Show 11 THE hundreds cheer his name ENDORSE HIM weber legislators asked to vote for thatcher weber evans seaman peyton johnson cragun and others raise their voices for the lan they believe to be the man of the hour the resolutions adopted declare against absolutism and strongly endorse thatcher for senator weber was chair man the biff crowd applauded every time thatchers Thai chers name was mentioned the thatcher followers had a areat feeling at the grand opera bouse last evening it was areat in point of attendance and from the fact that a beet ot i strong thatcher were almost unanimously adopted the name of thatcher was cheered every time it was mentioned and it was plain to see that it was distinctly a thatcher audience the leaders of the movement were num bared among those democrate Demo crata who are i usually on the opposite aide of the dem cratic fence from charley Ilic barda the speeches with one or two except were strong and to the point and were in touch with the sentiment of the audience col peyton aroused the most enthusiasm at times creating tu mul applause there were no visitors from salt lake as bome expected V W maughan of iLoan was an interested spectator 1 on the stage the scarlet ribbon th thatcher Tb atcher emblem haunted on 1 i birti lapel of leading democrats of both dixee lion david evans and lion aaron farr of logan occupied places on the left john seaman N tanner judge perrin charley and col peyton were the stalwarts in the center while on the right were A J weber mark D johnson and others the band played national and patriotic airs while the hall was tilling up at moat of the beats t bad been taken and a crowd fringed the outer rows of chairs i mr OA called the meeting to order and congratulated taft audience on its bize lie said the object of the meeting was to consider the great question now under consideration by the legislature the election of a senator this movement ie not the result of agitation of campaign managers but the result of an uprising of the common people in lavoi of a candidate who waa their unanimous choice this reference brought the first touch of applause A J weber was introduced ae permanent chairman he said the democratic platform upon which the last campaign waa won was a new declaration of inde pen dence loees thatcher applause was the idol of the democrats of utah even aa bryan was the idol ot the Deino crate of the nation thatcher was a pioneer in 0 o gold bug politician or paper is supporting him moses thatcher fe the ideal representative of the complete separation of church and state he stands pit on abia great question which over shadows the silver question elect nil e will enjoy an era ot peace and goodwill will elect him and the cirei 0 berty will be lighted never to be ex and the bells of freedom will t ring clearly once more mr weber read the following letter from hon D H peery which created great applause hon moses thatcher Tha salt lake city I 1 am a virginian and your father was a virginian after the old order of virginia gentlemen who are brought up to be honest truthful aud square in their dealings with all men with no deceit nor hyp and who are guided by ile precept to do unto others as they woud be done by therefore you being of the old virginia block I 1 am pleased to learn that you are a candidate or the united senate the highest coition poi tion the people of utah can give politically to an individual you and I 1 coming from virginia families and having known you lor more than a quarter of a century te be an honorable man had I 1 one hundred votes they should all be given to the hon mosea thatcher Tb atcher hoping that you will be successful and take a seat in the united states senate by the side of that great sta temen and orator john W daniel of virginia and feeling that you ill be the equal of the followers of jefferson who hae made virginia known the mother of detate men and gentlemen I 1 am your sincere friend D at this point mr weber asked what was the aurther pleasure of the meeting and john seaman made a motion to appoint a committee of five on resolutions the motion was carried with but a few straggling noea and mr weber appointed the committee as follows lion aaron farr 0 A mark ledsinger LeB singer mrs R L davis and J G hall of while the committee was lingering over the type written resolutions prepared by charley john seaman made a brief address lie said the representatives 0 weber county were the servants of the people and in this important all question the voice of the people should be bieard and heeded mr seaman said that petitions of weber county voters had been bent to the legislators asking them to vote for Thatcher but that the weber county legislators re plied that the signers were not re presen dative voters ot weber county what is a representative voter in wear county MOSES i ebore honor the meeting was held and the very mention of whose name brouett forth rounds c applause A voice in the audience hooted the power dam every man and women who has the right to cast a vole is a representative voter ol 01 weber county replied commissioner seaman the belief certain members of the legislature that weber county is for a certain candidate has been challenged and we propose to make the challenge good we have preferences and we propose to assert ourselves