The Detroit times., 1910-04-09
COLO WATER FOLK
HOLD CONFERENCE
Anti-Saloon League officials Discuss
Campaign Just Closed and Plan
For Next Years Fight.

A school OF methods" is what SupJ.
George W. Morrow, of the Anti-Saloon
League, calls the conference OF thu
league field force which was on In his
Office in the Chamber OF Commerce
hbuilding all day Friday. In addition
10 Supt. Morrow. there were present
Assistant uperintendent, r. n. Hols-
APPLE, OF Grand Rapids Attorney plinJ
w. Marsh, District superintendent +
T. Bauer, OF Traverse City. and H. II
Reed. of Hillsdale. and Financial Sec
rotary Grant Hudson. OF Schoocraft.
The campaign just over was dis
cussed in detail, the progress OF the
fight in the various counties recounted
and the things that made for victory
or defeat brought out. I'm short. the
conference was a preparation for thar
which will begin at once for the con
troll OF another set OF counties in which
local option will be submitted next
April.
ITO go as far next year as we have
this year, we must 20 farther states
Supt. Morrow. The ia1sc. they are
driven into the corner ,he.4Aarderjhes
will fight.
its effect in some counties. Our
friends felt so sure of winning that
they did not make the strongest cam.
paign possible. We learn by expert
ence. The calling OF a conference OF
county representatives is now unde:
consideration.
I'VE have discussed the counties IN
which the fight is TO be made next
liz In
lower peninsula except those which
are now dry or have just voted, with
the exception OF one or two large ones,
will be In the fight next time The
upper peninsula is not being consid-
cred now, inasmuch as we made oar
fight this year I'm the more hopeful
counties.
The Anti-Saloon league will enter
into the legislative fight. out the time
TO consider that has not come yet
The conference was a private one
behind closed doors It is probable
that the executive committee will meet
next week.
Assistant Supt Holsaple is IN
favor OF some modification OF the very
etrict search and seizure law passed
by the last legislature.
III my judgment lutIc NllVAlu w
change in the law that would make
II possible for wholesale druggist
10 furnish liquor to his customers,
iOr medicinal, scientific and mechani.
cal purposes" states Iiolsaple. There
is obviously an oversight in the pres
cnt law In Kent county, one leading
churchman stumped the entire county
against us because OF this fact in the
law. II is "A hardship that a wholesale
druggist cannot furnish liquor to the
retailer The physicians prescrip'
ton clause is meeting with some oh
lection In the smaller communities
II yol do not have an iron.clad pro.
vision in the law, however, they'll
get over It,
while the provision as to prescup-
lions may work some hardship TO OIL
couples accustomed TO have liquor In
the house, yet the benefit derived
from keeping liquor from the fellow
who wants IL as n beverage, and the
protection given TO legitimate drug
g,ists who haze hecn bayasEs dix sGi'
lows who said that they wanted
liquor for medicinal purposes. offsets
the inconvenience. You cant get
liauor under this law because you
think you may get sick.
such a number of reputable ply
sicians are no longer prescribing
liauor at all that n person who is
sick should not take a chance on
prescribing liquor for himself