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Show OHIO'S GOVERNOR SALT J.AKE VISITOR Judson Harmon Guest or" Utah Executive nnd National Committeeman Wallace. MAKES BRIEF ADDRESS Tells of Quarter Century Ago ! When He Saw Utah as Territory. Gov. Judson Harmon of Ohio, and a. prominent candidate for the Democratic president!:! I nomination this year, was in Salt .Lake for a few hours yesterday on Ills way to San Francisco to pick a site for tin- Ohio building at the Panama-Pacific Panama-Pacific exposition. While in the city Govcmor. Harmon wan entertained by Gov. William .Spry and by W. R. Wallace. Democratic national committeeman from Utah. Accompanying Governor .Harmon on his western trip were Mrs. Harmon and daughter. Mrs. A. II. Wright. R. E. Mo-Carty Mo-Carty of Columbus. Prof. John Uri Uoyd of Cincinnati, K. ft. Myers of Ashland, GcneiHi Charles O. Woybrecht of Alliance. Colonel- II. 10. Cntrow of Dayton, Major Oeorsc 11. Wood of Dayton. Captain P. B. Moncypenny of Dayton, Captain R. JU. Qucluscr of Cleveland and Captain G. D. Light of Toledo. Those In tho party Included In-cluded the Ohio Pann ma-Pacific commissioners commis-sioners and the members of the governor's gover-nor's military stiiff. Special Courtesies. Governor Spry and staff and W. R. Wallace and John Dern met Governor Harmon at the station yesterday morn- llisr. :md nflor n slinrf n iiti-imrkVillo rlelo he was taken to the. tabernacle, whoro a special organ recltnl was given. A feature fea-ture of the recital was the beautiful singing sing-ing of "Vesta la Gulbb.V from 'TPag-Hacci," 'TPag-Hacci," by Alfred Rest. Governor Harmon and party, with Governor Spiy a.nd other prominent Salt I-akers, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Catron at the Alta club. John Dern welcomed the party and acted as toastmaster for the Informal toasts which followed. Governor Harmon, Governor Gov-ernor Spry and Professor John Uri Lloyd, made short talks. Recalls 01d Day3. Governor Harmon said. In pari: "There Is :i sort of sentiment connected con-nected with Utah that is stronger to me than anyone else. Twenty-five years ago 1 came through this state. 1 was then a young Cincinnati lawyer. Little did I dream that I would ever havo the privilege privi-lege of considering the application of this territory for statehood. Four years later, when I was United States attorney general, gen-eral, the credentials presented by Utah passed through my hands and wero ao-cepted ao-cepted by me as eligible. I have never slnco been In this state. I wish to thank tho people of this state for the hcartv rccoptlon that I have received at their hands." , Speaks to Women. .Following the luncheon, Governor Harmon weit to the Commercial club and spoke u few words of encouragement to tho Democratic women who wore-lunching wore-lunching there- Governor Harmon predicted pre-dicted that tho Democrats would cosily carry Ohio. Ho said the Republicans were hopelessly divided and that neither the Republicans nor Progressives hoped for belter than second lit the contest In that state. The chances, ho said, favored Taft taking second place by a narrow margin over Roosevelt Governor Harmon and party left In the governor's private ear for San Francisco Fran-cisco yesterday afternoon. |