Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-29 | Page 38 | Old Soldiers Pay Honor to Senator Smoot

I Old Soldiers Pay Honor to I Senator Smoot I I Herald Special ASHINGTON Sept 29 2 VV Y Y Recognition of ot his hla efforts In behalf of civil war veterans came camo to Senator Reed need Smoot tonight to tonight tonight to- to night when a n reception was sas tendered ten ten- dered him by tho the department of or orthe the Potomac Grand Army of or tho the Republic A largo large number of ot tho veterans were in attendance and fifteen of them representing New York City post No 1 11 11 I pro pre presented the senator with a n testimonial testimonial of f appreciation of ot his ef effort of- of forts fort in securing the tho passage ajio of ot his bill Increasing tho the pensions of or civil war fighters In a brief I address In wh which Ich ho touched touche to toa toa I a a. considerable extent on the present war situation the tho senator senator sena sena- tor expressed his Iris gratitude for tor forthe forthe I the attitude e of ot tho the old oltI fighters 5 for Cor or tho tire First an and Second districts will willbe willbe willbe be held at tho the same ame place There Is no doubt but that Welling and Mays Maya will be nominated b by acclamation Both have ave been In Europe bu but butone t one ono or tho tire other Is expected to bo ho present at the tire state convention con Well Welling Welling ellIns ell ing Ins prior to his going overseas o gave as his reason for tor leaving his post In Washington this reason being se set t forth fOIth In a a letter to a friend that was printed In th the press of or th tire the state that We e have o voted billions of ot dollars for Cor forthe tho the prosecution of or tho the war This mon men monO money O ey 01 Is being spent largely In Franco France c dot dor docks wharves whal railroads aviation fields fields hospitals hospital and a thousand other items which go to supply our rapid rapidly expanding con condition I want to see Bee this work Mays Maya dl did not make malo known his reasons reasons rea rca sons for tor goInG but It Is la presumed that he wanted to see nee that Welling obtained no rio edgo on him In n a. political way hence ho made tho the trip with his colleague col col- league j n Democratic e Convention Con Tuesday night In tho the Hippodrome theatre the Democratic legislative convention con con- will vIll bo be hold There will bo be delegates ates in this convention Judge C. C C. C Richards will be the temporary presiding officer r. r There are seven candidates can can- for Cor or tho tIm Senate which includes ono one woman Mrs Elizabeth Hay Hayward ward sixteen candidates In the House are arenow arenow arenow now In the tho field including three women women women wom wom- en who wiro aro are arc Dr Grace Stratton Alre Airey Mrs Irs Gould B. B Biakely and md Mrs Anna T fr PIercy The women candidates are recommended by the women delegates to the convention who met mot In the tho ballroom ballroom ballroom ball ball- room In the Newhouse hotel last night and decided on tho the names mentioned Bl nIt Die Show ShoTT Wednesday The Tho big show staged by tire the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- Is to open on Wednesday This Is their county convention con and It gives promise of or being the tho hottest gathering th T P F LJ ld Ua 8 vL e cr In c count county Nearly every candidate ate has hM an axe out for mr Dr the other fellow Ashby Snow has been selected as ringmaster for the opening opening- performance and ho lie homay may be continued throughout hout the en entire en- en t tire iro show depending of course on how t tho he performers open their stunts The Tho big tent will open at 10 o'clock Wednesday Wed Wed- no da morning but there thero will be no street parade The Tho original Intention wa was to have Corless Corleas Cleveland and Carstensen from tho the sheriffs sheriff's office lead lend tho the parade but tho the two latter balked and efforts corts to i In i Induce uce Corless and Burbidge e to lead I l likewise failed tailed Parade Then an nn attempt was made to have Homer Pulver and Clark march arm armIn armIn armin In arm as ns representatives es of or the harmony harmony har har- harmony mony that exists In tho the clerks clerk's office but this was given ri up as ns wa was the parade parade pa- pa pa pa- rade In Its entirety so that nothing nothing- will be bo presented outside the big tent There are candidates galore and man many bitter fights are scheduled G. G O. O P. P State Slate Convention Friday the Republicans writ win hold their state convention In the Salt Lake Lako theatre John Jensen will be bo the tho temporary tem tern chairman Five hundred and arid seven ninety delegates will bd present The convention will be conven convened d at 10 o'clock In the morning There are soY sev soYen seven en candidates for tor the supreme bench The They are arc Judge J. J E. E Frick Judge Jude M. M I. I L. L Ritchie Jud Judge o George G. G Armstrong Judge T. T D. D Lewis William J. J Barrette Barrette Bar- Bar rette of ot Salt Lake A A. E. E Bowen of oC Logan Logan Logan Lo Lo- Lo- Lo gan g-an and James W V Cherry of ot Sa Sn pote ete From this list of or candidates there thero will willbe willbe willbe be be picked the winning winning- ticket at the tho election on November Spry for Con Congre re I In I tho the Second c congressional n district there Is but one name namo mentioned for tor Congress and that Is former Gov Gay WillIam Willlam Will Will- lam Iam Spry He lie will bo be nominated by ac acclamation acclamation ac- ac b by tho the Republican congressional congressional convention In tho the Second district district dis dis- district A. A R. R Heywood and W. W H. H Wattle of ot Ogden are the two names mentioned by tho tire Republicans During the tho week will bo be held the tho largest number of ot conventions ever held In Salt Lako Lake In that length of ot time I