Ogden Evening Standard | 1910-12-15 | Page 1 | Congressman Kent is to be an Independent

uu CONGRESSMAN KENT IS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT Chicago, Dec. 15 Congressman- elect William Kent of California, at . no time head of the Municipal Vot- ers' league of Chicago, wa.? the chief i guest last night at a dinner given by 40 of his old co-workers at the linlon j I League club. Mr. Kent confined his address to j j reminiscences of the old days, when, i ' aR head of the league, ho worked with Ms friends to keep the '"gray wolves out of the city council and of his own bard fight to get a place o? alderman. alder-man. ' One thing that I will stand against in congress," he said. "Is blind allegiance alle-giance to party dominance I made It plain in my campaign that n y platform plat-form was principles rather thsm par- ! ty fealty, although elected as a Re- ' publican.' I