Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-15 | Page 1 | Plan Meets Approval of Entire Committee

PLAN MEETS APPROVAL OF ENTIRE COMMITTEE 1 I Young People of L. L D. D S. S Church Urge Opposition Opposition tion to Change TELEGRAPH DELEGATIONS Effect Upon Utah Group Not Apparent By M. M I E. E BARKER Sail Salt Lake Corr Correspondent for lor the Associated As As- Tress Press CHICAGO June 15 U 15 Utah 1 Utah h and Idaho delegates to the Republican national national na na- na- na convention today had before them the declaration of or young oung people of the Latter-day Latter Saints church in opposition to any modification of ot prohibition prohibition pro pro- laws pro pro-I In telegrams sent to John W. W Hart of Menan l Idaho and arid State Senator A. A B. B Irvine of Salt SaIl Lake chairmen of the thc respective delegations the general general gen gen- eral authorities of the Young Youn Mens Men's and Young Ladies' Ladies Mutual Improvement Improvement Improvement Improve Improve- ment associations of the church expressed ex ex- pressed support of or the eighteenth amendment on behalf of the I members gathered in annual conference conference confer confer- ence in Salt Lake and of the others in various parts of the United States The probable effect of this declaration declaration declaration declara declara- tion upon the attitude of the Utah delegates with r reference to a resubmission mL mission Sion plank in the n national ional platform platform plat plat- form torm was not nol immediately apparent William J. J Lowe Utah member of the resolutions committee has announced announced announced an an- his decision to support a referendum plank and has expressed the belief that other delegates are arc in almost complete agreement with his stand Irvine withheld a reply to the telegram pending a 3 discussion with members of the delegation concerning concerning concerning con con- the tone it should take Mr Hart was able to reply to George Albert Smith general super super- of ot the Young M MenUs Men's ns n's Mutual Improvement association that the Idaho delegation had Instructed Stanly A. A Easton its platform committee committee com corn member to militantly oppose oppose op op- op pose any proposal for a change in inthe inthe inthe the prohibition law and had declared it itself cf to join in a minority report to the convention if the platform contained con con- tamed d a resubmission or repeal plank I Ut Utah h Delegation May Come Out for Dawes CHICAGO June 15 TO The ill The prospect pros pros- peel of the Utah delegation to the Republican Republican Re Re- publican national convention mounting mounting mounting mount mount- ing the Dawes band wagon if the former former for for- mer merIce vice Ice president is placed in nomination nomination nom nom- for that thal office oUke appeared strong toda today I A. A B B. Irvine cha chairman of the delegation dele dele- gation expressed the belief that while the members arc are favorable to the re- re nomination of Vice President Curtis Curti the they would desert him for Davies Dawes if it the latter's name is ic pre presented to the conven convention ti on Indications were that the would not be join joined d in such a n move by their northern neighbors from Idaho however Such Sueh discussion of oC Ivice vice presidential possibilities as has been current in the Idaho del delegation favored the retention of ot Curtis as President Hoovers Hoover's running mate John W. W Hart delegation chairman chairman chair chair- man and Ezra R. R Whitla the national committeeman said Curtis appeared 1 to lo be their choice