Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-23
TIE PROH|B|I|0N|yIS.
The Preachers Took the Lead
and We're Conspicuous as
Delegates.
Ticket Named Is Not a Strong
One-.Marshalltown Wo-
man Nominated.
Carrie Nations Methods En-.
Observation-Disclosures in
Des Moines.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Mones, May 23.-Political inter-
est was for a day turned aside from th,.
fierce strife in the republican party for
the sure thing nominations to the first
of the political conventions of the year
and the aspirations and hopes of the
members of the prohibition political
party. III they did nothing else, these
political prohibitionists at least fur
nished entertainment for those who
We're present at their state convention.l
On the whole it was q good convention.
1t contained some men who are able
speakers, who have convictions and do
not fear to express them, who know
what they want and have a way of
going directly after it. There was quite
a number of women present also. They
We're in earnest. The casual visitor TO
the convention hall during sessions
would be impressed with the sincerity
and honesty of those who We're partici-
pating. The delegates came from all
over the state. The most conspicuous
delegates We're preachers and they took
the lead in almost everything one vis-
itor came evidently from long dis
tance in a ramshackle lumber wagon,
covered a la Kansas emigrant wagon
style. He tied UP near the convention
hall a day before the convention
and did not depart until the ticket wss
named. On the sides Of his wagon there
! was pasted pictures. cartoons and post
ers from the New Voice. the Signal and
tt,s 4. II.
appeals to people to vote the simon pure
| prohibition ticket. The old man came tc
enjoy the convention and the railroad
I companies lost nothing by reduced rates
/ in his case. Mrs. McAiurray, long con-
i spicuous in prohibition work in Iowa.
WAS ever present. appearing not a day
/ TIMES Of the old enforcement league ana
j closed up distilleries and breweries at
Will There was absent many of the old
leaders who used to whoop it up for
prohibition in Iowa, but some of the
younger ones are just as loud in theiI
i "amens" as We're their predecessors.
The ticket named is confessedly not a
very strong one. a. U. Coates. of Per
~. WAS named for governor Mr.
! Coates is man Of Slight build. with
1 long whiskers and a liesitancy in his
manner ard speech He viii not prove
4 strong on the stump; but HIS devotion
/ 10 tee party Will not be questioned. He
Vas farmer some years ago. tnen a
school teacher, ther drifted into bust
resS and is a merchant. The vote on
,i candidate for governor stood l6l for
i Coates to III for y. B. Wray OF Union
4 county and 50 for S o. Pillsbury, Of
i Wright county. Pilisbury was or the
Il ticket last year. Wray was s.bse-
Equeatly named for lieutenant governor
III A Harvey OF Perry candidate for.
4 judge of the supreme court. was the
leader of the party many years when he
lived in Des Moines, He was heal and
| front OF the old enforcement league and
Was its attorney of record in nearly all,
notable cases. HI. is really an able law
YER, altho never able 10 pile up for
tune. Some Years ago he went in with
his TWO sons in the purchase of the Per-
4 ry Chief One son remains part owner
of the Chief now and the other is, tray
cling agent for a circus MIR, Harvey
and Mr.. Coates live In the same city.
but this viii not prevent their running
for office on one ticket. For railroad
lcommissicner Wesley Suddoth. of Des
Moines. waa named. Several persons
were named for superintendent of public
instruction but all admitted they dil
not want il ii a woman could be named
Z Hence Miss Ella Motfitt, of Marshall
town. was nominated.
Aside from the stereotyped demands
of the prehibitionists for the crushing OF
the liquor traffic etc. the convention
!, had few other interesting features
The last resolution considered was one
i demanding ,s:at the president of III.
!, United States prohibit the licensing OF
liquor selling and prostitution in Cuba
Porto Rico and the Philippines. Some
Il one suggested that ii would be well tc
stick TO the truth and not condemn
something they knew nothing about H
Il denied that the charge would lie against
, the military management in Cuba and
: Porto Rico Some one was also in doub,
!, as to whether or not ii was in the powe,
, of the president to prohibit such things
by his own act. But finally the resolu-
4 ton was amended to refer only to the
il Philippines and was passed, One earn
est delegate urged the passage and de-
nounced the president and the republi.
can party and declared that IL is the sat.
tleu poilcy OIL tne repuDllcan party 70 IL
5 cense these things in the new posses
sions, and also in Iowa and everywhere
I'll s&s
r The Endorsement of Carrie Natior
/; methods VAS another new feature a
!. resolution was presented heartily ex-
t pressing admiration and confidence in
: the splendid efforts of the states ni
Maine and Kansas in the cause OF civic
righteousness. especially as expressed
by Sheriff Pearson and Mrs. Carrie Ma.
tion. as we'll as others" This was 6
vertable bombshell in the camp. II
seems that Sheriff Pearson, of Portland
has been doing something and every.
body agreed that he should be com.
mended and his methods indorsed; bu
) as to Carrie Nation there was a differ,
! ence of opinion-a decided difference
, and a sharp protest from al least hal
dozen of the most talkative of the dele
gates One delegate said he was read.
to express sympathy with Mrs. Nation
but as to expressing confidence In he
method of dealing with the liquor evi
that was different thing. He was un
willing that a political convention in til