Show GRANT AND WKITTEMORE Return from the South and Predict Hammonds Election 3faJ F A Grant and United States Attorney AVblttomorc returned home yesterday from southern Utah where they have been campaigning for Ham mond Both are confident that Mr Hammond will be elected 3IaJ Grant in speaking oC his tour said1 Mr Whittemorc and myself stumped Beaver Washington and Iron counties and at nil places where we appeared wo wero greeted with good attendance and plenty of enthusiasm From what T saw and heard I am con fident thai Mr Hammond will be our next Congressman Mr Whltlemoro when seen said The Interest taken in that part of the State Is surprising The vote however is going to be light especially on ac count of the agresimnt entered Into be tween the State chairmen of the two partIes as to the registration law Then the farmers are busy with spring work and many of the sheepmen are on the the ranges with their locks Thcso counties have suffered severely from drought for three years and have not felt the prosperity that other parts of the State have We were greeted with big audiences verj where This was largely due no doubt to Maj Grants military record Tin people were greatly interested In the Philippines and were with the Administration and Maj Grants talks 6n this subject regardless of their poli tlcs This was most striking In Wash ington county which Is Democratic but even there strong sympathy for the Republican attitude was shown The Roberts plank In the Dornocmtic platform IK I not going to catch as many voles In the outlying counties as somi Democrats had hoped The people look at It as a Demouratlc blunder They also appreciate the fact that the re jection of Roberts was nonpolitical and they place the blame on the party that brought about the conditions The farming classes are not HO interested in silver now as Uuy were In 18UG We heard on all sides fiom Republicans that voted for Bryan four years ago entire sympathy for the Administra I tion Including Its attitude on the Hnances Both Beaver und Iron counties are claimed for Hammond by the Repub Bean leaders who are in a position to intelligently Judge of the situation Washington county will go Democratic but ll is generally conceded by thin Democrats that the Republican will gain In that county Jt is the universal sentiment and desire that the question of polygamy which has caused KO much strife and bitterness bo burled for all time 1Z < presslons to that effect in our speeches never failed to elicit earnest apprecia Ion and hearty applause |