Show SEEK SEEL TO DEPOSE FEDERAL BUNCH Systematic Canvass of State Committee Made By Re Republican Republican i publican Prohibitionists MEETING TO BE CALLED IN EFFORT TO GET CONTROL OF PARTY PARTY ORGANIZATION In an effort to control the organization of the Republican arty the Republican Prohibition league which had its inception Inception tion at the recent mass convention of Re Republicans Republicans publicans Is enlisting the support of or Re Be Republican Republican publican state committeemen Through the this new organization communications are arc being sent to every member of the Republican lican state committee asking cooperation in the fight for prohibition at the pres pree present present ent session of the state stute legislature Should the prohibition wing of the Re Republican Republican publican party get control of the party part it means th the deposing of the federal bunch Aside from the fight for prohibition prohibition tion tho struggle for part control la is de decidedly interesting Tim Tho league will con continue continue continue to fight for prohibition and if It a majority of the members of the state committee wish prohibition a meeting of the stats committee will be bo called for March 8 S that a formidable demand may maybe maybe maybe be made on the state legislature to pass passa a prohibition bill Even hen the more sanguine prohibitionists scarcely hope for a statewide prohibition bill at this session of the legislature but they the do hope by b obtaining control of oC the party organization to elect a prohibition legislature two years ears hence Letters Are Sent Out With nh this in view an executive commit committee tee has been appointed of which Wesley K Walton Valton former chairman of or the Re Republican Republican Republican publican state committee has been chos chosen chosen en chairman Mr Ir Walton aHon Is a member of tho ho Republican state committee and Is taking charge of the campaign for proM prohibition prohibition Mr Walton alton is sending out letters to every member of the state committee asking their opinion on this question If the sanction of members of the state com corn committee committee is granted Mr Walton will wilt ask C E B Loose chairman of the state com corn committee committee to call a meeting of or the Republican can state committee for March S 8 to urge on the present legislature the advisability of statewide prohibition It is scarcely scarly hoped that Mr Loose will Ill call such a meeting but if he lie does not and a majority of the committee wish It such a gather gathering gatherIng gathering ing will be held regardless of Mr tr Loose If It such a meeting Is held it is not Improbable Improbable improbable able that Mr Loose will be deposed from the chairmanship and a prohibitionist elected in his stead This would deliver the active party man management management management Into the hands han s of the prohibitionists The letter sent to each member of The state committee follows The Toe Republican state mass masa convention neld held in this city on Wednesday 1 Feb 84 t 4 was a splendid gathering of representative enta tive Republicans from all over the state stats staten It n showed that the prohibition element In Inthe Inthe Inthe the party part is strong enough to control fu future futuro future ture turo conventions without the least trou trouble trouble trouble ble bleAn An executive committee of seven en of which I am chairman was appointed to I manage the campaign for prohibition dur during durIng ing lug the present session of the legislature and formulate plans for organizing Re Republican Republican publican Prohibition League clubs throughout the state As I am also a member of the regular state committee of the party part It seems to me that It would be for the best interests of the tile party to have hae this movement Indorsed by b the state committee Will Viii you OU please let me know If this movement meets with your approval and if so S will iII you authorize me to request the chairman of ot the Republican state stats committee to call all a meeting of the com corn committee committee to meet at Salt Sait Lake City on March 8 1900 1909 to consider the prohibition question and such other matters as may come before the meeting mecUm Yours truly WESLEY K WALTON |