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Show POLITICS MIXED m THIS COUNTY I Former Saloon Man Now on the Stump for. the Democrats and a Former Republican Embarrasses Stalwarts in the Sixth Ward By Making a Political Talk. I H. K. Grant, brother of Apostle, Hotter Hott-er J. Grant, is stumping tho slate In the Interests of prohibition. He was u saloon man at one time and conducted con-ducted a large liquor house, livery ai'J sul stable, and u general mer-cnandir.ing mer-cnandir.ing place at Mllford. Utah, lie attended to his business affairs during dur-ing the t?-y and at night played pol'er with sheep herders and shearers, freifthters and travelinp men. In this line of business he made a good deal ct money. Since the Milford days R. R Grant has become converted to the idea of total abstinence and abhors the game of cards, or other gambling devices. He Is n Republican in politics, but this year he has gone over to the ether 3ldc. This nfiein.'on, in company wifh Mrs. Julia F. l.und of Salt Lake, he w ill moot w ith a number of ladies of j Ogden at Democratic headquarters fo'.1 the purpose of discussing the liquor liqu-or t: rf lie question and perfecting an organization throuRh which the women wom-en may aid in the prohibition cause. Tonight Mr. Grant and Mrs. Lund will speak to the people of Plain City, tomorrow niht they will appear at West Weber and on Friday night they will be seen at Wilson. i October 29, Jacob Evans will deliver : addresses In Weber county, and Carl A. Badger will .apeak at Ogdon Novem-, ber 2. and November 3. Other moot-1 Ings for the county will probably be j arranged for today. Weber county In the past has bceu remarkably free from party bicker-; ings, particularly regarding the church 1 and state contention that so much disturbs tho state capital, but last Sunday . tho applo or discord was thrown among the church goc-rs when A. W. Aiee, a member of the Ogden Betterment League, occupied tho pul- 1 pit In the tabernacle In a strong dec- I laratlon favoring the prohibition idea ' as espoused by the Democrats. Republicans Repub-licans felt that It was grossly unjust to permit such a speech In the Tabernacle Tab-ernacle at Sunday services, but Dem- j ocrats thought it pretty fine work. It is said, though, that the climax came in the evening when Mr. Agee nddrcssed the Sixth ward meeting in about the same vein and when Bishop , II. C. Jacobs talked In oven stronger ', terms than Agco on tho question of prohibition. Both Agee and Jacobs are Republicans and it wag about all Ihe Republicans present could do to remain in the house and listen to the talk, but, It Is said, the real climax : The schedule for the Republican i speakers in Weber county has not been prepared, but Secretory Packer states that It Is being arranged this afternoon and will likely be announced tomorrow morning. 1 Members of the Weber county Republican Re-publican committee called at Republican Repub-lican headquarters yesterday and arranged ar-ranged for a series of meetings for Ogden and vicinity. October 2S and was reached when Fred W. Chambers, a staunch Republican and an officer of the state by grace of the Repub-' llcan party, was called upon to offer the benediction. Mr. Chambers ! thought it was bad enough for him j to have to listen to two Republicans' offer Democratic Doctrine In church,! but that it was making the pressure aj little, too hard when he was required ; to say "omen" to it all. |