Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1904-06-01
The National Convention.
The ProhibitIonists of the Land Nominate
Their Ticket at Indianapolis,
June 28 and 20.
CHEAP WORLDS FAIR TRIP.

At 10 o'clock on the morning of
June 10Th, at Indianapolis, will open
the national convention of what the
immortal Miss Willard declared, at
it's convention of 1888, to be mot
the biggest but the greatest party"
From North and South and East
and West will come train-loads Of big
Drained, big hearted men and women
to plan for the nations welfare
through the annihilation of the saloon
The assembly will be great in num-
bers, in enthusiasm, in holy, patriotic
purpose and in hope that cannot be
dimmed by ridicule, opposition or de-
feat. It will be an army marching to
victory and it's every utterance and
deed will declare one thing-the very
atmosphere of Convention hall will
be surcharged with this one idea-we
must win, the saloon must die!
To attend the great gathering will
be the event of lifetime and worth
almost any effort and sacrifice. Min
nesota is entitled to AZ delegates and
there is a strong probability that her
AZ alternates will also be present
The arrangements made for trans
portation are most liberal. The round
trip rate from the Twin Cities to In
dianapolis and return is only $1675!
But to Indianapolis and the great
Worlds Fair at St. Louis and back
again the rate is only $22.10! It is
open to everybody, whether delegates
or not. The lowest rate heretofore
made to st. Louis alone and return
is $13 and this is on an occasional
day only and with return limit of
only seven days, whereas the rate
made us to Indianapolis and st. Louis
has a return limit of July Is! It also
gives one chance to stop over a day
at Chicago on the return trip if de-
sired
The Minnesota delegation, accom-
panied by our South Dakota comrades
and probably by North Dakota also,
will leave the Twin Cities on the eve
ming of June 27. Arriving at Chicago
in the morning, we Immediately join
the great train load of Wisconsin, Chi
cago and Northern Illinois Prohibi-
tionists on their way to the Prohibi-
tion Mecca via the great Pennsylvania
Line and arrive at Indianapolis at
$3.50 p. M, in ample time to get To-
Gated, eat supper and attend the great
final oratorical contest of the college
Prohibition leagues of the land. The
Minnesota and South delegations will
stop at the Linden, $500 per day.
The Convention will occupy the 29th
and 30th and at midnight thereafter
we start for st. Louis, arriving there
for breakfast. The return trip may
be made at any time until July Is.
The National intercollegiate Prohi-
bition Association has arranged for a
Training School which will last for
10 days Immediately following the ad-
journment of the Convention Every
party worker, chairman or student of
the Prohibition question who can
should arrange to take the course. 1t
will include lectures, addresses and
evening rallies. Arrangements have
been made for hotel rate of $1.25 a
day. For further particulars concern
ing the Training School, write H. S.
Warner, 800 41st ST., Chicago.
John G. Wooley writes: II have con-
suited your Prohibition Year Book many
time since it arrived, with great satis-
faction" Order of Backbone, IL cents,
postpaid.
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