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Show I Assemblage Numbering Five ed Participates in the Feast d Listens to Speeches at the Auditorium. Of THE FIRST AMERICAN . UTAH APPROPRIATELY OBSERVED Made by Mayor Bransford, W. C A. E. B. Critchfow, and Judge Weber; B)ers From Judge Goodwin and William Nelson Read, w gmcil out in force Thurs-i?ftbc Thurs-i?ftbc Auditorium, Ihe CftR annual banquet. The 5V?Js fiol for St. Pnt-vSfiiisc Pnt-vSfiiisc it was also the "tfRcral Put rk-1; Edward tender of. Fort Douglas jjwof the mining indus- y'lyr- had been handsome-pVthe handsome-pVthe assembly was a 'tJEcIe u) of Iho best i7'Eof S"11 Lak' who &aKMiiam and all that the liAind in honoring the ptn m Utah they also jD principles and en-aiRrick en-aiRrick Edward Connor iwplar of Amcricauisni. iftcer. He made "Utah jB',6atharing. lrgjjlfu'ns notable also in ndfit, tin American parly "Btations. had fulfilled j -wti&o of Salt Lake. , rcaRVy, has stimulated in-Vficifthefs in-Vficifthefs and was leading iflfcntli greater strides "BBorc been seen here, ! vM&sion had not' been in iik.Stion of Salt Lake and (iiSrred. s DaKflhnl tbo work which Wiosftgoimor had begun in rfcrfwas still being carried iroe;w&tilc against the rule tj;Bfltntc was sljll being '.batiffhc dawn of a grcator tJj lunny Presides, ittrt nn3 c't' attorney, bra1 'us f',l" o'clock I;" the gathering to itcd them to seats. Tjfc h" Hie everal hun-,0d hun-,0d o seated about the Jjt ff in mi st inspiring one. til as the great audi-md' audi-md' iomelv decorated and iA& Sutit'ul. The decora-eft decora-eft futomobile show had im1 uuilding and to these T Bfr of large American ants and ferns and profusion. JiunCT the direction t! IniJT, v ho had an or-Wf or-Wf cccs, who discoursed Si throughout the even-'V-stunts which -were iMd IVl'ich were admir-""iijvt admir-""iijvt fc feats of magic per-ui per-ui A Barker of the citv v W Mr. Barker's worU Ja professional's. Thu pd by Franklin. 3! J, Committee. - J oinmittce was: Mcs-,1 Mcs-,1 kinson, K. Colion, $ E. Connor. A. .1. .! U. Kavbould. K. L. 3 ffrltcr. .r. II. Witbeck, H ?E. Cammouiile, .1. J. ,0,.'.V BiiksIpv. M. llarbach, JM. Wheding. 1L w! jja,5 "d Jennie llolcomb: sh; Messrs. Frank II I troe. T. li. lnck. ;i M. Sullivan. W. Mont WjJJ ;i Herman Bamberger, Barlow. icjj lakera Were. tl10 'uroti surviving Unfj'1 "Voting's comi)any, idyent into the Salt 24., 1SJ7. Lr. Smoot fdlrij nc,-iian and ?. good rffj P. an interesting talk teL l,lm"" t( the early fc25l l."C. Other speakers S. Bransford and ?oneral f'oni or, pre- I iVrP- Of odwin, was iwJJ cKinnev It was a jiffrtj (to jui old friond. A ibs2i C, William Nelson, on lo,i kr memorial, was read iillivan Tlie big -olnmbia" before the udi-'d Iho l)uii(iict by In J- sfy ea at roast. tWJ $ks,or JiOt). and every tftZ Alter the bantpiel P ',i'.r '-''''V Jfo p:ii,i tribute to'liif-ZMtv. to'liif-ZMtv. ?na t(' work he fl'ic Utah, and in nizo that the government of the United States was supreme. Ho then introduced intro-duced Judge A. J. Weber, and in referring re-ferring to the Judge as Andrew Jackson, Jack-son, paid Iribule to Old liickor-. . Midge Weber, in taking the chair, spoke as follows: JUDGE WEBER'S ADDRESS. ! I I This evening's meeting is an Informal affair tlioy call it a. love feast. It Is the same as that which was given last year. Tills feast is given by the American club. Wo come here tonight, not to discuss dis-cuss politics, not to criticise our opponents, op-ponents, but to pet acquainted with one another and make il an evening of enjoyment; en-joyment; a real love feast, lii which Americans shall get together and enliven the hall in reunion to gather strength to go into the fight again to down our enemies, whoever they happen to be. The American club Is an organization, the members of which are Americans and any American is eligible. We have no factions in the American party. Wo arc all workers to invoke the cause of Americanism and to achieve victory for the American party at the polls. We bellow in tho principles of the American party. We believe in party organization. We believe In party rule. The members of the American club believe that the majority and not the minority should rule. When they go into convention, they abide by the will of the majority and believe in voting the ticket that Is nominated, and voting It straight. They believe that where there Is a body of Americans that the majority in that body should rule.. Y'ou all know who arc-members arc-members of the American club, of the work that lias been done and of the clean work they are doing under the administration ad-ministration of the American party. 