Show i OWN BO 0 SlED ID IDOf Of BY B DRYAN rAN fOR 1011 I rR f I Democrats Gath Gather r in Force to Hear Leaders at Banquet Board William Je Jennings s Bryan s speaking eak n t to 1 1000 persons at the Jefferson Jeterson day banquet banquet ban ban- at the Ho Hotel e Utah Monday l night ban I Indorsed the he candidacy o of United States Senator Robert Robert L Owen for for the I I presidency residency o of the United States Mr Bryan declared that there Is none other to whom he would more more willingly give I his support in the race for for- forthe the highest honor which the country can con confer r I WORTHY OF HIGH HONOR I have watched and know Senator Owen said Mr Bryan He Ile has been I identified with every reform and has championed many of these reforms when they have been unpopular Selfish Selfish Self Self- ish motives have been foreign to him He has worked for an Ideal He Is worthy to be president of ot the United States Mr Bryans Bryan's speech was not part of ot the scheduled program for fr the banquet banquet ban- ban but as he arrived In Salt Lake I from Los Angeles on the same train as Senator Owen he was Invited t td participate participate participate par par- on the program He consented consented consented con con- only after getting assurance that he would not Interfere with the senators senator's plans It was' was at the express invitation o of Senator Owen after the latter had completed his his' addre address s that the peerless leader spoke HE WILL BE AT S. S F. F Mr Bryan declared that he would b be at the Democratic convention IhSan ihSan Ih in San Francisco either Inside or out- out the hall hali and that he ho would fight to keep prohibition on the the- party plat plat- form Mr Bryan said that It Is up to the Democratic party to fight the profiteer because the Republican party did not fight him and also to fight the profiteers in the Republican party He lie declared that he will oppose tini- tini universal universal uni uni- versal military training and advocate a referendum on war OWEN WINS APPLAUSE Senator Owens Owen's speech was greeted with applause and great enthusiasm He spoke of the trials and tribulations o of the Democratic party d during daring past seven years and nd of the methods which had been used to bring about reforms He outlined briefly the history history history his his- tory of the party from its beginning until the present administration HE SUPPORTS TREATY Senator Owen declared that Theodore Roosevelt did a great service to the country when he split the tho Republican party and thus enabled Woodrow Wit VII Wilson Witson son to be elected to the White House He mentioned such reforms as the re revision revision revision re- re vision downward of ot the tariff which h lead had d been accomplished under Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic leadership and then touched on the league of ot nations He s said dt that t I II he had voted for the treaty without I reservations H He declared that he lie still i i voted for tor the treaty when reservations were proposed They did not do much harm he said and were largely m mere re partisan ideas PRAISE FOR UTAH Before leaving the floor Senator Owen paid a glowing tribute to the I people of ot Utah The senator and Mr I Bryan had been the guests at the afI afternoon afternoon aft aft- session of the L. L D. D S. S conference conference conference confer confer- ence in the Tabernacle At the conclusion conclusion conclusion con con- I o of the service a a. special organ recital had been arranged for the visitors visitors visitors vis vis- vis- vis by President Heber J. J Grant and short addresses were were ere given by both Senator Owen and Mr Bryan HUNDREDS HUNDREDS- TURNED AWAY The attendance at the Jefferson Son day banquet exceeded all the anticipations of the women who had It In charge The rhe ballroom was filled med and then the main dining room o of Ute tile hotel More than were turned away who waited on the mezzanine n until the banquet was over arid and the doors were thrown open to enable all to hear bear the speak speak- ers W W. R It Wallace state Democratic chairman presided and Introduced Stephen L. L Richards as toastmaster Mrs Inez Knight Allen was the first speaker to the toast A Womans Woman's View Senator Owen left for Idaho Falls today where he will meet with the Idaho state committee and will deliver deliveran an address addre s tonight Mr Bryan started I for tor Nebraska today |