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Show UTAHNS GIVE VELCOUE TO EX-PRESIDEIJT C 0. P. Laadara and larga Crowd of State's Citixtnt Crttt Hoovar TRAIN IS MET AT 0CDEN Smoot and Clark' Participate in Brltf Ctrtmoniat By I left Carraapeadaat. OCDCN, March 20 On hit way borne to rest aa tha nation's first prints pri-nts ciUten, Herbert Hoovar was given a typical Utah welcome tt tha Union station here this morning. Mora than 100 Vienna at high and leaser degree, In public and private Ufa, and mostly Republicans, greeted tha former president as be waa en route ta Palo Alto. CaL. and beard tha only speech ba baa mada since leaving Chicago. "1 value coming to Utah this morning." morn-ing." said Mr. Hoover, responding to a formal address of welcome delivered deliv-ered by J. Reuben Clark Jr former ambaasador to Mexico, "and I am touched by tha eflecuonale tribute of Mr. Clark. Thia demonstration will long remain In my memory. "I have been traveling through i Ogdea Og-dea lor fifty years, slopping bare mtmy, many limsa Aai 1 Use it, SJ I like Ulan." WESTERN TRIP BEST -I have gone east from California perhaps a thousand times In that half century, but I enjoy it moat when i am coming west again. "I am not making a political speech this morning, but some day I may coma to Utah again and make one that will be well worth listening to. Former President Hoover was cheered by a throng of mora than 500 persons when he appeared at the rear platform of his train, and was applauded (or his speech. George A. Lowe. Republican county coun-ty chairman of Ogden. greeted Republican Re-publican from many parts of tha late as he Introduced former Senator Sena-tor Reed Smoot who, in turn, pre 'aented Mr. Clsrk. j WEARS BROAD SMILE "Fellow Republicans," Mr. Clsrk aald. with a broad am lie. and was I heartily applauded, "the senator has a iked me to Introduce the president, but he needs no Introduction to Ulahns and ha will always be the president' to those who hsve served with and under him. Mr. President, we welcome you to Huh. You see here a few of the Republicana of Utah who have kept tha faith. The) are still Republicans." Mr. Clark alluded to tha pioneers of Utah, many of whom were represented rep-resented In person or by descendant! in the greeting party, and aald: They had faced problems not Iheretnfore ilrled, routes not mapped, and reached the bounteous valley of tha promised lend." iHAS BEEN PIONEER "Mr. President," he concluded, "you hsve been the pioneer In the world lof trouble and calamity. Those who I mme after you will reap where they did not sow. Wa love you, have faith in you, and wish you hspplnasa and .sun-ess the rest of your life." The Hoover party remained In Ogden Og-den more than half an hour, during which time the former president held an Informal reception In the observation observa-tion car, which was guarded at both ends by secret service men. Ogden Mills, former secretary of the treasury, and Mrs. Mills alto were on tha train en route to tha old Mills' home In California. The Hoover party, however, con-islated con-islated of the (ormer president, Lawrence Law-rence T. Richer, his secretary, and his son, Allsn Hoover. IMATORS PRESENT Mayor Ors Bundy of Ogden? Mavor 'Louis Marcus o( Salt Lake, state Re publican Chairmsn Byron O. Anderson, Ander-son, (ormer Sens tor Smoot, former Congressman Don B. Col ton and Mr. Clark headed a caravan of Salt Lake 'Republicans. The psrty wss organised organ-ised at the Hotel Ulsh and was es-I es-I cor ted to Ogden by state motorcycle patrolmen. Leaders of the Republican party, both men and women, from many parts of tha state, ware tneluded In the party. Tha train resumed Its westward Journey an schedule, and tha former president will be greeted at his borne in Palo Alto Tuesday. |