Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-11-02

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,EMPEsAvcE RECORD AGAINST MIN
EDITOR WILLMAR TR1BUNE:-The
TRIBUNE has been IN the past, and l
trust will be in the future, the mouth
piece of the temperance people of this
county and vicinity. 1t has been
s,rorg advocate and supporter OF q
civic federation in the city of Will
mar; it has always, and does yet,
stard in the forefront fighting the liq'
uor curse; it has been an uuoom.
promising foe of the licensed saloon
or the bird pig as the case may be
The temperance people OF the State,
through the Ants aloon League, have
been fghtir with all honorable means
at their command to legislate out of
existence the saloon business. The
difficulty of state prohibition has been
for many years apparent and the
league has therefore of late years con-
ceutrated its efforts for county option
so called, and for other legislative
measures which would at least to some
extent curb the liquor curse and its
alteu dant evils.
At the approaching election consis-
tent temperance people should cast
their voies in such manner and for
such candidates whose public record,
If they have any, is consistent with
our demands and work. Now it ap-
pears that one If the candidates for
governor, namely, MIR. Johnson OF
Nlcollet county, has record on two
propositions which are and were Of
vital interest to the cause of temper
ance. We refer to his record on the
County option bill defeated in 1901,
when Mr.. johnson was State Senator,
and also Senate File No. 1873, q bill
for an act to prohibit tie delivery on
the Sabbath day of liquO:s bLught on
previous days.
Senate File No. 27S, "a bill for an
act to provide for the submission to
the legal voters Of Counties in the
State Of Minnesota, the question
whether license to sell int xicating
liquors may be grained within saio
Countless was introduced by Senator
Jepson of Minneapolis on March 2,
1901. The bill was referred to the COM
mittee on temperance. On March 81,
1901, Mr.. Grlndeland from the COM
mittee on temperance reported this
bill back with recommendation that
it DO pass.
On March 26, Mr.. HalversOn moved
that this bill be maze special order
for March 20 at 2:30 O'clock p. m
For Inc reason or other the sena q
aid not take up this special order un-
til April 3rd, and when Tie roll Call
was taken on the passage of the bill
there were IL yeas and 81 nays as
follows: Those voting in the attirma-
tive were Messrs. Barker, Daily, Grin
deland, Glue, Halverson, Jepson,
Jones, j. D. Lord, Mccarthy, Myron,
Nixon, Reeves, Shellbach, Smith, E.
Il. SwenlL gsen, Thomps.n, Wilson
and Young. Those who voted in the
neg ative were Messrs. Baldwin, Ba,z,
Benedict, Buchanan, Collier, Doug her.
ty, Dickey, DuToit, Everett, Fltz-
patrick, Gansewilz, Greer, Horton,
Hospes, Ives, Johnson, Jones, E. J.
Larson, McGovern, Mon aimee, Nell
4cae, Miller, Potter, Roverud, Ryder,
SchAller, Sheehan, Smell, Smith, j.
H., Somervllle and Stockweil.
The Johnson voting MOI on this
proposition was Senator John A.
johnson Of N .collet county, the pres
ent Democratic candidate for gov
ernor.
On February 3rd, 1899, Mr.. Roverud,
the senator from Houston county, in
PRODUCED Senate File 1873, "A bill for
an act to prohibit the oe4ivery on the
Sabbath day, mmonly known a.
Sunday, of any Intoxicating liquors
sold, bartereo, given away or in any
manner Other wise disposed of On the
day previous TO the Sabbath day."
This bill was also referred to the CON-
mittee on temperance.
On february 18Th this bill was re-
ported back from the Committee on
temper ance with recommend ation
that it be referred TO the judici ar y
committee. Adopted.
On Malch 4:h Mr.. DAILY from tie
subcommittee on judiciary to whom
this bill was referred, reported the
same back with the recommend att IN
that it pass.
On March 21et, this bill was reach
ed on the calendar for final passage
and on the voc being taken there
were 80 yeas and IL nays. Those " no
voted in The affirmative we're Messrs.
Baldwin, Brewer, Chiffon, Everett,
Fitzpatrick, Greer, Grindeland, Grue,
n al uorSnn Hauk{ro Tono@~ J1co.