The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-24

provo poor facts tn their arguments Tor
reelection this fan.
AS q taxpaycr OF the county. de-
clare that no paper should have a
monopoly ON this matter or public
printing. and that the printing should
bc let TO tho lowest bidder. The people
viii show hy their votes this fall
whether they approve or such deal.
and they viii show they do not APP
prove any such eNtrava gance on the
party or the Republican board Of coun-
ty commissioners.
wow. prohibition is the chief aues-
tiou before the people or the state at
the present time. The state platform
is square and clear on this subject.
n declares that the Democratic party
favors the passage by the next leEis-
1afuro or "a law which VIII prohibit the
manufacture. sale or traffic I'm. within
tho state. 81 any or all liquors. We are
willing TO submit this 20 the people OF
the county as our county platform"
Doesn't Wean Much.
AR Van Colt referred 20 the decision
Of tho supreme court or the state.
printed sunday morning in The Her
d-Eeuuhlican. and declared Dc did not
mean much. Tie said that tho people
had always had this law giving the
county commits siouCrs di-crc tionary
q power in the granting Of any liquor
license and thar the supreme court had
placed nothing new I'm the field He
declared. however. that the people Of
the state were not satisfied with this.
and that. as the Republican party had
been I'm control for years. a. had
showed they were iu league with the
saloon element IN not enforcing this
regulation and prohibiting many Of the
saloons. With the Republicans iu pow
or. he declared. this opinion or the SUI
prcme court would be a dead letter
Tie said that I'm putting Democrats into
their places Dr. would be certain that
the saloons would not exist AZ all.
only this morning. continued Mr..
Van Colt. 1.-THE Herald Republican pa
radcd the alleged statement Of Admiral
Roblcy ID. Evaus--"Fi lighting Bob We
call him-to the effect that prohibition
laws in Maine DO not prohibit and
that the laws made the state ~ Maine
even worse than I'm the licensed cities.
He is said 20 have stated that the laws
were not enforced thl &c and that more
men get Dunk than under other con-
Vow. We an know that Admiral
Evans has been to sea most or his
life. and that. when he does enter
port. ne never gets i-land. IL is no
, wonder that the thousands OF sailors
land and take Few drinks But we
viii not take the experience there as
a guidance for the people Of Utah.
VIII Enforce LAWS.
eve can assure the people that the
laws viii be enforced. providing such
laws are placed ON the statute books.
II want TO congratulate the people
OF Sandy on the splendid growth Of
the city. the development shown on
every hand. the school houses and the
well sprinkled streets. I am glad to
meet the people OF Sandy and am glad
that che county convention met here"
John #. Caine. one OF the originals
en- the party Of the state. was then
chosen chaplain and invoked guidance
from above FOR the success Of the par
/ ~ this fall AR. Van Colt said that
I 90 was through hearing a speech by
l Mr.. Caine and Waldemar Van Coff %
/ he was brought into the Democratic
I fold nearly twenty years ago.
Naming OF Coramittee--
Up TO that time the caF for the
meeting Of the convention had been
J. neglected. but Chairman Van Colt was
/ reminded Of the fact and az once read
the call. Then the following commit
I tees were appointed;
Crcdentials-Nicol Hood. Thomaq
I Green. Mrs. Agnes Knight. TT. T. Rich
ards. Mrs Isaac scars, g. T. Country
l man and John a. Walker
I Permanent organization and order %
I business--Waltcr Romney. Thomas a.
I Lowry. VI J. Hayward. George -. py-
I per. Frank g. Moyle. Mahonrf Spencer
I and J. r. Allen.
Platform and resoIutions-L.yman r
] Martineau. w. Y Dusenberrv Vcr1cv
l A. Hiu. George -. Alder. W. =. Hughes
I S. r. Thurman and Samuel Russell
At noon tho delegates and others
] who had assembled took dinner in the
I basement % the Sandy meeting house
I adioininE the opera house. a. Robert
Larsen. chairman Of tho Sandy district
I bad done much TO make things en-
] 1oya able FOR the visitors from the time
] they passed under the Welcome tc
I Democrats sign. near the end OF the
I street car line. until they left the
/ little town. Mr. Larsen and his sec
rotary. j. J. Bateman. and $. S. Rey-