Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-06-24
PROJECTION PREss BU1LEr1N.

was held in Minneapolis June 8 and
9. Mr.. E. E. Lobeck Of Alexan-
dria, one of the Prohibition men,
bers of the legislature was elected
permanent chairman and Mr.. D. K.
McBroom of Excelsior, secretary.
After an address by Mr.. Lobeck,
James Gray, ex-mayor of Minneapo-
lis, welcomed the convention to the
city. S. w. Squire and W.. j. Ar
mold rendered some excellent solos.
Upon motion of j. D. Engle, of
Hennepin county, the following tel
egram was sent to the United States
Brewers Association, in session in
Milwaukee:
1.-The Prohibition state conven-
tion of Minnesota now in session
sends condolences to your Associa-
ton. Your business is doomed as
your outposts are now carried and
the Prohibition army is about to
move against your main body. The
church and society has now declared
and the state will soon say: The
Saloon Must Die. >"
No reply was received from the
association, but John Maddox, whom
the liquor interests repudiated fol-
lowing his debate with Calderwood
recently, furnished the following
to the press:
III. S. Brewers Assn, Milwau-
kee, Resent the Prohibition auda-
cious telegram. Stand firm for
your constitutional rights. The re-
public is doomed if church and So
ciety is allowed to rule this country.
John Maddox, for the Liquor men.
John A. Shields spoke on practical
politics in the afternoon, dwelling
especially upon the division in the
ranks of both old parties. His key.
note was mot only are the people
divided on the Prohibition question
between the dominant parties, but
the parties are divided in their
own ranks as to the wisdom of the
Prohibition policy" He mentioned
j. E. Child of Waseca. a Prohibition
democrat, and his thousands of
followers, and Billy Hamm. the
brewer Democrat, and his followers
Jacobson and Heatwole. repulic.
an prohibitionists. and WV. Dunn
Nolan. Sherm Smith, Conroy, Len
non and others, each with thousands
of constituents, and contended thai
they would have to get together or
the prohibition question. or thai
both parties would be split by it.
On the second day Mrs. Bessie
L. Scoville, state president of thu
w. C. T. u, delivered an address
touching especially conditions il
the south, closing by singing thu
rally song of the Union.
After considerable discussion re
garding a resolution to be present
ed to the Labor convention in ses
sion in Winona, the following re
solution was accepted and wired t.
the convention:
1--WE extend to our organization
our sympathy. Endorsement and co
operation in your effort to amelio
: rate the condition of the toilin!
masses ard to secure justice to al
: and special privileges to meme. W.
, fully endorse your condemnation O
the Do-nothing" Congress. w
invite you to cooperate with US il
the warfare upon labor's creates
foe, the beverage liquor traffic
The following delegates to tn
National Convention at Columbus
Ohio, July 14-17, were elected: A
: large-W. G.. Calderwood. Minnea
polls; Geo. w. Higgins. Minneapo
lis; E. E. Lobeck, Alexandria; Joh
$ A. Shields, Minneapolis. First con
gressional districts. W. Squire
f G. L. Briggs, A. G. Morgan; alter
, mates. C. W. Ransom, M. w. Klen
? ney. AN. .angworthy. Second dis
S trict-T p. Groat, C. J. Weston
R. Price; alternates. John Michael
son, J. R. Lee, John Smith. Thir
district--H. F. Myers, C. N. Pin
, ney, ]. A. Elston; alternates, Mrs
J. A. Elston, E. M. Hanson, j. R
: S. Cosgrove. Fourth district
I Geo. F. Wells. C. A. Fowble, A
: Rankin, R. J. K. Murray; alter
mates, N. R. Frost. G. R. G. Fish
er, Carl Coulter, J.B. Barnes. Fift
e district j. D. Engle, C. w. Dor
sett, Mrs. B. L. Scoville, S. B
). Roberts. G. D. Haggard, G. w
! Buffers; alternates, F. F Lindsay
c W. J. Dean, Mrs. w. G. Calder
wood, w. A. Stromme, S. Potts, C
: j. Krook. Sixth district-Dr. Stu
\ art Leech. Seventh district-C
t w. Wheeler, G. w. Elliott, C. E
! Lasher. Eighth district-H. E
Osborn, Mrs. Lois Thurman, VIM
Woods. Ninth district-Mrs. C
i. C. Maechler, Nels Haagenson. A
D. Laughlin; alternates, A. H. Mer
rill, Jeff Irish, Miss LAME Rokke
The following were chosen as mem
bers of the State Prohibition com
mittee: DR.. w. P. Roberts, Owa
tonna; A. B. Gould, Mazeppa
George Groat, Luverne; J. R. Lee
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