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Show I Rolapp Announces I Allegiance to the I Republican Party I Writes Weber County Reunion of His M Devotion to Party Principles GIASM ANN ALSO GREETED I President and Utah Senators Indorsed I 6y Resolution Meeting ' N r H Judge H. H. Rolapp, for yean one H of the staunchest supporters of Utah H Democracy, Is now a Republican. An- H nouncement that the chairman of the I United States IJeet Sugar association B was now heart and soul In sympathy H with the principals of the Republican party was mado through a letter read at the reunion of Weber county Republicans Re-publicans at Plain City tonight. I All I have is in Utah, wrote Judge Kola pp. When I saw that the carrying carry-ing out of the Democratic policies was striking a blow at tho west, I determined it was tlmo for me to 'ally 'al-ly myself with the Ropublirans. Tho reading of the letter from Judge Rolapp by Samuel Q. Dye to whom he had first told of tho transfer trans-fer of his allegiance was received with a storm of applause by the gathering gath-ering which also enthusiastically welcomed wel-comed William Classman back into the Republican ranks, t As a preliminary to the fall campaign, cam-paign, tho' reunion at the settlement ten mllea northwest of Ogden was declared a great success. Despite the threatening weather. Republicans came from all parts of the county in street cars, automobiles and in rigs ' to partake of the excellent chicken II supper that had been prepared by the qL women of Plain City. Before dinner W was served there was, dancing and music in the hall above the dining room in Plain City's new hall. More dancing and music followed the program pro-gram of addresses. Tho entertainment entertain-ment of tho Republicans was looked Jitter by J. B. Carver. Judge Howell Presides 1 Original plans of having tho ud-dresses ud-dresses follow tho banquet wore changed when It was seen tho crowd tould better bo accommodated In tho dance hall where a number of benches bench-es were available. Chairman Edwin Dlx of the Republican central committee commit-tee introduced Judge J. A. Howell as the toast master of tho evening. He called upon William Glassman, E. T. Hulanlskl, Samuel O. Dye and Dr. A. 3. Condon for addresses. i 1,1? only regret, said Judge Howell in his introductory speech, is that we are not meeting In a time of peace. When our flag has been Insulted and we face a common enemy wo are all patriotic Americans, but we are still permitted to differ in the matter of Internal policies. Wo Republicans belleveln protection. Unfortunately We divided two years ago and were beaten. But now the tuturo Is roseate for with the return of those who loft we are strong again. Referring to those who left but have returned as prodigal sons ho said: It is now my pleasure to introduco tho prodigal son, William Glassmonn. Glassman Make Address How It feels to be home again, was Classman's subject. He answered It by saving, Finer than silk. Reunited ho declared tho Republicans would again sweep tho country victorious and would perform lasting good. But he took issuo with tho prodigal son idea, maintaining that it was the mistake mis-take of the father, the Republican party par-ty which drove the son away. The father repenting of that mistake, tho son returned. With our leading products on the free list and one of our biggest Industries, Indus-tries, sugar, going to ruin our salvation salva-tion is in the Republican party and I predict landslide for 1916, Mr. Olassmann pointed put many, reasons why the Progressives and the Republicans should unite and turn their faces toward the common enemy. ene-my. He called upon the Progressives to get into the Republican party, hs It is the party which la for the upbuilding up-building and protection of the Industries Indus-tries of the west Ho recited the reasons rea-sons for tho walkout at tho ChUtu'-jo convention In 1012 and said that' the Republican national commltteo had made amends for anything which may have been conslderod wrong at that tlmo. Mr. Qlasmann called attention to the now rulings In the election of delegates to the national convention and urged all Progressives to go back to tho parent party on tho ground that tho Republican party Is tho progressive pro-gressive party, of the United States. This same national committee passed pass-ed a second resolution that never again will it question tho right of tho peoplo of any state to elect Us delegates dele-gates at primary elections and a third that the southern states, whore no real Republican party exists, shall havo delegates only ln proportion to the Republican votes ctpt. When tho national Republican committee last December of Its own free will, adopted ad-opted theso resolutions, It was a confession con-fession of sins by tho samomen who wore guilty of the wrong committed ln Chicago ln 1912. It was a Bur-render Bur-render of the Republican party leaders lead-ers of all that which caused Uie walk out ln Chicago. In thoso circumstances circumstan-ces why should a Progressive Republican Repub-lican hesitate to return to h's own? Welcome us Progressives back home, did you say? Far from It; let , this feast tonight bo a rejoicing of tho complete surrender and confession confes-sion of sins by tho standpatters. Lot us bo generous and say for tire last time: Good-bye standpatter; goodbye. Over a year ago I was told by somo of the leaders of the Progressive party par-ty of Utah that the only hope of de; feattng the Republican party in this state was to unite with the Democratic Demo-cratic party. I then warned those leaders that at Uie first sign of fusion fu-sion with Democracy I would go back to the Republican party; that I