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Show I SMOOT RALLY I THE LARGEST I UF THE SEASON Hon. Reed Smoot, Utah's senior I senator, has the proud distinction of being able to attract bigger I crowds to a political rally In this I city than any othor 'campaigner who B has made the valley this year. Frl- ;k day night Nlbley Hall was packed W with an audience that was In full accord with the sentiments expressed by this distinguished statesman as well as with the words of Miss Helen Hel-en Todd and Mrs. Mabol Thurman Davis. All the speakors wero roundly round-ly applauded during tho course of their remarks, and especially was this true when Senator Smoot asked tbo question If tho country had pro-d'jcoil pro-d'jcoil any greater presidents that. Washington, Lincoln nnd McKlnley, all three types of American manhood, man-hood, presidents who havo stood for the rights of the American poorlo nnd had stood for war In the Interests Inter-ests of humanity. Miss Todd, tho first speaker of the evening, mudo a dramatic appeal H fur tho assistance of tho wostorn women in obtaining the enfranchisr- went of women In the eastern sUtes. fcho rovlowed tho ley reception whim Has always mot the delegation? of I tomcn who have appealed to Presl- dent Wilson for his assistance In the I matter. She 'said her mission :ir, I non-partisan but sho urged all woir,-I woir,-I eu to voto tor Charles Evans Hughes I f r president as ho has promised that I he will do all In his powor to ol- tain for tho American women tholr franchise President. C. N. Jensen of the 1). I Y. College was chairman of tho meot- ing and when ho Introduced Senn-I Senn-I tor Smoot, there was nn applfluso that clearly demonstrated' that tho I peoplo of Logan, . npproclato what Senator Smoot lias dono for Utah, and the west during the timo ho ha3 represented this peoplo In tho halls of congress. In referring to local politics, Senator Smoot said that ho was sure that tho people of the state wero thinking who they "want to represent thorn on all occasions, In honor and dignity. "No man will ever be ashamed ash-amed of tho way Utah is represented with Nephl L. Morris as governor," said the speaker and tho audience voiced their approval In no uncertain terms. On national Issues, Senator Smoot, had a great deal to say. He referred to Wilson's record on tho child labor la-bor question. At tho tlmo Wood-row Wood-row Wilson was writing books against again-st tho enactment of tho laws governing govern-ing child labor, Charles E. Hughes was elected govornor of tho Stato of Now York and ho at once set himself to work on this great question. ques-tion. Tho history of this, legislation was reviewed by the speaker. Germany s answer to Wilson's ultimatum ul-timatum In the matter of tho sinking sink-ing of the Lusltaula was, tho sinking sink-ing of another ship, and tho second answer to tho second ultimatum was tho sinking of nnother ship, said said Senator Smoot. "What wo want Is a president who will demand by acts and not by words," wero tho concluding romarks. |