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Show i G. 0. P. i ATTEMPT TO HOLD A MA88 MEETING. Xade a Dismal Failure George A. : Smith and Bill Ulasmann tho At tractions, but Not Str ing1 Enough to Draw Newspaper Men Excud-: Excud-: ed. f An attempt was marie Thursday ev cnli'R to hold a Republican meeting In -k the county court house hut wa not a ' howling success. The nstonslblo pur II ; jxwe was'tho reorganization of a Re " pulillcan League Club, but even that ohject was not attained, 1 Tha meeting was called to order by "janicS" Clove at 8:00 p. m., with a total attendance of eleven l'rovo Repunll can), Bill Glasmann, tho political ncm-bat ncm-bat of Orfdcii, Geo. -'Alfalfa" Smith of the land office, unci local representa-tires representa-tires of the Utau Coontt Democicat jud Sail LakH Herald. Ills a nollccablo fact that In (he raa.ll attendance there woro Incluilud jfliresentMtlves of tho several warring Ilepubllcan factions, which probably i-counts for tho total lack of cnthusl Hoi manifested. Mayor S, S. Jones was called to the chair and with n small piece of his wull-knnwn sarcasm congratulated the trap'y benches on the 'well-attended meeting." Hulhen railed on Geo. A. Smith, Lu"d OUlce Receiver, for a speech. Mr. Smith responded with aladrltv. but slated that he was totally unpiu paired to mako a speech; and wo bu-lleve bu-lleve the audience accepted tho statement state-ment after listening to his effort. (At Ibis staire another lone and lonesome-looking lonesome-looking Republican drifted In and took iback seat.) Mr Smith dilated on tho chances for inccess of the g. o. p. next time in Utah and then congratulaced himself because he was In with the party. He referred to tho "clean record" of Mc-. Mc-. Kinley and denied any responsibility of that gentleman on embalmed beef. Ha tuado tho astounding statement tbat people wbo formerly opposed McKlnluy are now glad he was elected, and looked surprised at the. dearth of applause. Said he was aitlsflod with the administration (he ought to bo; he's got a fut Job), but admitted that criticism was natural. Mr. Smith said wo ought to hold the Philippines because sorno people can to over (hero aud get wealthy, and then bo cast a lunging look westward. Admitted that the Republican parly , was not responsible for the success of ,1he Spanish war, but added that we ought to be Republicans anyway and ''hold up the bands of tho administration." administra-tion." Ho made the astounding declaration that the Increnso in lead stood off the, debarment nf silver, and that national (nances aro pot a pariy question any .bow. Sulci all Republicans are for ilver.-a-and thecrowd carried one ex bsiuted and paralyzed listener into the sou-room. He got eloquent over tho "grand principle" of the g. o. p. and tried to till what a glorious record a Rnpubll-can Rnpubll-can member from Utah might make in Congress, ignorlpg the fact tbu thero ll noingar of the people ever again flowing Mich a contingency. Made the sago observation that the people of Utah need political education ind congratulated Provo Republicans J?n past victories, and wound up with a Y '."lotion of Republican success. The Mayor in a happy little talk reared re-ared to Stnlh's statement that he Tit uot prepared aud said wo had cri Srd a feat. lhi Mayor probably UtanVftaat Smith was meat." The rvtWubtable and athletic Ulas nn waslnn presented. We all know Bill's styR He "winked the Other eye" and ssfaSke didn't come 'n for business but wanted a confl-ntlal confl-ntlal talk with Republican. Asiced sat newspaper men (Dill olalmVio be one) be excluded, and that tne tueetlsg Into executive session. Tat Democrat mn thereupon tack his pencil in his hair and sadly eoded his way out. It is too bad we "are deprived of bearing and seeing " rest of the show. We are advised howover that Bill' k was only fatherly and wle(t); the JM has not vol been reorganized and o't he until somebody expresses a "Mlro to beiomr. Wo are advined that some of the Publicans present objected to tho ox iolon pf fuB demockat man as It ,?fuke tho quorum. |