Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 48 | Prohibition and Mooney Are Issues

PROHIBITION A N ft MOONEY ARE t ISSUES j California Office Seek Seekers to Face Busy w- w Season OAKLAND D. D Cal May 25 25 Pro 5 rolion ro- ro lion ton i is the tie grim that hat is 11 haunt haunt- ing candidate leH for or public c office lc ln In in r this year ear Front From Present In In- chief it i l i likely My to become th thie th- th Ril as a close secondi second second- Is t t r fr i t oney Cate cae was waa forc forced Into thI front r hIn Ino Governor Gov GO arol i r car for a i dry bone dry t state Only Olin 0 gubernatorial ato lal 1 c candidate has Ia I faced aced ha has taken the tle ISu Issue 1 J. O. O la a ground round by de de- for the hIl hill bill Both Both the tho ra candIdates h. e up to thin the present moment to express themselves District A l ickert l torno of Says San In announcing his U l.- l. at the tho wet wot and dry Issue loIa TAS I e. D. D Time case cae bids fair to occupy second place Fickert's tI candidacy Is Is- Is no doubt douht 1 duo dle to the thc a uro of or Go Gov Gov- which has to a act t In Jn the cas cass Ia attracted Int International attention at- at at and caused President Wilson Wilson- to appoint a H special investigating committee and later to recommend to the tho governor so in effect a new trial So ho far the thc states state's tate chief cx executive has given no hint us as to th the th course which lie ho wi pursue u it Is ls not I unlikely unlikely- that thiat the thc the tho Issue will wi han hang fire until after primary prImar i In n V the i meantime f- f Fickert J will wi V 11 no nO doubt nl align n with wills wih him those who ho are are opposed to further action in this cele cole acton bred ted Ir case calc aho maJori majority of ot the the the- friends of or Mooney demand a an outright out out- out Z right pardon pulon for him In th the guber- guber campaign Indications ar are s that that their support will wi be be- divided between enters enter Iene tho the and nd contest StePhens unless Rolph- Rolph WIM ILL ISSUE Can 18 f for Cor ir governor wm vill wil nr probably bo be able to dodge dodge- th the the Mooney lieutenant issue but not prohibition The governor so presides over over- the 1 state senate Renate and as prohibition i vIll ni wi be DC a burning issue when the tho n next legislature convenes candidates for for this office will wi be forced to take a a stand Speaker C. C C. C Young 3 of oC Ber- Ber the has allied aled himself squarely with dry bone-dry advocate advocates Senator- Senator Arthur II H. Breed refrains from en- en the thc national amen amendment ment but buL bue unequivocally against the the- saloons Senator Rominger's ers er's pin form will wi be tho the bill bi which bears h. h name Politicians throughout tho the state are guessing as to tho the outcome Running are for fOI office thi year has Its Is drawbacks drawback U It I Is ts recognized that prohibition an and l lM M possibIlities the Mooney ey cas case are aro rc Pregnant with with- lh less ICKS and likely to cause sleep sleepless sleep nights for Cor gubernatorial con- con and legislative e e can candidates candidate