Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-08 | Page 13 | Wet and Dry Factions Plan for Bitter Battle

Wet and Dry Factions Plan for Bitter Battle Battler r T Defenders President Sends Sends Letters to Members Members Members Mem Mem- bers Group Joins Crusaders With the time rapidly approaching when the liquor question will be put to a vote of the people both the wets and drys are re adding strength to their organizations and a final bitter battle is expected according to officers of ot both sides The Thc organization of all aU dry groups under one known as the Defenders prompted Mrs Louise Y Robison president of the L. L D. D S. S Relief society and state chairman of ot the Womans Woman's Committee for National Law Enforcement Enforce ment mente to appeal Friday Jo members of the soci society ty in Utah to carry oft oh the work of the committee LETTERS SENT OUT Letters urging Relief Relle society members members members mem mem- bers to affiliate with the dry forces In their communities are being sent out George Albert Smith general superintendent superintendent superintendent su su- su- su of the Young Mens Men's Mu Mu- Lual Improvement association said his organization will work with the De Dc fenders We will support the present prohibItion laws until they find something better he declared The Crusaders organization under the command of Clarence Bamberger and the Utah League for Prohibition Repeal in charge of Franklin Riter received additional support when a nonpartIsan san group of proponents for the repeal of the eighteenth amendment and state stale prohibition law mapped out plans at a meeting in the Newhouse hotel Thursday night Charles J. J E. E Gulbransen chairman of the meeting and George appointed to sel ct a committee of three in each voting district in Salt Lake county CA CAMPAIGN DIRECTORS Chris Greenhagen ardent supporter of the stressed the need for repeal and the need for concerted action by all aU citizens who believe the prohibition laws should be stricken Mr Bamberger announced that the central committee of the Crusaders will meet September 15 at the Newhouse New New- house loose hotel to complete details of the county organization and make preparations prepa preparations rations for a mass meeting September 22 in McCulloughs McCullough's arena