| Show LOCAL OPTION UTAH republicans BELIEVE IN EACH COMMUNITY HANDLING LIQUOR QUESTION decide against the direct primary and joseph howell for congress a and aid nd D N for justice of the supreme court ogden utah the republicans of 0 the he state of utah in convention in this city on monday went on record an a being in favor of 0 local option n and against tho the direct primary joseph howell was by congress and D N will again te be the party s candidate for justice of the supreme court to succeed him aimse hl mae se senator heed smoot was chairman of the convention I 1 in his speech senator smoot lauded the he national administration argued for local option strict regulation and high license and denounce tan as a farce the platform which consumed six hours of 0 deliberation by tho the committee on platform and resolutions provides that counties outside of incorporated c cities and towns shall vote as units upon the liquor question that cities slid and towns may exercise the right to vote upon the question of prohibition or high licensed and strictly regulated saloons and the platform binds tho the republican legislature to carry out such a law the vote for congressman wits was howell owell II christensen 69 joseph 72 love 2 glasmann 1 the platform approves the administration of president taft congratulates the people upon tbt the splendid record made by the congressional delegation from utah endorses the work of the state administration favors the ratification by the coming legislature of the proposed income tax amendment to the constitution calls attention to tho the splendid good roads laws enacted by the last legislature and favors national aid as provided by the howell bill introduced in congress favors too the proposed amendment making it legal for this state to appropriate prop a small portion of slate taxes axes for the support of high schools as well as aa favoring local option and opposing the direct primary |
