Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-02-11
Members Resent Claim That the
Party Does Not Want
Prohibition.
DATE SET FOR NEXT TUESDAY
salt lake Ticater tu be- the scene OF
Gathcring-Cau Is Signed by
Large Number.

publiCans favorable TO the proposed
law prohibiting the manufacture or
sale of liquor n Utah is being sent
out today The meeting win be held
in the Salt Lake theater next Tuesday
afternoon beginning at 4 o'clock. The
call took definite shape at a prelim-
mary meeting held in Barratt hall late
yesterday afternoon. Many men and
women prominent in the Republican
party were present az the meeting
which was called to protest against
reports being circulated by the OPP
poueuts OF prohibition. The gathering
was Informal and stirring speeches
were made by Rev. j. G.. Andrews,
Neuhi l.. Morris Joseph b. Keller OF
Provo. and several others. Reverend
Andrews spoke ou the effect Of prohibi-
uou Iu Maine. his native stdte He
said. "The record OF the Republican
party. which had always stood for pro-
hiDiti0u Doc that state. has entrenched &c
-o firmly with the people that the
cause of the Democratic party iu
Maine is HOPELESS The speaker pointed
out the necessity OF the present legis-
laturo here which is "a Republican leg
stature, ou2Ctiuc "a statewide prohi-
hitury law. Nophi J.. Morris voiced
his protest against having 80 appear
that the members of the Republican
party We're not iu favor OF prohibition
and urged the necessity of calling "a
mass meeting of prohibition Republ-
cans that the party might 90 on record.
MASS MEETING CALLED.
At the close OF tine meeting a. call
for 90 mass meeting 20 be arranged
|I ..I# o. and freely
A committee consisting of Nephi j.
Morris Mrs. b.. b.. Shepard, Mrs. Bu,h
NJ. Fox. George NJ Cannon and Albert
Be.ser was selected TO make Oh.
necessary arrangements for the mass
meeting. The committee met this
morning and arranged with Manage
pyuer for the use OF the salt LAKE
rheator. next Tuesday afternoon. Tn.
cali for Che mass meeting follows
Whereas 30 hu- been been declared
cditorNlE Dy the lntermount3iu he
publican chat the movement for stats-
wide prohibition u Utah is not layur-
Cd Dog the Republican voters az the
state but that prohibition is intendei
10 iujure aud disrupt the Republican
party, aud
Whereas. the undersigned BepubH-
cans repudiate the statements So made
and AN others of like tenor, and believe
that au immense majority Of those
who east the vote by which the present
Republican state officers and legisla-
ture were elected favor the enactment
of "a bill FOR statewide prohibition By
the present Legislature.
Now therefore. iu order 20 have
public expression of The sentiment or
an loyal Republicans Of Utah who
favor prohibition. We hereby call
state mass convention OF Republicans
who favor the enactment Of such prU-
hHftffHHfH ID assemble the Salt
Lake theater on Tuesday. Feb. l6 1909.
ar I D.. u., for the purpose OF memoi
alizuE tho legislature TO enact pro
hibition bin that viii ehectually aboi-
ish the liquor evils iu our state
II is suggested that representative
Republicans iu the various counties
who favor prohibition arrange for the
sending uf delegations from their
respective counties 90 this convention.
Signed. Nephi L. Morris Rev j. G..
Andrews Mrs T.. T. shepard g.. W
Nibley, Hy1um NJ. Smith, Joseph +.
smith, Jr, David a. Smith. Joseph T..
Keller l.. II. Stohr. George ". Can
non, Ruth NJ. Fox. Edward II. AndeI-
SON. Potter s. Condie Mary NJ. An
drcW-. b. r. Grant. George r. Emery,
Mae II. Nystrom, Heber G. lverson.
Mrs Loriuda n. Herr. David o. Mckay.
Y. ID. Cram. Bmma A. Empey. Spen-
Ger ClaWsOn, j. +. Squires. Edward IT,
Ashton. c. H. Mllckens AtAud - nlhkrs
A j. smith. n. @. Olsen, Radcliffe ..
Cannon. Charles ". Syrnons. Cathie
Fox. Il. c. Olsen. A. s. Reiser Frank y.
Tingey. Quayle Cannon. Elias s. Wood
RUIZ. b. S. Hinckley. Hugh J, Cannon.
Joseph W McMmrrin. Jr., A Milton
AIussor q. A. Carlson. @. S. Martin.
Seymour v. Young Jr James G. Duf-
nu. Alfred q. Miller, James NJ. Lambert.
william McIachlan. E'mmeline r.
Wells Annie Wells Cannon, Conner n.
Richards. Jesse W. Fox. NJ T. Eakle.
o.. A. Carlson. Charles n. Hyde, Edwin
H.. Parry Lester ~ Lambert, Joseph
Anderson. IA. j Smith.
AZ the mass meeting next Tuesday
speeches appealing 90 AN present O.
work for prohibition viii be made.
and resolutions calling upon the legls-
lature 20 enact a state wide prohl-
biuUn law adopted. Invitations arc
being sent out 10 the leading Republi-
cans throughout the state urging them
90 boz present al tho meeting and every
effort win be made 10 secure blk
showing from each county On the state.
Colonel I'd Loose, state chairman or
the Republican committee, has just re-
turned 90 the state ana an enort lf
being made % have him sieu h'
name 90 the call