Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-01

Observation-Disclosures O. L. Ingledue.
Vice President-Gottlieb Schmelz.
] Secretary-F,rank Kunkel
Financial Secretary. NJ. Clark.
/ Treasurer-C. E. Hatcher.
| Directors-R w Mcbride, c. A.
Coleman, Marion Gard, S. w. LaShelle,
L. G. Echternacht.
The above men constitute the Of
fciary of the Marshalltown branch of
the Liberal League" the German
American Alliance the Veterinarians
erican Citizens League of Iowa" or
the Liberal Citizens Alliance" any
j or all of which is sufficiently official,
doubtless for campaign purposes.
/ Organization was perfected Thurs
day night, in the east court room. All
were elected without opposition and
by acclamation Those present at
tested their approval by applause, par
ticularly when Chairman Good, of the
committee appointed at the previous
meeting to submit and recommend
/ list of candidates. announced the name
of Mayor Ingledue for president.
Ii was a small crowd which met to
help perfect the alliance organization,
disappointingly so to Chairman Her
man and President Elect Ingledue, bat
they attributed it TO the fact that there
We're several other public meetings in
session simultaneously.
Prior to the report of the committee
on officers constitution and bylaws,
short addresses We're made by Chair
man Herman and Frank F'riedersdorf
upon the purpose and principles of the
alliance.
For some reason, probably due to
the excitement incident to the nominal
ton and election of officers. the COM
nlittee made no report or mention con-
corning a constitution and bylaws for
the organization. Mr.. Herman an
nounced, however, early in the pro-
4 ceedings, that he had just received a
] liberal supply of the $4,000 copies re-
Gently published of the declaration OF
principles and platform of the Ger
man American Liberal Citizens
League OF Iowa" adopted by the state
convention at Cedar Rapids, Feb. 1,
1910. which We're for free distribution
and the context of which he read for
Mayors Many Grievances.
In his speech of acceptance Mayor
IIngled,1e at once launched into a philip
pic against "the great and mighty
( TimesRepublican." the prohibitionists
( preachers and all others who had OPP
posed certain acts of his administra-
ton. In justification of his official rec
ord he announced with much emphasis
that he had cleaned out the houses of
prostitution, the gamblers, and other
! law1ess elements, and that he had less
trouble with the saloonkeepers than
any other class, that they We're OBJ
serving the law absolutely to the let
ter. and asked What was Marshall
town when L first was elected mayor,
and what is it now?" Vigorous ap-
plause was the gratifying answer.
Pats German on Back.
President Ingledue patted the Ger
mans on the back and said the Amer
leans didn't know how to enjoy them
] selves in comparison. But.he gave the
organization warning that unless 1t got
busy. walked up, and made a fight to
1 the finish. it would not be able to keep
him as president, for 1 am a fighter,
he declared 81 have had TO fight ever
since I have been mayor, and expect to
while 1 continue in office"
Mayor Dares Not Do as PIeases.
The mayor reiterated his previous
statement that the Cosson law had
made the office of mayor of MARSHALL
town a disgrace; that the mayor does
not dare to do what he pleases: that
his court room is always crowded with
offenders the morning after holidays,
elections and Sundays-during which
the saloons are closed-and referred to
what Marshalltown done" under pro-
flibition, declaring there were sixty five
government liquor licenses in the city,
that he carried keys to at least twelve
Club rooms" where he got all the
booze he wanted, while still a minor.
Many Preachers Have Gone Wrong.
President Ingledue declared he could
count twenty-five preachers who had
gone wrong in Marshalltown, and
said the saloon question is least of al.
with this league. He closed by insist
ing upon activity by the members and
asked each to bring two others to the
next meeting, on April 10. A recess
was then taken, signatures of members
were secured, and petitions for signers
We're passed to each for circula-
ton. The meeting then adjourned.
Membership Petition.
The blank membership petitions,
which are now being circulated, are
headed as follows: "Deutsch-Ameri-
kanischer Liberaler Buerger-Bund Won
Stadt und County Marshall, Iowa. We
agree to support every effort which is
directed against the entertainments Of
fanatical prohibitionists and nativists.
and therefore favor the organization of
Liberal Citizens Allinance, composed
of members Of every freedom-lovin
nationality"