Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-15 | Page 1 | Fights Vainly

FIGHTS VAINLY I I II I 7 t 4 ic 4 9 4 David S. S Ingalls REPEAL LOSES IN OHIO G. G 0 O. O P. P P State Platform Convention Sticks With National Party Resubmission 8 By hi Associated Puss Press COLUMBUS Ohio hio July 15 The IS-The The Republican party In Ohio will stand standby standby by the national platform declaration on prohibition The state tate platform convention this afternoon overwhelmingly overwhelmingly overwhelm overwhelm- defeated a minority report which asked for tor r repeal peal and local option On a the wets mustered only votes for the minority measure measure meas meas- ure while those opposed to it at numbered numbered num num- The convention then adopted the majority report which indorsed the prohibition plank of 01 the national con con- The Cincinnati delegation ti backers k rs of ot the repeal movement v voted ted against the majority report David S. S Ingalls Ohio's boy gubernatorial gubernatorial gu gu- gu- gu candidate brought the convention to its feet several times with a declaration that he stood for forthe forthe or orthe the repeal of ot all present prohibition laws Hardly had he gotten under underway underway underway way than a cry of or we want beer rang from the flo floor r and the galleries Gilbert Bettman candidate for United States senator and an ou outspoken out out- spoken wet took the floor and declared declared de de- de- de dared for indorsement of the national nl convention plank which he said after all declared for tor resubmission of the question and at the same time gave the people the right of ot protection under under under un un- un- un der the laws He declared he stood on his hIs' ground as a foe toe of ot prohibition ion as now constituted and enforced Temperance is n necessary cesary he hb said but should be De promoted by education inthe in inthe in inthe the churches and the homes BeUman's Bettman's home delegation from Hamilton county was on its feet ch cheering cheer cheer- ering er- er ing lag when the Ohio attorney general took look the floor but w when cn he stood on the he Republican an national platform there c cries of No