Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-31
State Temperance Committee
Formulates List of Questions
to be Propounded
ALL TO BE PUT ON RACK
Candidates From Senator Down to
Smallest Legislative Office to Be
Furnished With List and Asked to
Make Answer-List of the Questions
Prepared by Committee.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, Jan. 31.-Every candi-
will be put on record on the temper
ance question.
A committee of the managers OF the
campaign for constitutional prohibition
in Iowa. Yesterday devised list OF
for governor and legislative position
In this state and In Washington. The
questions go to the candidates of all
parties for governor. congressman
United States senator. and state rep
resentative and senator.
That is the first step of the cam
paign for constitutional prohibition
The managers of the constitutional
amendment federation, organized in
Des Mones Wednesday at Il temper
ance massmeeting, yesterday elected X
r. Chippertield of Sioux City to lead
the campaign, selected the other OIL
GERS and appointed committee COM
posed of John B. Hammond of the
Iowa Anti Saloon league. Gen. James
b. Weaver, himself a candidate for the
United States senate on the democrat
lie ticket, and Judge j. A. Harvey, Tor
nerly head of the state temperance
alliance during the stormy days OF
prohibition in Iowa, to devise the
questions They are as follows:
For Governor-Do you or do YOU not
favor the submission to the electors OF
an amendment to the constitution of
Iowa which shall prohibit the man
ufacture and sale in said state of all
Intoxicating liquors as beverage and
if elected will you use your official
influence to secure such submissions
Senator--Do you or do you not, favor
the submission to the electors OF an
amendment to the constitution of Iowa,
which shall prohibit the manufacture
and sale in said state Of all intoxicat-
ing liquors as a beverage, and If elect
ed will you vote for the submission
of such an amendment at the next
general assembly?
Congressman-Are you or are you
not in favor of the prohibition of the
manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
liquors as beverage in the District
of Columbia and the territories of the
United States?
Do you favor the Carmack-Littlefield
bill Originally known as the Hepburn
Deliver bilD now before congress to
prohibit the shipment of Intoxicating
liquors into district or states where the
sale of intoxicating liquors as bever-
ages are prohibited?
And do you. or do you not, favor
law prohibiting the national govern
ment from collecting either the whole
sale or retail internal revenue liquor
tax for dealers not authorized to sell
under the state law?
State senator and representative
Do you, or do you not, favor the sub
mission to the electors Of an amend
ment to the constitution of Iowa which
shall prohibit the manufacture and sale
in said state of all intoxicatin liquors
as beverage, and, If elected, will you
vote for the submission of such an
amendment at the next general assem-
bly,?
The executive board or management
of the constitutional amendment fed
Grafton organized to start the prohibit
tory campaign yesterday.
Rev R. T. Chipperfield, of Sioux
City, was elected permanent president
of this executive board; Mrs. Marion
Durham, head of the w. c. T. u, vice
president; Rev. W. C. Barber, super
intendent of the anti-saloon league,
secretary, and d. Everett Smith of In
dianola, treasurer. The offices Of the
board will be at SIS Iowa Loan and
Trust building, Des Moines.
The board will draw up two petit
lions, one for voters and the other
for non-voters, which will be circu-
lated over the state and submitted to
the legislature. j. B. Hammond, j. b.
Weaver of Colfax, and Judge j. A. Har-
vey, of Perry, were appointed to draft
questions which shall be presented thru
various organizations to both state and
national candidates on their position on
the question Of the resubmission cam
paign.