Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-08-28

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man and have this man locked up
BY this time the convention was in 81
violent uproar, but the tumult was
stilled in measure when Ed Evans
appeared and holding his hand up for
silence, said he had a compromise reso-
luton to offer. Two or three minutes
elapsed before the chair could compel
order, but finally quiet was restored,
and Mr.. Evans read the proposed sub
4 stitute. 1t was rejected at once and
4 pandemonium again broke loose.
Rev. !. N. McCash tried to pour the
Oil of good nature upon the stormy
waters, but the tempest burst again as
soon as he was done. While bedlam
was surging in the convention hall
Mr.. Acres of DEBORAH, was at work
on a modifitd resolution in the COM
mittee room, and taking advantage of
a lull in the storm he offered substi-
tute for the paragraph in the report of
the committee on resolutions by which
specific endorsement of A. u. Coates,
1.-THE prohibition candidate for governor,
was avoided, though it was done by in
direction. The amendment y l. ac-s
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into the restfulness that always follows
Orwig threw a tirebrand into it's midst
and again precipitated a scene wilder,
| If possible, than the preceding scenes.
| The report of the comittee on nomi-
nations for officers had just been sub
I mitted and the current of the proceed
ings was moving slowly along when
| MIR. Orwig, who was a member of the
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nority report, having for it's object
the rejection of H. H. Abrams as state
superintendent of the league, and the
election of Mr.. H. C. Marshall, of Sioux
| City, in his place
AS understand it, the object of this
league is the suppression of the saloon.
The mulct law is said to favor the sup
preston of the saloon. 1t is also said
to prevent and favor the prevention of
saloons where none exist. 1t certainly
affords opportunity for voters to say
by signing petitions that they are in
| favor of permits to open saloons. If
man signs a permit, he is. according to
| the mulct law, on the saloon side.
The pledge that anti saloon leaguers
sign is to the effect that they will not
| vote for any man who is in favor of the
saloons. Rev. Abrams has published
to the world that he will vote for a man
| for governor who has signed petitions
for opening saloons. In SO doing, l be-
! lieve he has violated the letter and
] spirit of the anti-saloon constitution,
and if he votes for that man he will
violate his sacred pledge. 1, therefore,
submit a minority report excepting
| from the list of officers of the league
embodied in the majority report the
name of n. H. Abrams and ask that
that of H. c. Marshall, of Sioux City,
be substituted for the Office of state
superintendent of the league"
The minority of the convention
fought the adoption of this substitute
for the majority report, but after a
fierce contest in which the motives Of
1 the chairman We're brought into ques-
ton and the count of the secretary
on a standing vote branded as being
false, the minority report was adopted
by a vote of 80 to Is.
/ The officers of the league We're then
declared elected, as printed at the head
of this story. The delegates being
/ tired and Worn with the long strain
and protracted excitement, We're ready
Ito accept a motion to adjourn, and adj
i journment was taken until 7:30 p. m.
/ The evening session, tho not largely
attended, many of the delegates having
\ gone to their homes, took on the ma
| ture of a consultation, took on tho at
one time the whole question fought over
| with so much imprisoned bitterness in
| the afternoon, threatened to thrust it,
| self again upon the attention OF the
convention. The danger was happily
averted by the tact of several dele
\ gates, Ed Evans particularly. and the
| kindly disposition of Rev. A. C. Doug
| lass. The latter offered resolution,
| which was adopted without dissent, en-
towering the executive committee to
| employ Mr.. Abrams as superintendent
| for law enforcement for the state a. an
adequate salary. AT first Mr.. Abrams
| did not take kindly to the suggestion,
| stating he did not feel he could accept
employmnt until the preamble 20 the
minority report submitted by Thomas
| Orwig, displacing him from the state
superintendency had been rescinded.
However, when it was explained to him
that the chair in ruling upon the adj
/ mission and adoption of the report has
specifically excluded the preamble, he
| reconsidered and accepted the tender of
| TIL olive branch so gracefully rendered
| by those who had fought him SO hard in
the afternoon.
The following officers We're elected.
| President L. S. Coffin, Fort Dodge.
/ First Vice President. H. Campbell,
| Des Moines.
Second Vice President-E. L. Brock
way, Iowa City.
| Third Vice President-Natalia Cor
| don, Des Moines.
secretary-Rev Mott R. Sawyer, Cen
| teryille.
Treasurer-Alex HASTE. Des Moines.
superintendent. C. Marshall, Sioux
City.
Executive Committee-A X Camp
bell. Des Mones; Rev. I. n. McCash
| Des Moines; r. p. McConaughey, At
! lantic; H. H. Fairall, Iowa City.
Astounded the Editor.
Editor S. A. Brown. of Bennettsville,
S. c., was once immensely surprised.
Thru long suffering from dyspep-
sia," he writes, my wife was greatly
run down. She had no strength or
vigor and suffered great distress from
her stomach. but she tried Electric
Bitters. which helped her at once, and,
after using four bottles she is entfrely