Show i i Old And Blind Mother Joy Joyous When Informed 4 t t I Candidate Is Idahoan by Birth but bui Utah Scene of Career Care r I T I J have to laugh Im I'm so hapL hap hap- I L py p and proud of my boy Mrs Sophia M. M L Christensen the aged and blind mother of Parley P. P Christensen Christen- Christen sen said said in a oice quavering with emotion early this thi morning when sh she answered n the to learn from rom tIle the Salt Lake Herald that her boy had been selected by the labor labor- party y Lobo tp bo its candidate candidate and fo for the gr greatest di in inthe in the gift ift of df f the the- American 1 people It was several minutes before the happy mother could c compose herself hersel sufficiently to to- answer answer questions relative rela rota- life lIfo of ot her son Bon tive to the early Mrs r n n. n who Is a Do t native of f Denmark Dark and d 77 years old has been totally blind the past eighteen months the tho loss of her sight so keenly until now when she wanted so badly to see her boy again ac It seems so funny that m my bomy boy boy boy- my Parley should Parley should bo be running for tor President of the States tho the mother continued ed Was os Boy Parley was always a a mighty bright ht bo boy too she added proudly But that ho he should be a a. candidate for President she exclaimed almost almos too Incredulous to believe It Both Parleys Parley's father tather and I I were born in Denmark and came camo to this country with our parents when we were 19 years old We were married In Idaho and settled on a a. farm at al Weston Ida where Parley W was waa 3 born July 19 1870 so Parley waa was brought up on a a. farm tarm Just like other dents Our family was a largo one one one- you see I have fourteen children eight boys and sir six girls and girls and Parley Parle had to work his way through school As nearly as I can remember ho he entered entered entered en en- tho the University of Utah when whon he ho was only 17 years years old and graduated when ho he was 13 20 0 For For- Forone one or two years years years-I I dont don't remember which ho whIch ho taught school at Murray From there I think he went to to Tooele ho he was a teu teacher her first and then was made superintendent of or schools After ho he had saved enough In addition to helpInG helping help help- ing lug his folks ho went to Cornell university neil uni I and studied law After grad Irad IradI graduating I he returned to Utah and practiced practiced practiced law 1 Count County Atto Attorney ney He Tic served two terms terms terms' as ns c county attorney attorney of ot the tho convention conven n ney and was secretary Ion tion that made mado Utah a state lie He was also a member of or the Utah Legislature r My h ba b boy Is on only 1 50 yea s 8 old and is not married yet et lie He HoIs Is vcr very young for his age H Jt Just seems seems too funny Cunn to bo be true I cant can't help holp laughing but Its It's the tho Joyous joyous Joy joy- ous otis laugh laugh- of a n. proud moth mother r. r she exclaimed ex cx- ex- ex claimed as The Herald Interviewer excused excused ex cx- ex- ex her to go o back ck to her sleep sleep sleep-It if would happiness indeed her ncr excessive permit It It- iL Mr ChrIstensen for several years ears was chairman of or the Utah Republican state committee In 1912 1012 he lie voted for tho tue Joinson tl ticket ket His poll political career during the past closely close identified seven sc years has hns been with tIle tio movements of farm arm and labor or organizations The nominee Is an nn admirer of or Senator Sen Sor- ator Robert 11 H ll La Christen Christen- jeu sIl vas as a pioneer believer In th pro pro- principles enunciated by b the tho Wisconsin Is senator when he was waa governor gover gover- Jo governor r- r nor of or tho state stafe He openly supported La Ila Toilette Follette In the convention and fought Insistently Insistent to get a platform fa- fa a- a to the senator Fifteen years carM ago n o ho hp was defeated at d dror for or Congress from Utah |