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T.yxvil. NO. 106. weather today iiocai showcrB. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, WEDNESDAY MORNING-, JULY 29, 1908. U PAGES FIVE CENTS, H
publican Candidate Is Most Enthusias
J5tic in Praise of Roosevelt and His
1 Policies of Conducting the
Government.
pIkes up all the questions
embodied in the g. 0. p. platform
aadfj
fifsts Democracy as Radical and Destructive and
tM Says Its Victory Would Spell
awf Disaster.
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? AfCINNATr. July 2S. Standing on
ofuf&raped platform in front of the
pr5afolomal portico of his brother's
f fei 'Judge "W. H. T.ift, at noon to
nK accepted the nomination of the
SajS'lican party to be its candidate
itriitihe presidency. The quaint old
veajKncc of Charles P. Tafl once in
jSjJutlying rcsidenco section of the
jSfaut now almost swallowed up by
f etfilpie business buildincs that have
falwuunded it was the center of n dem
ra'tion uncqualed in Cincinnati's
'Jigry. Political leaders from far and
ndflj5iatl,cml 10 -5vc ,hc aff!1,r Us
klMtiical significance, while from the
redig. and surrounding suburbs the
'JPUds. neighbors and admirers of
Ij2f0 Taft. among his own townspeople
oedfigd out in countless numbers aud
rterpvoufc regard to party affiliation.
City Takes Holiday.
Lle notification of the. candidate was
j.hn occasion of a holiday from
morning., the. . down, .tp.wn streets
rlA,fiHcd with great throngs, waving
shouting and moving-in-a secm
endless stream toward the Tuft
rtcUnae a( Fourth and Pike streets,
TTTSq thoroughfares in" frdut of the
lullTlflBomestead where Judge. Taft will
8JIh's campaign headquarters dur
,Jj3eptember and October were fairly
h, tjed with the early arrivals, and the
dwlSn ce stationed in the neigh
putr3d had all it could do to keep
'najfc' open for the guests and members
ird Ei? notification committee, who were
Uestjdcd with seats on the big front
uV-and -with standing room on the
Bodjus lawn.
"5?Jiator "William "Warner of Missouri,
ma isommandor in-chief of the G. A. P.
Iegrfadcd the notification committee,
ttjjfriiconsisted of a riiember of every
jjifirJITerritory and island possession
nation. The representatives of
l to nAmmitlee were chosen from the
rar7(
,nt tfrJtion at Chicago. There also were
er cjytoday many members of the, na
fiyg jacommittce, including .Frank. IT.
acedjck, -who made a flying trip to
ati en roulo from Chicago to
i?To0 Ht Comfort.
Short "Sr Vfas c'ear aT13 very warm
aelss1 BEhtesfc of breezes blowing in
I 4083,fthill tops. The standing guests
.icflliJJcrowds in the Htreots. however,
"Tnt0 to mind tho scorching rays
lOSS WJSnn. But Judge Taft had blue
ISCHAW&I"8 speech for purposes of dc
while not omitting an' of
-sB ll,iXprtant declarations, he elim
d V0?lvrOm tlie BPRecn many of the
lbJefaSory and deta'lcd statements
astlce Appeared in the manuscript given
ndrfpublication.
i hall, ujA ttti ,
a Ale & Warner's speech of notifica-
fr(5e3 "Cf' and whcn hc ha1 con
ito'r-'PCaking there was an enthusi-
'Shurst oi aPPIa"8e a Judge Taft
2C5lcif( forwar,i- After fonnully ac
f 8jtSf tho uominat5oa tendered by the
V,!?? of U,C ""Nation committee,
oi man?Raft l!ll,nchc1 out at once, with
lSctSS&,ro' aTostrPl'c or any al tempt
it&tsjsjry. into the very essenco of his
7Ttf$n 'rinciPlos- first por-
c t-Pr'B remarks beinK a declaration
ffiririi,ublj?an strength lies in a m;li.
I WiSty Roosevelt principles. "
! Jollow Teddy's Footsteps.
t?ffl lfiSM1 at,somc length upon what
Tl$l21ent l,as flonc 111 lno of
i9T irtnd declared the chief function
3B TJ1TJr11nistration to be a clinching
SOKE r fwready has been accomplished.
