Show if JP J. J P 49 3 i y 3 h K lt Every two to years I 1 tried to get Ket to the State Legislature but something always prevented week Finally Finally Finlly Fin- Fin Until Tue Tuesday lay of last ally lly made It If It youve you've never been there start planning now to attend In In- 69 Or sooner It If a Q special session I started In the House gallery guided by an old friend who has been around a long time and knows known the and answers answers and I 1 must Insist that It was NOT Glen Thurston You all know how busy our O Representative was as chairman I el the most Important sitting lifting committee NONE of ot these comments are from C Glen len of ot maybe mabe hell he'll disapprove some lome First noticeable Item was wa the number of bald heads heade The older men didn't seem to care eare but It was cute to note how many younger men with their skulls gleaming from the gallery gallery gal gal- lery viewpoint had hid tried to plaster a few rew locks to cover too much bare bone at the time was de- de although three or four were vitally Interested and became became be came a little sarcastic In rebut rebut- tal MO Most Moet t of ot the Representatives were reading or chatting in whispers and all were surreptitiously surreptitiously surreptitiously watching the clock Which side aide of the aisle is Democrat I 1 asked Who you kidding am answered my guide a good Democrat Those 10 guys over In the corner corner cornier cor cor- ner nier are all the Democrats weve we've got It Isn't a healthy situation for lor either elthel party lie Ho went on to say laY that there will be some come Important changes next election A lot lotof lotof lotof of these theae guys consented to have their names used ju just t to fill out the local ballot and were more surprised than anybody anybody anybody any any- body when they slid In on the Republican landslide The are aroa quite active he be told me and although they are a minority they are noisy They fight anything which looks like Federal control Somebody asked one If It he hoped to kick out Hill and the Tooele depot and other Federal projects projects pro pro- jests which have such a heavy Impact upon Utah's economy You crazy crary was the Bircher's response I iI lunched In the cafeteria alone but was happy to be recognized recognized recognized re re- cognized and greeted by Pratt KesSler former Attorney General General Gen Gen- eral oral who Introduced me to a Mr Quinn who originated in Morgan County and Dr ElRoy Nelson vice president of ot First Security who introduced me to the chairman of the state buildIng build build- Ing committee Both like to fish in fn Morgan County When I meet come somo one new I always say laY Im Pm from Morgan County You have cousins cou- cou sins Ins there no douBt And you'd be am amazed zed how often the response response is ls now How did you know that thaU Overheard at luncheon Im gonna gonnS cut his throat If it takes a hundred years He gave me his pledge hed he'd support my bill and then he sold me out r I didn't recognize the speaker but he named names Dames Th Then n I met Glen Thurston and he took time to introduce me to all the nice people d dueIng due dur during ring r- r ing the remainder of th the lunch hour He had the usual little anecdote about each and I couldn't keep up But we bumped bump ed Into Doug Mitchell of ot Channel Channel Chan Chan- nel Two who reminded me that he be owes me five buck and he will never forget it Also some other folks who claimed they knew me but tout I 1 think they were being polite and politic Didn't have time to get to the I Senate but it if Senator Clyde Ie is one-half one as popular as Representative Representative Thurston were we're doing all right up here In la the hills Mac Mae |