down-state (1904)

[David Barnhart]

Corresponding to up-state for which I found a pre-1900 quote, here is a
quotation earlier than the 1909 one on record:



The meeting was attended by many down-state Democratic leaders, including a
number of sound money Democrats who have been strangers about headquarters
since 1896.  _The Salt Lake [City] Tribune_, July 23, 1904, p 1

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