Jarf in comparing the plat-
Jitm- i two olfl Pnrties. that tho
r tftiPlt11.' Cc,laratiou is progressive
II J tfKallv? w,,ilc thu democratic is
ASWr destructive. Judge Taft
Mse trusts, labor, injunctions, tho
"tT iSa tlon of railroads, the cur
r iCfllV!2P P0Biai snvings banks, which
ftveo PSfed ,wcre preferable to the
ifflliujiii plan of governmenl guaran
d rtiU1J?8lts ,P"bIicIfcy of campaign
dcph&i?inH a,,a a'l otl'or issues which
CU fwr Vt l)ertiuent in tho coming
l ? SL f?C, coaclll with the
S -SSsRjL i ns between the two old
deflntii5Sfi dlffercnce consisted of the
fact that with Republican success there
would be prospcrit3-; with Democratic
victory tho.re. would be disaster.
When the fiual address was finished
there was a procession of local and
visiting marching clubs, militia and
various civic organizations. From an
improvised reviewing stand on the side
walk Judge Taft reviewed the passing
hosts.
Automobile rides this afternoon, a re
ception for the visiting politicians al
the Cincinnati Country club and an
elaborate fireworks displa' tonight
brought the ceremonies of notification
day to an end.
Much Decorated City.
Although showers had benn predicted,
the sun broke from a cloudless sky
wheu tho early morning haze had lifted
I from the city today and was shiuing
undimmed when, at the precise hour the
notification program was begun with a
salute of bombs fired from the hill tops
and far into the country, giving notico
that the day Cincinnati had long await
ed as a time of holiday and merry
making had at last arrived.
Probably never before in its history
has the city been more profusclj' decor
ated. By day tho streets were a mass of
waving colors, while by night countless
electric bulbs outline the tall buildings
in variolore'd splendor and form decora
tive designs of unusual beauty.
Following the suggestion of the local
committee in charge of notification day
arrangements,' the American flag has
been almost exclusively used in the dec
oration of the city, and from practically
every downtown building the stars and
stripes were fluttering throughout the
day. Several of the tailor "skyscrap
ers" of tho city, rising sixteen stories
and more above tho siacwalk, displayed
a flag from every window, the effect bf
ing the most striking of any employed
in the general scheme of beautifyiug'lho
city.
Throngs of Visitors.
The downtown district and the thor
oughfares that lead to the residence of
Charles P. Taft at Fourth and Pike
streets early were thronged with visi
tors, sightseers and residents of tho
city, anxious to witness and take part in
the day' celebration. A military band
in Government square began at 9:30
Continued on Page Three.
THE WA Y YOU VOTE FOR GREATER SALT LAKE
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Questions sskees S
In the sum or M7500000 n the sum orf 125000 00
m WKt for city water and water for dy-wer pur-
jSaSP- m works purposes, P6CS
TURN THE MARKER TO THE LEFT-YES, IS THE ANSWER
BRYAN BACK HOME;
HEADS JAR'S SPEECH
Will Today Issue Statements on
Utterances of His RkaLt'ou
the Presidential Chair.
FA IK VIEW, Lincoln. Neb., July 2S.
"William J. Bryan returned to Lincoln
this morning after an abseuce of four
days in Chicago and Omaha. IDn routo
from Chicago to Omaha, through Iowa,
ho received enthusiastic receptions at
several places. He gave evidence todav
of haviug thoroughly enjoyed thp rol
licking fun of the initiation ' cere
monies at the Akcar-ben at Omaha
Monday night.
While Mr. Bryan has not definitely
decided (he question, he intimated to
dav that should his presence bo espe
cially desired at the meeting in Chicago
within a fortnight by the proposed ex
ecutive committee of his campaign
forces he would go there as a matter of
convenieuce to the committee.
Judge Taft's letter of acceptance
was rend today by Mr. Bryan with
manifest interest, and he said he would
submit some comments for the public, to
morrow on the Taft utterances.
