The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-25
MORMON AND MAMMOh
TRAVEL HAND IN HAND
Hughes Prcaches Protective Tariff I'm
Great Temple of Beet Sugar Own
ing Church mt salt Lake.
AT LAST IN HOME OF FRIENDS
In Utah He Is i'm One of the Two
States of the american Union Which
Neither Wilson Nor Roosevelt
Could Part From the G.. o. r.

Salt Lake City. Utah. Aug. "a
Twelve thousand persons greeted
Charles Z. Hughes in the Mormon
tabernacle here tonight.
1t was the first time that the tab
ernacle had been used for purely po-
litical purposes tendency on the
part of the big audience TO restrain
It's enthusiasm was explained by Re-
publican leaders as due to the fact
that the tabernacle is a religious edt-
nee.
The fact of its use at all for this
purpose is sufficient commentary on
the political drift here in Utah. one
Of the two States. Vermont being the
other. that did not tear loose from its
moorings in the hurricane of 1912.
The Mormon Church. aside from its
religious features. is one OF the great
est business organizations of the ma.
tion. Among other things It operates
twelve of the largest beet sugar fac
tories in the United States. Attached
TO each OF these plants is a beet sugar
plantation of $4,000 acres.
Mormon and Msmmon Mix.
On the protective tariff policy alone
the church, and therefore, Utah. is
for the Republican party. Conse-
auently there is little doubt that
Hughes Will carry the State. At the
same time. however, there are even
Republicans who asserted tonight that
Hughes might lose the State because
of great differences arising over the
failure of the Republicans 10 renomi-
nate william Shvy. one OF the most
popular executives the State has ever
had,
If there was enthusiasm anywhere
for the Republican nominee it ought
to be found in Utah. Here, once more.
however, that curious aloofness of the
people toward the candidate was man
!fested Not only was this true in
Salt Lake tonight. but particularly at
Ogden. where a three-hour stop was
made this morning before the party
pushed on 10 Salt Lake. And at Og-
den there came an explanation of the
lack of the enthusiasm remarkable in
political campaigns. Not more than
seventy-five or loo people greeted the
candidate at the ogden station and
the ride through town en- route to
Ogden before the meeting in the AL
hambra Theater was made along prac-
ticaiiy deserted streets.
Too Busy Eating to Enthuse.
Inquiry as to the reason for lack
OF enthusiasm elected the statement
from a member of the reception COM
mittee that It was dinner hour. But
after the meeting. when lack of en-.
thusiasm was again commented on.
Republican State Chairman Glen Miles
said Utah crowds are not very demon
strative in any circumstances, and
added;
We were instructed by the advance
man that Hughes did not want any
crowd at the station"
What do you mean by advance
man." asked
"a NJ. Roadway" was the reply
He has been travelling ahead OF MIR.
Hughes party arranging for meetings
and giving instructions as to how they
were to be carried out. He told us
specifically that II was not desired
that any crowd or demonstration
should greet the candidate on his ar
rival. He said Mr.. Hughes wished TO
arrive very quietly and be provided
with a closed motor car. He said it
was not Mr.. Hughes desire to be met
by any factional committees either
Republican or Progressives, but that
committees were to be official in their
character. Otherwise we would have
had big crowd at Ogden"
Representatives of local newspapers
confirmed this abatement. They add
ed that Mr.. Roadway, Republican
chairman of cuyahoga County, O.. and
official advance man OF the Republican
National Committee. visited newspa-
per offices in Ogden and requested that
stories be printed expressing the de.
sire that no demonstration be made on
Mr.. Hughes arrival
This extraordinary manner Of con-
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