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Show 1 ' . . w - , . . -O- w w ..... .J r. -' V V i t 1 . ill "I am through with the Democratic I party. intU th spirit of Americanism wins once and for all in Utah," said Arthur W.v"Weter, one of -the--4eadina: Democrats of Park City, .who is visit ' in-in this city, Ust night..';, t '.'When--we Democrats '--read the returns re-turns the . day after election and saw what had been done all over the State, and ' especially in . Snmmit oiinty, we were a sick and disgusted lot. The American party could - have carried Park .City two to one the -day after election. - - v VI will yentnre to. say' that the' Democratic party is x 'thing of the past in Park City; at feast until the ' -. 1 'v ... ; present issue is. fourht ont I could name prominent Democrats names that . would surprise you who will vote the 1 American ticket from now on." While Jlr. Weeter was talking, l George Hancock of the locU .American club entered the group gathered around Mr. Weeter, and asked who wished to sign application cards to join that club. Mr. Weeter promptly signed one, and remarked as he paid the dollar admission admis-sion fee, "J would willingly pay it if it were t20" . .''.'. Mr. Weeter U a prominent and prosperous pros-perous lumber merchant of Park City and has long, been accounted. the lead ing epiritiof the Democracy of j park Cur. In all prior elections it Waa Mr; Weeter who had been looked to as one of the principal leaders among the Democrats. His conversion to the American cause carries with' it great weight. ' ... Continuing on. the subject of condi none amoeir the Democrats of Park City, Mr. Weeter-said:, VI am not opposed to the M6rmon, church. I am opposed to the Mormon church in politics. The Democratie party .waa simply .butchered in Summit county, in -those' districts that were strongly Mormon.. Peoa, for Instance has always been a. Democratic strong, hold..' We hare learned beyond a doubt that at a meeting just before election the peoDle of Peoa were 'instructed. When the votes - were . eounted, the Democrats were not in it. The Bepub I licans beat us five to one. "The Democrats of Park City do not propose to stand for work of this kind. : -' "The Gentile Democrats are foolish to vote their ticket when the Mormon Democrats desert them in this way. We Gentile Democrats voted the ticket in good faith, because we are Demo erats and were voting for Democratic principles. Our Mormon party- mem bers, whom we had trusted, forgot both party And principles and voted against us and with the enemy. Under such circumstances, we have concluded it is a farce to keep up a Democratie organization or-ganization fn Park City. Park City is not going American; -it has already gone American. ;' All we l&ok now ia aa election to prove, this. . :. - . |