Index to Today's Tribune
Hf"l tM M"rI! j-fr" WiJr!iW!' 4 ;
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r Departments. Pago -J
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f Society 5
Kdltorlnl ' f
4 MIiieh S r
J- Mnrkpls . . 0
"v "Intcnno'untalh 10 !
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r Domestic. r
y Taft's speech of acceptance .... 1
4 Independence party 'convention .. 1 J
j Negro youth burned at stake ..1
j- Bryan back homo I
4 Plasties from tho wire..... 10 4
4- Brynn and Taft Invited to at-
4- lend Interstate fair at Denver.. 7 j-
v
I- Local. 'h
J. J. C. Lynch for bond Issue and
r speaks for west slders I 4
r Nclphbors have lively scrap and J
h arrests follow It 4
Joseph Nelson disposes of stock
h In Utah National bank N J
4 Prominent politician lias for his 4
4 theme "Taxation" 11 -J-
4 Company to manufacture mar- -J.
4 blocrete to be organized In
fc'alt Lake 11 f
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4 Sporting News, 4
A' Minor Heir wins Chamber of j
4 Commerce pactnc; stake .... .,11 4
4- "Cyclone" Thompson gets deel- 4
4 slon over Dalton 11 4
-I- Bicycle races postponed 11 4'
NEGRO BOY BURNED
AT STAKE BT MOB
Was Charged With Criminal As
saiilt on Young Woman;
Yengeance Came Soon.
DALLAS, Tex., July 2S. "Tad"
Smith, a negro boy JS .years old,
charged with criminal assault on Miss
Viola Delancey of Clinton, Huut coun
ty, yesterday afternoon, was captured
by officers early toda'. Ho was taken
before tho young lady and identified.
Tho prisoner was then hurried to the
Greenville jail. Before arriving there,
however, a mob of citizens overpowered
tho officers, took the prisoner and pre
pared to hang him. The idea was given
up, however, and the mob agreed to
burn him at the stake.
Fagots were piled up in the public
square at Greenville and the negro was
placed thereon. Kerosene oil was
poured on and a match applied. Smith
slowly burned to death while a thou
sand people witnessed tho execution by
fire.
INDEPENDENCE PARTY
NAMES CANDIDATES
Hisgen, of Massachusetts, and
Graves, of Georgia, Are
Standard Bearers.
MENTION OF BRYAN'S NAME
ALMOST STARTS A RJOT
Radical Platform Adopted; At
titude of Both Old Parties
Severely Condemned.
CnJCAGO, .Tuly 2S. President
Thomas L. Hisgen of Massachusetts;
vice-president, John Templo Graves of
Georgia.
The above, ticket was tonight nom
inated by tho Tndependencc party at its
first national convention.
The friends of Mr. Bryan made an
effort during the night session to bring
his name before the convention and
tho man who attempted it nearly pro
duced a riot and narrowly escaped phy
sical violcucc at the hands of the indig
nant delegates. The man who sought
to place Mr. Bryan's name in nomina
tion was J. T. Shepard of Fort Scott,
Kan, Tic did not succeed in his mis
sion, for upon being called to order by
the convention and questioned hy Chair
mau Charles A. Walsh ho admitted that
it was his intention to name Mr. Bryan.
Had No Chance.
That was tho first and last time he
mentioned the name of the Democratic
leader. lie was promptly ruled out of
order by the chairman and under tho
guard of several sergeants-at-arms ho
was hustled, out of the hall while some
of the incensed delegates vainlj' at
tempted to strike him with fists and
one of them swung at him savagely
with a cane.
The nomination of Mr. Uisgen was
made on the third ballot, his chief com
petitors being Milford W. Howard of
Alabama and John Templo Graves of
Georgia,. Reuben K. Lj-on of New York
received a complimentary vote on the
first ballot .and "WiUhim R. Hearst had.
forty-nine Tribnds who voted for him
on the "first two ballots.
Tho nomination of Mr. Graves was
made unanimous, all other candidates
having been withdrawn.
Late in Opening.
