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Show NOTED SOCIALIST SALT LAKE VISITOR Murray Schloss, New Jersey Candidate for Congress, Discusses Conditions. Murray Schloss, candidate for congress on tho 'socialist ticket in New Jer3oy, and known throughout tho country as tho "Millionaire Socialist," Is at the Hotel Utah. When seen last night he suld that ho was In tho west to bo built up physically and spiritually, as ho considered consid-ered tho west as the ideal place for recuperation. re-cuperation. Mr, Schloss said: I shall be hero several days and shall return thnn to Now Jorsoy to enter actively into my campaign. I Joined the Socialist party In Wyoming Wyo-ming ten or eleven years ago, and since then my views along political lilies have scarcely changed, although my reception by tho peoplo Is much dlffcront than it was. Ten years ago the non-Socialists to whom 1 spoko regarded me as a reckless revolutionary, yet now I find ray views regarded a3 not recklessly radical rad-ical and as having some elements of fundamental rational conservatism. But politics Isn't tho only Interesting Interest-ing tiling on earth. You Salt Lakers havo an interesting city. I con see wonderful possibilities in It commercially commer-cially and otherwise, You have an astonishing combination of a beautiful beauti-ful city in a beautiful mountainous setting, a marvelouB climate and an unexampled geographical location for both commercial and tourist development develop-ment and a people as Interesting, picturesque and hospitable as thero are In, America, I am extrcmoly rond of Salt Lake and hope It will loso no time getting into its proper gait, for It matters a lot in a clty'B development develop-ment how early a start it gets. Referring to tho presidential nominees of the three leading parties. Mr. Schloss characterized President Taft as "our globular executive," and left no doubt in the mind of his interviewer of his opinion of Roosevelt as a dangerous man. although he Bald that the colonel might be olocted president. Ho expressed tho opinion that Taft would be a poor third -In tho race, Although the Democratic' nominee was not his choice, Mr. Schloss said that he was not a dangerous man and tliat ho was sane and slnuore. |