The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-01
SEEK TO DEPOSE
FEDERAL BUNCH
Systematic Canvass of State
Committee Made BY Re-
publican PrOhibiti0niStS.
MEETING TO BE CALLED
IN EFFORT TO GET CONTROL OF
PARTY ORGANIZATION.

In an effort to control the organization
of the Republican party the Republican
Prohibition league, which had its incep-
ton at the recent mass convention of Re
publicaus, is enlisting the support Of Re
publican state committeeman. Through
the new organization communications are
being sent to every member of the RepUb-
lican state committee asking co-Opera tior
in the fight for prohibition at the pres
ent session of the state legislature.
Should the prohibition wing of the Re
publican party get control of the party,
it means the deposing of the federal
bunch. Aside from the fight for prohibit
ton the struggle for party control Is de
cidedly interesting. The league will con-
tiuue TO fight for prohibition and if a
majority of the members of the state
committee wish prohibition meeting of
the state committee will be called for
March S, that a formidable demand may
be made on the state legislature to pass
a prohibition bill.
Even the more sanguine prohibitiouists
scarcely hope for a statewide prohibition
bill at this session of the legislature. but
they do hope by obtaining control of the
party organization to elect a prohibition
legislature two years hence.
Letters Are Sent Out.
With this in view an executive commit
tee has been appointed of which Wesley
Is. Walton, former chairman Of the Re
publican state committee, has been chOs-
en- chairman Mr.. Walton is a member OF
the Republican state committee and is
taking charge of the campaign for prOhi-
bitiOn. MIR. Walton is sending out letters
to every member of the state committee
asking their opinion on this question. If
the sanction of members of the state com
mittee is granted Mr.. Walton viii ask
G.. L. Loose. chairman of the state COM
mittee, to call a meeting of the Repubi-
can state committee for March 8, to urge
on the present legisla ture the ACCESSIBILITY
of statewide prohibition. 1t is scarcely
hoped that Mr.. Loose will call such d
meeting. but If he does not and a majority
of the committee wish it, such a gather
ing will be held regardless of Mr.. Loose
If such meeting is held it is not improb-
able that Mr.. Loose will be deposed from
the Craftsmanship and a prOhibitiOnist
elected in his stead.
This would deliver the active party man
agement into the hands of the prohibit
tiouists.
The letter sent to each member of the
state committee follows:a
1.-THE Republican state mass convention
held in this city on Wednesday, Feb a.
was a splendid gathering of representa-
tive Republicans from all over the state
1t showed that the prohibition element in
the party is strong enough to control fu-
ture conventions without the least trOu-
BILE.
An executive committee of seven OF
which ] am chairman, was appointed to
manage the campaign for prohibition dur
ing the present session of the legislature,
and formulate plans for organizing Re
publican Prohibition League clubs
throughout the state. As 7 am also a
member Of the regular state committee
of the party. it seems to me that it would
be for the best interests Of the party TO
have this movement Endorsed by the state
committee.
''WflI YOU please let me know If this
movement meets with your approval. and
if so, will you authorize me to request
the chairman of the Republican state
committee to call a meeting Of the COM
Tnittee to meet at Salt Lake City on
March s. 1909. TO consider the prohibition
question and such other matters as may
come before the meeting? Yours truly,
WESLEY K. WALTON