, 1922-10-05
DEMOCRATS Meet
THEIR SENATOR
JOHN B. KENDRlCK MADE HIS FIRST
CAMPAIGN APPEARANCE IN THIS
CITY THURSDAY NIGHT

Senator John y. Kcndrick, who is
II candidate for recollection on the
Non-Partisan and Democratic tickets,
made his first appearance in Carbon
county during the present campaign
last Thursday evening when he adj
dressed a meeting at the Old Opera
House. This meeting was notable
for two rca"ons. the slim attendance
and the entire lack of anything that
could be described as enthusiasm.
This latter was especially noticeable
when the Senator was in the throes
of a rather labored explanation of
his celebrated straddln on the tariff,
wherein he declared his independence
of all men and parties when it came
TO a vote on the tariff schedule as
1t affected Wyoming and her prod
ucts.
The old-lin". rock-ribbed Demo-
rats. free traders all. looked askance
when the Senator pointed with pride
at his votes for a protective tariff.
while the few Republicans in the
audience smiled derisively, knowing
full well that when the party whip
was cracked in Washington. and Mr..
Hendricks vote was actually needed
on the question of free trade or
projection" the protection pr%oclivities
which the Junior senator has mani
tested only recently, will vanish into
hin air.
The distinguished guest OF Raw
Inns was introduced by suuoaky little
Connie Arnold. of Laramie City. who
will be mentioned later, if at all. in
the proper department of The Re-
publican. the joke column. Torsak-
ing h Coteric of seven distinguished
Democrats who sat on the stage for
the purpose Of giving him their nor
4! support the speaker of the even
ing came down to the ground floor.
with his stercotypcd explanation.
which has don" yOoman service on
many a previous occasion: "With
your permission | will talk to you
from down here as I always like to
ialk to people on the level and not
over their heads"
This dramati" formalitv having
been attended to the speech proceed
ed. First the Senator spoke a few
kind words for the candidates on tive
Democratic ticket. prefacing this
part of his talk by a few observations
or he desirability of having a state
divided as equally as possible be-
' wen W. wv pDll'ltil PAL lltS. S'
thai each might act as a check on
the nther-the plain inference being
that a Republican Senator and one of
The opposite political faith would be
a m'ghtv fine thing for Wyoming.
The Democratic candidate for gov
II came in for a share of en-
comium as did p. !. Quealy's person.
allv-selected candidate for the seat
in the lower house of Congress. Then
followed a short, snappy reference to
the individuals who are state randi-
dates of the amalgamated Demo-
cratic-Non Partisan combination, as
good a lot Of capable. w~ide-awake.
citizens as can be found"
and then the speaker was ready to
talk of himself and to give an ac-
count of his stewardship in the SEN
ate at Washington.
After a few preliminaries in which
Mr.. Kendrich emphasized the fact
that it was not his intention to claim
that he was 1.-The sole driving in
~fluence" in any OF the accomplish
ments in which he admitted so prom
inent a part. the efforts of his clever
press agents to the contrary not
withstanding. he said that when
called to the service in the senate he
felt the same inefficiency Of which
he had been accused OF by 1.-The local
paper" adding that with all his
power, strangth and vitality he had
attempted to represent. n a group
Of people. not a political body, but
every citizen Of the state OF Wyom-
ing and even every citizen OF the
United States. OF his s~o-called
Labor votes the Senator said that he
cast them when he believed they
were right, but that when convinced
that Labor was o he would as
quickly vote against 1t. and vehem-
emily denied the accusation OF being
a "wild-eyed agitatOr supposed to be
opposed to wealth or eve corporate
wealth"
Mr.. Kendrfck then took up in
turn and explained his attitude and
vote on the packer legislation, in
which he said he became Interested
at once when he arrived in Wash
ington. owing to the fact that he
personally was vitality interested in
the livestock business: the Esch-
Cummins railroad legislation: the
tariff and his peculiar remuneration
of his party's well-known opposition
to protection except on Southern
products: the Tea Pot dome lease and
the Soldiers Bonus. On each OF
these subjects the speaker dwelt at
some length and endeavored to ex-
Main to his Democratic constituents
his actions when these measures
were before the Senate and in COM
mittee.
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