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Show Socialist First to Hold Rally. The Socialists were first to open the local campaign, holding forth in the opera house Wednesday evening. Chairman Walter C Christensen announced an-nounced the speaker of the evening to the few preaentj regretting be said that but one Jady Bhould be among the number. James A.- Smitu. of S?.lt Lake launched hia subject and spoke with a warmth as though the hall had been full of people. He pictured what he termed existing evils in governmental governmen-tal affairs aud pointed out their remedy reme-dy ou Socialistic lines. Socialism he contended is the culniiuation of an evolution during a pariod of hundreds of years aud that it would wiu out eventually is inevitable. The speaker pleaded hia cause with deep earnestness ou behalf of the wage earners, he took to task the old political parties and drubbed unmercifully unmer-cifully the Bull Moose chieftan. Mr. Smith concluded with a challenge to meet anyone in a discussion of political politi-cal questions. |