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Show FITCH GDI BM TO THEREPUBUGANS Representative From Car bon County Is No Longer a Progressive Repre entative J Tom Fitch of Car bon county occasioned a mild 'surprise in the clos ng moments of the house of representatives last night by announcing his return to the Republican party Bepresentat ve Fitch was elected to the state legislature as a Progress ve but eary m the sess on indicated his lean ings toward the Republican party During the se s on he frequently v oted with the Republicans on iss es where partv 1 nes were somewhat closel drawn His announ en ent was received w th cheers and applause bv the Re pullican members or the hou e The house was awa tint" the engross ment of bills when Mr Fitch advanced to the front of the chamber and ad dressed the house He said I have greatly enioyed th s ses s on of the state legislature I have enjoved the associat ons formed dur ng thjs session both with my colleag es on th s s de of the house and with the Republican members on the other side of the house Many of us w 1 be back here two years hence and let us hope there will bo only one b de of the ho so that we will all bo back here as Re publicans Representative Charles L. Warn ck of Utah countv speaking for the Rep b 1 ca members in the ab enc5 of WU ford Dav of Iron ount Republ can floor leader sought to welcon e Mr Fitch to the Republican partv but he was interrupted bv calls from the son e what piqued Progress es for the regu lar order Representat vo En ll S Lun 1 Pro gress ve Social st of bait Lake county declare! that he hoped the net ho be would be composed of onlv thos who tr ly represented the people and loted that he n lght bo one ot those repre sentat es representatl e Elizabeth Ha vard Den ocrat of Salt Lake co ntv ad dresbn 1 the ho s6 say ng tl at si e 1 ad en o ed ass st g n the task ot form ing the leg slat on of the state she sa d that si o 1 o ed tho next log sla t re ,y la e n 1 enbersl P at least 1 alf a dozen ome an 1 that 1 of t om wo Id le Den ocrats To tl s Re resentat e L lv C Wolsten 1 ol f P ogress ve of bait I al e ob ectol b a sa d she wo H 10 n M s Hayward n the lope tl at ther wo 11 lo se oral womo in the next h s b t she d d ot want the all t lo Deno rats she sa 1 he hone! tint somo of tl en w o 1 1 be Progress) es |