Duchesne Record | 1915-07-10 | Page 1 | Socialist Encampment

SOCIALIST ENCAMPMENT Several Hundred People Congregate in the Cottonwood Gr.ove Above Lakefork Bridge. The Socialist encampment on Lake-fork Lake-fork drew an immense crowd. On the largest day of attendance, Saturday, the number was estimated at between eight hundred and a thousand. Three days, the 2nd, 3i:d, and 4th, were devoted de-voted to outdoor exercises and a dozen doz-en or fifteen Socialist speakers made the beautiful valley resound with their eloquence. L. M. Alexander, the Myton publisher, pub-lisher, was the chairman of the occasion, occa-sion, and worked indefatigably for the success of the event. All of the prominent Socialists of the reservation reserva-tion were present with a sprinkling of Ashley valley residents, while practically practi-cally the whole of the Lakefork country turned out. Duchesne was particularly well represented and furnished the band music. Those of the local band who participated in the three days' event were B. V. Barlow, Bar-low, M. B. Pope, L. C. Winslow, C. I. Dickerson, David Breede, Cecil Pope, Gene Gibson and Ras Nielson Duchesne furnished one of the orators. ora-tors. John O. Waters, who spoke on the topic of the press. L. M. Alexander- was the first day's speaker. Others Oth-ers who addressed the assemblage were L. Beuhanln of Altonah, J. B. Harris of Roosevelt, R. A. Leigh of Fort Duchesne, John A. Palmer of Ioka. The principal feature of the occasion occa-sion was the address of Attorney E. D. McDougall of Salt Lake, city attorney at-torney of Murray. He spoke Sunday afternoon. Mr. McDougall is a talented talent-ed talker, a good orator and of pleasing pleas-ing address. A portion of his speech appears In this week's Record in a debate on Socialism between him and L. A. Hollenbeck of Duchesne. " x . .