Deseret Evening News | 1904-02-13 | Page 13 | A Prominent Leader of the Democratic Party

A PROMINENT LEADER LEADE OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY One of at the tho most scholarly and bril brilliant debaters on the Democratic side of oe the Iho national house of ot representatives tives thes Is David A Pe De Armond Armon of ut Mill Mis Missouri He III horn born In Pennsylvania yea eUH IB ago and while a n young oun man took up the practice of lw III at Hutler Mo his hili present home He lie did not seek eek political honors hOllors but almost against his hla will was made state senator then circuit judge and afterward su JUDGE DAVID A DK Dl AImOND preme court commissioner When Whon he was elected to tu congress the tho first flut time be he did not enter tho race for lor the nomi nomination nation nail on until hla hll opponents had can call canvassed th the district but In such high wan wa ho he held he easily cap captured the nomination He lie Is III now no serving ing In his seVenth term as a Q member o otho or orthe the tho house He lie speaks extemporaneous extemporaneously ly Iy but for choice diction clearness and onel grasp of his subject he hai few tew equals on either cither side of the ber He lie Is now assistant lender for tor the Democrat 1