Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-28
Delegates to Conference at Des
Moincs to March and Sing
in Streets
PLAN A NEW ORGANIZATION
New Governing Body for Temperance
Crusade Prohable-AlI Organizations
to Be AffiIated-Judse Weaver
Made Chairman of the Meeting in
Place of Byers.
Special to rimes-Ieepupl,can.

Des Moines, Jan. 2s.-The confer
ence of all temperance forces of the
state of Iowa to formulate plans for
securing constitutional prohibition,
convened at . o'clock this afternoon in
Plymouth Congregational church, with
several hundred in attendance The
convention will continue thru Wednes-
day, and a feature of the gathering
will be- a parade thru the streets at
noon tomorrow and the singing of tenn
perance songs.
In this convention representatives of
the state participate. The practical
question of organizing the campaign
for re-submission of the prollibitory
amendment will come up.
Possibly serious differences of opin-
ion will arise on this point. Represen-
tatives of the prohibition party We're
in conference all day yesterday dis
cussing the most advisable course for
the members of the party within the
temperance convention today to pur-
sue in that meeting. There is q feeling
among members of this party that the
anti-saloon league is inclined to as
sumo too much responsibility in the
matter. II is on this matter that con-
tention may arise in the convention.
1t was decided by the prohibition
lists, or most of them, that none of the
temperance organizations ought to UNI
dertake the work of the campaign
alone. They advocate the organiza-
ton of an entirely new body, whose
sole business shall be to push the
campaign for the constitutional amend
ment for prohibition.
j. A. Harvey, of Perry, who was
president of the State Temperance al
lance during the trying years when
tested, is chairman of committee to
report on a plan of procedure to the
convention today. The generally ac-
cepted idea was that he would report in
favor of forming an incorporation to
take up the work of the campaign for
the prohibitory amendment. 1t was
understood that members of the anti
saloon league were bringing pressure
on him last night not to make that
sort of report. Prohibition party
men declared their plan would win I'M
less the. anti-saloon league had too
many Des Muines delegates at the
meeting.
The contest over this point will
come to an issue in the consideration
of the Harvey report. This, 1T is pos
sible, may not be made till tomorrow,
this afternoon being devoted to adj
dresses.
The prohibition party members pro-
pose that new organization be made
to take charge of the amendment fight,
which must extend thru two sessions
Of the legislature and until after the
special election for adoption of the
amendment if it is submitted by the
legislature.
They would have the work of this
organization directed by a committee
composed of the heads of all of the
temperance organizations in the state
chairman of the prohibition party
state central committee, the superin-
tendent of the anti-saloon league, the
presidents of the Good Templars, W..
G.. r. u. organizations and all others
Of kindred purpose. This, it is in
sisted, would give all equal RESPONSE
bility, equal encouragement, equal
credit and equal interest.
L. S. Coffin was quoted yesterday
as pleading for peace among the tenn
perance workers. urging in the prohi-
bition conference that the RESPONSE
bility be placed on the organization
best adapted to forward the cam
paign.
Mrs. Marion Durham of Burlington
declared that the w. c. T. U. had not
been invited to the conference. But
she and the directors were present to
cooperate, If invited. 1t was said that
the omission was an oversight on the
part Of the ones in charge.
The temporary chairman of the
temperance convention is the Rev. W.
C. Barber, superintendent Of the anti
saloon league, succeeding the Rev. I. ~
MoCash. He called the convention to
order at Plymouth church at 2 o'clock
and delivered formal address.
Supreme Judge S. M. Weaver will
act as permanent chairman, having
accepted the invitation to do so. This
service is for the sessions of the con-
vention only. There was. an effort to
invite Attorney General H. w. Byers
to preside, but it fell thru. Among
others, DR.. George L. Cady Of Dubuque
and DR.. A. T. Chipperfield of Sioux
City, will speak.
Attorney General C. w. Trickett, of
Kansas will deliver an address at the