Show from fridays daily feb 10 LAST NIGHTS MEETING ON THE LEADING local ISSUE IN response to a call from out non cormons mormons Mor mons I 1 who took a conspicuous part in negotiations for minority representation a meeting of members of the liberal party was held la in the federal court room boom last night it was not lot so large by probably proba oly two hundred as the one oae held on wednesday night in answer to a call of the rabid wing of toe same party the speeches as a rule were good from the standpoint assumed beang ot a much better quality than those delivered by the persons whose antagonism had given rise to the gathering their superiority arose from the tact that they were mote more dispassionate and argumentative governor west was particularly happy in spots he be even reached the of eloquence his peroration in n which he be drew a parallel between those who dragged the issues of the late war wo politics after the sti Fuggle had ended and those whose portion lie he is the issue in point WAS especially striking and drew dorth AvI a vigorous korous round of applause the position ot of the promoters of the meeting was considerably weakened by two ot of the speakers one of them especially ally whose remarks consisted for the greater part if not entirely of an apology a y for the participants in WOO the 1 initial altia negotiations for a fusi onor citizens ticket these two gentlemen made as aa near as it could be d dope e under the even ox division vision of the comfort they bad to distribute to boa wings of the party t to the one section the right hand band of fellowship orsi waa extended while toe the rasp grasp of the left was given to the other how however no 0 one cried come down off the le fence except a backhanded back handed blow from judge mcbride could be construed into an luvi invitation tation to that effect he very brusquely intimated that his appreciation ot of apologies for the action of those who had accepted ahe the minority representation tender from the majority was so diminutive that it might oe be put in his bis eye without causing it ze to water such was not his language but that is ia the embodiment of his bis expression on the point careful observation of the temper and genius of the meeting led conclusion that its sentiment was decidedly mixed the tae vociferous and demonstrative demand for a speech from C W bennett ia u bitter opponent of the object objector of the gathering was significant in that direction calls for that gentleman and mr varian were simultaneous but the desire to bear the former abed so strongly that although mr air vurlan varlan took the floor he was under the necess necessity ity of resuming his bis seat unta ake demand for mr bennett was gratified the batters lat bitter opposition statements which were devoid of argument were applauded stoutly and quite generally by 15 minutes past ten the audience became fatigued lati gued and about one fourth of them retired atals was un that time judge mcbride woo at fortunate tile the floor As soon as this fact was recognized I 1 the balance remained but on account of the partial exodus of the audience combined with the lateness of the hour the grip on the assemblage was gone gene he spoke to an audience a large portion of whom were on their feet some of his remarks in relation to his opponents belonging to his own party were caustic his bis reier ence to certain persons who he claimed appeared to be imbued with a desire lor for the spoils of office being particularly incisive the rabid wing of the liberal party assert as a matter of course that the meeting was in no way a ratification of the action of its promoters and that the sense of those present was not even asked for on the main question it should in justice be stated however that the meeting was called by its promoters not for ratification but to enable them to make an explanation of their action in the premises |