The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-23
MORROW RESIGNS,
BUT COMMITTEE
HES|TATES
Will Take No Action on Withdrawal
Until After Consultation With
National Head of Anti-Saloon
League.
Local Superintendent Exonerated az
To Evil Entents in Brewer Incident
But Censured for Carelessness.

The Rev. George w. Morrow has
rendered his resignation as superinten-
dent OF the Michigan Anti-Saloon
league To the headquarters COMMITTEES
OF the organization. II will not be act
ed upon, however. until National SUI
perintendent Purley A. Baker has been
consulted. He Is expected In Detroit
next week
That Mr.. Morrow's resignation has
been received was acknowledged by
members or the headquarters commit
tee late Tuesday afternoon. after an
all-day session In the Office OF J. l..
Hudson, vice-president of the league.
The committee also gave out a long
statement with reference TO the IA
nous Brewer letter written by Supt.
Morrow. from which the inference has
been drawn that Morrow had planned
TO COLOMBO voters in Jackson county
III the interests of local option. The
committee eXonerates the superinten-
dent from any such intent but CEN
sures him for his careless in allowing
such letter to go out without first
looking IL over.
Another OF the days Developments
was the receipt Of letter from Neil
ID. Campbell, Withdrawing his resigna-
ton as treasurer His letter is self
explanatory. He says:
Owing to the fact that 1t has been
intimated that my resignation OF the
tfeasureship OF the league was on ac-
count OF some question as to the finan-
clal integrity OF the league, and as l
wish 10 prove my absolute confidence
In the league, ! hereby withdraw my
resignation. and will continue in the
office of treasurer.
NEIL ID. CAMPBELL"
Supt. Morrows letter of. resigna-
ton. dated Tuesday, explains that his
purpose in submitting il is TO relieve
the committee Of all embarrassment
While asserting my absolute limo
ceLce OF any such intents as have
been read Into this letter, | feel you
will be more free TO proceed with your
investigations with my resignation in
your hands he says.
That the national superintendent
may see fit 10 transfer Mr. Morrow TO
some other locality Is suggested as a
possibility.
The committees statement in part
follows.
After having carefully consider
ed the matter this committee is
fully persuaded that the letter in
question Is without meaning, save
as II had TO do with Mr. Morrow's
response TO the request OF the
Jackson county local option com
mittee TO furnish them the secret
service work TO circumvent the
efforts which they believed were
10 be made by the liquor interests
TO colonize that county. The in
structions OF the detectives before
and after their investigation show
clearly that no thought was enter
tanned TO endeavor 10 colonize the
city OF Jackson or any other place
In the interest OF local option In
cluded IN the report OF Mr.. Brewer
10 superintendent Morrow is list
OF over 100 voters OF Flint whom,
according TO his report, II was ex.
pected that the liquor men would
import into Jackson. and that
many Illegal voters whose names
were thus secured were prevented
from voting through challenges
made by the local option workers
at the polls in Jackson. A mum
Der OF these men refused TO vote
when the camera OF snapshot
photographer was snapped on
them. thereby showing who did
the colonization In Jackson coun-
~. Unfortunately worded as was
the letter. the fact is Il was only
a small part OF a plan of proceed
ure which really did prevent the
colonization Of voters by the
liquor men on as large a scale as
they intended.
The committee Is fully con
WINGED by the foregoing reports.
together with other corresponds
ence and statements from persons
having knowledge OF the entire
transaction, that Mr.. Morrow had
no intention at any time TO pro-
pose any scheme TO colonize Jack
son county. and that the letter
written by Mr.. Morrow to Mr.
Brewer did not express the idea
that Mr. Morrow intended TO con
vey OF which fact Mr. Brewer
VS. Immediately informed by Mr.
Morrow We therefore. assert
our full and firm confidence in the
integrity and uncorruptible honor
Ct Supt MORROW
This committee feels. however.
that Mr. Morrow is subject TO
severe criticism for permitting a
letter OF such great importance
and dealing with a matter requir-
ing such critical attention 10 be
sent ont over his signature with
out first having passed under HIS
personal attention
This committee finds that the
letter from Mr. Morrow to Mr..
RroWer was written without any
knowledge OF It's having been
written by any person except Mr..
Morrow and the stenographer
who transcribed IL. until after
such such letter had been receiv-
ed by Mr.. Brewer
We acknowledge the receipt OF
the resignation Of Supt. Morrow.
bu, postpone action thereon until
Il is possible to have a conference