warmed up, if last nitrht's address was a sample? That was a good maxim of Harmel Pratt's: "The duty of the Republican League is to elect candidates, not to nominate them." of the club, not to say what it may symbolize, symbol-ize, but to express the gratitude which we feci in accepting this banner, which is as beautiful as it is acceptable. I desire to express ex-press to Mrs. Brown, applause and cheers and through "her to the ladies of the United States, that great debt the Republican party owes the noble women of the United States, whose servants we are, and whose power and influences we are laboring to extend." Applause. Ap-plause. ; After another song by the Glee club, the chairman called upon CAPTAIN E. W. TATLOCK of the Harrison and Reid club, who said: "This is the occasion of a flag presentation. presenta-tion. This occasion brings to mind vividly the scenes of thirty years ago, .when the drummer boys, such as these, were called out to assist in the presentation of flags to the boys who were preparing to carry them into the heat of conflict. We believe that the eagle which heads this flagstaff will not be defeated in the next four years. Applause. Ap-plause. Let us hope it will not be defeated de-feated in the next twenty-four years. This flag pointing to the Stars and Stripes reminds one of the flag that was carried through the war. Harrison was with the flag then. Applause. He is with it now. Great applause and cheers. This beautiful beauti-ful flag presented to the Harrison club will need a color guard, and I can aasure the fair ladies that there are many in the Harrison Har-rison and Reid club who will act in that capacity. ca-pacity. This year we can emblazon on the flag, 'Salt Lake; let us hope that in four years we can place upon that flag, 'Utah.' If we go into this fight shoulder to shoulder shoul-der we can win the fight in November." The chair introduced the next speaker as a man who had been a Republican in Utah for many years, JUDGE BENNETT. Mr. Bennett took the 6tand amid enthusiastic enthusi-astic cheers and said: "It gives me sincere pleasure to appear before you tonight. As the chair has said, years ago I suggested the organization of the Republican party, not in the hope of winning offices, but for the purpose pur-pose of building up Republicanism. We have got out of that condition which neutralized neutral-ized the upbuilding of the party. We have got to that date when both of the national parties shall step into their proper places and work for their principles. It is vastly important that every Republican in this territory ter-ritory should work in season and out of season sea-son to build up the Republican party and in this first election try to make the first delegate dele-gate to congress a Republican. The great principle upon which the interests of this territory hinge is the principle of protection and it is the duty of all who love their party to work for the welfare of the party to which they claim allegiance. The party in Utah is in its infant state. Tou all know that. I urge upon the members mem-bers of the club that now there- is a work before them greater than ever before they have undertaken. See that league clubs are organized and put to work your leagues. Send out campaign literature to build up the party. I speak of this in a general sketching way only to point out a few of the things we have before us in the campaign to overcome. over-come. "I welcome to this meeting the Harrison and Reid club: I welcome it fo the work before be-fore all Republicans, and bid that club Godspeed God-speed in its work of education in this territory." REPUBLICANS RALLY And Crowd the Old Federal Court Room to Overflowing". LISTENING TO SPEECHES FROM MANY LEADERS. Opening of the New Headquarters of the Harrison Club. PRESENTATION OF MRS. ARTHUR BROWN'S BEAUTIFUL FLAG. Itecent Liberals on the Rostrum and iu the Audience 4-lal to Return to the Mother Party The ilee Club Adds tireatly to the Attraction Attrac-tion of the Meeting On to Victory Is the Shibboleth. The Harrison club inaugurated its new quarters last night in a manner that would bave warmed the soul of the illustrious man in whose honor the club is known. The new quarters in the Wasatch building, known as the old federal court room, presented a pleasing aspect to the eye of those who were wont to drop into the Third district court during the convening of the judicial mill. The spacious room has undergone a complete com-plete transformation. The wall are handsomely hand-somely papered and the ceiling is a dream of delight to the lovers of handsome decorations. decora-tions. Back of the speaker's stand a handsome flag had been stretched, in the center of which hung a life-like likeness of President Harrison. The spacious room was filled to overflowing overflow-ing with enthusiastic Republicans, who closely followed the speakers in their eloquent elo-quent appeals to the intelligence and reason of their hearers. The enthusiasm 'was not the kind born of partisan prejudice or party fealty, but a clear