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

wee Observation-Disclosures SclneZ.
/ Secretary-F'rank kunkel.
Financial Secretary-A. NJ. Clark
! Treasurer-C. E. Hatcher.
Directors-R. w Mcbride c. A.
Coleman, Marion Gard, S. w. LaShelle,
L. G.. Echternacht.
4 The above men constitute the Of
f1ciary of the Marshautown branch of
the Liberal League" the German
American Alliance the "German-Am
erican Citizens League of Iowa." or
the Liberal Citizens Alliance" any
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 reclamation. Those present at
tested their approval by applause, par
| ticularly when Chairman Good, of the
committee appointed at the previous
list of candidates, announced the name
of Mayor Ingledue for president.
1t was a small crowd which met to
help perfect the alliance organization,
/ disap pointingly so to Chairman Her
man and President Elect Ingledue, but
| they attributed it TO the fact that there
4 We're several other public meetings in
/ session simultaneously.
4 Prior to the report of the committee
on officers. constitution and bylaws,
short addresses were made by Chair
man Herman and Frank Friedersdorf
upon the purpose and principles of the
alliance.
i 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-
ceeclings, 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
i and the context of which he read for
the edification of those present.
Mayors Many Grievances.
In his speech of acceptance Mayor
IIngledlIe at once launched into a philip
pic against 1.-The great and mighty
TimesRepublican." the prohibitionlsts,
4 preachers. and all others who had OPP
posed certain acts Of his adminlstra-
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
| lawless elements, and that he had less
10 t},E calnnnkaanprS
any other class, that they We're OBJ
serving the law absolutely to the let
ter. and asked what was MARSHALL
town when / first was elected mayor,
and what is it now" Vigorous ap-
plause was the gratifying answer
Pats Germans 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
orsa nization warning that unless it got
busy. walked up, and made fight to
/ the finish, it would not be able to keep
him as president, .for 1 am fighter"
he declared. Il have had TO fight ever
since I have been mayor, and expect to
while / continue in office"
Mayor Dares Not Do as Pleases.
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-
fibition, 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 npon activity by the members and
h asked each to bring two, others to the
next meeting, on April 13. A recess
was then taken, signatures of members
were secured and petitions for signers
were 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 encroachments of
tfanatical prohibitionists and nativists,
and therefore favor the organization of
a Liberal Citizens Allinance. composed
of members of every freedom loving
| nationality"
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