Evening star., 1924-10-10
UTAH CONSIDERED
SAFE c. 0.P. STATE
Conservative Business Inter-
ests Opposed to Both Davis
and La Toilette.
BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.
SIAN COrreSnnndent of Tbs, Star

Calvin Coolidge and Charles G. Dawes
than any of the Western States. There
Is no reason to expect a change in the
political situation here on or before
election day. 1t will be recalled that
Utah was one OF the two States in the
Union that remained in the Repub
lican column in 1912, when the party
wound up a poor third in the national
elections. While the State went for
Woodrow Wilson in 1916, 1t was be-
cause of the appeal which the kept
us-out-of- war" slogan had upon the
people. The safe and sane" appeal
now made by Coolidge and Dawes in a
measure reaches the same groups with
great force, not only in this State, but
in others.
The La Toilette leaders. who are not
backward in their claims, are not
banking on carrying Utah. They ad-
init 1t privately. But there are those
among the railroad employees and the
smelter workers and some of the
farmers who insist that Battling"
Bob will receive surprisingly large
vote when the ballots are counted
Neutral observers, however, insist
that La Follettes showing in this
State will not be nearly so great as
In other Western States. They say
that he will run third, and possibly a
poor third. They give a number of
reasons for this
Influence OF Church.
In the first place, there is the Nor
mon Church. The Church does not
openly, at least, take part in politics
It's influential members insist that II
does not at all. But the church has
Just concluded its great semi-annual
conclave here And during that meet
ing, by speeches of prominent mem
Ders and otherwise, the word was
spread that the church stands solidly
behind and in support of the Consti-
tuition OF the United States. AS one
OF the chief issues of the campaign
today between the Republicans and
the independent Progressives is over
the so-called La Toilette assault upon
that important instrument. the decla-
ration by the hormons is construed as
support of the Coolidge Dawes tick
ct. The Mormons in this State, il has
been estimated. are so per cent of the
population. Furthermore there are
Mormons in Idaho and other Western
States, upon whom this may have an
erect when they enter the voting
booths.
The State of Utah is tremendously
interested in the protective tariff. a
decided Republican asset here. The
Mormon Church, incidentally, is in
terested. The church is a great bust
ness institution on its material side,
with important sugar and other hold
ings. Senator La Follette's attack
upon the sugar tariff. in this State,
cannot but hurt his cause. The pro-
posal that the duties on sugar be
lowered by so per cent under the
elastic features of the present tariff
act has caused no end of interest in
Utah. People here do not believe
that President Coolidge will order
such change in the schedule. al
though it has been proposed by di-
v1ded vote of the Tariff Commission.
sheep Industry Protection.
The Republican tariff also protects
the sheep industry of the State, an in
dustry affecting directly $4,000 persons
III the State, including growers. en-
ployes and their families. The capital
invested in the industry is agout S62,-
100000, and the gross income under the
present law is more than SIG. 900 900
Another industry that is we'll protected
and in which many millions are in
vested in the lead mining. Several of
the crops besides the sugar beet are pro-
tected also.
The support which La Toilette will
obtain will come to a considerable eX-
tent from Democratic ranks in this
State. Many of the railroad workers
and miners and smelter workers who
will support the third ticket have been
for the Democratic ticket in the past
The Republicans are counting upon
holding number of the railroad en-
ployes-this is big railroad center
with shops in Stl Lake City and Og-
den. But l have been told by employees
themselves that the vast majority will
support La Toilette, and that they are
working hard for him.
See Republican victory.
The Republicans are counting on get
ting some of the conservative Demo
Gratis. 1t is likely that the Republican
ticket will carry by from 10000 to 20, 00O
votes.
President Coolidge is we'll liked in
the State, except by the ardent sup
porters of La Toilette. Many of the
Democrats, it seems, have good
word for the President however they
may be opposed to his party. The
State is inclined to be conservative,
and Democrats here have a high re-
gard for John w. Davis, the Demo-
cratic nominee, which is not found to
such an extent in some of the other
States west of the Mississippi River.
But while this feeling will keep in
line the dyed-in-the- wool. Democrats
it will not so hold many Of the work
ers who have hitherto voted Demo
cratic and who would have voted for
McAdoo had he been nominated.
In the gubernatorial contest this
year Gov. Mabey, Republican and a
Mormon, is being opposed by George
ceived the Endorsement of the La Fol-
lette group in this State. While Ma
bey likely will be elected, he proba-
bly, will run many votes behind the
national Republican ticket. Dern
claims that he is in favor of the pro-
tective tariffs now imposed in favor
of Utah industries by the Republicans
OF course. however, the Republicans
are pointing out that he Will nave
nothing to do with shaping the fed
eral tariff as a State official, and tina,
his party nationally is opposed to such
protection.
In the congressional contests it ap.
pears that Representative Leather
wood, Republican, undoubtedly will
be reelected, and propably Don Col
ton of the first district will be sue
cessfu1. The latter, however. is FAC
ing hard fight against Frank Fran.
els, former editor of the Ogden
Standard Examiner.
President Heber Grant of the Nor
mon Church is a Democrat. Senator
King of Utah, Democrat, is Mormon
also, but so is Senator Reed Smoot
The Mormons are not friendly as 4
| whole to the low tariff proposals Of
the Democratic national party, nor te
! the views of Senators La Toilette anC
Wheeler in regard to the Constitution
and the tariff.
markets that there has never beer
| day of my life when / could have