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Show OUTLOOK BRIGHT F00 REPUBLICANS Salt Lake, Oct. 29. W. N William state senator and John James, state Insurance commissioner, returned last night after a two days' campaigning trip spent In Sanpeto county. They ar enthusiastic over the outlook and prt did that Senator Smoot will carry Sanpete county l a largp majority At Fountain Green, Spring City, and Willis, where they delivered address es, many Democrats came forward after the meetings and said they were going to vote for Senator Smoot and asked lor Smoot buttons which they woro away from the meetings San pete county has not been aroused eo over a campaign in many years as the) are over the- present campaign Bays Mr. W illiams, who predicts that the claims 01 the Democrats win be found to be mere1 fiction on the morning morn-ing artc-r the election. Lirge crowds greeted the speakers at each of the cities lu which they At Fountain Green Monday the iheatro was filled .Mr Williams delivered the principal address. He spokr on the effect of the Underwood t rifi bill on the Industries of Utah and the west In general. He took up the law and showed how the Democrats Demo-crats had protected the industries and products of the south, while they had taken the tariff off tho Industries and products of the north and the west At the same time Mr Williams charged tho Democratic administration administra-tion with being unbusinesslike in its conduct of the affairs of the govern-in- r.t u recited the numberless appropriations ap-propriations made by the Democratic congress which have caused a deficit in the national treasury and made necessary the levying of a war tax by tho Democratic administration in time of peace Mr. Williams paid a high tribute to Senator Smoot and called on the electorate of the southern part of the state to stand by the man who has done so much for Utah After the meeting at Fountain Green more than thirty persons, who said they were Democrats, came forward to the platform, plat-form, announced their Intention ol voting for Senator Smoot and asked tor Smoot buttons. They wore them away from the meeting. Mr James delivered an address at the mass meeting. He took the fu slon of the Democrats In Utah as his theme, and showed the Inconsistencies of the combination of the Democrats In this state Tuesday Mr Williams Spoke at the afternoon meeting held by Senator Smoot at Spring City and on Tuesday-night Tuesday-night Mr. Williams and Mr. James addressed a crowded house at. Wales. The opera house was filled and prac tlcally the entire town turned out to hear the speakers. As both campaigners cam-paigners are native Welshmen they were given an ovation Yesterday morning before returning to Salt Lake they made a house to house visit In Wales and thev predict that the precinct pre-cinct will go almost unanimously Republican Re-publican A. H Robertson of Fountain Green presided at the meeting held there and A J Reese, county superintendent superintend-ent of schools for Sanpete county, presided at the meeting held at Wales. |