The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-03

p. Faris, of Clinton; Mrs. M. e.
Golliday, of Holden; Mrs. G. @.
Greenup, of Sedalia, and Mrs. Ellen
d. Morris, of Kansas City.
A Legislative committee was APP
pointed, consisting of Hon. A. d.
Charity, of Putnam county; Rev. 1.
j. X. Lombeck, of Johnson; Rev. j.
T. Hull, of Christian; G. X. Shilling,
of Boone; Mrs. +. p. Davis, of How
ard; Rev. j. A. Snarr, of Macon;
Mrs. McNeary, of Johnson.
The following committee was ap-
pointed on resolutions: Rev. w.
Beale, of Cape Girardeau county;
VIM. Dimmitt, of Boone; L. T.
Fawks, of Lewis; L. s. Brownlee, of
st. Clair; J. N. Crutcher, of Saline.
These officers were elected: j. A.
Field, of st. Louis, president; r. F.
Chew, of Festus, secretary; N. o.
Nelson, of st. Louis, treasurer.
The following platform, presented
by the resolution committee, was
adopted:
1. Unalterable and uncompromising
opposition to licensing the manufacture
or sale of alcoholic beverages,
2. Vigorous and persistent effort for
the enforcement OF all laws, local, state
and national nnr,,,., .,,,b ~, r,Sot,,o
and sale.
3. Until the saloon is completely out
lawed we favor the enactment of brief
plain laws, giving every community the
right to petition against the existence of
the saloon in their midst, and making
every place OF delivery n place OF sale,
thereby outlawing the iniquitous order
business nov carried on under color OF
law. Thus would we not only withdraw
the protection of law from the drink
traffic, but make the law protect us and
our homes from the direful influence.
TO this end we pledge ourselves to use
all proper means and influence to elect
only such officers, legislative, judicial and
executive, as we have good reason to
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in enacting and enforcing such laws.
An executive committee was
chosen, consisting of the president,
secretary and treasurer, and also
Rev. p. A. Cool, of Sedalia; j.. r..
Hull, of Christian county; r. r. Bond,
of Howard, and S. d. Logan, of
Macon.
The Legislative committee reported
the following which was adopted:
WHEREAS, Under the present law a
dramshop-keeper may sell intoxicating
liquor in this state to Il minor with the
consent OF the parent, master or guardian
Of such minor, therefore, be it
Resolred, That this convention recon-
mend to the legislature OF our state that
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors to minors
be absolutely prohibited under severe
penalties, and that the consent OF such
parent, master or guardian shall furnish
no protection for such sale.
WHEREAS, Under the existing law OF
this state "A dramshop-keeper may legally
sell intoxicating liquors to an habitual
%drunkard, unless notified by the wife OF
such drunkard not to do so, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That this convention recon-
mend to our legislature the passage of II
law prohibiting absolutely under severe
penalties the sale OF Intoxicating liquors,
under any circumstances, to an habitual
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wife has failed to notify such dramshop-
keeper not to sell to her husband shall be
no defense for such sale to such drunk
ard.
Resolved, That this convention urge
upon our Legislature the enactment of a
law prohibiting any county court from
issuing Il license to any dramshop-keeper
or renewing his license who has ever been
guilty OF violating any OF the provisions
Of the dramshop law, and that before
such license shall be issued such dram
sh~op-keeper or other person applying for
license as such shall make an affidavit
that he has not, to his knowledge, ever
violated any Of the provisions of the
dramshop laws, and in such affidavit
shall specially set forth and answer that
he has never kept open his dramshop on
Sunday or permitted the same to be done;
and that any false statement in such
affidavit shall constitute perjury and be
punishable as such.
ReSolped, That it is the sense of the
convention that the right of petition
for saloon license be restricted by proper
legislation to a two-thirds majority of
both bona tide freeholders and tax
payers in the ward, own or township
where the proposed saloon is to be
established.
A number of vice presidents we're
appointed and the executive COM
mittee was authorized to fill out the
list by naming one from each judicial
district in the state.