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Show DEMOCRATS TO II, FLETCHER BELIEVES . Florida Senator Picks Underwood, McAdoo or Ralston. , fit Is my firm belief that ths Democrat lo party will awing Into power In tha coming elections," Senator Duncan Vpahaw Fletcher. Democrat of Florida, said yesterday yester-day when he stopped over In Salt Lake while en route lo the Pacific coast to attend a special senate committee meeting on reforestation. reforesta-tion. 'There Is every racoon to believs thst ths Ists President Herding would have been defeated, he re-Iteraled, re-Iteraled, "and I see no reason now to change that expectation as to hie aucceesor. What President Conlldge does with ths several Important Im-portant problemo that now confront! con-front! htm and how ha solves them will determine the atrength that he will have with tha people of the country In the coming election." .'The three foremost Democrats who will conteet for the nomination in the convention ere Senator Oscar Os-car W. Underwood. William O. McAdoo and Senator Samoel Rsl-eion." Rsl-eion." he said In predicting the preeidentlal possibilities. "Senator "Sena-tor I'ndarwood Is looked upon ae one of tho ablest msa m ths eons-try eons-try end is powerfully Influential In the South 'and portions of tha Eaat. Mr. McAdoo has a vary strong following fol-lowing In ths Weet and South, and on account of bla service under President Wilson ' Is admirably squipped to run for the presidential office. Senator Ralston Is not aa nationwide known aa tho other two candidates, but there Is still time for him to figure as a national candidate." Characterising President Pootldge as the '"ellent man." Senator Fletcher said that from his ssso-ctstlon ssso-ctstlon with him In ths senate he always found him Juet, fair and able. "Hie caution, discration and lack of volubility and lack of sesl for the spotlight are all In his favor if ha rune for tha prealdenoy. 1 recall that Cromwell waa condemned con-demned aa a silent msn, and Samuel Sam-uel Johnson waa also crltlolsed for his silence and even his pessimism, but these men did things which wsre of much more conseouenc. thsn Just mere talking.' "Ths big Issue bstween the part tee will be. the tariff and not the leegue of nationa," Senator Fletcher said. "There will be the question of taxation, economical administration and wis etforta to check tho tendency to ward centralisation cen-tralisation of power " in Washing ton and towards top-heavy condl-tlona condl-tlona made by increasing numbera iof commissions and bureaus of federal activities. "International policies will have . their oonaldaralioa, but I do not 'believe that the leegue of nationa 'or the court of International Jue- tics win Uko ths form of definite. I positive laeues." i Commenting briefly upon the beauty ' of Salt Laae. Senator 1 Fletcher said that tha capital building waa one of tha finest and most complete la ths country and that tha Temple and Tabernacle grounda were tmpreeaive. "It le my flret vlatt to Ctah, and 1 ant much Impressed." ho staled. |