The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-08-12
ANTI-SALOON o. X.
Pastors of Churches Will he Asked
to Aid Canpaign-Conven
in Session.

Calculated to define in the most
specific terms what local option is,
the resolutions adopted at the con-
vention in Spokane of the Anti
Saloon league of eastern Washington
will be presented to every candidate
for the state legislature or for pub
sion of his attitude toward the local
option doctrine obtained.
The term reasonable local OPP
ton" which was Endorsed in the Re
publican state platform was discussed
at length by r. w. Raymond. state
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
league, Boyd p, Doty. attorney for
the league in Washington. Lee A.
Johnson. candidate for congress from
the third district, and others in at
tendance at the convention. As de-
fined by Mr.. Doty, reasonable local
option" was held to be that provision
which places the regulation of the
sale of liquor as thoroughly in the
hands of the voters as the direct
primary law places the nomination
of candidates for public office.
Draft of Bill to be Decided.
To determine in detail the provi
sions which the Anti-Saloon league
wishes incorporated in the local OPP
ton bill which will be introduced in
the next session of the legislature, a
committee was appointed. containing
the names of J. D. Bassett of Ritz
Vile. candidate for the state senate:
NJ. H, Marvin of Pullman, Lee John
son of Sunnyside. candidate for con-
gress, and DR.. H. l. Rasmus of Spo-
kane.
In the discussion following the re-
port of the committee the following
points were determined upon for in
corporation in the bill:
The units in which the matter of
local option may be placed before the
voters are the county, municipality
and the precincts outside incorpor-
ated towns.
Petition for a ballot of the people
on local option must contain the
names of number of voters equal to
90 per cent. of the vote cast in that
county ;. city or precinct at the last
preceding election.
The sale of liquor. not its manu-
facture, is TO be regulated by the local
option.
The committee on resolutions, con-
sisting of the Rev. NJ. Schooling Of
Pullman, H. Parrish of Spokane. the
Rev. H. c. Routhe of Pasco and the
Rev. W. ]. Herwig of Spokane, ap.
pointed during the morning session
presented the following report in the
afternoon, which was accepted and
adopted by the convention:
Both Parties Praised
Eve desire to record our apprecia-
ton of the recognition of the advance
temperance sentiment of the state in
the planks of both the Republican
and Democratic parties.
I'VE conceive them to be an ex-
preston Of a principle rather than
an Endorsement of particular meth
cd, as the object of both is the elimi-
nation of the saloon.
1--WE deem is advisable that the
Christian forces give their vote only
to such candidates who will agree to
support the bill adopted by the rep
resentatives of the Christian forces
Of the state of Washington in conven-
ton assembled. We desire further
to express our conviction that these
men who took their stand for tenn
perance legislation in the last session
Of the legislature should be support
ed at the primaries and the polls.
I'VE urge tie organization OF local
option clubs, or similar clubs,
throughout the state.
Eve recognize the present cam
paign as one of special opportunities
to the temperance forces of the state
and recognize it also as one fraught
with peculiar dangers owing to the
newness of the direct primary.
Call to Church Forces
1--WE would urge that so far as pos
sible in every legislative and sena.
torial district the Christian forces
concentrate their vote on some one
or two Of the candidates running
rather than dissipate their vote