Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-24

the various county offices and transact
other incidental business Will be held
al Park City on October ith. The con-
venton will comprise forty delegates.
The Democrats OF Summit county,
though they have not yet put their
ticket In the field, have cOmIpenced TO
wage an earnest campaign, Senator
Rawlins and Hons. l. c.. Thoresen and
Joseph r. Murdoch spoke at COalville
on Saturday night, and at Hennefer In
the afternoon on the issues Of the day.
Senator Rawlins was the principal
speaker and recounted the history Of
the Philippine war and the causes which
led up TO IT, He also spoke OF the Mon
roe doctrine and its meaning from his
standpoint and referred TO the Louis
lana and other acquisitions OF country
By the United States The territory
that had come 90 our government I'M
der these cessi0ns, he said, had been en-
tirely different from that In the case OF
the Philippines. where the people, II
seemed. were not 90 be citizens but kept
az slaves or unwilling subjects.
Senator Rawllns. John @. NJ. Barnes
and /. c.. Thoreson spoke 90 a large
crowd OF citizens az Woodruff on Thurs
day evening On the afternoon Of the
2lst they spoke at Peterson and az Nor
gan In the evening on Saturday morn
ing at 10 O'clock they held q well at
tended meeting at Croydon.
Judge Botkin, Of Kansas. who has
been spending some time In Utah in be-
half of the Republican party is now
iu SEWER county In addition 70 dis
cussing political principles he has been
paying particular attention 90 eX-Sena-
tor Frank j Cannon. charging that
gentleman with political inconsistency.
Information received al state Demo-
cratic Headquarters Is tu the effect that
Messrs Movie and King are stirring
up considerable interest and enthusiasm
among the partys adherents in Kane
county
The News correspondent at Lewis
ton. Cache COUNT. writes that Mrs. j..
Ellen Foster spoke TO a large and at
tentive audience at that place on
Thursday Among other things she
said My mission is 90 tell the peo-
pie Utah 10 wake up 90 things that are
10 come, 20 help make the western
states Republican They should be Re
publican because Repubhcanism Is the
synonym OF progress Mrs. CLARK, who
has been accompanying Mrs. Foster,
also made "a brief speech 4 ladies' Re
publican club was organized with Mrs.
Karrcns as president
Judge Powers leaves this evening for
a three days stumping tour Of Sewer
county 10 has not yet been decided
Just where he will speak That matter
viii be attended 90 by the Democratic
county committee when Judge Powers
arrives az Richhcld.
Former Senator Frank J. Cannon has
returned from his political mission 10
Idaho and Is expected down from Og-
den this evening or tomorrow morning
Senator Rawlins. John G.. NJ Barnes
and /. G.. Thorcsen VIII wind an their
present tour Of work at Charleston
Wasatch county. on Thursday evening
and return to Salt Lake.
Hon. r. c, Lund, the Democratic
nominee for State treasurer, will leave
for the South tonight for the express
purpose Of joining Hon j. II Moyle and
Congressman King In their tour
through Washington county
Chairman Wilson, Of the Democratic
county committee. Is getting ready 70
move his Office 20 party headquarters
without delay The headquarters will
open VI for business tomorrow when
campaign work In this county VIII be-
gin IN earnest