appreciation of the telling truths which the exponents of Republicanism delivered de-livered in concise and comprehensive language. lan-guage. Many ladies were present and applauded ap-plauded the speakers and waved their handkerchiefs hand-kerchiefs merrily. The Harrison Band, arrayed in linen dusters dust-ers and the proverbial "grandfather's hat," marched into the hall amid the cheers of the audience. THE OPENING. It was a quarter past 8 o'clock when John M. Zane arose and called, the meeting to order. The hall had become so filled by this time that many were compelled to stand. The juvenile drum corps paraded in amid great applause. Mr. Zane said: "I desire to say in open- PRESIDENT BURRIS was called to the stand and said that he heartily concurred in all that had been 6aid from the platform by the previous speakers. He felt proud that he had the humble honor of being a member of the great Republican party. "I am proud that in Salt Lake we have the privilege to announce, that we are Republicans. Applause- I studied in my mind and auie, conclusion that whether we were a territory or a state that I would be a Republican. I believe that the time is not far distant when the division line will not be noticable. I am glad that we occupy the position of Republicans in this territory as we do. I believe that there are a sufficient number in the field now who will be able to educate the entire mass whose proclivities are toward the Republican Republi-can party till they become teachers." HOW CHARLES S. VARIAN took the stand. He spread wide his arms and said: "At last the audience went into wild applause, quickly grasping the point we all stand upon the broad plain for Republicanism and we are walking toward the future. Applause. Let the dead past bury its dead. Applause. We are in the living present. Is there anything that can push us backward? As a Republican I have felt for the past ten years that there was something in my life that was being stifled. I felt as one that when the time come I would gladly stand as a Republican with my fellow Republicans. It is in that spirit that I take the stand to tender my services to the Republican party in the future campaigns. cam-paigns. We are going to deal with as great questions as ever faced the people. The: law of self protection teaches that the Republican Republi-can party is the friend of the people in its laws of protection. The main thing for us to do is to decide what for us, as a country, is best, and then ... Ar. it ing this meeting that this is the first Republican Repub-lican meeting of this campaign. We have . the pleasure of having the Harrison and Reid Republican club with us. I am glad to 6ee this evideuce of the unanimity of the Republicans in the beginning of the campaign." cam-paign." . - - Mr. Zane introduced Harmel Pratt, secretary secre-tary of the. Territorial Republican League, to state the object and aims of the Republican Republi-can League. Mr. Pratt said: OBJECTS OF THE LEAGUE. "As secretary of the Republican Territorial Territo-rial League, I have been requested to give you a brief outline of the history, objects and aims of the Republican League of the United States, as well as our local league organizations. "The Republican League of the United States was organized in Chickeriug hall, New York City, December, 1887, pursuant to a csli issued by the Republican club of New York City. There were delegates present from about 3oO- Republican clubs of the United States. The league was organized, and now holds a national convention each year. It3 next convention will be held on September 15 next at Buffalo, N. Y. "The Republican league became a great factor iu the presidential election of 1888. There were ten thousand club with a membership mem-bership of over a million voters, working from the first part of January to November, 'led is was these clubs as much as any one actor that the Republican party owed its restoration to power. "The national league is composed of one state league from each state or territory in the United States. "The state league is composed of the local clubs of each state. "The local clubs are composed of individuals. ORGANIZATION OF THE UTAH TERRITORIAL LEAGUE. "The league is founded on the rights and duties of the individual citizen, and is the corner-stone of Republicanism. "It aims to enlist all Republican forces as auxiliaries of the regular party organization. organiza-tion. "Its business is to elect candidates and not to nominate them. "It is a social-political body; it is neither intendad nor permitted to serve the interests cf individuals or factions. "It is not designed to take the place In campaign work of the regular party organizations. organi-zations. "Its chief aim is educational and to advance, ad-vance, promote and maintain the principles of Republicanism as enunciated by the Republican Re-publican party. Applause. "It aims at elub organization in every eounty, city, ward and precinct. "Every ciub should open headquarters and make the clubroom the center of political activity