Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-10
Novel Ally Appears on the Polit-
cal Horizon in Mutual
Protective League.
NO PROHIBITION FOR THEM.
Meeting In the office Of the Chief OF
Police Is Not Productive of
Much Sympathy.

A new and somewhat novel alley of
the American" party has appeared in
the Mutual Protective association,
formed largely of saloonkeepers who
are acting as agents and managers Of
branches for large brewing interests in
the east and In this city. It is believed
that the scheme behind the organi2a-
ton Of the association and its affilia-
ton with the American" party is a
well laid plan to defeat any attempts
which may be made by the Democrats
and Republicans of the state at the
coming election to secure local option
or prohibition planks.
This so-called mutual association met
in the office of Chief of Police Pitt
yesterday its representation being Pres
ident G. f. Strickley and Secy. II. $.
Mccain, Present also were Chairman
j. j. Stewart Tom Black and Ed O'Don-
nells license committee. The ostensi-
bic purpose of the meeting was to dis
cuss the Sunday closing of saloons.
PITTS ATTITUDE.
Chief Pitt said yesterday: What
ever the decision of Judge Diehl is In
regard to the saloon cases now up to
him for decision. We are going to close
the saloons on Sunday and keep them
closed tight. If we can't do 1t one way
we will do 1t another
The Mutual association has % saloons
on its list which have pledged them
selves to close on Sunday, including the
cigar stands and all other appurten-
ances to their establishments. The as
ISOLATION has pledged its members to
draw aside the blinds and permit Il FREQ
view of the saloons on the Sabbath.
PoNDERoUs SILENCE.
The american" party, it is declared
by those who should know. intends 10
make no mention of prohibition or local
option in its platform, on which il viii
go before the voters next fall soliciting
their support 1t is in this way that the
party hopes to secure the aid of the
saloon interests and other classes of
people nearly affiliated TO win the com
ing election. The proposed removal OF
the red light district, furnishing me
fallen women of the city with better
and cheaper quarters than they now
have, is also in line with the policy OF
the marty to secure patronage among
the lower element of the city, Knowing
full well that they cannot go before the
better class of people with the record
behind them and even hope 10 secure
meager support.
HAVE THEIR SOCIAL STATUS.
The owners of saloons in this city,
men who have invested their own CAP
ital in their enterprises and who ale
not the retailers for brsweries ana dis
tflleries, look upon the new assoGia-
ton with a sort of contempt Ihey
ridicule its purposes and say there IL
no sincerity in II, These men pay u
M
They say that the police are poweriess
to close this portion of their eslap-
lishments on Sunday or any other day
Among those not affiliated with the
association are:
j. j. McPhee. James McTernay, FREQ
kuster, NJ. E. MulNey. the Wilson par
tho Knutsford bar, the Kenyon bar,
the Chesapeake bar. Ben Hartwicn,
Fred Harr, the Mahan Liquor company,
Charles Regain, the Luxus and the Met
ropole
LIST OF MEMBERS.
The official list of members in the
association, as furnished to the license
committee last night by the secretary
IL as follows:
Bates G. Schuler, the Kentucky Liquor
company White House bar II. l3orr-
man Frank Wenzel. James Stevens.
Monarch Liquor company. Eagle bar.
the Bismarck. the Rolay Liquor com
pany. the Mint saloon, the Combinh-
ton bar the Tortonia, the Elite, the
New Resort, A. j. Byron, John San
berg. p. j. Kennedy. Frank All, the
Heidelberg Adam Snyder, the Gift
House bar. the Railroad Exchange bar.
a. &. Cave. Nj. Brandt, the Contlnentsl
bar. william Baer. the Red Top bal,
Sindar Bros, Cole smith John Schem-
cir the Council bar, Hanak e Rumph,
Piccola s. Cerra. Battery 4 Co, the
Orpheum saloon, the Favorite the
Lyric. the Cullen, the Vienna Buffet.
John Lollin, Gus Ling, Union saloon,
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