Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-06 | Page 11 | Campaign Gift Rights Upheld

CAMPAIGN CAMP AIGN GIFT RIGHTS UPHELD Liquor Board Member Doubts Coercion The perfect right of ot state liquor control commission to contribute voluntarily to Democratic Democratic Democratic Demo Demo- cratic party funds was defended V Wednesday e d n e s day by Commissioner George M. M Whitmore who at the same time warned no intimidation or coercion in seeking donations will be countenanced The Salt Lake Telegram learned Tuesday that of the commission commission com corn mission which is made nonpartisan by law have been invited by a fellow worker t to contribute 1 percent percent per percent cent of their pay which is collected by store man managers gers and turned into the party war chest Mr Whitmore disclaimed all re responsibility responsibility re- re of the commission In Inthe inthe the tle reported collections Warns on Intimidation The commission Is strictly nonpartisan nonpartisan non non- nonpartisan partisan and its members will not nol stand for any coercion or Intimidation Intimidation Intimidation tion of he said The commission has hag issued no orders for tor party donations and has not asked any to contrib contrib- ute have a perfect right to contribute voluntarily to whatever whatever whatever what what- ever they wish but they may not be forced to make any If anyone In the organization Is being coerced or intimidated the commission will stop the practice There will be no Investigation be because because because be- be cause we would not find anything I have not contacted the but I know they are are not being forced to contribute Brown Declines Comment Hugh B. B Brown chairman of the commission returned Wednesday from a hunting tripI trip I UI have just returned and all I know is what I have seen in the papers ho he said I dont don't know what will be done S. S D. D Huffaker deputy attorney general criticised the reported practice practice practice tice and said it was a violation of the spirit of ot the liquor control act creating cre the commission as a nonpartisan san body