Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-30
A PLAN IS AGREED 10
Third Party Element Loses Out
in Temperance Conference
But SuIrenderS
FALLS IN LINE WITH MAJORITY
Plans Decided Upon for Launching the
Campaign to Secure Constitutional
characterization ADOPTED
and Scheme for General Organization
is Outlined.
Special to Times-Republican.

/ their efforts to control the temperance
conference and have their plan adopt
ed by the meeting. the agreement as
finally adopted was accepted unani-
mously and the meeting closed with
harmony on all sides.
Altho the day was spent in earnest
and forceful debate on the question OF
whether the organization entrusted
should be formed by federation of the
existing temperance bodies, churches
and kindred associations, or should be
u new, separate and distinct organ
| iZation, the close of the convention
was harmonious in the extreme, and
the prohibition party members who
were defeated in their efforts to form
a separate association Joined with the
anti saloon league leaders who faith
cred the scheme and We're aided by
the Des Moines Ministerial associa-
ton in declaring the movement wei!
launched.
The campaign for resubmission will
be in the hands of board of direc-
| tors. on which the churches, the TEN
perance organizations, the societies
associated with the churches and an
annual mass temperance convention
will have representation. The fed
GRAFTON is to be composed of the MEM
| 80 at, oil
others who will cooperate in the
movement for .resubmission.
| RESOLUTIONS We're adopted by the
conTention. which will compel all can
didates' for the Iowa legislature, for
congress and for the United States
senate to go on record with respect to
prohibition. The candidates for mem
bership in the Iowa legislature will be
prequired to state whether they favor
resubmission of the prohibitory
amendment The candidates for con-
gress and the United States senate
will be asked to state whether they
| favor prohibition in the District }ot
| Columbia and the principles of the bill
which prohibits interstate shipment OF
| liquors into states without the consent
of the states and prevents the issu-
ance of internal revenue permits in no
license territory.
In this connection allusion was made
on the floor to the fact that one can
didate for. congress, n. L. Kendall. OF
Monroe county. has stated that he fav-
ers the legislation referred to in con-
| gress.
AS presented by General James b
| Weaver for the resolutions committee
| the original draft did not include the
alusion to the bill to prohibit inter-
state shipments and revenue licenses
| and only alluded to the candidates for
| the United States senate in the term
| Congress- On motion of w. d. FL
well, of Ames, who will be the prohi-
bition candidate for congress in the
Seventh district, the reference to the
Interstate shipment bill was inserted
and when the specific allusion to can
didates for the United States senate
was suggested General Weaver said
| that it could not be too strong and too
| specific to suit him. He IS candidate
| for United States senator before the
| democrats. His colleagues on the COM
mittee were Rev. +. w. Hodgdon. OF
Plymouth Congregational church, and
Emerson De Puy, OF this city, also.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions as adopted We're as
follows:
We, your committee on resolutions
beg leave to report as follows:
There is manifested turnout the
whole nation-our own state included
"a rapid growth Of prohibition senti-
ment, which includes the total prohibit
ton of the liquor traffic and the en-
forcement at all times of existing
laws, The lawlessness Of the liquor
traffic is apparent to all intelligent OBJ
servers, and it must be met by united
.public, sentiment II our state is to full
,fill the purposes Of its organization
and our homes be made secure
We firmly believe that there SHOULD
be an immediate unification of all thu
religious and temperance organization!
of the state. We believe that this uni.
fication should take the form of a fed.
. Grated effort of all the temperance or.
churches and young peoples organ
izations and Christian associations ant
that it should carry with it the com
plete enlistment of that spirit and pur.
pose which is the power and virility
of each of said organizations.
Therefore, by virtue of the adoption
Of these resolutions, we here and nov
inaugurate movement in Iowa for the
purpose Of securing a constitutions
amendment which will prohibit tn.
manufacture Of all Intoxicating liquor.
and their sale as Il beverage; and W.
earnestly ask for the cooperation OF
all good citizens Of this state, regard.
less of party or church affiliations.
| We further declare in favor of and
demand the destruction of the manu-
facture and sale of intoXicants in the
District of Columbia and in the terri.
tories of the United States.
For the purpose of making thi;
movement effective and securing at tho
earliest possible date the ends sought
we recommend that all candidates for
| either branch of the state Legislature
at the coming election be required to
make an open and frank statement as
to whether or not they favor the sub
mission of the constitutional amend :
ment herein called for, and that all
candidates for congress and the I'm
tied States senate should be asked to
make a public statement as to whether
or not they favor the destruction of the
liquor traffic in the District of Co
lumbia and the territories of the IN
tied States, and the support of the
| principle involved In the Hepburn