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Show POLITICAL SENTIMENT IN UTAH. t We take the liberty of reproducing from the Salt Lake Tribune the following letter written from Roy to that paper: Salt Luke Tribune: Have- been asked by fully fifty farmers and fruit"-, growers why one of the Salt Lake papers don't have a newspaper voting contest for tho people's choice of president I wondered myself, after reauV' ing the "Trlb" today. I know you dare not. i v ;v All the farmers I've talked to say Roosevelt or a Democrat do you ge this? This is unsolicited information, not Influenced by anj one. If this 1S tho sentiment among Utah farmers, now what would you think is going lot happen? iv I inclose a poll taken from an agricultural farm paper printed in thc"" east I take five farm papers and all the polls they havo taken say "Teddy oer Taft at least two to one." Dont bo awful sure about Utah cithor. We will nol give Taft anything any-thing to boast about in the country olstrictB farmers cannot do anything but show which way they lean tho city people go as some decree. Look over the inclosed clippings. I have no doubt you could swell you" subscription -list in the countrv districts if -ou would have a poll. At least allow us to lot you know "farmers do not want Taft." J. R. STEWART. The two enclosures sent with tho communication arc as follows: SOME CONCLUSIONS. Farm and Fireside. 1 Roosevelt Is very much the strongest man, of any party, with tho mass of people 2 Brvan is very much the strongest with tho rank and file of Democracy De-mocracy In tho rural districts, and Wilson in tho cities. II If Bryan and Wilson forces unite as the Farm and Fireside poll indicates they mny, thoy will easily dominate tho Democratic convention ' and havo very close to the two-thirds required to nominate. J. Harmon is much stronger with the farmers in all sections than has been generally believed. i 5. Wilson has moro second and third choice support in proportion than any other Democrat. C. Roosevelt would get the Republican nomination away from Taft with a whoop If the business were left to a nation-wide Republican primary. Country , - " City Poll.- v Poll. R003Cvclt .' 30,45-1 1G.903 Taft '...::.'.v.:;.y....; , issog . 4.22s La Follettc '. 5.S93 2,590 Hughes ' .'...'.....: r L1S 501 Cummins ...'.. . .iV. .:::;.:, ..". "3G 2C5- AVilson .. ? U10,S20 2.71," Brvan" '..I...' 5.S2".. ,715 Harmon ; 1.C01 " 1,708 Clark : .' 1.207 1,102 Underwood 2,921 432 The Tribune, in editorial, comment, refuses to start a voting contest, maintaining that a 'straw vote signifies nothing. The excuse is so weak as to be tantamount to a confession of fear. I Mr. "Stewart no doubt correctly represents the political scnli- meuts of the farmers in hjs neighborhood, and that sentiment is a warning to the Standpat politicians that if they persist in championing cham-pioning the cause of Taft nnd, by trickery, succeed in nominating their man their efforts will be in vain as the farmers and the people generally will reject Taft. ' -t By organizing the independent Republicans of this state, the Standpatters could be defeated even though they have all the party, machinery and stand ready to spend time and money to carry Utah for Taft. |