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WILLIAM KNIGHT NOW NOV Kr WORST VORST Officially Notified That He Is Selected as Lamb for Slaughter A QUIET NIGHT IN PROVO Uncle Jesse Knight Makes Speech and Seems Glad He Escaped Republican Special Service Provo Pro Oct 10 WIth 10 With tho the soft pedal music of or a womans woman's brass ban band great gobs of ot oratory and arid a n quantity o of enthusiasm that could be heard hear In nemo somo parts of or Provo Josso Jesso William Knight the tho accent on the Jesse was WIlS wasby wasby and tho the committed com coni- by bv hUe lue sor oratory orator appointed for that purpose notified noti nott- notified fied fled that thai he had hal be been n named to lon Ion the discarded ed shoes of or his father Uncle Jesse Knight ht No 0 means spared b by tho the handful of Democrats to make tho the occasion a memorable ono one onoto oneto onoto to tho time of oC the tho vicinity Two bands and a bunch of youngsters with wilh whistles tin pans ol old horns andro and anil ro rod light made mao the occasion one of or noisy nOlay excitement Salt Lake City ent enta a special train to attend the doings and after bombarding each cach other with oratory orator consolation an and platitudes to tho tuG Job of or notifying ng was de declared do- do e- e dared well done and Je Jesse se William Knight ht is now a full fledged Cledge Democratic Democrat Democrat- ic candidate for governor of oC Utah OM heel There All AU day Provo has enjoyed Its usual lethargy It scarcely awoke to tho the occasion that a n. gr great at honor had de descended descended de- de e- e coned upon ono one of ot Its citizens There Thero was ivas tho the same crowd down own to tho the corner corner cor cor- ner ncr store ann and scarcely a soul sOll was he heird r to say a thing about J J. J William better known as Will Ill It was only when the G. G A A. A n n. band from Crom Salt Lake I 0 camo came cameto to town and piloted tho the way up the street to the opera house with a lino string of or music that the tile first signs of ot liCe began beg to appear appeal A a S' S ecial train from Salt SaU Tako Lok brought per persons to attend the tho af af- fair Among Amont them wore were many of or theold tho the old war isar horses hordes and wheel horses of ot Democracy In the state of Utah Orlando Orlando Or Or- lando W. W Powers was vas among tho the crowd Moses OSS was also thero Others were Abel John Evan Evans John B. B Charles 1 V F. Decker Lyman II n Martineau Martin Martin- eau and many moreA more A number of or persons present de declared de- de dared that the they came to hear tho the women women wo wo- men play and anti gaze aze at the red feathered hats Tho The op opera ra was gaily decorated decorated dec dec- orated for the tho occasion lon and a R lar largo large o picture of 01 the candidate was displayed as well as several of the national edo cele Knight Lenil the fhe In In front of tho the Knight homo before the tho broc proceedings several old dry brutes boxes were icer plied piled up and tho the torch applied While the children pounded their ans and anti used other noisemaking mak noise lo ing Instruments Candidate Knight ht led their bedlam by waving a 3 little flat flag When hen they howled his praises ho ledwith led ledwith with tho the emblem A At t the opera house the meeting wn wa call called d to order hv by the Democratic count county chait chaliman man F. F Giles who after a few remarks Introduced State Chairman Samuel A. A King as tho chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the meeting He lie Immediately launched an address of praise for the candidate declaring he be was no machine roan man that he ho would carry nut out the tho policies poli des cies of the tue great Democratic paty ty and would answer for Cor the best interests of the state LevI M. M Harmon mn or of Price was WI then called upon to read the formal formal cation Prior to tho the Introduction n of i the chairmen Mr mno his appear appear- Scarcely a pcr person on recognized tho the thoman thoman man nina who will also alio run for a n state of r of ice flee It ItaR was aR for ono one of or the members l lot of ot the Salt Lake cro crowd croto to call the att nt- nt t of the aRst to the time fact that was waR before them Make III 1 Speech Following the notification Mr fr appeared on the platform Ho Ito declared that It was with a feeling of or hh high h honor that bo lie a peard before time the meeting to accept the great