Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-08-12
]. v. MILLION SAYS MEN
OF PROMINENCE NOT SAP
HEADS" N THE FIGHT
SECOND vIcE-PREsIpEHT OF
THE MISSOURI CONSTITUTION
AL AMENDMENT ASSOCIATION
MAKES STATEMENT ON r.
NAHcINe CAMPAIGN
Body Desires to Raise Fully 100000
for statewide Prohibition Fight
Audraln County to Give siioo
toward Sum.


President !. W. Million, Of Hardin
COLLEGE, second viee-presIdent Of the
State Constitutional Amendment As
soeiatlon and chairman Of the Thames
COMMITTEES Of the same body, was ask
ed by the Ledger for an interview
concerning the plan to be established
by this organization to raise the 500,
900 they believe necessary to win
their fight for Statewide prohibition.
Ib speaking Of the work Mr.. Mil
lion said:
I'VE will show the people substan-
tial and prominent men and not sap
heads have the movement In hand"
Mexico, Mo.
The Ledger:
Gentlemen: In response to your re
quest for a statement of the finance
and organization plans of the Consti-
~tutional Amendment Association, ]
take pleasure in giving you the fol
lowing:
The organization is made up of a
President and usual officers in any
sort of organization. In this Associa-
tion there are to be ten Vice-Pres-
idents at Large, a first, second, third
and fourth, located geographically .one
in every quarter Of the state, togeth-
er with a representative from all the
temperance organizations in the
state who wish to take part in this
campaign.
There is, of course, an Executive
Committee for dealing quickly and
rapidly with all matters needing such
immediate and quick action as could
not wait for the entire Association
to act.
The organization plans include a
County Chairman for each county in
the State and a City Chairman for
each town of $500 inhabitants or over
It will be the duty Of the County
Chairman to organize the County
down to the township and school dis
trict. The Association expects to
touch absolutely every school dis
trict in the State of Missouri and ey-
cry ward or every political unit In
every city or town.
A plan no less comprehensive than
this win be carried out for public dis
cussion in every school district, and
for reliable and authentic publication
of facts growing out of the expert
ence OF other communities and states
in their efforts to rid themselves OF
saloon domination.
The finance plan, which has been
approved by the Executive Commit
ltb anu Will h1O NV bICA AOAAAN
fault with by successful business men
many of whom have already slgnified
their intention Of backing this tenn
perance campaign, is outlined Is fol
lows:
"a There viii be apportioned to
the counties of the State the raising
by subscription Of 800 for each
81, 600, 900 taxable valuation in the
counties, basing the apportionment
upon the latest report of the State
Auditor.
(2) There will be apportioned to
the larger cities of the State, partic-
ularly, of course, st. Joseph, Kan
sas City and St. Louis, such amounts
as the Finance Committees in those
cities may decide upon as possible of
being raised therein.
go The Finance Committee, act
ing under the Executive Committee,
will authorize individuals, speakers
and other organizers to take subscrip
tons or cash collections at any and
all times deemed expedient by the FL
nance Committee.
A clearly stated form in the style
of a subscription blank will be in the
hands of properly appointed persons
acting under the several Finance Com
mittees throughout the State. There
will be the privilege of paying these
subscriptions in quarterly payments,
the total to be paid, of course, prior
to November /. 1910.
Below w be found a statement
of the amounts to be apportioned to
the various counties, based on the
tax valuation indicated above. I'll
will be seen that the portion of An.
drain County already that II will be
a very easy matter to raise the sum
of $110O in Mexico and Audraln coun.
ty. 7 w Milton
County apportionment to appear inI
Mondays Ledger.