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Show Candidates Positions On Liquor Question Almost Unanimously Faor Holding Special Flection On State Wide Prohibition. Tho Parents' Classes and Dotter-mont Dotter-mont Leagues havo put the, following question to tho candidates for tho legislature. QUESTION Will you, If elected to tho legislature, voto for an effective state wldo prohibition bill, to bo submitted sub-mitted to tho qualified electors or tho stato ror approval or rejection nt n special olectlon on or betoro tho last Tuesday In Juno, 1915, said bill to becomo law, It voted for by a majority major-ity of tho doctors voting at such election. You ore not asked as to' your vlows on tho prohibition question, ques-tion, but moroly If you aro willing to permit tho people to settle tho question ques-tion themselves." Following are tlelr nnswors: II. T. Reynolds of Sprlugvllle, Dem- ocrat: "I am decidedly In favor of permitting tho prohibition question to go to a state wldo voto." Richard D. Wudloy of I'lcnsnnt Orovo, Democrat: "Yes" wns written writ-ten at end of question, und signed and dutcd. Charles L. Wnrnlck, Pleasant Grove, Republican: "Yes, I shall work for the pnssago of the bust ineusure obtainable, ob-tainable, submitting tho question you suggest to tho voters of our fair state. This is In lino with my record In tho Idaho legislature." Harry Moisol, Sprlugvllle, Socialist: Social-ist: "It is a cardinal principal of the Socialist party thnt tho peoplo have a right to voto on all questions of governmont, houco 1 could do no other way thnn glvo tho pcoplo n chance to dccldo thla Important question ques-tion by a will of tho majority." Caleb Tnnnor, Provo, Progressive: "I would support submitting to the voters of tho state for a referendum, somo means of determining or some moosuro covering tho proposition of stnto wldo prohibition; If a bill, one providing for certain and uniform effectiveness ef-fectiveness throughout tho state." Robert W. McKoll, Spanish Fork, Progressive: "My answer Is yes." A Douglas, Lchl, Socialist: "I mo3t emphatically say yes." W. I Oponshnw, Santnquln, Democrat: Demo-crat: "If olected to tho legislature I will voto for an effectlvo stnto wldo prohibition bill, to bo submitted to tho qualified electors of tho stato for approval or rejection at n special olectlon on or before tho last Tuesday Tues-day In Juno, 1015. Clnronco M. Heck, American Fork, Progrosslvo: "If elected to tho legislature, legis-lature, I pledgo myself to carry out tho plank In my party's platform In favor of referring the question of stato wldo prohibition to tho voto of tho people, and It Is my purpoBo to work for any legislation which will bring this Important question beforo the peoplo of this state at tho earliest posBlblo opportunity." James Sponcor, Amorlcan Fork. Socinllst: "As wo Socialists believe In prohibition, not only stato wldo, but nation wldo, If tho people say so, my answer Is yes." Samuol E. Taylor, Pnyson, Republican: Repub-lican: "I urn pleased to answer yes to your question." Luther K. Stewart, Honjnmln, Republican: Re-publican: "In answer to your letter of 10-10-14, asking if I nm willing to let tho people Bottle tho prohibition question thomsolves, I answor yes. Can answer yes to all your ques tions." John II. Woottou, American Fork, Republican: "In answer to the above I will say that 1 am In favor of a bill substantially as outlined, and will voto for such n measure In nccord-anco nccord-anco vtith tho pledge mado In tho Republican Re-publican county platform adopted at Lchl, September ICth, last. J. W. Wing, Jr., of Lchl, wrote: "Pardon my delay In answering. 1 nm In favor of submitting to tho vot ers or tho stnto for their consldcra- ' BH Hon, a bill providing for stato wide ' flH SouatorOradnor said: "You need B not wnlrfor n reply from mo." Later ho rceousldorcd nnd wrote as fol- 'l lows: "Tho only political parly I ill ever belonged to Is tho Republican party. Havo stood by Republican , H principles and on Republican plat- H form made at tho timet I accoptcd 9BI their nominations for ofllcc. Hfl |