reat call for aman n a man to lo run lun for office He declared that no one could regret as much as ashe ashe he ho the time impossibility of or hl his father to accent the offer He lIe declared that keen keenly as he felt Celt this disappointment oe ne hoped bored to be able to do dt his part with credit for tor tho the honor that had cometo cometo come cometo to him If ele elected te ho he declared be lilt to be answerable only to tho the citizens of tho the state slate and would strive to do honor to toe the party patty that had honored him He lie praised the platform of the Democrats and the tho candidacy of that great groat man whose Impulse beat boat with the sympathy of tho the United States an and whose onRe as a statesman Is unequaled In tho the world IIron Will Do Sir Mr Ir Knight inight declared that the election elec elec- tion of Bryan will mean a n n nt now w era and an Industrial peace t to the lie best heat In Interests interests Inter inter- tor- tor ests of the ne Ho lie further Indorsed the tho state and MI said that after election 11 d- d dv dim v he lie would servo all the peo peo- ale according to his ah III t lIe He de declared ale de- dared that although u fh ho Ie Is a party part can can- he would b b not a it part man Hut J-aut a n peoples people's man inan Ills Ills- election h he would bring neace ce and hanoi hanoi- ness and anti do tin o away uway with the time bitter con- con Ol wO with h ii he contended the state stat was waN d dAfter After 4 a n musical s selection lection hy ny the the- bert t Uncle Jesse Jesso Knight ht made Ms II appearance lIe He was cheered to tn to cho An and tho tIme son Inn was wai soon slon lost sight of oC The crowd crowll would woul not let him sit down dow before he ho unburdened nd himself of or ofa ora ofa a little sn speech It Ii was In a Jocular vein that t he ho spoke I T 1 come orne here to bOar bear testimony that T William will make a bettor better than I I. I he ne M I Mi I have told him Mm that I thou thought ht he was o and T think It Il has been accomplished accomplished ac nc- ac- ac In this timis case casc Ne Never r O n XOI XO I have havo been d with Will m for 30 years and know lenow that he will never ne bo be overburdened with work I If he ho Is elected I t know he will do his imis duty but never novel be lie overworked I 1 never Will until Ju just t lately That was when Mr Giles came camo Into m my amy office to uso use the telephone to the tho smelter I heard him talk over the Uk I hona and ask asic Will If IC he would run runor runor for or governor When hen I t heard that he lie would I became I knew then thAn that ho was as progressive Lyman R. R who ulmo was wall the time next speaker has ideas of oC going to th the house of representatives He started b by telling a story about his son which ended coaled In a n declaration that he know the Lord was isas not H a Republican Marti Martl- I asserted that t the time would come when there thero would he be no ilo necessity for fOI Republicans or a H Republican n part party In lawmaking bo bodies les of or the time United States Evan It II n. Owen the time next sneaker er startled his audience bv hv declaring his hish h hair was cut short hort while It was luite evident e that tInt ho Ime did not nol have any Other pre iere O. O W W. Powers E. E Calne Caine J. J W. W Nixon of oC Perron n. who Is II for state auditor William M. M Roylance former ma mavor nr of or Pro o o and anal many oth others rs Nearly parl nil all of the tho Democratic Demo Jemo- cratic state nominees nominees' were present Bring loi-ey loi In Im Toward tho the last of or tho meeting a a. belligerent bel bel- donkey was wa brought In and given ghen it a place among time the other Democrate Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- crate on tho the sta stapo w Ho He was almost as ashar ashard ashard hard har to got get ct placed in his seat sent as ns It was ivas for the Democrats to secure a n can cnn dictate Mr Knight ht hll had to exert considerable con con- strength to get Mr Donkey to remember his manners mannel's and that thero were other Democrats In the house E E. E H. H Robinson of Mantl Manti declared when called on to speak that it em embarrassed ni- ni him to appear so BO close to a Jackass that ho would make inako hiM speech short hort Joseph JOKeph and nod Frank Nobel cr were also called d. d At tho time close loso of oC tho the affair a big hI white rooster was turned loose and the crow crowd went wild chasing It |
