The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-02-11
Local Option and High License
Denounced Most Vigorously.
The "No Liquor" People Finish
Their Conference.
National Chairman Dickey Makes
an Address That was Re-
ceived With Inter
est.

cltlOn leaders OF mlSSouEi WulCu Sds
to have assembled yesterday morning
but which did not owing to misunder.
standing, was called to order in the
criminal court room last night at {
o'clock by E. E. Mcclellan chairman
of the local committee. A good sized
audience greeted the speaker of the
evening, Hon. Frank M. Lowe, al
though but minimum number of the
expected delegates had arrived.
The distinguished gentleman's dis
course was of course on the evils OF
the liquor traffic in general, but more
particularly as to how they related to
Missouri. ..
Mr.. Loxo thoroughly up in all the
details of this momentous question.
In his talk he also touched on the new
Australian system of voting, waich
will be tried for the first time in this
state at the coming election.
The convention met this morning at
10 o'clock and there was quite large
attendance and much interest mani
fest. Probably about fifty delegates
were accredited and there were num-
bers of visitors from all parts of the
state.
Mr.. William l.. Wilson, of
st. Louis. was named as tenn
porary chairman. Committees on
resolutions and organization was the
first work in order, and were sp-
pointed as follows on motion of DR..
j. c. Brooks of Kansas City.
organizations, Wilson. Of S. Louie,
Luciem Cover of Carrolton, j. M.
Vaughan, of Butler, Mrs Julia Bos-
worth, of Kirksville and r. K. Hig-
gins of Kansas City.
On resolutions, F. M. Lowe, Kan
sas City, William Wood, st. Louis, |
and William Featherstone of Monr oe |
City.
Pending the report of the commit
tees, Mr.. Brooks moved that represen-
tativss of the Farmers Alliance, the
Union LubOr party and the wheel be
allowed the privilege of
the floor and that an
expression of opinion in regard to the
future of the movement be requested.
Samuel Dickey, the chairman of
the national prohibition convention,
being present was invited to occupy
q seat on the platform.
At the oDeuiDg of the afternoon I
session the committee on organization 1
reported and recommended. G
First-That the state ey '
ecutiye committee consist s
of S. W. Cranch, G.. w. c
Hatolear, w. III. Craig, William a
Jones and j. FL. Hughes. g
Second-That the state be thor o
oughly organized. Il
Third-That the state ex. i
ecutive committee employ one or
more organizers as the necessary funds |,
can be secured. Z
Fourth-That subscription to the
state fund be started at this conference C
and that the state executive commit
tee be requested to send a circular to a
every known prohibitionist in the
state, asking for contributions to this {
und.
DIR. John A. Brooks, of Kansas [
lily, read lengthy report from the Il
ommlttee on resolutions which occa.
Toned a very considerable discussion.
What the committee had reported.
Ias to the effect that as the local
ption law was a signal failure all 4
yer the state from the fact
rincipally, that it was
OF enforced that there
no recognitian of it at all.
High license was denounced in the n
ost emphatic terms. "
Mr.. Lowe was not in favor of the
ioption of the report of the resolu- "a
on committee for the reason that il gu
as too sweeping. 1t called up dis ~ ~
!ssion on all sides and was pe
i'll the subject when the "a; "a,
AGO went to press. National -,
of the executive Commit. ae sl
., Samuel Dickey of New York u
III speak on the situation tonight -. -,
the Court House to which meeting sl'
are cordially invited. III:
The announcement that the elo- -:
ent chairman of the national COM ~:
lttee, Mr.. Samuel Dickey of p ~,
w York, would speak, F'
ought out an assemblage that
ed the criminal court room to the ,
most, many being compelled to :
nd for the lack of seats. ano
Promptly at 8 o'clock the meeting scra
. called to order by iorr
,sident Hughes and who com
well chosen words, introduced top
yor Crawford. aioe
The mayors welcome to the con. cent