The credentials committee was late in
bringing its report, to the convention
hall, and as a result the first session of
the convention of the Independence
party was somewhat late in commencing
work. Tho chairman could not be found,
but tho New York member of the com
mittco wrote out a sub-report from mem
ory and it was promptly submitted and
adopted. It declared that only one con
test had been brought to it. from the
Fourteenth district of Massachusetts,
"and," added tho report, "the contest
ant was seated.
Tho successful competitor for the seat
was not named, however, as the New
York member of tho committeo had not
charged his memory with tho identity
of the man.
Mr. Hearst, the actual temporary
chairman, was not on tho platform, and
Continued on Pago Two.
Arc You Prepared to Do Your Duty Today ?
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X There are only a few times in the life of a city when the enterprising spirit of every citizen is demanded on a single day. t
$ AND THIS IS THE DAY FOR SALT LAKERS TO GET UP EARLY AND WORK UNTIL THE EVENING HOURS. ?ji
Salt Lake will either announce to the world tonight that the city is controlled by those who would keep the city growing, or that Salt J
t Lake is in the hands of those who would CHECK THE GROWTH FOR A PITIFUL POLITICAL ADVANTAGE.
If the word goes out tonight that the bonds have failed at the polls there will be thousands of prospective investors and citizens who X
t, will say there is not a proper prevailing sentiment here that the mossbacks and the reactionaries under the direction of the petty church J
? politicians have more weight at the polls than have the men and women of public spirit. r
SUCH A STORY WOULD INJURE SALT LAKE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. SUCH AN ANNOUNCE-
MENT WOULD COUNTERACT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE BOOST ADVERTISING.
t Can you, Mr. Taxpayer, alford to remain idle today? You, who desire that a big city be builded here during the next few- years, If
f can you remain at home or in your place of business and see the opponents of the bonds triumph when an earnest effort with your friends ?
:j: will change the result? J
$ THE BONDS WILL BE DEFEATED, IF AT ALL, BY A SMALL MARGIN. They will succeed beyond question if their friends do I
their duty. WILL YOU DO YOUR DUTY? y
I It will be unnecessary to increase the city's tax levy if the $600,000 of bonds is voted. The bonds are to complete and to extend ::
X public improvements. I
Either the bonds must carry or the tax rate be INCREASED FOUR OR FIVE MILLS, OR IMPROVEMENTS MUST BE
? SHOPPED and hundreds of laborers thrown out of employment.
i The issue is a business one. It interests every citizen. ?
r: The man who is opposed to the bonds for political reasons is one of the most bitter enemies Salt Lake has.
T And next to the opponent of the bonds is THE TAXPAYER WHO FAVORS THE BONDS, BUT WHO REMAINS AWAY FROM t
t THE POLLS. T'
I A stay-at-home vote is a vote against the bonds. There is no other interpretation to be placed on such indifference. y
Vote as early as is possible. The polls open at 7 o'clock in the morning and will close at 7 o'clock in the evening. There are two prop- $
$ ositions to be voted: One is for $475,000 water bonds, and the other is for $125,000 sewer bonds. i
Vote "YES" on both. Move the lever to point to "YES" on both propositions and make no mistake. 4
I GIVE SALT LAKE ANOTHER BIG BOOST TODAY. SEND THE REACTIONARIES TO THE REAR.
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J. C. LYNCH SPEAKS: I
FOR WEST-SB I
Shows the Advantages They Will
Reap From the Issue of- -Bonds.
BENEFITS TO THEM H
' YILL BE INESTIMABLE H
Mr. Lynch Says He Has Inter- !
ests on West Side and.--
Knows Conditions Therei n H
""We certainly must have the-city 1'
prepared for the people before they will '
come here to live. People will not come I
to a cit3' that iB not well developed
and provided with conveniences, so that
they may have comforta"ble Koines cTn (
which to live. All cities of the Union
make improvements of all kinds for the
people, and that is what attracts people !