1-ast night, according to the morning papers, the Republicans met in the council chamber and effected an organisation, organi-sation, and Indorsed everything and anything, any-thing, from Smoot to Harry Joseph. They are preparing, however, for the neM nolitical camnalgn. Sow, we Americans ought to do something. some-thing. We should commence early our preparations for the next political campaign; cam-paign; because it Is necessary for the vvolfarc of this county and this city thnt the county be carried by the American party next fall. Let the men and women do their duly and the American party will do for Sail Lake county what It has done for Salt- Lake City establish a clean business-like and progressive administration, ad-ministration, such as we have had In Salt Lake. We can win! The election last fail makes it evident that we can carry this county. Which means that we will not only carry this county, but will scat in the legislature thirteen men who will represent the people of Salt Lake City and not simply the wish of the authorities au-thorities at the head of Main street. There was a cartoon in this morning's Tribune, and the idea was boost for Sail Lake. Thai's one of the first principlesboost. prin-ciplesboost. We are boosting for Salt Lake City, and if you boost for Salt Lake counlv and for the stale of l.'tuh. you wili help the American party, and when you help the American parly you help all the people of the state. Tonight, then, let us boost for Salt Lake City and Salt Lake county, and thereby best servo our party. J. W. McKinney, councilman from the First ward, was then introduced by Judge Weber and he read the address of Judge Goodwin. 11 was a beautiful tribute to General Connor. The address ad-dress was as follows: I i JUDC4E GOODWIN'S ADDEESS. I We are met here tonight to celebrate two noted anniversaries, one of St. I'al-ilck. I'al-ilck. one of Patrick Connor. When the world was bowed in ignorance, when the Prince of Darkness seemed to have almost al-most universal rule, when the signal stations sta-tions of civilization were few, and the light of the cross was still dim upon the earth, one inspired man went to a people peo-ple that had never heard a song of peace, never a. promise of a life beyond tills life, where this life's sorrows should be forgotten In a realm where there should be a softer light, deoper and sweeter niusle, and u diviner love limn poor mortality mor-tality could ever know. Those people were a stormy race. Their ancestors for sixty generations had roamed over sea and land, fighting the winds and waves at sea and any opposing oppos-ing forces on shote, and hail llnally appropriated ap-propriated this Island where they dwell, drawn the??, perhaps, because the warm air that cumo In from over the deep sea kept. Its llelds forever green and dressed Willi Mowers. They were a turbulent people, peo-ple, quick to quarrel, but by nature generous gen-erous and brave, fierce In their loves and hates, ready always for a contest, but easily touched and subdued by kindness. kind-ness. So when this Inspired man went fearlessly fear-lessly among them, telling them that he wanted naught of them but Iheir love; that he had no purpose in coming except ex-cept to serve them and make their lives happier: when lie explained that marriage. was a divine sacrament and must be .10 hi'ld: that the purity of Hie homes was the state's salvation; when above their deail he spoke words of comfort and explained ex-plained that It was not a final separation thut had come to them; told them of the sovereignly of justice and th loveliness Con I i nited on Page Two. AMERICANS AT BANQUET PAY TRIBUTE TO CONNOR Continued Prom Pago One. of mercy and charity, their fierce natures moiled before him. Ah the years went on, more and morf reverently they looked upon him, and when at lam, serene and unfaltering, he passed on. In their sorrow they said ho wns a saint: In the soft air they thought they discerned through their tears the light which was reflected back when his spirit took Its lllght: they said, "It maiks (he way up which our souls will follow." fol-low." Ever since (heir descendants have held his memory as sacred, and every year they bend before their altars and send all halls to his soul In glory. This Is tho nnnlvorsary. The honors paid It are a certain proof that It Is possible for an humble and devout man to so Impress his Influence upon the world that neither tho mutations of time nor the darkness of the grave can obscuri It. Connor's Birthday. This Is another anniversary. On that some beautiful Island where St. Patrick lived and died, ninety years ago today. In County Kerry, tip near the fair lakes of Klllamey, Patrick Edward Connor was born. While but a child ho comprehended the sorrows of his countrymen, how hampered ham-pered by cruel conditions, how barren of opportunities, how hopeless were their lives. Ho read, too. of a land beyond the sea where men were all free; whore every avenue to fame and wealth was open to all alike; where what an earnest llfo might achieve war. limited only by the courage to try and the ability to