Show I SENATOR SMITH NOT IN FAVOR Of PROHIBITION The members member of the Utah l legislature who are thought to b be wavering on tb tho prohibition on Question will be well cared for tor as far as ns the saloon anti advocates are aro concerned If necessary the they will bo be visited by a a. special committee corn com representing tho constituents of their district who will tell them what the prohibition people of ot their district want The first of those these special committees com oom- arrived ed in this city yesterday afternoon State Senator Join John Y Smith had a heart to talk with about thirty citizens of Utah county at the Kenron hotel last ni night ht The committee commit commit- tee of thirty presented Senator Smith with a a. petition si signed ned by br over U Utah ah ty people asking askins for statewide state I wide nde prohibition While the they did not tell Mr Jr Smith in just lust S so many words rord that they had bad heard I that he lie was t wavering on the thc subject they her left that impression in in tho opening open open- open open- Ins ing mg statement When t they he- he got ot through h they were well aware of the fact that the the holdover holdover hold hold- over oyer senator from tho the seventh di district tritt was t not wavering in fact they the knew just where ho stood that as between prohibition a aid d no regulation of the liquor r traffic he was in iii favor or of prohibition pro pro- but ho did not propose to to act hastily in the matter Mr Smith was a shock to the tho committee Frankl Frankland Frankly and fre freely ly he be discussed the matter with wit them told theta them his views vieW's views and before of the he be finished had bad the majority comm committee wondering just where thc they were at t. t Mr rr Smith politely reminded the thc committee that there was map mapy million dollars invested in the tho liquor business in this state and that many of tho leading business men of the state who were rero not engaged in the liquor business were opposed to the practical confiscation of this pro property pert Question after question was fired atthe at atthe the tho senator b by members of tho the commit commit- tee tec but hut he be stood his hig ground around without without wavering and when thc they left loft him they knew w that John Y Smith wee was ab o in favor of some law to better regulate the tho liquor traffic in the the- state ot of of Utah but they were not left in in doubt that Mr r. r Smith did not favor favora a state wide prohibition law at the pr present ent time In addition to Senator Smith there wore were present Representatives Wootton Hayes and White of Utah county Senator Son Sen ator Gardner and amI Representative Bower of Utah county did not attend the meeting ns The conference e followed ono one held bold in inthe tho the afternoon by the Utah county delc- delc gaton Jaton and leaders of tho the temperance movement including Apostle Heber lieber T J. Grant At this conference which was addressed by a number of ot the leaders in the movement mo it was decided that the best way to reach rach members of thele the le legislature who iero cro thought to bo be wavering erin on tho the question was to send senda a committee from th their ir count county or district dis dma triet to them The conference at the tho Ken on hotel botel last ni night bt is said to be he the first of a number which will be hold held in in this city within the next week or two |