Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-09-24
DEMOCRATS Of.
WEST |NDORSE
GOV. AL SMITH
DiscOrdant Note Sounded
By Different Elements !;
Utah Opposes.
TARIFF AVOIDED
Utah Judge Says SIM ith
Couldn't Beat Hughes In
His Own State.

BIGELOW HOTEL, OGDEN, Sept.
%. (P-FolloWing three hours debate
this afternoon the conference CT
democrats of western states adopted
q resolution endorsing the candidacy
of Gov. Alfred E. Smith, of New
York, as the partys presidential
nominee in 1923. The vote was not
unanimous. Utah delegates particu
larly opposed the action.
The first discordant note was
sounded by L. H. Francisco, of San
Diego, himself a candidate for the
democratic nomination, and for a
short time it seemed as though the
Californian would not be given an
opportunity to be heard. w. r.
Chapman, Twin Falls, idaho, how
ever, counseled the meeting to give
Francisco an opportunity to be heard,
saying he believed any man who is
so ambitious as to seek the presi-
dency of the United States is entitled
to be heard at a democratic meeting
Among other things, Francisco said
he believed. it wrong to endorse any
candidate at this time. He outlined
his principles, and plans for relieving
the farmer and solving the prohibition
question.
Another discordant note was sound
ed by Judge Joshua Greenwood, Of
Salt Lake City, who said he doubted
that if the republicans nominated
Charles E. Hughes, Smith could carry
his home state.
This brought a storm of protest
from w. H. Maloney, Butte, a full
fIedged member of Tammany Hail."
T. S. Tallia.farri Of Wyoming. Holtor.
Davenport South Dakota, and Chap
man, all of whom charged the
Utahan with making a fine repub-
Iican speech"
1t was John H Moyle, Salt Lake
City, Utah, national committeeman,
who voiced the real opposition to the
pending resolution. Moyle said he
had been assured by Fred W. John
son, leader in the movement, that
a resolution on the tariff, which he
had been asked to prepare and pre-
sent would be given consideration.
"But see by the report of the
committee on order of business" said
Moyle, that the tariff has no place
on the program. This resolution does
not represent the sentiment in Utah.
Neither are you from your repre-
sentative states expressing the senti-
ment of your states. So why kid
ourselves and try to tell the east
there is a great wave of sentiment
in the west for Al Smith for presi-
dent?
However, for me to express further
opposition to the proposed resolution
would be out of harmony and in
appropriate. In time, may be for
him. l believe he is a progressive
and perhaps understands the prob
lens of the west, as neither Cleveland
nor Wilson understood them"
Mrs. D. M. Draper, the only woman
speaker, expressed the belief that the
tariff problem would be solved for
national trade, which also would solve
the problem of the farmer. The
liquor question had been settled, she
said, "by being written into the
constitution, and the religious issue
has no ploce as a political issue in
our democratic form Of government" !"
Adjournment of the conference,
which was called by Johnson and
John Chez, former state senator, who
sent out inYitational letters to known
party workers in the ten western
states, was taken until 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
Tonight the delegates and news
papermen were dinner guests of the
Ogden Chamber of Commerce.
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