accomplish. accom-plish. While yet a lad. when with his father he sailed from home for this now land, every breeze that made the shrouds a harp on which to play, to him awakened awak-ened trumpet calls of liberty, and when, after weary buffctiugs at sea, the tired ship pulled into her pier In New York harbor, he was a vastly more Intense American than are thousands and tens of thousands who aro born upon this soli He proved It while yet a boy. Tho nation was at war with a savage foe; he volunteered and fought until that foe was subdued. Tln days of peace came and ho left the ranks of lighting men and entered upon a business career. But two years later another war nolo was sounded sound-ed and he was among the very first lo respond. Then quickly came the sharp battles of Palo Alto and Rcsacca de la Palma, and tho long-drawn battle that ended with the capture of Monterey. A few weeks lalor. on a crisp morning, morn-ing, the anniversary of Washington's birth, that marvelous battle of Buona Vista opened, whore, from early morning morn-ing until night came down, that little army, facing odds of four to one, fought through tho slow-moving hours. Connor was a captain then and was the first officer of-ficer wounded upon that rd field, but he heeded not tho wound. All day long ho hold his place. McGoo and Clay and Harding and Lincoln were killed; so was many another officer, and thero was a fearful destruction of men in the ranks, but tho gaps were closed and the thin front remained firm, until as the night came down, and the sullen guns grew still, ami the commander of that little army, when asked about dispositions for the next day's battle, swept the Held with his glass; then, with a grim smile, replied: "There will bo no tomorrow's battle, the enemy fs effectually defeated." de-feated." and wrapping his gray coat jiround him. lay down upon the ground and slept undisturbed. But Captain Connor Con-nor had been bleeding as well as fighting fight-ing all day. and so spent was ho from loss of blood, that a soldier lay on cither side of him all that night to supply the warmth to keep him alive. Went to California. When the war closed. Captain Connor made his way across Mexico and reached San Francisco In tho first month of 1850. Soon news of a great gold strike on the Trinity was reported, and, no one knowing know-ing the geography of the country, but believing the Trinity emptied Into the Pacific. Captain Connor organised an expedition to go up the const, find the mouth of the river and found a town Half Ihc party were drowned on the Humboldt bar and Connor himself was tossed by a roller, utterly exhausted, upon the shore. Later he. made a second nttempt, only to find that the Trinity emptied Into the Klamath. Then he tried shipping lumber to San Francisco: he followed fol-lowed the Gold Bluff excitement, but finally settled In Stockton, Cal. In tho next ten years he held several honorable offices and carried on a successful business. busi-ness. But during that ten years California was going through a transition state. The leading men In the southern states were getting ready to secede from tho union. Northern and southern men were about equally divided In California, but the southerners had most of the offices and presented vastly the most perfect organization. or-ganization. Some of the tireccst of the southerners lived in and about Stockton, Stock-ton, and the sectional bitterness between men was groat. More than once Captain Connor's life was threatened, but his answer an-swer was that his couniry was good enough to live for, and, if need be. to die for. Ordered to Utah. With the opening of the civil war, Captain Cap-tain Connor tendered his services to the governor of California and was at once made colonel of the Third California infantry in-fantry and stationed at Benicla barracks. The expectation was that all would bo sent south, but the next spring the colonel, with, his regiment, was ordered to Utah. Ills command consisted of the Third California infantry and four companies com-panies of the Second cavalry. In all S50 men. The colonel was much disappointed in not being sent cast, but ho had at last a distinct command and a clear field In which to establish clearly the stuff that was In him. Pirst Loyal Oheer in Utah. The men of southern sympathies wero everywhere on the const and everywhere aggressive; the Mormons of that duy made no pretenses of loyalty (o the government gov-ernment of the United States. All the thousand-mile march to Fort Douglas was environed with threats, but every note from Colonel Connor was a full echo of the loyalty that possessed his soul, of the courage that bore him up, and the day his command marched up the main street of this city, and, halting In front of Governor Harding's residence, with Hags waving, trumpets calling and drums rolling, gave three cheers to the great republic re-public and