The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-26

StTreQ up the ola party pOut1C1anS ana St1ffeTled
up the backbones OF party Prohibitlonlsts. At six
o'clock Mr.. WILSON received a most enthusiastic
reception at Greenville College. He spoke under
the auspices of the intercollegiate Prohibition As
ISOLATION. During the day and until late at night
he held individual conferences with many stu.
dents About twenty-five decided they wanted to
go out into the field and help organize and make
votes for the party during the summer months.
Mr. WILSON announced that he wanted to (
put at least one county organizer in each county
to organize the townships and help elect Prohi-s
bition candidates to the legislature.
DECATUR, ILL, December 21.-The Prohibition
lists OF Macon county have been called to meet
for convention in this city Monday, December 4
30 at 80 p. m, to reorganze the county for the
Presidential campaign. The meeting will be in
the city hall or court house and at night there
will be mass meeting in the Christian taber7
nacle. ALoNzo E. WILSON, chairman of the Pro
hibtion state committee will be the speaker All
Prohbitionists urged to attend.
DANvnLE, ILL, December 23-There will be a.
grand Prohibition banquet in this city Tuesday
night December 81. Several prominent speakers
representing various phases of the Prohibition
reform will speak. The banquet is under the
auspices of the Prohibition county committee
The Vermion county convention will be held
that afternoon at 1 80 o'clock to open the Presi-
dental fight and to shape up the organization
for the reelection of Representative GAUMER who
has twice been goriously elected from this dis,
trict Every Prohibitionst in the county is ext
pected to be present.
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DIXON Ill, December 23.-Lee county Prohbi-s
tionsts had a county convention here today and
reelected County Chairman LAHMAN, who has leda
the fight for several years LESLIE LONG, OF 4
Subette, was made vce-chairman and Guy Mn
LER of Dixon, secretary Delegates were elected 2
to the state Congressional and senatorial con
ventions. E. W. Chain made two fine speeches.
afternoon and night, and stirred up interest in
the Prohibition reform.
ROCKFORD, ILL, December 19-E. w. Chain, OF II
Chicago, delivered lecture on the Prohibition
reform in Centennial Methodist church tonight. s
The people were so pleased that contribution
of SOL was given for the state fund. I'd 81
KINGSTON, ILL, December 2O.-The Hebdons
have been holding meetings in this part of the
state with good success. They were here two
also had meetings at Chenoa, Fairdale and Kish 1
waukee Their last meetings this year in Hi 4
nois will be at Shabbona December % and 90 4
They made Prohibition sentiment and some votes ]
BELvIDERE, Ill, December 21.-The Prohibition !
lists and temperance voters in the old parties are
being considerably stirred uy by District Organ /
izer JEANMENE, who is pushing the legislative
campaign with considerable vgor. Voters are in /
very receptive mood and willing to help in
carrying this district for straight out Prohibi-
ZIONIST who will fight for Prohibition and other /
good things in the legislature The Boone county 4
Prohibition committee is scheduled to meet here 4
December 81 to strengthen the organization. Each
ward in every city and all of the townships will
have committees organized for this purpose
OLIVER w. STEWART may deliver several adj
dresses to promote the Legislative campaign.
PHILADELPHIA NOMINATIONS