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Show Smu lira 1 Woman's Democratic Club of j .H Salt Lake City Has Outing - : .at Saltair. RAYMOND. R0BBINS OF H CHICAGO IS THE ORATOR Large Crowd Listens io His Ad- dress and to Analysis of -H Parly Platforms. i There may bo places found that could v be worse in which to hold a political 1 meeting to deliver an address than Saltair, but if so it has nqt. yet 'been H discovered. Political parlies that , ad' i ,.H vortiso rallies where speeches are to bp. I made, and then hold those rallies at , 'H pleasure resorts, bring down, upon them- 'H selves tho anathemas of not only thcit H opponents but of members uf their own :H The Taft club of Logan attempted a lH meeting at Saltair this week. It was H a failure in point of attendauce, and tho jl speakers were members of the federal 'H bunch, whom few cared to hear. '.H Thursdny. tho Woman's Democratic ll club of Salt Lake held a meeting at; Saltair to ratify the nominal iou oC Bryan and Kern. The attendance was H good, and when the hour for the speeches to be. mado arrived there wero about one thousand persons seated on tho danc- H ing floor of the pavilion, but it was inv possible to hear I he speakers at tinier H It is to bo hoped that future political meetings will be held elsewhere thau at H Saltair. People as a rule- go there, as they do to other resorts, to have a good jH time, not to hear addresses. 1 Good Crowd Present. Thursdav afternoon was the date, set I by the Woman's Democratic club ol 1 Salt Lake to ratify the nomination ot . 11 Bvran and Kern. Saltair was tho place. Si.v o'clock the time. The afternoon 'MH trains, brought out a large crowd of I'l people, one. thousand of whom heard the i'l address of Raymond Bobbins of Chi- f i cago. sent hero" by the Democratic na- ' 1 tional committee to open the campaign. t There were a number of prominent ) Democrats from various parts of ihc . state present, among whom were JudgG I Dusonbcrry and former Mayor Roylanoi J of Provo; C. C. Hackelt of Alpine, and ta i a number of local leaders in the Demoe.- t racy, including John" T. Caiuc, Frank i.H B. Stevens. L. R. Martineau. formei ,1 Mayor Baskin. f'ounciiinan Fenistrom, Secretary Clarke of the state committee. ri W. W. Raj-, president of the Young jM 'Men's Bryan club; T. H. Fitzgerald, , Judge "King and many others. Among 'H the womeu leaders of the Democracy present wore Mrs. E. J. D. Roundv, Mrs. H. J. Hay ward. Mrs. Ventras, Mrs. J. H. Mej'or and Mrs. Coulsoa. 'M The hour for the speeches had beeu '1 fixed for ( o'clock, but. it was G:M rl when Judgo King called the largo as- dl sembly to order in the south cud oi the dancing pa' iiion. He congratulated i'l the ladies of the Democratic organ iza- '''1 tion of Utah, who, lie said, had done r splendid political work in the state. H He paid a tribute to Bryan, talked 'H about the untrammclcd f) electors of M Utah, and said that blah's electoral I !H vote would be given to Bryan and i H Kern. He then read these communica- j Letters from Bryan and Kern..' Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. 15, 1005. -1 Mrs. Elizabeth J. D. Roundy, Salt Lake 'H City, Utah. My Dear Madam Your favor at hand. I thank you for the Invitation to be pros- i cut at the ratification meeting on August 20. and regret that It will be- Impossibles for me to come, owing to the pressure o campaign work. I wish you would pre- 1 vM sent my greetings to the Democrats of Utah, and say to them that wc aro ex-pectlng ex-pectlng Utah to take her place in tho j Democratic column this year, and that , we feel that our platform entitles us to I the support of the people of the inoun-tain inoun-tain stales. Appreciating the enthusiasm TH with which your club Is entering upon KH tho campaign, 1 am very truly yours, ''-H W. J. BRYAN. iH Ho then read the following: f Indianapolis. Aug. 15. fl Mrs. Elizabeth J. D. Roundy, Secretary, J Etc. ' My Dear Mrs. Roundy I regret ex- Tl eeedlngly that my engagements are such that I cannot accept your very kind lnvl- tatlon to attend the ratification meeting I of the Woman's Democratic club of Salt Lake City on tho 20 Ih Inst. Nothing 1 jH would give me more pleasure than to f aM witness a rousing meeting of women who have the right to vote and who aro dc- t termlned to exercise that right for tho - good of their country. Thanking you t earnestlv for the Invitation. I am very truly, JOHN W. KERN. . Orator Is Introduced. rH The rendiug of both communications was heartily applauded, and then Judge , 1 King introduced the orator of tho day, Ravmond Bobbins, of Chicago, who was given a cordial welcome as ho ascended tho platform. Mr. Robbius is a pleas- , ant talker, but he labored under- dif-ficultics, dif-ficultics, as the echo of his voice waa repeated in the bier auditorium and made. . 'H it difficult for him to speak. Ho re- , viewed the work of tho Denvcr couvon- ) tion, analyzed the platform adapted, nud paid his respects to the nominees of the Republican party who, if elected, he de- ' clured. would bo dmninatod by Sherman t in the Senate and Cannon in tho Hotiae: and, therefore, all legislation would be- H strangled. 'H He cited the fact thnt efforts had i been made to secure, legislation which ( would enable tho electors to vote for United Slates senators direct, and said , 'H I hat t hey were always turned down by ll the Senate because "the senators wore i afraid of the people, and had voted Nl against the proposition, nine to one. Ha "ll maintained Hint if over the people elect- ed senators by direct vote, that there '! would bo many more Democratic sona f tors in the Senate. lie advocated publicity regarding I I campaign funds, declaring that tho Ke- y-H publicans had bartered elections by tak- jl ing money front the great trusts. He ) held that if publicity was made of con- Ml tributious. that there would be a more even division by. tho contributors. TJii ' jH was the nearest' -tint I Mr. Bobbins gob Conliuiicd on Page Two.. DEMOCRATS OPEN CAMPAIGN IN UTAH Continued from Pago Ono. to local affairs, as publicity in Utah would show how hard the tithing barrel bar-rel was hit. Trusts Aro Denounced. lie denounced tho trusts. Tho greatest great-est ono in tho country, ho declared, was tho railroad trust, awl declared that tho Democratic party, if electod. would regulate regu-late thoia as they should be. lie told a short story in which ho used a new phrase, characterizing .a dudo as an automobile au-tomobile bum. Ho scored Socialism, and, in concluding, mado an appeal to tho women voters of Utah to study public pub-lic questions and then decide which was tho nest policy for their homo and for their children; Whether they should worship the policy of the Republicans, money, or that of" tho Democrats, manhood." man-hood." Ho was heartily applauded when ho concluded, and when the meeting adjourned ad-journed many in tho audience shook hands with him and congratulated him. A solo, "My Amorica," was rendered by W. D. Phillips, followed by a brief address by William W. Raj-, president of the Bryan club. Judge .King then complimented the Woman's Democratic club and tho speakers, congratulated, tho audience, and, in conclusion, promised that if Biy-an Biy-an and Kern woro elected that tho Federal Fed-eral bunch in Salt La Icq would be relegated. rele-gated. Tho. audience then sang "Amorica," "Amori-ca," and tho mooting was adjourned. |
