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Show POLITICS IN AND AROUND THE fOUNTY Senator on B. Cotton, Republican Republi-can candldato for Congress, spoke at Smlthficld Thursday evening. Senator Sen-ator Colton "has had broad experience In tho building of tho State of Utah living In that great eastern bnsln of tho stat? whero one third of the state's natural resources lie still undeveloped, un-developed, 1 a legislator of prominence promin-ence and a. 'first class lawyer. Ho Is one of thfi beat speakers on tho stump and handles tho Leaguo of Nailons In i scholarly and convincing convinc-ing way. At' Smlthtleld ho discussed tho League of Nations and hold hi. largo audlenco spoil bound throughout through-out his address. Last night ho spoke at Hyrum and Monday night ho will be at Logan nt tho High School. Harvey Cluff spoko to a fairly well attended rally at WollsvUlo on Thursday evening. Ho analyzed tho financial condition of the state and nation, and discussed national Issues as well. Mr. Cluff Is Republican candidate for attorney general. Ho has campaigned through tho south and predicts a sweeping victory throughout tho suthern counties. Senator Quince Kimball of Wldt-soe, Wldt-soe, Garflold county. Is out for tho election of" Senator Reed Smoot nnd tho Republican ticket. Senator Kimball Kim-ball War 'ioVhicrly a resident of Cachp county and Is now the Democratic Demo-cratic Senator from Oarfleld district Ho was asked to run again on the Democratic ticket, but refused, saying say-ing that ho could not swojlow tho Leaguo of Nations and other things that tho Democratic party had espoused. es-poused. w The Republican Women's club ot Hyrum entertained tho county candidates can-didates Thursday evening. The First ward chapel was filled and undor tho nblo direction of Mrs. Wilson an Interesting program was rendered and refreshments were served. The women's club at Hyrum Is doing n meritorious work. Hon. I, c. Thoreson met a rather cold reception at Hyrum, his old homo, Thursday At' his meeting there wero 18 men and 15 women. A small meeting for an old fellow townsman. What Is It "A prophet Is not without honor," etc. Attorney Leon Fonncsbcck, tho philosopher candldato on tho Democratic Demo-cratic ticket, In a recent lengthy ar-ticlo ar-ticlo In tho Logan Journal charges that Senator Smoot, "has been, was and Is a friend of 'tho liquor Interests." Inter-ests." Of courso tho attorney does nothing but mnko tho baso charge, but as ho Is a lawyer ho will perhaps per-haps como along with tho evidence .In duo time Some Fonncsbcck this. (Senator Bovorldge, William D. Llv-lingstono Llv-lingstono and Senator Smoot Just "head In" when they como In contact con-tact with this heavy weight. "Republican Chairman Cnsto has tinveled In vnrlous parts ot this county declaiming In faor of the Leaguo ot Nations and approving tho covenant thereof so fervently, nnd with such eloquence ns to draw tears to tho eyes of his nuditors. At this time his reversal ot form and utterances upon this great moral Is-suo Is-suo are ot such a nature ns to make angels weep nnd his Sa'anlc Majesty smile." This from tho Logan Journal Jour-nal to which we say: Governor Cox In his Dayton News wroto and spoko, about tho Mormons of Utah In Frank J. annon fashion, quotations of which wo havo on fllo and which have been heretofore published "with such el-oquenco el-oquenco as to draw tears to the eyes of his" readers on account ot this supposed criminality ot tho Mormon people. At this time his roversal ot form and utterances, as shown by his recent address at Salt Lake "are of such a naturo as to make nngelB weep and his Satanic Majesty smile" Dr. Melvln Merrill must be one ot those professors that has u "single track mind." Best ho bo careful and do but ono thing at a time. ".- Tho way tho people aro taking to Miles Peterson for sheriff Is befitting Iho honor that should bo shown a returned re-turned soldier. Mr. Peterson wont to tho front, fought for his country, and is entitled to .represent tho people peo-ple This Is Republican doctrlno. Tho Dcmocrnts apparently bcllovo It In theory but not In prnctlce. The Democrn'is'npparently are great tin-'orlsts. The women too aro entitled to office of-fice In the Democratic party In theory the-ory only. Tho Republican party practices prac-tices what It preaches. Mrs. Morrill U a capable, deserving woman, nna should bo elected County Recorder. Tho Journal worthies will plcaso calm themselves. Richly endowed with all tho shortcomings the flesh Is held lo, they rave llko ono "caught., with tho goods." Verily "whom tho Gods would destroy they, first mako mad." Cox certainly "st nrted something" when ho sent a telegram to Root. Oh, Boyl ' . At a Republican rally at Prlco last Thursday ovening whero Major J. Roubon Clark spoko against tho Wilson Wil-son Leaguo, a resolution was adopted adopt-ed condemning tho action ot twenty-two members of tho faculties ot tho U. Aj C. nnd B. Y. C. in declaring declar-ing that they will support Cox and tho Lenguo of Nations. Acrobatic Melvln Merrill has certainly stolen tho Journal's shoos anl "started something." |