The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-21
TREASURER QUITS
ANTI-SALQ0N FOLK
N. D. Campbell Says Resignation Has
Nothing To Do With Alleged
Colonization Revelations

~ d. Campbell, treasurer OFT the
Antisaloon League oil Michigan, has
Resigned his Office
His letter OF resignation was writ
ten Friday, and 10 Is expected nat MS
successor viii bc o'.osen soon.
Mr.. Campbell had stated some tine
ago that hc did uol wish TO serve
: longer IN this connections having held
his position several years tie IN
ioined member OF he nominating
committee OF the AnttSaioOn League
OF his wish. but he was reelected,
evcltheles5, in the annual meeting
Monday.
ks rec gnation followed.
My resignation HAD nothing 20 do
with the charges that have been
made in regard go the league recent
~ stated Mr Campbell Saturday.
My course was decided on before
this came ~. There has never been
anything irregular IN connection with
the financial matters Of the league
that | know OF have resigned be-
cause my business demanded ms
time
she Rev G. W. Morrow. state
superintendent OF the league. states
that Ar Campbell's reelection was
q mistake.
The man 10 whom he spoke re-
sarding his desire not To serve another
yea evidently ala not bring the ma,-
ter before the nominating committee.
says Supi Morrow. Mr.. Campbell ls
an excellent man and had served the
league Ton lyc years. HIS leaving Is :,
matter Of nu sincss and not that he was
nor prOad az acting as treasurer nf
an organization whose financial con
Germs are as admirably handled a.
thOa~ OF the AutiSalOon league"
the Vacancy viii probably be filled
by the headQuar ers committee, II
which + + Gilbert Is chairman
Treasurer Campbell denies abso-
lutely a rumor that his resignation is
due TO dissatisfaction over the way
money was handled by the league oil
GERS. The rumor had it thar a contri-
button OF $1,000 mad been receive!
from one politician and that The treas
urer discovered tha no entry had
been made OF the amount on the books
OF the ioaGur. it being explained bv
Supt Morrow that il vas not policy -
90 so
There never has been any one con
uihution IS large as $1,000 from any
indivduai," SAID Treasurer Campbell.
There is nothing irregular about any
transaction on the books of thc.league.
There is nothing To H. do not know
of any such transaction
The vets" are making an issue OF
the Jackson story a. proposed colo
nization OF yotore 4 campaign OF at.
tack on the methods of the Anti.Sa-
loon league. II is expected viii be
carried on in all no counties in which
the question OF local option is TO be
submitted next April Apparently
this is bur the begin ming OF the bitter
est battle ever W2g,d iB the stale on
the saloon issue
The vets nave acquired a great
deal of Information as 10 the methods
employed Dy AltiSaloon league le-
tcctiyes IN carrying ON investigations
and getting Information as 20 liquor
selling rhis Is also likely TO be made
public.
I'VE do not encourage our detec.
tives ami agents to use any decor.
ton or Unfair methods in getting evil
Lence says Sppt MORROW They
are told not To 20 into any place and
pretend 10 be sIci- cor otherwise ap-
pealg 10 sympathy They are 20 got
liquor il thoy can, just as anyone else
would get IL. III they cannot ct
liquor without whining for it or max
ing the seller ;hirL he Is saving u
life we 10 not want 20 prosecute"
Each side Will sake the utmost pre-
cautions IA loollag mp voters ia the
counties where loca, option elections
Gre 10 be held for Tie purpose of pre-
venting any frauds or illegal voting
Ly the enemy.