Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-04-16 | Page 11 | Dry Sentiment Leads in West, Democrats Say

DRY ORY SENTIMENT lEADS IN WEST EST DEMOCRATS SAY State Chairman Tells a of Coast Conference Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt Most Popular A general feeling that the west Is politically dry developed at a a no recent conference of or Democratic party leaders in Los Angeles Angelet Delbert Del Del- bert M M. Draper state chairman said sah ai 1 on his return Thursday Mr l Draper with S. S 1 R R. Thurman Ashby Snow Henry D. D Moyle T. T M. M L Holt and J. J N. N Wilson of Ogden represented represented represented rep rep- resented Utah at the conference which was called for party leaders of 11 western states There certainly were repeal pro pro- present the state chairman chairman chair chair- man declared and they vociferously voiced their opinions which Indicated Indi sympathy for a change of the prohibition law but It has been the disposition of the national committee committee commit commit- tee to bow t to the majority which is dry The sentiment In southern California California Cali Call fornia Is 15 almost excl exclusively Ively dry Mr Draper said with indications that the feeling grows Tows wetter as one travels north along the Pacific coast No decision was reached on tho the choice of a rL Democratic presidential candidate in 1932 he asserted but demonstrations at the conference indicated that Franklin D. D Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt veil governor of New York was the popular choice with former Governor Governor Gov Gov- Al AI Sm Smith th running a close see sec ec ond Other likely candidates mentioned at the conference were Owen D. D Young and Governor J. J M. M L Richie of Virginia