Show 5 I J SENATOR LA FOLLETTE I EARLY fARLY SHOWED TALENTS United Senator tor Robert M. M f r. r II who wilt will open the Uni- Uni or of Utah lecture cour course c In tho the thoI Salt Lake theatre on September 19 I carl early exhibited his great ability O Jis J an orator When hen ho he was ns at college iii in 1879 he hc represented WI Wisconsin con ln in Ia tho tile Int Interstate Collegiate Oratorical contest con COIl test which for that year ar was held at Iowa Iova City On that occasion he lie won the first prize a gold medal The Tho affair arrah was reported report ll h by Oscar SI r. Groshell Groshell Gro- Gro shell now o of Salt Lake and the paper papel stated that Robert Hobert M. M of or Wisconsin waR easily first There were six ix contestants and one of tho Judges judge was ms the lato late William T. T Harris well known as mt United States Stales commissioner of c education In the tho report of Mr r. Gro Groshell helt Is found the thc following RM fOR R M. M 1 stepped to the front and taking Shakespeare's Othello singled out logo Ingo ns as the subject of or his tion Entering on his work with earnestness and feeling the speaker portrayed Ia lagos lago's os o's character with t startling vividness vi Mr 11 was vas nt at homo home with his theme handling It Il with grace and sl skill Tho The choice of ot a subject indicates tho the f early Irl trend of of or the future futuro statesman It is believed belle that he once hall hail stage stag ambitions It Is in his blood lIe He is nothing J If It not dramatic nt at all times lIe He ha has always been fond Cond of the tile sta stage o anti ha has rL a daughter who adopted that profession lon and Is rapidly forging to the tho front The s senator from Wisconsin Is ono one if of the big men of the country As an on orator ho Is in the theer very ery er front rank rani C Cand and his popularity on the lecture platform platform plat plat- form torm i is l the tho best evidence of this The Tho I. I statement has been made that ho homade homade made last summer and tho the sen season on was a n. short one on the lecture lecture lec lee ture tare platform He will wilt make much more mOIo this year E cr Everywhere where there thero Isa is isa P Pa a curiosity to hear the tho senator who dares to beard the thc all powerful members mem mom hers bers of or that conservative e bod body the tho United States senate In their own con con- And this too very Yen often when they arc are sitting on the same sarno platform with him |