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Show oo DEMOCRATS SEE TRIUMPH Mi Twenty Democrats, survivors of the annihilation of last fall, met Thursday Thurs-day night In Salt Lake, at the office of James H. Moyle, state chairman, in celebration of the ICOth anniversary of che birth of Thomas Jefferson, the founder of Democracy, and also in celebration of the capture of the lower house of congress b tho Democrats and of the fact that there were still Democrats enough left in Utah to hold a meeting Informal talks wore made by several sever-al prominent Democrats They said little about their past defeats, but looked look-ed to the future and read in tho omens n long-deferred triumph for Democracy Democ-racy Prohibition and the commission form of municipal government were touched upon lightly by the speakers. Certain success in the nation and the remote possibility of success In Utah for the Democratic party were predicted. predict-ed. Brigham H. Roberts, one of the most eloquent Democratic orators of the state, said that he did not think the Democrats should take any action with reference to tho coming liquor election. Ho said he did not believo that there was any deep-rooted conviction convic-tion favorinr prohibition on the part of the people of U.tah Says Church Authorities Interfere. Frank K Nebeker, Utah's representative represen-tative on the Democratic national committee, com-mittee, declared that so long as the Republican party was recolvlng the support of the authorities of tho dominant dom-inant church of Utah thero was little hope for Democratic success in this state. He said the people were not very much Interested in political doctrine. doc-trine. They were too much used to having their dose fixed up for them and swallowing what they wore given. If the church had lent its moral support sup-port to the Democrats state-wide prohibition pro-hibition would have prevailed, he said. On the other hand, if the Republicans Republi-cans had declared for prohibition, why prohibition would have prevailed. This he said, must necessarily be discouraging discour-aging to the Democrats, who must continue to espouse their principles with small hope of success, but with the consoling conviction that they wero right. Judge O. W Powers, who received the complimentary vote of the Democrats Demo-crats of the recent state legislature for United States senator, in a characteristic char-acteristic talk, said: "It Is a good thing for me that the Democrats did not have a majority In the last state legislature If they 'had I would not have been here tonight I would have been hence worrying over reciprocity, the revision downward of the tariff, the direct election of United Unit-ed States senators, the Income tax and other questions of state, the espousal es-pousal of which ten years ago was declared to be anarchy, and the party which indorsed such doctrines unworthy un-worthy to be trusted with power. Howell's Claim to Support. "There has been a great change In affairs recently. Only last fall when I was In Sevier county I learned from. Republican sources that the people were being told to vote for my good friend Howell for congress because he could best represent Utah in con-gross. con-gross. They were told that Mr. Howell How-ell had been In Washington several years, that he was learning to do things; that his experience there was a great asset to "Utah; that If ho were returned he would head many Important Import-ant committees; that the voice of Utah would be heard abroad In tbo land: that Utah would then bo favored by the party in power, and that It would be an unpardonable error to send as Utah's representative tp Washington a new man not in harmony with the party in power. And so they elected Mr. Howell. lThe other evening before retiring I took up my Desoret Bvening News, which I always read Just before retiring retir-ing in order to secure a calm and peaceable frame of mind. I saw a list of the committees 'of the lowor house of congress. Naturally I was Interested Interest-ed in seeing what important committees commit-tees Mr Hotfeil, the experienced representative rep-resentative from Utah, was to head. J Imagine my surprise when I discover- I ed that tho only place Mr. Howell's I name was to be found was fourth on the minority representation of the " committee on agriculture. Meant Well, But Guecsed Wrong. "That Is merely to illustrate tho fallacy fal-lacy of voting for a man, not for principle, but for the purpose of got ting a stand with the party In power Tho people of Utah meant well, but they EucBflcd wrong. "It hns been suggested that there Is a probability that Utah will not b In the Democralic column nt the next precldential ejection That may bo truo on the night of tho election, but at the dawn of the morning after you will see the people coming over to the Democratic side by Iho ihounand in order to be in harmony with the Democratic Dem-ocratic president of the UnitcI States." v Chauncey P. Overficld declared that tho people of Utah at the last election elec-tion had declared squarely against prohibition and that the Domocr.mo party should take them at their word. As a citizen of Salt Lake and a taxpayer, tax-payer, ho suggested tho advisability of the Democrats working against prohibition pro-hibition at the coming liquor election. Ho also suggested the advisability of taking some action with reference to the coming election of a commission to govern Salt Lake. He was not as pessimistic as were somo of the other speakers with referonce to the prospects pros-pects for success in the next state campaign. "Tho present governor," declared Mr, Overfleld, "is persona non grata with the federal bunch. They are now casting about for someone with whom they can hope to defeat him for re-nomination. re-nomination. It seems to me that- tho Democrats have the solution of this difficulty. Let us nominate a strong, stalwart Democrat, whose candidacy will appeal to every voter and whom we can hope to elect" oo- |