believed be-lieved It was tho duty of the Progressives Progres-sives and Republicans to get together and not tho Progressives and Democrats; Demo-crats; that tho latter had so little In common that it was unnatural for them to unite on any great principle Was Offered Congressional Plum It was continually whispered Into my ears that I should havo tho fusion nomination for Congress If I would but help tho plan of fusion. This talk of running mo on a Democratic ticket after the Democratic party had ruthlessly sacrificed Utah's greatest interests, was repugnant to .ne and when the" only Progressive) vnper la Utah openly Intimated I could have tho nomination for Cmgress it I would assist at the wedding of the Democratic and Progressive parties. I promptly jumped over the feuce and one leap found me back in tho Republican Repub-lican fold. I can stand to be accused of almost anything under the sun except to be accused of seeking .a Democratic nomination. nom-ination. Almost anything 1 say, but not that. Mr. Classman then wen: on to tell why tho Democratic party was so distasteful to him. Others Ar? Heard Captain Hulcnlsty in substance said that while we are all uulted In protection of the flag's honor, wo aro divided on the protection question and protection means prosperity, flio income tax idea may be all ligli;, he said, but tho Americans pay Instead of foreigners. Introduced as a young Republican of whom wo are all proud, Comity Clerk Dvn Pnntpntml lilmonlf ultli Breading the lotter written by Judge Rolapp who expressed his allegiance I by letter because of his Inability to be present. Indorse President and Senators Dr. Condon Introduced a resolution expressing confidence In tho policy of jl President Wilson 'in- forcing respoct for Uio flag and Indorsing tho actions 11 of tho Utah Senators, which was unanimously unan-imously passed. Tho resolution fol-I fol-I lows: ' I Referring to tho Impending trouble botweon our country and old Victorl-- Victorl-- nno Huorta nnd somo soldiers under I his control In our slstor republ.T Mex lco tho Weber county Republicans at a reunion banquet in Plain City on Wednosdny evening, April 22, do hereby here-by oxpress confldenco in President Wilson's mothods In compelling duo respect for tho flag of our country and tho hallowed Institutions that it represents nnd defends. ' Whllo wo earnestly Indulgo tup hope that tho clouds may pass away nevertheless if it bo otharwlso ordained or-dained wo plodgo our party to uiict qulvocally support tho President in whntover his wisdom may suggest In carrying out plans and purposes for nn honorablo and Just recognition of our flag and tho rfghts of our citizens citi-zens temporarily sojourning in Mex!-! can torrltory. Wo also declaro that I wo aro Americans first, regardless of party affiliations, nnd always on the side of our country, right or wrong, but our country is nlways right Also wo Indorse tho action of Senators Sm'oot and Sutherland in their nttl-ude nttl-ude toward President Wilson ln his efforts to compel Vlctorlano Hucrtai nnd his soldiers to concede and main-t:i'.n main-t:i'.n a proper respect toward our government gov-ernment and peoplo. The good book sayB thero waB moro rojolclng over tho return of tho lost sheep than thero wan over tho many that never strayed from tho foM. It Is fitting theroforo that the fatted chlf bo sacrificed and I rejoice re-joice with you. But how camo It to bo away f.-om homo? You wicked standpatters stand-patters pushed us from our father's house. You barred and locked tho door on us. You cut tho latch string that has hung from Uio door for fifty years, you oven put up tho blinds over ov-er the windows so wo could not see you hobnobbing with Barnes, Guggenheim, Guggen-heim, Penrose, Crano and Aldrlch, Uio, great reactionaries who hod taken possession of the old homestead at Chicago; and after thrusting us out into tho cold world, you would not . even lot us sit on tho doorstops. Not , satisfied with that, you called us . names and said wo wore neurotics, ; orratlc and assistant Democrats, anJ. . you did not pull up tho blinds or hang . out the latch strings or ovon Intimate that you would kill tho fatted calf . should wo como back, until after Uio ; progressives hfid stormed tho citadel of reaction and forced it Into terms i , Of surrender. Now you Welcome US progressives caB It tho surrender of i the old guard of stnndpatlsm. No ; longer will the word standpat, bo tho 1 slogan of tho reactionaries. They i havo heard from the people and the, : old guard will either shout for social justice and progress, or, in the words ; of Orovor Cleveland, will pass, off 1 into Innocuous desuetude. Yes, in-i in-i deed, wo progressives feel perfecUy at ease seated ln Abraham Lincoln's old I arm chair and we- view with pleasure i the standpatters kneeling at the , mourner's bench. But there Is even 1 hope for the most radical standpatter - in; the reunited Progressive Republican Republi-can party, it he will study the lnlUat-; lnlUat-; lve, referendum, the recall and learn ) Uio meaning of the words social Jus-t ticc. Ex-standpatters, I congratulate L you upon surrendering everything but the name of tho Republican party. Those of us who walked out of the Chicago convention with Colonel Roosevelt did so because Uio national commltteo claimed the right to pdu jn tho credentials of delegates eleo- i ed by tlio various ftlftteS, and did ac-i ac-i tually refuse tho admission of right-i right-i fully elected delegates, yet this same i national committee litis now confess-i confess-i ed its sins and has passed resolution , that never again will the natlonnl Re-publtcsji. Re-publtcsji. committee count out a lawfully law-fully elected delegate. |