our legislators must hebi the voice of their constituents it they do not a way will be found to pet rid of such men in lion loees thatcher we have man fitly qualified to represent utah in the senate of the national congress II e Is a man of the people it elected he will give ear to the lowliest citizen of the state lie is as irue ta utah as the needle la to the pole he doe snot live in a rented house nor board ata at a hotel lie baa a fortune with hia own hands and is the manof the hour the of the people of the state are upon the representatives of this county the people expect weber county to do ite I 1 trust that the resolutions that will be presented tonight will be overwhelmingly adopted mr seaman eloped bidet great applause app lauce wiley cragun of pleasant view followed mr seaman lie eaid he was a member of a representative democratic club which was almost unanimously in favor of thatcher a poll of the people is talen it will be found that a great majority prefer mr thatcher if be was good enough to be a senator two years ago be ie good enough now when mr aragun finished there was a house full of yells for col peyton chairman weber called the favorite orator to the front amid applause col peyton said I 1 am glad abia groat maes t meeting is not held under the auspices of the democratic county committee as I 1 would feel decidedly unsafe in stepping upon this platform I 1 am the only man in this broad land of free institutions who ia represented in a public position by proxy boisterous applause and so far I 1 cannot eay that anything has occurred to make me proud of my depre ive out of the mists of utah shadows has arisen a colossal representative of coble manhood and in his majestic epi ender he rises as the hero cf young utah As one star diffene from another in glory eo inn affel from each oabe haf V HON A J WEBER the chairman 0 the evening the issue is clearly defined if the reconvened convention was right two years ago it is right now loees thatcher has the courage of his convictions the world is full of brilliant men but the noble band who can stand the test of persecution number but a few of this number moses thatcher Tb atcher stands a prominent figure and at this hour I 1 can say that in the hearts of the people he is elected senator it the people of weber county had the privilege to choose moses thatcher Tb atcher would receive the vote ol 01 webers six representatives col peyton made many hita on the local DAVID E VANS who made the logical convincing speech of the evening democratic county committee end every bit scored a successful reception he closed hia brilliant effort by quoting Goldem ithe reference in thae deserted village to the village preacher as appropriate to the circumstances connected with the life of Tunic ber during the past few years As bome atoll cliff that rears ite awful foroi above the mista and midway deaves the though around hie breast the rolling clouds are spread eternal sunshine settles on his bead charley in of chairman aaron farr of the on resolutions ayee were aoa read the resolutions ae follows HON W L P PEYTON who anye be is represented in the utah legislature by proxy whereas A cridis has been reached in the senatorial contest now before the legislature of the state of utah and whereas in bur form of government the voice of the people is the voice of god therefore we the citizens of ogden city and weber county in mass meeting assembled sem bled earnestly and vigorously resolve that we respectfully request our in the state legislature to hereafter vote for lion mosea for the following potent rea bons eons first because the people of weber continued from rage 4 OWNED THE MEETING continued from 13 county are anxious to see the state of utah represented in the senate of the united states by hon thatcher second because hon moses thatcher h a always been the unequivocal and uncompromising advocate of the free and unlimited coinage 0 silver by the united states without waltina for the advice or consent oi any other nation on earth third lion moses thatcher Tb atcher stands squally on the chicago platform fourth because wherever there is a man who loves justice personal liberty liberty of conscience freedom of speech and civil and religious li berly and abhors absolution in the individual in the state and in the nation there you will find a man who loves hon moses thatcher the embodiment of these noble characteristics fifth because the people of weber county and the state of utah heartily sincerely and enthusiastically endorse the Hon Mosea thatcher Tb atcher for bis earnest distinct manly and patriotic championship through all the trying scenes of the past of the nine declarations of principles adopted by the democratic Ke convened convention of october 1895 as follows 1 that man may worship bis maker as his conscience dictates 2 that no state or political body has the right to interfere with this great privilege 3 that mans allegiance politically is to bis country 4 that no church ecclesiastical nor spiritual advice should encroach upon the political rights of the individual that in a free country no man nor body ot men can with safety to the stale use the name of the power of any religious sect or society to influence or control the elective franchise 6 that a trust is imposed upon each citizen