Show I RECEPTION WAS CHILLY Citizens of Sanpete County Refuse to Turn T nf Out to Hear Howell Mt Pleasant Oct 24 The reception given Congressman Joseph Howell and Carl Badger Republican orators who vis visited visited I this city cIt last evening e was probably the chilliest ever given visiting campaign campaigners ers in this section before The coming of the two gentlemen en had been be n widely widel ad advertised advertised advertised for days before beCote and a brass band serenaded the th main streets of the town an hour before the meeting started but the crowd would not or did not respond There were exactly persons in the hall hail when the meeting opened in including Including eluding men women and children Probably Probably Probably ably o half of or that number were voters A few mor more came in during the course of the meeting but others left before it was over oer so that the meeting m had an aver average average average age attendance of or that number I Mr Badger spoke first taking as his hi hij I j text remark that it was not wise to swan swai l horses while crossing a n I stream and endeavoring to prove by roundabout reasoning that the present po political complexion of or the national house of representatives should not be changed during Mr term He also argued at length to prove that Roosevelt was not net a war president Congressman Howell devoted most of his time to showing his auditors just what the present Utah delegation had done In congress He talked at some length and covered man many topics from his standpoint There was no applause other than a light round ro nd of or from the party leaders a couple of times ac accorded accorded accorded corded either speaker The meeting was not at all satisfactory to local Republicans Republicans cans who generally expected one of their rousing turnouts with an enthusiastic enthusiastic elastic meeting Democrats In county are feel ing more hopeful of or accomplishing some something something something thing in this Republican stronghold than has been the tho case before In years and they have strong expectations of getting a few of the offices |