The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-01
|DCA[ OPTION
| WINS A ROUND
Int Liquor Committee Makes
districts Outside of Cities
Voting Unit.
mr. DIFFICULTY ABOUT
INTERPRETING PLATFORM
|tice Given of Reconsideration
yoday of Vote; Prohibition
lists Still Have Hope.

-rbe local optionsts won partiai VIC
nysr the prohibitionists in the joint
-,,oao meeting Tuesday morning for
4 Consideration OF the liquor question
4 committee decided upon local option
IA n nrohibition In the county ter.
'<eA Aa,,ta,ds OF Incorporated cities ana
pI3 h,,, tho matter will have TO be
,.saS out again today. because SEN
badger. who declared for prohlbltion
ti,is territory, changed his vote ana
|.s notice OF motion Tor recollsiuera
4 NJ the question today.
tnw nropress iowa rd the formation
M nroposed liquor bill was marheu
rsarIy three hours OF sharp debate
s,,biects pertinent and sometimes I'M
.7insrt fine discussion continued on
n,,estion of what the Republican state
A form meant and how II was inter
Ted OF misinterpreteo. ,.s
/ }irhf for the oppositionists and were
rsed by Senators Badger and VIII
badger Interpreted the platform TO
"a nrphibltion for the territory In eacn
|-1fv outside OF incorporated cities and
IN Allison forced him TO read the
'ok In the platform. Badger. read the
a part and then paused Alllson mer-
/Efly lnSlSttU tIldl iO NNit''f'NN>
4 20 and read:
/. Reading the Platform.
and providing that all that part OF
>dunty outside Of cities OF the tirst'
md and third class shall constitute
biting unit for the determining oil the
I0f question.
a he read this. the optiouists on the
nmittee laughed loud and long at
I1er's expense. Despite the language
fbe platform, Badger still clung 10
. lheory that 1t meant prohibition and
a Ii had been so Interpreted by the
npaign orators. Senator Wilson went
Haueer's aid and said that Dr., Brim,,
\ had so Interpreted the platform ana
A he had said Furthermore that In the
1nt Il was not construed to. mean pro-
oIEion for the territory In the coun-
b outside OF the cities he would not
|tinre on the stump for the Republican
/<y Allison then accused Wilson OF
1nging his attitude on the platform
n night. Wilson declared that he
D a consistent prohibftionist.
Inch OF the time was taken up in dis
ling parliamentary practtcc and the
10 governing the meetings OF the. joint
Uuittee. In the rulings OF Chairman
|rhier the prohibitionists Jared the
'ler although the chairman voted with
4 Qptionists. his policy apparently be-
70 give the prohibItionists. who were
the minority. every advantage for
1uplOniug their cause.
Holman Makes a Motion.
ttpresentatlve Holman OF Salt Lake
Imitted this motion:
lnat cities OF the first second and
ID class and towns shall each consti-
a separate voting unit, and that
a county outside OF the municipall-
within II shall also constitute a sep
&t voting unit and that the question
|eelse or no license shall be sub
'ked 10 the qualified electors of each
n within ninety days after the adjourn
~ o. The legislature as shall be pro-
I'D by law"
'ttar long debate. in which several
y 10 talk al once, Chairman Kuchler
|qTed order and ruled the motion out
prder on the ground that a part of
proposed action had been passed
IN a motion considered on the pre-
-|ng day.
-Lter considerable converse ton of
q or less excited character, Senator
''key made this motion:
stoosey Also Has Motion.
mat ench condition In each voting
'ct Win reference TO the manufac-
ana disposal OF Intoxicating liquors
'tin as II is at present until such
N as they may be changed by vote
INC qualified electors OF such dis
as may he prescribed by law
Ws motion received no second, and
|21tyysentative Holman moved:
,nat part OF the county outside Of
|2anorateh cities and towns shall con-
-ple =, voting unit In which the ques-
vi license or no license may be sub
<.su 10 the qualified electors within
~ aays after tho adjournment of
Ltetislsture, as shall be prescribed by
'tn there was another long discus
" " INC Platform, after which Badger
q as substitute:
Badger Motion Lost.
.os1,e ; part Of each county outside OF
k,tI.,.ed a.ed cities and towns shall be
as,ah aSn. raised point OF order insist
-ner ,hs badger motion was not Il
.slcn Sn y, Inns involved a long dis
4 sfl ~ Ut parliamentary practice, which
n v,a'y r. ended by ruling Of the chair
be hadger motion was a proper
was then voted on and lost by
M % 10 !. The ballot was;
i Ronenators Ronreors Badger. Hyde, Wilson
- representatives smith,.
.oteSenators .otey. Kuchler. Marks. Sew,
"A d. representative Allison, Hol-
@lns,opp Russell and Woolley-9-
|,ts " Marks then moved as a sub
ma, wi me Holman motion:
..lrr,ns, part OF each county outside Of
ih,,inao cities and towns shall he
.|sIns' district, provided that the
cfi,n' ny which this act shall become
.<f an shall no, be operative until
ID Hrv, lection lection on the LIQUOR question
.>,areM MatEs substitute then failed OF
d; s vote OF TO 4. The ballot
RerSsnators Hyde. Marks. Wilson
nesppersellntiFc Smith,.
-5kcv. nnators Badger kuchler. Sevv,
IA pn,r representatives Allison, Hol :
ope. RUSSELL and Wool!ey-a.
Local Option Wins.
|Ion sh.e h,. then rccurred on the original
cp,nir noIman. providing local option
I'M y, districts outside OF cities and
Vat. nis carried by a vote of IN &
'rsserie.nlat"rs kuchlcr. Scyy, Stoolsev
<eIl, snai,tes Allison. Holman. Pope.
|at-sani,l and Woollev-9.
wilsnna Badger, Hyde. Marks
kcr 'o,e was announced Senator
and va,,scu his vote io the pffIrma
*t for ea'e notice that today he would
1fhrh a. reconsideration Of the vote
|ni1tjva. motion was adopted. Rem
llnt ., Norris, Funk and Wuotton
ciaimsa the meeting, and as tbese
tD1au ny the prohibitionists tho
''e question may be close r
urgency Appropriation.
pa,Inous passanI vote. the senate. Tues.
m r,,n,u, senate bill No "A h,. Ixrii