The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-12
LINE UP FOR
LIQUOR FIGHT
Manager of Campaign to 0p-
pose Prohibition Is Busy
With Organization.
ANTI-LIQU0R LEAGUE
TO CALL MASS MEETING
Many Citizens Pledge Their
Support to Movement for
"Dry" City.

Broad and comprehensive plans Tor an
organization to work for a wet city
and state are being formulated by G. NJ.
MacDoWell. campaign manager for the
Manufa cturers and Business Mems asso-
citation Of Utah. who from his offices In
the Boston building is directing the fight
which on the eth of June next will cul-
inmate in the decision Of the voters for
or against prohibition.
while the campaign is only just open
ms" said Mr, MaoDowell, 81 can safely
say that the organization will be one or
the largest ever formed In this city. AT
this time I am not prepared to furnish
details OF our plans, but Will be able to
do so within few days.
You are at liberty TO state that we
expect to form organizations in Ogden.
Park City, Provo and In all of the towns
and villages Of the state where the cleo
tions on the question of wet or dry
will be held.
"It Is not the purpose OF the Manufac-
turers and Business Mems association TO
dictate in any way regarding the lorna
ton OF these organizations. That Is a
matter TO be left entirely in the hands
OF the voters themselves
Strongly Opposes Prohibition.
"I am frank in saying that the policy
of our association is one directly opposed
to prohibition. and that not primarily
because when YOU vote town dry you
lnjure business interests, but because OF
the denauchery and degradation that Is
the direct result OF prohibition.
The evidence of this Is TO be found
in the history OF the southern states that
Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, where large
towns and cities have voted for prohi-
bition under the county unit provision Of
the law.
I'm Michigan. where two years ago
three Of the largest counties voted for
prohibition under the county unit provi-
sion, conditions became so bad that this
year they went back into the wet COL
umn and many other Instances could be
cited
Mr.. MacDowell added that he had been
in forty-three successful campaigns as
director OF the fight against prohibition
ana that he was confident Of winning this
one.
Anti-Liquor Organization.
With the appointment of a committee
given power TO act, the newly organized
tered the campaign for the option cleo
tion to be held June q. The naming Of
the meeting came at gathering of dele
gates appointed from the various wom-
ems clubs and organizations In coopera-
ton with Il number OF representatives Of
mems organizations of Salt Lake. among
them the Retterment society and the
Anti Saloon league.
The meeting was held on the second
floor OF the Bishoprlc building and was
attended by nearly hundred, including
prominent persons identified with Nor
| mon church organizations as we'll as 9TH
er societies of the city. The meeting de @.
veloped enthusiasm and a number OF
short talks were made. in which the
speakers pledged their support to the pro-
hibiton movement. Among those who
spoke briefly were the Rev G. r. Neel.
Is. F. Grant, J. ]. Cannon and Hugh Cam
non. IL was the sense of the meeting
that the committee named prepare for
a mass meeting as soon as possible.
The committee appointed follows Ne
phi L. Morris. Bishop f. S. spaldlng,
NJ Fox. Mrs, p A. Simpkin. Mrs. Alice
NJ Horne. J., J. Cannon. B: F. Grant. c..
r. Neel. Robert Shields, u. U, Hiskey
| and David a. Smith.
The chairman called a meeting of the
committee Immediately following the ad-
journment of the main meeting. One of
draft platform TO be presented to the
mass meeting that will set out the pur-
poses OF the Salt Lake Anti-Liquor
| league.
Many Citizens Attend.
Among those. present THURSDAY night
| u. Hiskey, Miss Ida r Watson. Eliza
beth II, Davis, ]. T. Garden. DR.. Ellis r..
HShinp, Mrs. y. w. Cummings. Margaret
F, Parry. George E. Burbidge. e. II,
Eardley: Mrs. a. D. Groesbeck. Mary 1,
fclt Allcc Nerflll Horne, Mrs y. NC
Leese, Mrs. James T. Beless. j. M.
| Rjodahl, Ephraim Il. Jefrs. William j. T..
| Albrand. w. a. Howard. Hugh ] Cam
non William Mcmillan. Henry Hammer,
John Henry Evons, Osborne J. p. Widt-
soc. f. p, Phippen, Elias S, Woodruff.
| Ouayle Cannon. George .. Morris. Anna
Is. Widtsoe, Ruth M. Fox. Mrs Minnie
| III. Jones, Mrs. IT. j. Hayward Rebecca
J. Asper. Vilati X. Bennion, Margaret r.
| Baker. Miss Jennie Slmons. Miss C. e.
Robinson. Robert ]. Shields. T. T. Burton,
f. S. Tingey. Alex z. Carr H B. Elder
John b Reid. George r. Emery, T.. r
Ashton. Fred Braun, William Wood, Jr.,
X, NJ. Holt. ], II. Lake. Samuel Holmes.
Marcus Il Jones, c. H. Zimmerman. w
a. Wight, Elizabeth NJ. Cohen Mrs c. r,
Neel. c. r. Neel. Mrs. Margaret Caine.
Committee to Be Enlarged
| In the meeting OF the committee fol-
TO epIa-ge materially the committee To
| include business men and members of
different churches. seeking persons whose
| work will be effective In the campaign
The committee will consist of twenty
| four members A meeting will he held
| tonight in the Bshopric building. when
| the committee VIII decide definitely upon
the time and place for holding the mass
meeting. In all probability the date will
be Sunday. May 81, j. j Cannon was
chosen chairman OF the committee and
| Mrs, G, II. Neel and Mrs. Elizabeth CO.
| hen secretaries and George f. Goodwin
| and David A. Smith. Ireasurers.