to those cities. This is especially true . '
of such places, as Denver, Los Angeles, , 'H
San Diego, Seattle and. other places. "We
have got to have improvements. Many ,
of the 'water facilities in use at the
present time were constructed for a city
of 25,000 people, and now we Jiave a
city of 300.000 people and are growing 1
rapidl3r. "We must go ahead, and in or- I -H
dor to place tho city in a position to ,
go ahead we must have money with j
which to lay out all sorts of improve- I
ments. No 4 city can progress, any more
than p. business can progress, unless it
goes in debt for nioncv with which to 1
carry out extensions. Yho money must 'H
be had and the bond issue is the way -H
to secure it." 11
The ahove was tho statement of J. C. cl
Lynch, manager of the Salt Lake lea
company, when asked if he favored an rl
issue of $600,000 worth of bonds by the IMI
city; Mr. Lyuch also controls a number pil
of industries in Salt Lake City, is a Fl
director of the National Bank of the tl
Eopublic, and has numerous mining and iH
real estate interests.
''After all, many of the improvements ifl
desired concern the people who live on 11
tho west side of the city," continued if:
Tfr. Lynch. "Most of these are people tH
who work in the shops and in the vari- CH
ous industries about the city, and as fH
most of these industries are on the west jH
side of the city these people have to live jH
there in order to be near their worlc, '11
And a,t the present time there are fewer '
facilities- for convenient living there jjl
than thero are in man' other parts of iftH
the city. 11
Sewers Are Much Needed.
"One of the crying needs of that part" fl
or the city is sewers. The land is uofc e
high in many places and -the people t !
are dependent on cesspools, in which I
tho water often stands within a few I JM
feet of the surface. Then road improve-
monts nre necessa'ry in this section of C'll
the city. Roads must be paved, curbing
and guttering done and the streets Ill
beautified in order that the people who ffl
live thero may have beautiful and con- fil
gonial places for their families. These fll
working people are of the sort who are
taken up with their work and cannot &
spend their time in bringing matters of ftLI
tins sort to the attention of the citv nl
council, and the' have not been as well
provided for as some other sections of dl
the cit So these people are the one? 191
who are to be the most directly bene ifl
fitcd by the proposed improvements, es-
neciallv in the sewer svstem. A pood r
dcal of the west side hns water con
nections. -
Interests on West Side. .
"I have a good many interests ove fl
there in the west side of the cit.and Tl
I kuow somothing of conditions there. 11
In addition, the carrying on of the work
will benefit these people. becaii3c it will
give work to many of the workingmen
and make additional activity about the ijM
Asked if he thought that tho money ,H
would be used for tho purposes claimed,
Mr. Lynch exclaimed: "Oh, yes; X can- 'IH
not think that the board of public "H
works and Mayor Bransford will permit
tho money to be takeu for nny other fJ
purpose or squandered. Mr. Bransford
is a business man, and haB been a sua
cessful business man, and T am surfl jH
that such a man will mnnage the aff
fairs of tho city in a proper mannor.
T have great confidenco in the mayor
and in tho men who have ehargo of the
disbursement of the money. The $600,
000 raised will be used to pay for many
needed public improvements, and after
the people see what is being done,, and Pl
find the great ndvnntae that it is "to H
them to have tho improvements made,
thoy will find that the increase in the fM
valuation of proporty, tho iucroaso in
the number of homes erected, the gen-
oral better facilities for carrying on H
business, and the more modern homes '
thev will have, they will feel justified 'M
in having voted this bond issue and
bearing the very slight burden put upon 1 H
them in the added beauty of the city. l'H
the increased advantages of living, and ?'fH
tho increased valuation of their proper- WU
3'"This thing is not one that concern?
tho large property owners alone; it in- -1
croases the value of tho proporty of tho ,
working man who owns a little home. llH
All tho things contemplated .under .this
bond issue aro of almost inestimable !
benefit to all the people of tho city and UM
should bo carried out." ' vH
BRYAN REPRKSBNTATIVB
WILL TRY FOR HARMONY j
BOISE, 3da., July 28. It was an-
nounccd here today that Willium r. j:H
Brvau will have a personal rcprcsen- i-H
tativo at the Democratic State conven- !H
tiou which is to be held at Wallaco f-'l
next week who will endeavor to bring HH
about harmon'. .Failing in that, Mr. t3H
Brynn 's representative will endeavor tc tl
fix tho responsibility .lor a split' in the Fl
party over the Mormon auestion, should HH
one oceiU', ll