Show I R a ring of L 13 3 for Utah Democrats Chairman Heads Body Designed to See thetty the tty Pledges Fulfilled at Next Session of Attend Meeting of Election rs r By BURL ARMSTRONG Progressive Democratic-Progressive state wide conference at af the these se Sc hotel today decided to ram through the coming session cg g lature every law promised in t the e Democratic platform ake it sure that such a program will be adopted Chairman Ji Thomas will be at t the head o of a steering e committee en 1 19 liI bout about oil all the well adver- adver WOW ow accomplished Nearly elect holdovers state party leaders and were present 1 cosmopolitan gath ering oring I have seen a great many political po po- I meetings in the state of Utah but never was there so remarkable a collection of ot politicians public serI servants ser ser- I auts applicants for pie party leaders leaders lead lead- ers hangers on in all the checkered history of Utah politics For ten years David iC 0 Dunbar treasurer of the state committee for instance had not spoken to Apostle Heber J. J Grant Ten years a ago o or orso orso orso so Mr Dunbar was a leader of ot the now defunct American party A Apostle Apos Aos- ostle os- os tle tie Grant was waa not It was a bitter bUte I fight light and folks said unpleasant things of their neighbors I Soulful Reunion I Today Apostle Grant grasped the willing hand of Mr Dunbar backed i him him into a corner and a soulful reunion reunion re reo re- re union of or two Democrats resulted Tom Fowler a city Constable the tail tall of the Democratic ticket edged his hia way into the conference on the tIle theory that while President Wilson had pulled the ticket through he ho had pushed A A. T T. Moon Progressive national peeped through tIle the half open dor heard the drip drip-drip of the gems of Democracy saw it was no for him and left jelt H. H W W. Airy Progressive county chairman took a seat scat among the un- un I terrified and unwashed Just like a member of the family Jake Raleigh a member of the new legislature did I not feel exactly at homo home among so many Democrats but hut ho he caught the spirit of it and didn't object I From ever every count county in th tilt 1114 state stale there camo strange men bearing the scars of or one campaign but hut there came caine also scores of men whose lion hon Continued on page vase 4 4 I ST STEERING ER fG COMMITTEE COMMITTEE I Continued d from froth page 1 L ored scars of ot conflict testify to the thelong thelong thelong long fruitless years of struggle against the oppressive G. G O. O P. P ma chine S They came with smiles with I voices whetted for oratory with appetites for pie I Governor Absent Governo Governor elect elect Bamberger was vas billed as one of the orators of the occasion He did not appe appear r. r The I suspicion that he and pot not the coordinated coordinated coordinated or co committees committee Mould be governor govern govern- I or and would dispense the pie amounted almost to a living reality The governor-elect governor was busy most of the day at his office The visitors clamored for him nim But until a late ate hour this afternoon he did not ot come and inquiry at his office developed that he was a meeting of the state board of equalization n. n Your Uncle Simon is more concerned con concerned con con- corned now about the purchasing pow power r of one dollar than about the appointive power of the governor An effort was made this afternoon by Chairman Thomas to get set the governor governor- elect to say just a few words to the assembled brethren Ch Chairman irman Thomas opened the meeting meeting meet- meet ing ng with a ringing speech that echoed the he triumph of November But in the flush of victory he said one must Host not lose sight of the ultimate goal gosh To Tobe I become be- be 1 come a to permanent manent success he told his audience a 3 strong party machine must I be-I be reared and to rear it there must be efficiency all aU the way way down the line Senator-elect Senator W. W II H. King Kins stirred the multitude de and B B. B H H. Roberts bore testimony testimony tes tel I to the tho truth of or the tits axiom that even a long lane twill turn Samuel R. R ft Thurman another war horse of Democracy Democracy De De- fastened upon the audience I De-I I the deeper conviction that the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- j must stick Senators Speak k There were also sp speeches settles by bl S Senators Sena- Sena naI na- na naI j i tors W. W W W. Armstrong Armstrong- and George H. H I Dern Derv and slid some of of- the lesser lights from the out outer r counties aired their views on how we did it in November Nearly very every county was heard from and when the returns ns were all in it was fuss voted that the state was vas still safely Demo Demo- cratic The steering committee of or thirteen will be he superior in strength to either I branch of the legislature at the coming session To it will be referred all matters matters matters mat mat- I affecting party policy It will pe composed of ot three members of the I senate five of the house and arid five to be nam named d by Chairman Thomas the I I 1 boss of the committee U I The form that prohibition shall take II the public utilities bill workmen's I compensation act and all aJl the platform I o promises of the Democrats will be the first order of business s This afternoon Chairman Thomas I named a committee on inauguration and there will be other committees I The session will be finished this afternoon afternoon after after- noon late I j I True to form forat the conference did not I I 1 discuss pie Not a mention of pastry I 1 j politics was made on the floor but butI I many of those who want to be e served j with dessert were lobbying for their I jobs before after and during the I meeting I ITha iThe The Tha pie committee will take up the the I work tomorrow The Democratic county county county coun coun- ty committee meets tonight Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomor Tomor- row Senator elect King will go to Washington Sund Sunday tilts the lIe gov governor governor- elect will leave and while en fn route he will carefully carefully- consider patronage A telegram was received from the theIron I. I Iron county Democratic c committee in inI indorsing in- in dorsing U. U T. T Jones fo for the state board i 1 I of equalization I A boom was started for C. C C. C Ne len lenI I for lor secretary of oP the state stae land board oard of Morgan Jorgan H. H B. B Fry county came II in with an art indor Indorsed d application for forstate I 1 state stale insurance commissioner t F d' d 4 J J 1 |