its flag, was a date to be remembered, re-membered, for It was the first loyal American cheer that ever sounded here. The march was longer than Xenophon's two years' retreat; It was over snowy mountains and burning deserts; It was through a soml-hostlle country, and every day a threat of annihilation came to them If they persisted on their mnrch. When the eyes of Xenophon's band from a height saw tho western sea in the distance, dis-tance, in their gratitude they built an altar and offered oblations to their gods. When the Connor command reached Salt Lake Ihey lifted up their standard and envo three cheers for their counlrv and Its ling. No More Treasonable Talk. Fort Douglas was established nnd notice no-tice was pruclnlmcd that there must be no treason nor treasonable talk 'in this region. The next winter. Colonel Connor Con-nor made hts campaign against the hostile hos-tile Snakes and Bannocks, and In the Bear river battle utterly broke the power of the hostile savages, and did It In a temperature so cold that many of his Command were frozen. Tho campaign brought him a commission as brigadier general, and the fame of being the foremost fore-most Indian fighter in the world. 1 asked him once what would have been had ho been defeated in that, battle. His reply was; "I did not contemplate any defeat. We all knew wo must win, or that not one of us would ever reach Salt Luke alive." Then he added, significantly. sig-nificantly. "You know that all our enemies ene-mies In this region at that time were not Indians." What His Coming Meant, Ills coming wns the beginning of the transition of Utah. Reveille and taps at Fort Douglas were dally American calls to the people here, dally notices that the republic ruled and must rule In Utah. So General Connor hold his place. No om ever doubted whore he stood, every word he spoke in those days has tho sonorous ring of patriotism, everv act was one of Justice and loynlty. He sent out prospectors to explore the mines; he established a paper, that liberty and Justice and loyalty might have a voice; with the cioso of thn war he opened mines and erected reduction works; in every way demonstrating that he waa an alert, public-spirited oltiscn. up to that night In this city when he answerod the finul call. On that bleak, snowy day when w gave him sopulchor, wo promised prom-ised ourselves that his grave should not long remain unmarked. 1L Is llmo now that the promise should bo kept. Must Keep Promisos. It should be tho especial duty or the American party hero to take measures to see that It Is kept; for thero Is nothing noth-ing that tho American party stands for patriotism, progress, loyalty, a squaro deal, absolute Justice under the law that l ho old hero did not stand for here In the days that tried men's souls. Ills work began be-gan tho progiesn that the American parly was organized to revive and accentuate; what the party stands for now he originated origi-nated In Utah; do the best the party can, they can but follow whoro ho, when tho skies were dark and tho clouds around him wc.ro heavy, blazed the first tyiil. Tho reading of the address was frequently fre-quently interrupted bv applause, si ml when Mr. Tdc.Kinnov finished tho rending rend-ing the applnuso was prolonged. Tho orchestra then rendered a selection and when tho music ceased, Toastmastor Weber said: Mayor Bransford Introduced. Nearly a year ago. In the first annual banquet of tho American club, Mi-Ferry, Mi-Ferry, president of the city council. In an address, nominated Mayor Bransford for a second term for mayor. The convention con-vention afterward ratified lhat nomination nomina-tion and this Js probnbly the first opportunity op-portunity we have had to get together since tho election and ratify the election, elec-tion, which was so nearly unanimous because Mayor Bransford received a ma jority ovr both the opposing city tickets and woidd have been elected by a large mnjority even If the opposition had been united against him. I have not agreed with Mayor Bransford on all questions, but there is one thing that wo always have agreed on, and that is that Mayor Bransford has been an honest mayor, clean .and straightforward, and that he has always had tho courage cour-age of his convictions, and that ho has been thoroughly Amerlcnn, and his administration ad-ministration lias been marked by progress prog-ress and by honesty. He has given the people of this city a clean, business-like administration an Ideal American administration. ad-ministration. As I said before, an honest, hon-est, clean and progressive administration. I have the honor of Introducing to you Mayor Bransford, who, bettor than anyone any-one else, can tell to you what the American Ameri-can party has done for Salt Lake City. .Mayor Bransford was given an ovation ova-tion when ho arose to speak. When the applause had subsided he spoke, as follows: |