| Show DENIES FliRTATION WITH BULl MOOSE Ashton Says He Has Had Nothing Nothing Nothing Noth Noth- ing to Do With Third Party Organization 1 NEVER ASKED HIS CONSENT He Did Not Sign Call and Will Not Speak at Meetings as Announced I N blan blandly l announcing announcing- E. E Co Con Conway n way a I IN I Ashton as one of their number and antl a probable speaker at their Roosevelt meeting sponsors of oC tho the third party movement In Utah have reckoned without without without with with- out Mr Ashton himself Air Mr oIl Ashton said yesterday esterday lie he is a and will have nothing whatever to do with the third part party Discussing their plans for Cor a a. mass S meeting this week the tho called so-called provisional provisional pro pro- visional count county committee of ot Roosevelt admirers meeting meeting- in Allen T. T Sanfords Sanford's office In Iii the tho Boston building Saturday night mentioned E. E C. C among others to speak Mr Ir Ashton Jui Just t re returned returned re- re turned from a business s trip to Denver Derier heard of or ItI itI It ll I have never ne been asked b by hy the third party organizers to tr a address ress a meeting either b by telephone or Personally personally person Person- aU ally and hud hind 1 I been asked I unquestionably would have told them no asserted Mr Ir last ast night I have had nothing to do with the movement for a third party In Utah and have no intention of ot Joining It ft ho Ito continued I did not attend l the lie meeting of oC the noose Roosevelt Jt club at which thu thin ca call for fOI the so called progressive o convention cOll In Provo 0 wa was decided od upon I did l not sign slEn the call I 1 wasn't asked to J If t I had hall been asked 1 I would have haver r refused o in sod I l 1 have not OVen even talked tl with the third part party boomers It Is not m my In Intention Intention In- In to attend their meetings s or to take taka part In the campaign n at all I am um ama uma a Republican and I do not believe behie In disrupting the party to satisfy the personal personal personal per per- ambition of ot one ono manIt manIt man It Is true truo that I was for Roosevelt Continued on Page 2 i Column 2 A TION WITH BUll MOOSE I Ashton Says He Has Had ad Nothing Nothing Noth Noth- i ing ng to Do With Third Party Organization b oni Continued From Page One I supported him and worked for fOl hits him in in n the state con convention n here and up to the he time of or the Chicago con en convention lon I confess too that tho the action of oC the Chi cago ago convention In nominating Mr Taft aft was a disappointment to me There were various things about tho the Chicago convention con disappointing to tome me However that Is over o and I see seo no good reason wh why the time Republican or organization organization or- or should be bo disrupted just to please lease Colonel Roosevelt elt I shall stay In n the tho Republican party part Ill I'll not Jon join the he third part party or or become a Demo Demo- crat ern tU t. t It U It I am ant asked to c an any part In tho thine he third part party move mo I shall refuse It If f m my namo name ha has been used In connection connection tion lon with tho the third part party It was Mas without without without with with- out m my consent and I co certainly will not give consent at any time tine I |
