Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-16

the convention was getting too much
like a Republican conVention-too
much gag rule. He said the liquor
question was not paramount issue.
Frank Is. Stephens OF Salt Lake
county said ne was I'm favor of state
wide prohibition. and would vote for
II. And while he differed with Messrs
Smoot and Boyd, he believed a mistake
vas being made I'M not submitting the
question to the people. He said that
the w G. II. L. OF Provo had sub
mitted plank 60 the committee,
asking that the next legislature pass
constitutional amendment for submits
sion to the people by which they
should decide for themselves the ques-
ton OF prohibition. This done, the
speaker said, the matter would be
decided absolutely.
J. ID. Call of Boxelder county advo-
Gated the adoption OF the platform
with the statewide plank. as did also
Mr.. Howard of Emery county The
latter said If all the people had all the
freedom they wanted everything
would have to be locked up
Judge John Is. Miner OF Utah coun-
~, who said he had been student
for rs years, and had stood with the
Democracy of the state ever since its
inception. said he wished to speak for
young Utah. He said he was opposed
and that he stood with a. o. Smoot
on the question. He wished the ques-
ton submitted to the people at a
special election.
ISSUE MUST BE MET.
A. b. Morgan OF Utah county said
the prohibition question had been
made an issue and that IL must be met
Evan a. owen OF Cache county was
recognized by the chair. but he re-
fused TO go to the stand To make his
talk, because, he said. he was afraid
the delegates would mistake him for
BIN Glasmann, which he said would
be a fearful calamity. Mr.. owen said
his county was for prohibition, and
he said that II the prohibition plank
was adopted by the convention, Cache
would send three Democratic represent
tatives and one Democratic senator to
the next state legislature.
j, +. Overield OF Salt Lake hOped
the prohibition plank would be adopted,
j. n. Moyle of salt Lake. while i'm favor
Of state wide prohibition. said he would
vote to submit the question TO vote
Of the people.
Mr. Boyd Of Weber then offered the
Following substitute for Mr. Shoots
motion;
We pledge the Democratic members
Of the next legislature to refer the
question OF state wide prohibition I'M
der the initiative and referendum to a
vote of the people for their approval OF
rejection within 80 days after the adj
tournment Of the legislature, and we
bind our legislators TO such action"
Frank B stephens moved that the
last clause of the amendment be strIck-
en- out
Joseph Kimball OF salt Lake spoke in
favor OF the platform, as did also Will
liam Roylance OF Utah.
Atty. Ray Van Colt OF salt Lake said
that the passage Of the law as pro-
posed by the amendment would be I'M
and he favored the plat
form as presented.
Mrs. $. A. kenner spoke on behalf OF
the mothers of the state. urging the
to adopt statewide prohibit
tion.
Judge Erickson Of Sanpete said that
as mayor of Mt Pleasant ne had been
urged to have a law passed 20 close
the saloons. but he had refused to do
so until there was statewide prohibit
ton.
Judge j. W. Burton OF Salt Lake OPP
posed the amendment, and Mrs. J. ID.
Roundy urged that the platform be
adopted as proposed.
Judge w. II. King said he had been