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Show i Legislative Candidates To Answer Questions A state convention for stnto wide prohibition was hold In Salt Lake City Sunday afternoon, it was at. tended by sixty delegates from deferent de-ferent BtateB who roprcBonted 21 different dif-ferent organizations. Following wore tho otllcers elected: John M. Whltaker of Salt Lake, president; Geo. A. Startup of Provo, first vlco president; Jos. H. Qrant, Jr., of Salt Lake, second vlco president; presi-dent; Edwin S. Sheets of Salt Lake, secretary, and tho Ruv. Philip King or Provo, treasurer. After tho election of tho officers and tho ndoptlon or tho constitution and by laws, tho chlor business of tho convention wns the adoption of tho following set of resolutions: "Whorcos, tho pooplo of Utah are doslrlous of settling tho liquor ques. 1 Uon without reference to political bias, and In n manner fair to all pur-tlos pur-tlos and nil people; and, "Whoreus, this desirable ond can bo acniovod, wo boliovo, by tho loglBln-turo loglBln-turo or 1015 passing a bill providing for Btato wldo prohibition, snld bill to become law only after Its approval by tho peoplo at n special election to bo hold on or boforo tho last Tuesday In June, 1015. "Therefore, bo It resolved by tho members of this convention horo ns-Bombled ns-Bombled that wo ask all loglslutlvo candidates tho following questions, tho niiBwora or ralluro tounswor to bo published: "Will you f olected voto to submit to tho quullllod electors or tho State of Utah nn effective stnto wide prohibition prohi-bition bill, as Bet forth In" the fore-Kolng, fore-Kolng, said hl'l to become In law 11 voted ror by tho majority orjthu elect-rs elect-rs of tho stato voting fit mich eloct- tortTV j |