The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-06-18
THE ILLINOIS CAMPAIGN
Work Now in Full Swing to Win the Next
Legislature for Prohibition Party
From the Illinois Bullehn.1

control of the next Illinois legislature, are en-
tering their respective fields. Superintendent Blake
OF the legislative department has recently COM
peted tour of the colleges of the state, giving
personal instructions to the who are to han
die the legislative campaigns in the various dis
trlcts. Every day several new are taking the
held, and by June 30 the entire field force of more
than eighty men will be at work
Every indication of the work thus far done by
the organizers points to success in the effort to
elect Prohibition legislators The organizers are
reporting every day to the state headquarters
These reports indicate that, if Prohbitionists do
not hold balance power in the next legislature
it will not be due to old parties nor to any other
cause except the Prohibitionsts themselves The
only unfavorable reports received at headquarters
are those indicating that party Prohibtionists do
not see the opportunity this year, or are not ready
to cooperate with the organizer in his work. This
makes the work just that much harder for the
organizer but the men in the field are loyal and
true and persistent. They are overcoming these
organizing precinct committees in every voting
precinct and raising campaign fund for their
district that means victory.
Legislative conferences addressed by the Hon.
John R. Golden and the Hon. Clay F. Gaumer,
Prohibition members of the legislature, have been
conferences was to pick candidates for Prohibition
nomination III the primaries, to select senatorial
committees and to start the campaign fund.
Strong, capable candidates have been named in
every district. In many districts the organizers
have already been at work for several weeks, so
that the campaign to have the Prohibtionists con-
troll the next Illinois legislature is well started and
progressing rapidly The results of the confer
ences SO far held are as follows:
9Th District Iaks MeHenry and Boone counties Ia r
Shepard A. B. Lucas.
10th District (Wnnebago and Ogle counes)-Senator:
John E. Countryman. Represenatiye: S. E. Hoisington
Senatorial committee: George H. Dennet 0. B. Shaw,
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E, D. Herbert Wesley White A. B. shaner.
14th District (Kane and Kendap-Senator G; E.
tersI committee: c. w. Bailey, E. W: Smith, W. S.
10th District Livingston, Woodford, Marshall and
Punam)-Representatve John F. Shepard.
B. Honnoid .' Representative: Clay K Gaumer ''
gath District champaign, Piatt and Moultrie)Sen-
ator: George Thompson Representative: Dr. j. D.
seth District (McLean and Ford)-Senator: Frank L.
CASTOR. Representative: John R. Golden.
ohn
sOth District (Tazewe Mason Msnard cass, Schuyler,
Brown)-Representative Charles McCreary.
ssd District Crock Island, Mercer Henderson)-Repre-
DR.. Y. A McCianahan, Rev. T. G. Wood H. N. Patter-
son.
s7th District Henry Bureau and starD-Reprssent-
alive: Paul D. Ransom Senatorial committee: r. L.
Baschear, L. C. Morehouse, A. A. Waters.
ssh District M9ntgGmery MacGupn Green and JeT-
eomee ohn Wspe
Carrnody.
seth District Ga Sale county, Representave Prof.
lain, chairman
AID District (Eangham, Clay, Marion, cinton)-sen-