Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-06

REFORM CLUB MEETINGS.
A Temperance Ticket In tn, Field


A Temperance Ticket In the FielA.
On Wednesday evening OF last week,
the Reform Club meeting WAS we'll at.
tended. After adopting . motion that
the Club would place . ticket In the field
for city officers, the Executive Committee
brought In list Of names for ticket to
be supported at the coming charter cleo
ton. Some very earnest remarks were
made by several present in opposition to
this method Of doing business. They
thought . nominating committee should
be appointed to report names for caudi.
dates st an adjourned meeting, and care
should be taken to nominate q ticket re-
presenting elements Of strength.
Finally the meeting was adjourned to
Saturday evening, with instructions to the
executive committee to confer with all
the temperance societies Of the city with
reference to the ticket.
The meeting on Saturday evening, at
tho Congregational church, was largely
attended. aud considerable enthusiasm
prevailed.
Tho meeting was called for the purpose
Of putting temperance ticket In the field
at our coming city election, and the fol-
lowing named persons, recommended by
the executive committee, were nominated
to FIJI the several Offices named to become
vacant this spring:
Mayor-D. B. Smith.
Treasurer-R. O. Hall.
Recorder-R0bert Griffith.
Assessor-Oscar Ayers.
Alderman lot ward-C. M!Fernald.
Alderman I'd ward-Harlan w. Page.
Alderman Sd ward-L. W. French.
Justice Of the Peace in Sd ward Ito I'll
vacancycAi n. Kinsman.
The list is composed Of the same names
presented at the former meeting, with tho
substitution of Al n. Kinsman for D. j.
Ames for Justice of the Peace in the Sd
ward.
The chairman Of the executive commit
tee stated that he had conferred with the
Father Mathew Temperance Societ Y and
the Sons of Temperance, and both socic.
ties endorsed this ticket and would CO.
operate with the Club in helping to elect
it.
The business for which TIE meeting
was called having been disposed of,
speeches were called for and quite q
number of those present responded.
In response TO call, Mrs. Thyng made
an energetic appeal to the voters of our
city TO support the candidates nominated.
She did not know the gentlemen person.
ally, but was assured that they were all
men of strict temperance principles, and
for that reason she endorsed them most
heartily, and hoped that not 4 mau IN
Austin would dare vote against them.
Rev. Mr.. Wright said he was heartily
In favor of the ticket, and hoped that
each one would do what they could to
help elect it.
Rev. Mr.. Williams said We needed to
be active. We must mean business, and
have one aim, putting aside all little
things, and working together for temper.
ance. We Unjust keep our minds and
hearts fixed on the one great object. II
we vote mo license we must have mo
license" men in Office, therefore let US
be united and all pull together in elect!ng
this ticket, for in union there is strength.
Let there be no cutting of tickets on cleo
ton day, let Us vote on principle, and
not be Influenced by any party feeling.
Mr.. E. s. Phillips approved the nomi.
uations, but was hardly satisfied with the
easy way in which they were made, and
moved that the meeting ratify them by a
rising vote.
In response to the call of the President
Mr.. Richardson, as to how many would
vote for and support the nominees, q large
majority of those present arose, thereby
pledging themselves in favor of the ticket.
Robt Mcdonald, an honorary member
Of the Father Matthew Society, said he
thought the Society, would endorse the
ticket, and like Mr.. Williams. put every
consideration but that Of temperance to
one side.
Mr.. A. A. Harwood said he thought q
better drawing ticket than the one nom,.
mated could have been made. He had
no objections to the men Is individuals,
however, and he proposed to work fol
the ticket with his coat off," In order
to elect our men We must be diligent,
keep at it all the while, and adopt this as
= principle, that we are right, and there.
fore m ust succeed.
Mr.. Hotchkiss said lie would vote the
ticket because it was temperance ticket.
aud not because he liked every man on
1t. If he mad had the making of it, il
would have been somewhat different. He
was glad to see the unity ma infested in
regard to the matter, and hoped there
would be no factions at the polls q week
from Tuesday.
The meeting adjourned to meet in the
Baptist church, Wednesday evening,
March 9Th.
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