in a free country to act politically upon his own judgment and ab tree from control or di cation or otherwise that no political party can be requested to obtain the consent of any church or the leader thereof before selecting its candidate for public office 8 that no citizen by reason 0 his association with any church can be absolved from his duty to the state either in time of war or of peace without the consent of the state 9 that all men be and of right are tree to think free to act free to speak and free to vote without fear molestation intimidation or unique influence thus believing whenever designing nit n have eizel upon the cloak of religion to bide from view their nefarious designs ana while appealing to mans spiritual fita have sought to direct his political action for selfish ends he democratic auty since its organization has denounced such a course it has declared in the and it declares now for every mana political freedom whatever may be the given mental views of these who guide his spiritual welfare we therefore in the meet colemn I 1 manner eay that we will not be so dictated interfered in our political duties by those selected to to us the consolations of the gospel the people being sovereign in thie free land to the people we make an appeal the church being the source 0 man s religion to the church we appeal when we so desire with regard to matters affecting the conscience and this cause with the help of the one who holds the universe in the hal low of his hand we will ever advance and maintain mr moved that the resolutions be adopted the motion was seconded by mr seaman chairman put the question and a chorus of ayes filled the hall the negative vote was called a few straggling noes echoed the overwhelming aye vote mi weber asked those voting no to stand up so the audience could see them and J G S W F critch jow and two others arose 1 I thought there were a few gold bugs here said weber and then lie declared the resolutions carried jion david evana was the succeeding speaker at the beginning he devoted his remarks to a discussion of the alleged church intervention in state politics the church had right to make war on the state nor had the state a right to make war on the church the are honest on the question of personal lib city but let it once be under bacod that progress in utah has ceased and the old will be on again which god grant may never be the this meeting is to give an honest expression of thought and while we do not intend to dictate our representatives in the legislature we expect to show them we have a preference for senator it thatcher ie defeated it cannot be said that the exercise of freedom has triumphed he i not only the representative of the democratic party but is the representative of a principle which ie as dear to a republican as a democrat this question should be fettled lightly if moses thatcher is elected it will be better in ohp long ran for the church and the elate in closing mr evans thanked the audience for the splendid enthusiasm and the large attendance at the meet jog T D johneana was called for and he said that now was the time to work it is useless to or pray it a menace hangs over the head of the from weber now is the time to it the legislators aiom weber were not pledged voice maybe obrien wae no be was DOC was not nominated in the democratic he ie col peytons Pey proxy a know probably the men who dominated tho convention bad the pegs set vp tor senator and no dohnt tho men nominated bad to make some pledge to these men we do not regard the promise made in como mans but we do regard the wishes of the people and the people demand thatcher he clofed by predicting that before the week is out eo many of webers beet citizens will bring such pressure to bear on our representatives that they will support thatcher aoa geddes from plain city made a short talk he was in happy vein and his remarks were heartily applauded he kept the bouse in a continuous good aid niter several at temps to eay anything be said be did not believe there was any church interference in utah politics when geddes finished speaking wm dark moved that the meeting adjourn aud it was so ordered the band played a lively selection and the audience tiled out notes gedden had a way of baying way down yonder in salt lake than brought down the house peyton was not slated for a speech but be talked in response to a vehement demand from the audience if there are any people in ogden who favor the election of henderdon Hend ereon they were not in evidence at the meeting the resolutions might be shorn of a dozen paragraphs of religious doctrine with which they are weighted and yet lose none of their significance the only remark that could possibly te stretched to a reference to cleveland was the unintentional use of the word desuetude by seaman peyton struck a responsive chord when he eaid fight out your church fight with moses thatcher Tb atcher in religious circles and do not carry the war into our legislative halls said evans the persecution of moses thatcher by the church far as church affairs are concerned is not our affair but when it comas to political matters the persecution must stop col peyton was introduced the natural orator in whom true eloquence and natural wit was born the irrepressible and inimitable col peyton |