Show DON COLTON IN GOP FRACAS Utahn Stands for Graham As House Leader Leader W WASHINGTON Nov Not 24 4 ep- ep re e Longworth Long orth ot of Ohio Ohto the Republican Republican Republican those candidacy for or can Ip Is being belne contested by 11 Representative Graham of ot Illi Illinois nois is In ht the fight to sta stay ho he de- de declared de declared clued In a letter warning taming his col- col colleagues col colleagues leagues ue that thit lack of harmony I de-I Might place tho Democrats In a to control developments In the tho house Referring to Mr Grahams Graham's conto tion that tile the U e con con- conI con continuance 1 of ot gillett I I of as u speaker Mrs worth Long orth as leader would looked as ns establishing a 1 I ls l's upon sectional control over o the pars par's I In the house houe the Ohio I representative fm finds Its It's It n little dif dU- difficult dif difficult to see sec how floor leadership from Ohio Is sectionalism and andI I 1 leadership from front Illinois Is h not SLENDER M I The he ht oa rats eais s wilt will wiltha hate hae ha e a 0 slender majority In Inthe the house having to-t to lo l many of Ct their be best t and fighting men while the Democrats Demo Demo- Democrats have hate a number of additions or of great strength making the N of ot tl e a majority party pirty a a position of or peculiar ar responsibility and difficulty In n view of the Important bearing the record of the next will havethe have on the outcome of the 19 1924 2 4 election COLTO COLTON FOR DRUG The ThC wet and drY Issue was as In- In Injected In Injected jetted Into the leadership fight by byh byI I h Representative Colton publican R utah nho rho declared he heo would sup sup- support support sup support port Representative Graham because be- be because be because cause he has been consistently dry dry and the legislative record ot of Longworth H is wet The coming session will III see IL a bItter fight to weaken or nullify the act said Mr Colton In a statement Mr will willbe willbe willbe be succeeded as chairman of the judiciary committee which handles all legislation affecting prohibition by b Mr Graham Grsham of PennS h anSa who Is one of the most bitt bitter and able opponents of prohibition having fought the Vol- Vol Vol stead tead law front from start to finish ASKING TOO MUCH To add Mr Longworth as floor leader thus giving all key Jey post post- positions In the house organization to the wets vets Is asking too much I wish to say ay nothing offensive to Mr Longworth as a he has a right to Ills his position on prohibition But ButhIs Buthis ills hIs legislative record In the house consistent and unbroken Is wet wetHe lie He voted against the Eighteenth amendment against the law and on every ery test vote tote wasa was a a wet et I r oo 00 |