Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-01-09 | Page 5 | Nearly Thousand Democratic Workers Celebrate at Jackson Day Banquet

Nearly Thousand Democratic Workers Celebrate at Jackson Day Banquet r t v i i e i f 3 I I s w 4 Y ro J r j mn AT UTAH'S JACKSON DAY BANQUET WEDNESDAY NIGHT F Front left to right Mayor layor E E. E B. B Erwin Mrs Knox Patterson and Mrs Frank Penrose Pen Pen- Penrose rose Democratic state chairwoman Rear Mrs l Henr Henry p H. H Blood Governor Henry H. H Blood Mrs l Burton W. W Musser Musse t state stale senator District Attorney Calvin W. W Rawlings and J J. J Allan Crockett president nt Junior Democratic club of Salt Lake count county Standing Burton W. W Musser lusser toastmaster a Enthusiasm over the prospects of victory in the 1936 political campaign campaign campaign cam cam- ran high among Democrats of Salt Lake City and vicinity Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day following their Jackson day dinner in the Newhouse hotel Wednesday evening Nearly 1000 party workers gathered gathered gathered gath gath- ered in the tho hotel t to hear President Franklin D. D Roos Roosevelt's velt's radio address address address ad ad- dress and cheer the remarks of al almost almost al- al most a dozen local speakers Need for a united front and for a I vigorous effort to acquaint every voter with the accomplishments of the he new deal were stressed by party I leaders at the banquet Opponents of the president dare not accept his challenge to turn turnback turnback back jack the wheels of progress Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- Henry H H. Blood asserted after i reviewing activities of the administration admin admin- in saving homes ending I bank failures rescuing farmers from drouth ravages and reviving agriculture with A A A benefit payments pay pay- ments Will ViII Rise Rise- Again The A A A like all aU good things thing crushed to earth will rise again he predicted Both District Attorney Calvin W W. i Rawlings and Mrs Frank W. W Penrose Penrose Penrose Pen- Pen rose Democratic state chairwoman cited the need for early party or organization organization organization or- or throughout the state to insure victory next fall Applause greeted the statement of b Mayor E E. B B. Erwin Ervin newly named public safety commissioner that harmony will prevail among city officials during his hI administration Success of the Democrats in the recent city election forecast victory in the coming campaign said Ralph Stewart Democratic chairman of oC Salt Lake county Adoption of new deal principles in Utah so that people need no longer lean on the federal government so hard was urged by Herbert B. B Maw president of the state senate Sees Seeg Bitter Fight State Sen Senator tor Ward Holbrook of Davis county promised that Demo Democrats crat of his county will do everything everything every every- thing possible pos ible for tor the party The coming campaign will be a bitter fight A. A S S. S Brown Demo Demo- cratic national committeeman for Utah predicted Burton W. W Musser presided as toastmaster aster The banquet here was one of 2000 held throughout hout the country to mark the opening of the 1936 campaign campaign campaign cam cam- and raise funds to help pay payoff payoff oC off the party debt Half HaJt of the 2 per plate charge here amounting to approximately will be forwarded to Postmaster ter General James A. A Farley for tor allocation as he sees fit tit J. J Allan AJJan Crockett chairman of arrangements arrangements arrangements arrange arrange- ments for the banquet reported I Thursday I Other Utah Jackson day banquets banquets banquets ban ban- were held at Ogden Provo Logan Price Cedar Cit City Nephi anc and Richfield Salt Lake Lale City's Jackson day observance observance observance ob ob- ob- ob servance was sponsored by the Jackson Democratic league the Women's Democratic club the Sagebrush Democratic club the Utah Democratic league and the Junior Democrats