Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-12-06 | Page 18 | Ten in House Favor Liquor

TEN IN HOUSE FA VOR LIQUOR Fourth of Lower Body I Is Polled Three Against Change By JENNINGS PHILLIPS Vir Views ws of oC more than one fourth o othe ot of the membership ot the Utah hou house p of 01 representatives were mirrored in inThe inThe inThe The Telegrams Telegram's poll of the thO 1935 legislature legislature legis legis- lature on the liquor question Thursday Thurs Thurs- Thursday da day with 10 representatives for legal of hard liquor three thre against one undecided and three al tol Legalization advocates in the lower lower low low- er house gained three supporters supporter Thursday while two more prohIbition tion on votes were recorded Three others are awaiting the report of the governors governor's advisory committee on liquor control before committing themselves Three Favor Change Chant E. E H. H Cornwall of Tremonton and Garret L. L Nelson of Brigham City Box Elder Eder county's counts Democratic rep and George Winder o of Granger member of the Salt Lake county delegation favor legalization under strict control as the best solution tion ion of ot the states stales liquor problem I- I Each Sach is convinced that state r I lion ion has failed to accomplish its purpose purpose pur- pur pose ose in fri the light of national repeal On the other hand Marion G. G Homey Romney Romney Rom Rom- ney ey another Salt Lake county representative rep rep- and Wayne C. C Whiting Wasatch county's lower house member member mem- mem ber err believe that legalization would further further complicate the liquor situa- situa ion tion They favor of prohibition pro pro- in Utah with stricter enforcement enforce enforce- ment Decline to Commit Moses L L. Holbrook Davis county representative Sam F. F Kiefer a Salt Lake county member and Milton Twitchell witchell of Garfield Garield count county one of the he four Republicans in the lower lowerhouse lowerhouse house ouse have declined to comment Seventeen state senators more than thana a tw two thirds thirds m majority in the upper house louse favor legalization of ot the liquor traffic under a feasible control plan plano to o be put before the legislature early next ext year as the best means of ot ban ban- sing Ising the bootlegger and correcting other ther undesirable conditions Three senators are undecided on the question ques ques- tion ion while three are withholding comment