The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1890-06-13
THE CANVASS COM MENCED.
Partial Poll Of the State Begun
by Amendment Workers.
Great Need for Work in the Rural
Districts.
Spccial TO THE TRIBUNE.

Special 10 Til TRIBUNE.
LINCOLN, NEB, June II. The
Amendment people are beginning to line
up their forces and adopt more and more
the systematic and thorough methods
known to successful political campaign
ers of the cleaner sort. \ poll Of the
voters of the state has been begun, 1t
is an undertaking of great magnitude,
but it is an absolute necessity to insure
success. One hundred and fifteen thou
sand voters must deposit their ballots
for constitutional prohibition in Nebras-
ka next November to insure success be-
yond peradventure. Every friend of the
Amendment should arm himself with a
pledge-book and go forth in search of
signers. That is the urgent need of the
of the present hour.
The liquor men have commenced their
canvass on the stlll-hunt plan. One Of
their shrcwd agents entered Fillmore
county last week, and begun to put out
poison for the friends of the Amendment.
1t is quietly whispered that a desperate
effort will be made by the rummies to
capture caucusses, and conventions in all
parties it possible.
That ubiquitous anti Prohibition
tramp, G. S. Ellsworth, who travelled
through Iowa last fall organizing clubs
in the interest of repeating the Hawkeye
law, is at work in Lancaster county.
He claims to have been a prominent
Good Templar IN Wisconsin. A letter
from B. T. Parker, Of Milwaukee, Grand
Secretary Of hat state exposes Ellsworth
as a dead beat, a fraud and states that
be was "fred" from the Good Templar
order for dishonorable practices and that
he Joined the Wisconsin Liquor Dealers
association, but became an eyesore even
to that organization. He is known to
have applied to members of the State
Bankers and Business Mems Associa-
tion," and two of the big bosses of that
rotten institution gave him the cold
shoulder. He now claims to come to
this great work of rescuing Nebraska
from the ''cranks" purely on his Gown
responsibility"
Protests are in circulation against the
false statements of the so-called "Bank-
ers and Business Mems Association"
and reputable bankers and business men
are declaring against Ed. Roggen's So
ciety, which seeks to do the foul work
of the saloon-keepers by associating the
prestige of legitimate business with the
interests Of the brewers and dlstillers
of this country.
The time has come to enter the eoun-
try school districts and all workers should
see that no precinct is neglected. The
campaign managers urge that county
committeeman, local club officers and
all friends of the Amendment nowpush
the country work with renewed vigor.
Send names Of the leading workers from
every p%ostofice in the state to G. E.
Bentley, Lincoln, Nebraska. Reportall
county and precinct committeeman as
fast as officers are chosen.
Rev. Geo. Scott, Of Sutton was in from
the field on edaythis week. He has had
good success during the pasteight weeks
and feels good over the prospect
1t is now claimed on good authority
that a majority of the members of the
last Legislature are out for the Prohibi.
tory Amendment. Many Of the sena'
tors and representatives have already
made speeches and reference has appear
ed to them in former letters from youl
correspondent.
Representative Struble, of Iowa, writes
from Washington very encouragingly in
regard to the prospect for the early pas
sage of the inter state Prohibition bill,
which has already gone through the sen
ate. This bill when passed will plug
the original package hole tighter thar
an Omaha policeman.
The Appeal of Aberdeen, South Da.
kota, congratulates the Nebraska press
on the large number of the fraternity
who have refused to sell themselves tc
the agents of the drunkard-makers.
Sam. W. Small and Ex-Governor St
John are both stumping Nebraska a
present writing.
As the Fourth of July approaches.
calls for speakers multiply at headquar
tiers of all Amendment organizations.