Show Joint Liquor Vote Urged By Welling Yelling Milton H. H Welling secretary of state stata and ancl ardent advocate of a a. joint st state te election tion on in liquor law repeal issues proposed Tuesday that such an election should beheld bo be held on November 7 1933 Mr Welling believes that the tho voters of Utah should express their wishes on both the federal liquor constitutional amendment and on th the state liquor law at the same election He so interprets the state constitution constitution constitution con con- as 0 o believe that a general general general gen gen- eral election may be held in this state on November 7 He points out that Section 9 Article 4 of the constitution says in part All AU general elections except for municipal and school officers shall be held on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November November No No- vember of the year in which the election is held Remedy Required At present a state law provides that the general elections shall be beheld beheld beheld held in he numbered even years This Mr Welling believes could be remedied by the legislature legislature in special session In a formal statement Mr Welling said I I 1 advocate the following plan of action in dealing with the liquor question in Utah A definite date proclaimed at once before the legislature meets for an on election under existing laws to pass upon the eighteenth amendment of the constitution of the United sair election to tobe tobe tobe be held next November 7 The legislature should refer to the people at this November el election ci- ci a constitutional amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment to Section 3 of Article 22 repealing our present constitutional ional lonal provision lit It is admitted that this raises a a. grave constitutional question Let that matter be submitted to the supreme court by a friendly action to restrain the secretary of f state from submitting the question question question ques ques- tion under he lie law Pass a bill at the special session session session ses ses- sion conditioned upon tho the repeal of our dry constitution and regulating regulating regulating reg reg- the immediate license and sale of beverages made legal by bythe bythe the vote of the people Utah would vote dry or wet If dry we would set ourselves apart in a perfectly honorable heroic struggle against inevitable repeal line lino in If wet we would be properly to control a traffic which which win win- to be bea ch cli uncontrolled continues a public menace The advantages of this course are arc both pol political We Ve keep faith with party platform pledges shameless shame shame- We Ve correct the tile present violation of the law In tho the less brew and 32 matter of home throughout the beer sold openly state We Ve get some sonic revenue |