Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-31
Anti-sa1oon Convention.
MinneanO1iss Anr,,ut II ~

HAAAAOUPOAAS, AuSuSU IL. 1870.
To all friends Of Good Citizenship
throughout the State of Minnesota.
Greetlng-You are aware of the
evils flowing from the dram shops in
is state. The saloon-keepers and
ther liquor dealers are banded to-
= Their in state organization that has
4ut: one OF its direct objects the. defeat
OF all bills brought forward in our
st:ste legislature for the restraint or
suppression of saloons. OF these
things and others of like nature con-
corning the shameful liquor traffic and
its menace to our homes, our churches,
our schools, our government and ali
property and commercial interests of
the state, no person can be ignorant
today.
Ihere are numerous temperance So
cieties operating throughout the state;
the most churches and church societies
are against the saloon and work to
counteract the crime and vice gener-
ated by the saloons and incompetence.
AND 1t is to you who represent these
societies and churches, to you who are
friends of good citizenship, that this
call is extended.
All churches, temperance societies,
anti-saloon leagues, Sunday schools,
and all clubs, leagues and societies in
the state which are now, or are now
willing to become, cooperative in ef-
forts to restrict Or suppress the saloon
ana encourage temperance are invited,
to participate by regularly chosen
delegates in an open delegate state
convention, under the auspices of the
minnesota Anti-Saloon League, to be
held in Minneapolis, Sept. 6 and Z,
The objects of this convention and
the exercises to consists of the follow
ing:
l. To discuss and discover the
federation ground on which all good
citizens can unite in persistent efforts
to suppress the saloon.
2. 10 consider and adopt more ef-
tectlve measures in the enforcement of
antl-saloon laws now existing.
Is. 10 determine and emphasize
some more effective laws which NAV be
thought wise to have enacted at the
next session of our state legislature,
including a county local option law,
and to arouse public sentiment in favor
OF such legislative action.
4. To take further steps for the
more complete organization and ex-
tension of anti-saloon leagues THROUGH
out the entire state.
wholly in accordance with the we'll
known principles that every member
thereof shall be at liberty to hold con-
nectlon with such political party or
church as he shall prefer and that the
convention as such shall avoid affilia-
tlon with any political party and avoid
the discussion of subjects not directly
connected with use and traffic in intox-
icating liquors.
Delegates to the convention will be
as follows:
Each local church, the pastor and
one delegate; the following one dele.
gate each-W. c. T. u, 1. O. G. T..
Anti-Saloon League, Temperance So.
ciety, Sunday school, Young PEOPLES
Church society, Y. M. G. A. ), and each
labor organization, village improve.
ment society or other local club or so.
clety. The following two delegates
each District church conferences I. O,
G.: T, district lodges, Young People
District Unions, and similar organic.
atoms taking in part of the, state,
All state bodies. such as church con.
terence, convention, synod, grand
lodges, etc., five delegates each. It is
requested that each body appointing
delegates also choose one alternate for
each delegate chosen, that representa-.
ton may be had in the convention il
possible.
The committee has placed the date
OF the convention during the time OF
the State Fair, when all railroads are
in the habit of giving liberal reduc.
ton OF fare to Minneapolis aud return
which will, we trust, permit all parts
OF the state to be we'll represented in
this convention