The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-02-05
TEMPERANCE ORGANIZATIONS
A Report From Crawford County Del
egate to Des Moines Convention.

A convention of all temperance and
prohibition organizations. and repre-
sentatives uf churches and young peo-
Piles societies met in Des Moines jan
uary 2Sth and 29th to organize for
Prohibition Amendment Campaign for
the resubmission of the constitutions
al amendment. In this convention
sixty-six of the ninty- nine countries of
the state were represented.
Tuesday afternoon. the first session
the large audiance room of the Ply
mouth Congregational church was
crowded. and with men. only about
fifty women being present. men of
strength and influence in the commun-
tiles from which they were sent. Of
course the veterans were there.
among them. Father Coffin of Fort
Dodge, Judge Harvey of Perry. Prof.
Gordon of Des Moines. Gen. Weaver
of Greenback party fame. Mrs.
Stephens of Des Moines. one of the
original crusaders. and Mrs. Durham.
now serving her eighteenth year as
president of the state w. C. T. U.
Resolutions were presented and un-
aminously adopted to the effect that
there is manifested throughout the
whole nation-our own state included.
rapid growth of prohibition sentiment
which includes the total prohibition
of the liquor traffic and the reforce-
ment of all existing laws: A firm
belief that there should be an imme-
date unification of all the religious
and temperance organization of the
state that here and now. in Iowa. a
movement be inaugerated for the pur-
pose of securing a Constitutional
Amendment which will prohibit the
m a n f &C ture of all Intoxicating
liquors. and their sale as a beverage,
and are quest for the cooperation of all
good citizens of the state regardless
of party or church affiliations. The
resolutions also declare in favor of
demanding the destruction of the
manufacture and sale of intoxicants
in the District of Columbia and the
territories of the United States, and
recommend that all candidates fol-
either branch of the state legislature,
at the coming election. be required tc
make an open and frank statement as
to whether or not they favor the sub.
mission Of the constitutional amend
ment. and that candidates for the U.
S. Congress and Senate make a public
statement as to whether or not they
| favor the destruction of the Liquor
traffic in the District of Columbia anc
territories of the United States. anc
the support of the principles involved
in the Hepburn Deliver now Little
field Carmack. bill.
The resolutions concluded with an
expression of appreciation of the re-
suits that have been accomplished il
| the states Of. Georgia. Alabama
Mississippi and Oklahoma and request
for the prayers of all good people
every where Tor the success OF this
movement.
The plan of work presented by the
committee caused earnest and pro.
longed debate. Some wanted a sep,
arate and distinct organization to
carry on the campaign. others fed
Grafton of all organizations now exist.
ing. Rev. Fifer. one of the commit
tee. declared that the federation of
old societies would strike terror to
the liquor interests and have vastly
more effect on the situation than the
forming of an entirely new organiza-
ton. . This view was taken by a
large majority and carried.
One of the most lnsistent of the
minority arose and said. -"Gentlemen