Show DEMOCRATS IS TROUBLED ON 1 WO PROBLEMS I Liquor Qu Question stion and the Church Bugaboo Have the Delegates s Guessing The Democratic state slate executive c committee committee com Coin is carpentering in the hope of constructing a platform barge on which the party part may float over the troubled sea of politics and into the haven of success at the coming stormy election The Thema material material ma ma- that is suggested for use in this platform is being Inspected with great care in the thc hope thai that there will be no flaws when the platform is completed Judge William Villiam H. H King will bo be temporary temporary temporary tempo tempo- chairman of the state convention which will meet at Provo Prove Thursday The executive committee made this selection yesterday No 1 other officers have Been seen selected The committee is all aU at sea regarding the position It should take on the prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- question There are members who favor state wide prohibition Others favor county with cities of 1000 or greater population governing themselves The Mormon question Is a bugaboo that is frightening the Democrats It will crop up in the convention and wave Its hands and make male faces at the delegates and frighten them so they will not know where to turn Then is a demand for fora a plank in the platform on this subject Three proposed planks on the same Question question question ques Ques- tion of policy have been submitted and andall andall andall all have been rejected because they were too drastic A new plank will be drafted to contain the best and perhaps the mildest features of all three of the ones submitted The plank will demand the absolute divorcement of the church from fromi i any interference in the politics of the state Another plank will insist upon the punishment of polygamists under the laws of the state without fear or favor This may create trouble on the convention convention convention conven conven- tion floor but Utah Democrats have never been able to resist the temptation of looking for trouble trouble and and they have usually found it Other planks will demand the creation of a public service commission the passage passage passage pass pass- age of the direct primary law legislative legislative legisla legisla- tive action to Improve the roads of the state to encourage federal aid in the conservation of oC water an arraignment of the federal bunch and the congressional delegation in strong terms of Democratic invective and a bouquet of lemon blossoms blossoms blos bios for the state land board I |