The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-01-23
Representatives Of Reform Organ.
izations Decided Against No
License Campaign
BIC PETITION TO COUNCIL
People of City To SendiPetition to Coun.
Gil Demanding That Laws Be En-
forced and Then Force Of
ficials To Act
(From Tuesdays DaiIy.l

i
| There will be no campaign against
| licensing the saloons Of Kenosha in con
nection with the coming City Campaign
as at meeting of the representatives
of the various reform organizations of
the city held at the auditorium Of the
Y. M. G. "A. last night, the plan for a
no license campaign was officially turn
ed down and instead of the campaign
the meeting decided to send great
petition to the City Council demanding
the enforcement of the laws in regard
to closing the saloons on Sunday and in
regard to other violations of law by
saloon men. A committee Of ten mem
bers was appointed to circulate these
petitions and they are to be sent to
the council within the next thirty days.
| The members of the committee includ-
ed, The Rev. =. T. Farrill, The Rev.
| W. w. Stevens, Frank Symmonds, M.
Mattson, L. HI. Fox, Charles OstIund,
O. A. McNeil, G. G. Theleen, f. Race
and Nels. Selin. The petitions are to
be printed and they will be placed in
the hands Of the members of the com
mittee within the next two or three
days. It is planned to have the petit
tions carried to every house in the
city and when the petitions go to the
council it is declared that they will bear
the name of no less than 5000 Of the
| leading citizens of Kenosha. Such a
communication it is declared will force
the city council to take some steps
to enforce the laws against the Sunday
and all night saloon. The members Of
| the various organizations who have
favored the immediate submission Of the
question to the people did not yield
to the followers Of the petition without
a bitter struggle and the meeting Of
Monday evening will go down in history
as one of the most interesting ever held
by a reform organization in the city.
When the meeting was called to order
and the Rev. w. W. Stevens elected
as temporary Chairman, there was less
than a half a dozen people present but
later the number was swelled to a
score. III. Ell. Maddox was then elect
ed to take charge Of the movement
for a no license campaign in Kenosha
and a resolution declaring that the
time was ripe for such campaign was
offered. 1t was here that the trouble
began. A number of speakers includ-
ing President Humphrey Of the Wis
consin Anti-Saloon League, Frank Sym
monds, Milton Dowse, and the Chair
man spoke in favor of the resolution
and it was opposed by the Rev. w. w.
Stevens, A. E. Buckmaster, The Rev. E.
[. Farrill, who declared that while they
were ready and willing to aid in any
reasonable crusade for better enforce
ment Of law in Kenosha they did not
believe n the starting of the no
license campaign and that los
ing campaign at this time would
be great detriment to the work
in the future The no license cam
paign was sternly defended by the
other men who declared that it was
the time to lay aside cowardice and
take up the fight in earnest. It was
shown by the opponents Of radical ac-
ton that the ministers Of the city were
not united on the plan Of action and
that the no license campaign would not
have the united support of the churches
of the city at this time. The Board of
Directors of the Y. M. G.. A. while in
favor of all good movements desired
| to remain independent. Some of the
speakers were decidedly forceful in the
presentation of their views, but when
the matter was put to a vote only
six voted in favor Of the no license
campaign while a dozen voted against
the proposition and the resolution was
declared lost. Chairman Maddox
seemed to be little nettled at the
action Of the meeting and he declared
that he had not been treated fairly in
being elected as chairman of the move
ment only to have It throw down by
the vote of the meeting. He handed
out little hot shot to the opponents
OF the plan when he declared that he
was in favor of doing things because
they were right and NOT for
"policy.''
Then the matter Of the next best
thing was taken up and the appointment
OF committee Of five to wait on the
Mayor was urged but it was declared
that committee could do nothing with
{" His Worship" as the Chairman insist
ed on calling the Chief Executive. The
| Chairman declared that he had been
to the Mayor before as member of a
committee and that he was throuoh
with that kind of work. Milton Dowsa
who was secretary Of the meeting de-.
| clared that the Committee plan wonld
be all right if the Committee would 90
to the Mayor and "demand'' action
and then if the official did not act
force him to act. However this nlan
met with the same fate as the n1an
for the no license campaign and the
other plan for the petitions to the
council was then proposed and adonted
The petitions will be in circulation
within another week and the plans have
/ been mada fo have work ORC q ,,,1..s. :, =