Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-01-28
STATE ALLIANCE.
A Largely Attended Convention
Held In Des M0ines.
Plan Of Work as Formulated by the
Convention for tho En-.
suing Year.

Convention for the En-.
suing Year.
The meeting was called to order Jan. %, by
| Acting President Todhunter, and the exercises
were opened with singing the doxology and
with prayer by Rev. Williams After tho read
| ing OF the minutes Of the previous meeting
| the first order Of business taken up was the
reports Of tho districts The secretary and
treasurer submitted their annual reports, Tho
total receipts were g., i6l.S3, and disburse-
ments, 81, lo6,6S. The nominating committee
reported for officers during the ensuing year:
Hon, J. A, Harvey, President; Hon. O. q.
Nourse, Treasurer; Mrs, A. t. McMurray, sec
Rotary. Each OF whom was unanimously
chosen 10 I'll these important offices. The fol-
lowing are the vice presldenta
First district-Dr. J, q, W. Cox, Washing
ton.
Second dlstrict--H, NJ. Remley, Anamosa.
Third Districts. b. Adams, Dubuque.
Fourth dlstrict--B, Y. Wright Charles City.
Fifth district--Dr. Beardshear Toledo,
Sixth dlstrict---w. b, Bonniaeld, ottumwa
Seventh distribution. Lewis Todhunter,
| Indianola.
Eighth distribution T. Il. Clark, Clarlnda
/ Nlntu uibuCb-is W. tuihnt SuuuVh
Tenth district--W Il. Andrews, Hartford.
Eleventh district-llon. JesseKennedy, Ida
| Grove.
The following directors were also elected to
I'LL vacancies;
Seventh district--Dr W. II. Bennington,
| Winterset
Eleventh dlstrlct--B. Y. shoults, Rockwell
| City.
| Thecommittee on finance reported bv offering
arosolution, TO raise dfty thousand dollars for
state work, i've thousand for tho expenses of
the Alliance and the remainder for temperance
agitation aud law enforcement In the counties
was heartily adopted.
The resolution called out q heated discus.
sion, but was finally adopted.
The following 10 the plan Of tho campaign
adopted for the ensuing year;
| /, Organize Alliances In every county and
townshipin the State, making each county Al
lance auxiliary TO the State, aud each township
organization auxiliary to the county las well as
| ~ the State), and each county viii be required
to remit TO the State Alliance for State work
the sum Of go. Adopted.
| .. That the Executive Committee be directed
| TO prepare forms OF the county and township
constitutions, TO be printed and sent out by tho
Secretary 10 tho district officers and workers
throughout tho State, Adopted,
0. The funds for Oh, State work, In addition
TO tho amount required of county organize
tions, shall be raised by annual and lifo mem
bershlp fees and voluntary contributions.
Adopted.
L. That the execution OF this plan OF work
be- cnjoined on the district officers that they see
that II Is faithfully carried out In their respec.
] tive districts, either by doing tho work thoni-
selves OF by appointing such agents rs they may
| find II necessary TO engage, 80 that the work
may be thoroughly done, meetings held, public
sentiment aroused and organized, funds raised,
and every needed facility and stimulus secured
for the effective enforcement OF the prohlbltory
| law.
B. That the Alliance employ two general
agents In accordance with the articles OF incor-
| poratlon 10 travel In the State, aid county or
| ganlzations, and use their influence 10 raise
| money 10 be used In the prosecution OF our
temperance work.
| 0. Alliance and county secretaries are re-
| quested 10 procure tho names OF all pastors Of
| churches, and other persons In counties both
organized and unorganlzed, who are willing TO
| give some time aud labor TO the temperance
work OF their county, and through the sccretar
| ry Of the County Alliance arrange for and hold
meetings In every township in the county once
| month.
7. We recommend earnest effort 10 secure
the teaching Of physiology and hygiene, with
especial reference TO the effects OF stimulants
and narcotics upon the system In all the public
schools OF the State.
The following resolutions were adopted by
| the convention;
| RESOLVED, /. That the dram shop should new
| er again have legal existence In Iowa.
| 2. That the supremacy OF the law Is the Vital
| question Of the hour. Whether this Ia gov
| eminent Of the saloon, Ivy the saloon and for
| the saloon, or q government OF, by and for tho
| people, ia question to bcdecldcd now and for
| ever.
3. That we highly appreciate the wise, brave
/ and true utterances OF our CHER executive,
| Gov. william Larrabee, and we believe he has
the heart, the courage and the will to carry his
| declaration into execution, and We hereby
pledge TO him our heartiest support.
4. That we expect the general assembly now
/ I'm session TO enact such amendments to the
prohlbltory law Us will strengthen its weak
| places, remedy Its defects and provide for IL,
/ enforcement.
| B. That TO this cnn provision should be made
\ by statute for securing judicial, municipal and
| peace officers who will execute the law and not
| exercise their powers IN the encouragement
| and protection Of those who violate law; that
the penal statutes OF the state ought TO be en-
| forced alike In every place over which the ln-
rlsdiction OF the state extends, and that dis
obedience TO or disregard OF state statutes
cannot be made question OF local option.
| o. Inat we desire the enactment py tpe pres
ent general assembly, OF law requiring inc
eaching OF physiology ana hygiene Win ee-
peciai reference 70 the effects q alcoholic stin-
| ulants, ana narcotlcs upon the human system,
to all pupils In AL common schools OF inc
state. In THIS position we are also supRorteu
| py the wise WORDS OF thc GOVERNOR Ieacn-
ers should, by law, berequired 70 instruct their
pupils as thc the injurious euects OF the naoitr
uai use OF aicohoi ana narcotlcs upon the sys-
| tem.p
2. That we call upon all good citizens TO
unite In ovcrthrowing the rebellion OF the So
loon and It's supporters against the authority
OF the state
8. That we heartily appreciate the ndelify
and devotion OF the Iowa Woman's Christian
| Temperance Union TO the cause OF prohibition,
In that said Union has resisted AL efforts 70
| lead IL into partizan political animation; that
We noiu IN nlgn esteem us e ehleh omce,s, ana
nerance Gauss sbonId he anestioned by their
| co-workers ia other States
|
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