Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-10-09 | Page 2 | Enthusiastic Rally is Held at Provo

ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY IS HELD AT PROVO Speeches Made by Party Leaders Leaders Leaders Lead Lead- ers Are Cheered to the Echo Republican Special Service Provo Prove Oct 8 Republicans of or Provo and Utah county gathered gathor d atthe at nt the he Mozart pavilion tonight for one or of f the most enthusiastic ratification meetings ever held in this part of oC tho the state tate There were no long speeches but ut instead It was a n general s good time for all with brief brier and pithy pIth statements b by leaders of tho the party IncludIng including In- In William Spry Senator Reed Heed Smoot Senator George Sutherland and Jesse Jewkes candidate for fOl auditor The hall was wa brilliantly decorated with bunting and American tl flags gs and van colored electric lights Members of at the Provo Taft Tart club played hosts for or the tho gathering and the Vom Women's ns n's Republican club served excellent re refreshments re- re William Spry was cheered che to the echo cho as the next governor of ot Utah when he rose to speak Mr MI- Spry said Pro o was tho the proper place to open he the Utah Republican campaign and ho he 10 recalled that the campaign of or four years ears ago that opened at nt Provo brought out a magnificent majority for tor the Republican ticket throughout tho the state SweepIng S Victory Sure Senator Sutherland referred to Provo Pro Pro- vo o as his old home town and commented commented com corn merited on tho the strong ticket that had been nominated by the Republicans of ot Utah county saying the Republicans cans not only In that county but allover all allover allover over Utah were entering the campaIgn campaign campaign cam cam- with every prospect of or winning a sweeping victory this year Homade lie Ho made some striking comparisons of the characteristics of Taft and Dr Bryan an showing how the Democratic candidate candi candi- date was wasa a man of many failures and the Republican was as a man with a record of or big tasks successfully per per- to formed Senator Smoot also reviewed tho character and attainments attaInment of William H. H Taft saying ho he was unquestionably the strongest man In the Roosevelt administration and commending him to the voters on tho the ground that Mr Taft Tart was pledged to carry out the principles that had made Roosevelt on ono of or the greatest Presidents of ot the Union Senator Smoot predicted that Utah count county would give ghe a majority of 2000 for the Republican ticket from top op to bottom