The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-07
Temperance Workers From Over
Kansas Meet Here Today.
A Considerable Representation
is on Hand.
MANY LETTERS COME.
Rudolph Hatfield Believes in
Militia
To Bring Rebellious Commune
tiles to Terms.

Between twenty five and thirty promi.
nent Kansas tempe rance workers were
present at the headquarters of the State
Temperance union at II O'clock this
morning in response to the call for
conference of leading citizens interested
in the cause of prohibition.
The attendance was SO large that it
was necessary to hold this afternoons
session of the conference in the Y. NJ. e.
A. pariors.
Colonel W. P Campbell of Wichita,
"Tiger Bill" was a central figure in the
conference. He said it was his under
standing that it was the purpose of the
conference to take some action which
would brace up some weak -kneed OH
ficials and put some stiffening in the
backbone of those charged with the en-
forcemeut of the law, SO he thought he
would come and be braced up
Before the conference opened 'tTiger
Bilr' related some of his experiences
with the violaters of the liquor law in
Wichita. He told how a Kansas City
brewery shipped beer by the Car load To
Wichita and the beer was delivered
around to the local joints from this car
by the agents of the brewery.
Among those present after the meet
ing got down TO business were j. g.
Haskell, of Lawrence; Judge J. S. Gull
yer. of Emporia; DIR. NJ. L. Ward, of o.
LaWds OF. Js -. w OOASg Vi AdAot0doS
Martin Mohler, of Topeka; T. II. Bain.
Ae II. Vance. f E Stephens and R.
Wake, of Topeka; W. p, Campbell, OF
Wichita; Albert Watkins. of Topeka;
Rev. E. NJ. Randall, of Leavenworth: II.
G. Rash, of Salina; L. r. Elliott, of Man
hattau and others.
About fifty letters of invitation had
been sent out and the entire forenoon's
session was devoted to reading letters
from prominent Kansans who could not
come. but who sent words of sympathy
and advice.
Col. Fl. w. Lewis, of Wichita, wrote
that he was in full sympathy with the
effort to have the law enforced. He said
the policy of prohibitionists should not
be to abandon the Held They Should
consider that the only opposition to
the enforcement of the law is from
men who have never given the law their
sympathy and support He said the
chief cause for the present condition of
things is that the publican party fail
ed to put square prohibition plank in
its last platform.
Rudolph Hatf1.ld of Wichita wrote
that he believed the policy of prohibition
is all righ. but said he believed the law
ought to be changed so that police COM
missioners for rebellious cities could
be appointed from outside of the
city and could then call TO
their support the entire state militia if
necessary. He said each party should
be force to pledge its candidates to en-
force the prohibitory law. He favored a
constitutional convention.
Lieutenant Governor Troutman could
not be present but he wrote letter
urging the conference to waste no
time in discussing constitu-
tional convention or changes in the
law but TO organize the temperance peo-
co. ,oio r
who will enforce the laws we now have.
Dr. Richard Cordley of Lawrence
wrote that he believed prohibition is the
ideal way of dealing with the liquor
question. He said, "The governors sug-
gession is inconceivably shocking"
DR.. Marvin of Lawrence urged the en-
forcement of the present law.
Henderson Ritchie of Council Grove
wrote long letter urging the temper
ance people to get together aud act
sensible, instead of 200 in a county
praying for prohibition and then going
off and voting by themselves, allowing
the worst possible men TO b. elected.
He said if the temperance people would
do no foolish praying they would not,do
SO much foolish voting.
w. B. Webster of Fort Scott wrote that
there are twelve open saloons in Fort
Scott, running under the protection of
the police and the police commissioners.
He said the joints in the county outside
of the city had been closed
Other letters were read from 6. g..
Wharton of Ottawa, DIR. Kimball of
Leavenworth, Captain Pierce of junction
City, w. II. Stout of Fort Scott, r. c.
Chase of Hiawatha, Alex McFadden of
Abilene, DR.. Hitchcock of Abilene, DR..
]. g. Dougherty of Kansas City, Kansas
and C. II st. John of Kansas City.
The following committee on resolu-
tions was appointed: A. Fl. Vance, To-
peka; II. G. Rash. Saline; ]. s. Culver,
Emporia; J. G. Haskell, Lawrence; and
L. r. Elliott, Manhattan.
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