Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-10-07
ST. JOHN MAY
CAMPAIGN IDAHO
corner Kansas Governor is Pro-
nOunced in Prohibition Ideas

The representative OF the Press
was afforded an interview this morn.
ing for nearly an hour with ex-Gov-
ernor John p. St. John, the former
prohibitionist executive OF the state
OF Kansas, who is in the city for the
purpose of visiting with his son and
family, who are moving to Occur
Occur d'Alene from st. Maries and
will make their future home here.
The ex-governor is a pleasant gen.
tleman to meet and converse with.
He is in his 18th year, but does NOT
look it. He is 5 feet Z IL inches In
height and weighs 100 pounds. and
In his own language is as sound az
q dollar" with not a blemish, NOT
even a bunion on his feet, and he
gives as reason for it all that he
has been free from the use OF intox-
icaiing liquor, and his system is in
such an excellent condition and by
reason Of this fact that his health is
of the best.
n st. John Is a 1owel full advocate
for local option and ii .mly believes
tina: II ako will - "diy at ve.,
near future date. While he does nol
know definitely of his future plans.
he seems quite confident that he may
engage in the work Of reform in the
state Of Idaho and labor for the local
option movement.
In answer to the question as to
whether he intended to locate in this
city with his son, he replied: mo,
do not intend to live in Occur
d'Alene, but would like to, as IT is
beautiful little city, because / have
a permanent home in olathe, Kansas,
where have resided for 40 years.
and there l am planted, but in all
probability shall be here with my
wife considerable part of the
time"
When asked If he intended to take
any part in the local option move.
ment in Kootenai county, he smiled
and said: well. l may; can't tell
for sure; / shall, however, speak to
the people of this city next Sunday
evening in the Presbyterian church.
and, by the way. wish that there
was a larger place. because nearly
all who desire can not get in that
place, but it is the best they can do
now, guess" And continued NJ.
st. John. will you state for me that
| would like to have all of the bust.
ness men of the city present Sunday
night, and also those who believe
that the city can not exist or do bust
ness without the saloon. I want to
convince them that 1t can, and in a
better manner than it can with the
licensed saloon. Tell them all to
come, for me-"
Mr.. s.. John, who is a pleasant
gentleman to converse with, said
many things regarding local option
AASA Mo SA0C VI Tie luCSAiUHs anu ne
has some far-reaching arguments.
He has given his entire life to the
work of lighting the saloon, and his
lame has become national, as he
once ran for president.
In the last 80 years Mr.. ST. John
ha straveled over $4,000 miles In
the interest of prohibition and in po-
litieal campaigning. He has given
more prohibition lectures than per-
haps any other one man In the United
States, and has addressed more peo-
lie on that subject than any two who
have been in that work. He is at
the present time taking a needed rest
and visiting in the west. leaving with
In few days for a short stay in Spo-
kane and Seattle. and down into Cal
ifornia, yet he may return and ente-
a campaign in this state. If he ae-
eepts some of the propositions that
have been offered him, and which
are now only waiting for his consent.
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