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Show "WHERE WERE JHE REVENUE AGENTS Cox "Booze'.' Special Dispenses Much Liquor During So? journ in Salt Lake. Snlt I.nko City, Oct. 7. "Whero were the Democratic nilmltilstnitlbn's revenue officers when the Cox boozo spoclnl stopped in Suit I-iiko oil Its way to the Sun Francisco convention of the Democratic party?" Ih ii lilies-tlon lilies-tlon that Is being nsked frequently in the Utah capltaf today. Included In the equipment of the lnnRiilflcent train vlilch carried Governor Gov-ernor Cox' cohorts to the Pacific coast were two lutgirase curs of "wet" Roods und the liquor wns freely distributed In Salt Lake. Its effects were appur-ent appur-ent In the Intoxlciitlon of ninny Snlt Lake topers, who seized on the oppor-ttinlly oppor-ttinlly to Hbato with n little hotter quality of booze thnn that which Is supplied under the Corless regime. HlrelliiKS of Hie Democratic cnndldnte served the liquor openly nnd Renerous-ly Renerous-ly to all the faithful who enme around to pny their respects. The Cox "boozo"' special cost ?ll!.-,000. Where did the money come from? 1'erhnps the nnswer Is contained In n letter written July 22, 1020, by floorgo T. Carroll, president of the New Jersey Allied Liquor Interests, with offices ut Oil) Broad street, .Newark, .New-ark, N. J. a "The nomination of Governor Cox of Ohio for the presidency" by the Democrats Is n lilg victory for our Interests In-terests and It can bo attributed to o great degree to the nctlWty ot our trade organizations here In New Jersey Jer-sey and throughout the nation. Cfov ernor Cox Is n pronounced 'wet, and he can be relied upon to approve an amendment to the Volstead net. It Is now up to our trade organization to stand unitedly behind the ticket of Cox nnd Itoosevelt nnd roll up BUch n innjorlty ns will 'show convincingly that the public as well Is In our favor. Are you going to help? Of course you are." The letter goes on to give definite Instructions to men Identified with the. liquor traffic as to how they may best proceed In nn effort to name a "wet" congress and repenl or emasculate the Volstead act. And yet this Is the Issue which Governor Gov-ernor Cox told the peoplo of Utah "In as deail as slmery." |