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Show REPUBLICAN RALLIES. Greatest Political Gatlifring ever seen in Lehi or American r'ork. Tlio greatest ropublican rally ever held in Lhi was ou Monday afternoon of.this week when tho Hon Leo Fair-child, Fair-child, Chas, Crane, Colonel Trumb William Qlasmann and John Meakln addressed tho lnrgtat audience cwr in GnrfT's Hall. Hundreds wtio unablo to gain admittnnct. The party arrived in Lthl nt 0 n. m. ovir the R. G. W. and wtre met at the depot by the republican drum corps and an immense throag of people. . Accompanied by sous ot Lehl's most promtnsnt citiiens,lneludlng the Mayor and other city officials the party entered carriages and headtd by the republican drum corps drove to the sugar factory Here nearly an hour was spent In going through the works and watching the procois of sugar making from the time the beets entered through the slulco way until converted into tho purest ol sugar it emerges rsady for tlio market. Tho courteous manager, T. K. Culler, patiently explained everything and the employees seemed to vio with each other in n endeavor to show marked attention at-tention nud kindness to the visitors. After the trip through tho tactory the signal was given to shut down the machinery and the mtn assembled lu ono (f the largo rooms of (lis factory to listen to somo nicely rondered singing liy the ' ' d Silver, 10 to 1" quartette which accompanied tlio party. Tho singeis were twice eneored and kindly answered each call to the evident delight of tho llstoners. At the conclusion of this entertainment Colonel Trumbo wns requested to address the men and he gne n very interesting speech, lio took occasion to remark that he hod been accused of aiding the sugar tru t but lie said the only sugar Industry he is Interested In Is tho Lehi sugar factor . He was one of tlio first subscribers f r steck in this factory and Mrs, Trumbo s at present one of the largest stockholders. stock-holders. ' At tho conclusion of tho speech tt e lsltorslcIt the factory wl'th mauye . prcsloii8ot delight upon tho manner 1 1 which they had been entertnlntd, nn t ulrnveaa.th,oJlninUoiel whrHunut had been prepared. At 1:30 the dium corps and citizcrs again gathered nt the Hotel and accompanied ac-companied the speakers to tho haq which was already cronded to its utmost capacity. Tho meeting was called to ordor h, Chslnnau llarwood, ho Introduced Mi Crane as chnirman of tlio meeting. Mi Crnno said It had beon whispered throughout the territory and throng'. Democratic Journals that they nre net traveling In tho Into rest of the Ilepubli.l can party. Of coureo every body know this Is false for thcro are no persons hi Utah who nre moiu entitled to bo colled Utpublieans than the gentlemen that are here today. lie relewd the promises that '.he Democrats made and how tlier had failed to live up to them. He also texlewd the past twoorthrco years showing the gulns of the llepubli-cms. The colored quartetto anp; "Send Them Angels Down" and for nn encoro sang "Our Flag". Mr. Trumbo was then Introduced. Do explained why he was a Kcpnhllcaii and how prosperous the country had been under tho Republican administration adminis-tration and that under n free trado government, American worklngmeu would to obliged to compete with the foitln norkiuj mou. Ho stated that undei the Wilson bill a groat number of factories in the United Btatts wete obliged to shut down aud at that veiy time he was In Washington working for the luter-st of the Utah suar iiictory. He also stated that tho Ua- puhllcan jurty w as the parly that that Uvorcd free silver. Mr. John Meakln then recited "The Dandy Fifth". Mr. (lineman!! then read n portion of a speech delivered by Mr. Rawlins on the 16tb, showing tho falsity of th.it I peech by taking each question separate-llyand separate-llyand giving the facts In regard ti thot-e question. Mrs. Trumbn then made a short speech in tho Interest and welfaro of the ladies of Utah. Her charming manner and witty address completely captivated the nmllenro and tho lady received hearty applause from thoasaouiblnge. Alter Mrs friiinbo' address Lt-e Fuhchlld, orator, wit and Journalist, aroeo and for a short time had tho lime of the audience divided between laughing laugh-ing nt his droll storlw, told with quaint humor, nnd drinking in the fncts ol r-publlcanlimi r-publlcanlimi ns compared with sophiei-ile sophiei-ile of democracy. Ho fairly raptlvatc.l theau'limico. Ilia humorors storii -alwuye illustiato some fact and nre u 1 uchod by the audience with enthuehiMi. Hliplnuse. At the close ol tho speeches hero tl. mity droro to American fork and we- iicuiiipflnleil by u large number fie UibJphKO Including the drum corp IThcy wero met at American Fork t ; I tho most ptomlnent citizens who escorted them to the Grant Hotel. Tlio Silver Band nud tho American Fork Drum Corps aided the Lehi Drum Cor) to enliven Iho occasion by the rcmlerii g of popular airs. In the ovenlnR the Opera llouro was crowded and the speakers wcro ghoa a perfect ottlien. So many were unable togalnsdmittan.xi that the speakers w sr requested to held nn open air meeting nut they were unable un-able to comply with the request. Thoo composing the Trumbo party expressed their deep appreciation o! tho reception tendered them in Lehi anl especially thanked the meinbeia of the Lhl Bcpubljcnn Drum Corps whleh they slated Is Iho ben organisation ol that kiud met with on their tour. |