and the common school where the voter can receive his political education. It policy should be broad, that every Republican Repub-lican can work under it. Keep out 'isms (except Republicanism) and cordially invite to membership every person who sympathizes sympa-thizes with the Republican party and who intends to support its candidates. Applause. Ap-plause. "The Salt Lake City Central club, under whose auspices we have met here this evening, even-ing, is a league club." The Republican Campaign Glee club sang a paraphrase of "Marching Thro' Georgia," and received a deafening encore. THE FLAG PRESENTED. At the conclusion of this song E. B. Critchlow Critch-low arose with the beautiful emblem presented pre-sented by Mrs. Brown to the club and said: "Since the early dawn of the world the human mind has been prone to seek an emblem em-blem under which to marshal its forces. Under the Roman eagle Cresar extended the confines of the Roman empire; uudcr the British emblem, under the flag which floats over the entire world, that little island across the sea has spread its conquests around the world. In the flair before you centers all the hopes and aspirations of 60,000,000 of Feople of the United States. Applause. have been requested in behalf of a lady of this city to present the club an emolem which shall lead the club to victory. Let wisdom and cool Judgment guide its council, coun-cil, nnd when it is at the head of a Republican Re-publican procession let no true Republican refuse to follow its lead. We ask you, Mr. Prc-f-ident, to accept the flair, and may it lona: wave victorious in the conquests of this club." ACCEPIED. On receiving the flag Mr. Zane 6aid: "It , is a matter of pleasing duty that it devolves upon me to accept this banner presented by a lady of this city. It is a matter of import-ance import-ance to every man that the women of this country find time amid the cares of home to devote thought to the po-. po-. litical aspirations of the people. I tftbire, on accepting this banner on behalf The speaker said that while the question of the great civil war might, perhaps, be a past one, yet there are many boys growing up over this territory who must be taught the history of the two great parties. He said that many of the boys left their homes in their early days and followed Sherman and Grant to Appomattox, but they all came back Republicans. "Lsdie and gentlemen," said Mr. Varian in conclusion, "it has been so long since I have made a Republican speech that I am afraid to hear the sound of my own voice, but I believe that after I have been in harness a little while I will be able to talk all right for the old party." All that saved the roof from going off as Mr. Varian left the stand was its heavy steel girders. The applause was simply terrific. JOHM HESRT SMITH was introduced as "a stalwart Republican." He said: "I am a Republican because it believes be-lieves in something and is not following a myth. I am laboring unceasingly in the interest in-terest of the party and feel that we shall be able to make Utah Republican in the future. I am fully convinced that the theories to do nothing but make promises will not catch the people of Utah and they will see that the Republican party is their best and ereatest friend. I do not think that any of Jus need be discouraged and we who are laboring in the interests of the party should be encouraged en-couraged by the bright prospects which confront us. I believe that the future will bring the territory into the sisterhood of states strongly and firmly Republican." MR. ALLEN MILLER was called to the stand, but refused to take it, saying that he would not know when to ouit. lie congratulated the party upon its demonstration and enthusiasm, and said if the showing made tonight was only kept up till November, a Republican delegate would surely be elected to congress. COLONEL SELLS said that the most important faction in the campaign was the glee club and the songs sang tonight had given us evidence that we are going to make votes. "I cau't understand," under-stand," he said, "how any man interested in the success of Utah could afford to say he was a Democrat. If every interest you can think of in Utah is not fostered the merchants mer-chants and people will be financially depressed. de-pressed. If we can act together most harmoniously har-moniously I believe that we can electa delegate dele-gate to congress. The young men have got to be educated and when you make them believe that the best interests of the territory are fostered by the Republican party you will gain their votes and assistance." At the conclusion of Secretary Sells' few remarks, the ehalrman announced the adjournment ad-journment of the meeting and the vast audience dispersed after prolonged cheers for Harrison and Reid. THE SILKEN EMBLEM presented the Central Territorial League Is a beautiful piece of artistic work. Its design de-sign is all that could be desired. The emblem em-blem is a regimental banner of blue and red, with gold fringe, and is supported ou an oak |