The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-16

trust SO outrageous. that Utah's congress
sional delegation did not welcome and ap-
plaud.
Oratorical Pyrotechnics.
When the platform had been read
there were score of delegates upon
their feet at once clamoring for recog
milton. They were pregnant with speech
and desired to be heard. State wide
prohibition was out of the ordinary In
a Democratic convention and they
wanted to talk and they did.
John II. Anderson, who was a dele
gate from Sanpete, obtained the floor
by accident He proceeded to deliver
an address upon the money question
which was not germane to the platform
he was called to order several times
and finally was sauelched.
Opposed to the Plank
A. O. Smoot of Utah county opposed
the prohibitory plank in the platform
he was opposed to prohibition because
II put the party in an inconsistent posi-
tion and he favored having the question
submitted to the people of Utah first
He cited some history in Provo made
at the recent Democratic convention.
Efforts made to speak upon the ques-
tlon there were denied. People, he said,
wanted the question to come squarely
before the people. He believed in ref
erendum and if an attempt was made
to cram this platform down the throats
of the people of Utah it was the gray
est mistake that the Democratic party
ever made, The senior senator now
has the absolute majority in the state
IN his pocket if this platform is adopt
ed. He wanted to be fair He asked
that the people have a chance that they
be taken into the confidence of the
party, DE knew more about the prop
ositlon than did the senior senator from
Utah. He therefore moved to refer this
plank back to the committee with in
structions that they submit in lieu
thereof plank declaring that the ques-
tion be submitted to the people.
Jesse Knight was then recognized, He
gave some facts regarding the kind of
ofhcers the liquor men of Provo elected,
and scored City Attorney Anderson
mercilessly. He was loudly cheered.
Weber County Rampant.
G. A. Body of Weber county said that
when the prohibition plank was reached
the convention went wild There must
be no union of church and state. The
Democratic party could not afford to be
either hypocrlte or thief. This question
is not paramount issue; no new issue
Is needed. This convention was too
much like a Republican conveution-too
much gag rule.
A motion to limit speeches to three
minutes caused several votes to be
Frank Stephens Talks.
Frank B. Stephens was recognized and
declared his belief in statewide probi.
ton. and would vote for it. and while
he disagreed with Messrs Smoot and
BOYD, he believed that a mistake was
belnD made In not submitting the ques-
tion to the people, He believed the
plank should be for state wide prohibi
ton, but that this plank should contain
a clause submitting the matter to the
people. He said that the state w. c.
L. U. IL session In Provo had submit
ted plank to the committee. asking
that the next legislature pass a consti,
tutional amendment for submission TO
the people by which they could decide
for themselves the question of prohibi.
tlon. This done. then the matter would
be decided absolutely
Mr.. Call of Box Elder county advo-
Gated the adoption of the platform as
presented
Mr.. Howard of Emery COUNT stated
that the convention in his county which
elected delegates had instructed those
delegates TO vote for prohibition. He
said that if the people had the freedom
they wanted, that everything would
have to be locked up, =. He advocated
the adoption of the platform as read
An Aged Man Heard.
Judge John B. Miner of Utah county,
who had always advocated Democratic
principles, who had been a student for
seventy eight years, spoke for young
Utah, who wanted to vote upon this
question. He was opposed to prohlbi-
tion on high moral grounds, and he
stood with a. O. Smoot on the question.
He wanted the question submitted to
the people at special election He
demanded that the people be given a
chance.
4. B. Morgan of Utah county declared
the liquor question was political issue
in Utah, made so by the Federal bunch,
and we must meet it, he said
Looked Like Glasmann.
Mr.. Owen of Cacne county, recog-
nized. declined TO come to the platform
for fear he would be taken for Bill
Glasmann, and this would be an awful
thing. His county was for prohibition,
and would vote for prohibition, he said
Cache county. If this platform was
adopted, would he said, send senator
and three representatives to the lepis-
lature.
J. P OverfeId of Salt Lake declared
ne wonld support state wide prohibition
If the party so declared, He hoped
the plank would be adopted. but with
a clause that the matter be submitted
to the people.
j. H. Moyle Talks.
J. II Movie of Salt Lake. while
strongly in favor of statewide prohibi.
tion, declared that he would vote for
the amendment which would submit the
1ueStlOn tn thp nPnpla
Mr. Boyd Of Weber then offered "a
substitute for the motion of Mr. Smoot
viz. "We pledge the Democratic Nom.
oers of the next legisla ture to refer the
question of statewide prohibition IN,
der the initiative and referendum to n
vote of the people for their approval or
rejection within ninety DAYS after the |
adjournment of the legislature and we
bind our legislators to such action
Stephens Amendment.
Frank 3. Stephens moved as sub. |
stitute that the last clause be not
stricken out. which was read as to be
stricken out