The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-02-20
In Resolution to Federation Of orsani.
zed Laymen the Christian Brother
hood Asks for Organization to
Investigate. Candidates.
PUBLIC DECLARATION
Would Require Candidates to Make
Known Policy in Regard to
a Number Of Important
Reforms.

hcIoCmS.
The regular meeting Of the Coun-
ell of the Federation of Organized
Laymen met Thursday evening at the
association building. Called to order
by President Boyd.
The religious work committee re-
ported that they had made a partial
investigation of the missions in the
city but had not obtained sufficient in
formation to give an authoritive re-
port. They stated that the Volunteers
OF America appeared to be worthy but
were receiving very little support |
from the people of the city. They
were not favorably impressed with
the Gospel regular army mission ana
found that the Holiness Mission pre-
sided over by Mr.. Dedman had been
closed.
The Christian Brotherhood sent to
| the meeting a resolution passed by
them which was as follows:
"Resolved that we request our re-
representatives. to the Federation Coun-
Gil to urge the Federation of Organized
/ Laymen at it's next meeting to form
ulate plan for the organization Oh
Civic Union composed of representa-
tiyes from all churches in the city,
or other organizations having the vel
fare of the city at heart. which union
shall investigate and make pubic II
it deems best the character and quail
ifications Of all candidates for muni-
cipal offices together with state
ment of the pledges said candidates
have made or failed to make regard
ing law enforcement and civic moral
!, ity."
In the general discussion which
followed it was found that the city OF
Des Moines had discovered that the
Commission Plan Of government pro-
> noses no means for the citizens them
selves to act in case they wished to
= correct or force some action of the
! council. That they had inaugurated a
u plan similar to the one proposed BY
Y the Brotherhood. This resolution was
' referred to the civic committee with
mower to act. On being referred, II
was found that the civic committee
had been working on the same line
: and had recommendation OF thell
:. own which they presented.
1.-THE civic committee of the Fed
Grafton recommends that the Fedora
ton take upon itself to provide the
=, Ill Of oifiunns
9 committee, said committee to be elect
ed at a general city election or PR
X mary and to act as the official heat
of the citizen body of the community
We further recommend that SAT-
committee be elected at the genera
~ city election to be held the first Mon
e. day in April, 1910: that permission b.
IS sought to place the ballot boxes in tn
ir polling places and that the FEEDERS
ne ton furnish the ballot boxes needle
and call upon the brotherhoods in 1T
IN membership to furnish the attendant
ty for same"
e. The committee proposed by the civ
st ic committee was to be Representa-
at tive not only of the churches but c
TX. everybody in town. They plan for
ne committee to take the place OF tn
eh committee of seven, which was in e.
A istence during the summer. This re
le- solution was referred to the brothe
or hoods to be acted upon immediatel.
nv whereas municipal election is q
nd hand and being DESTROYS of promotln
ay the general welfare of the city of ke'
kuk, it is therefore resolved that "
nj request each candidate for mayor c
IA commissioner to make public decla
al alton as to his policy of conductin
to- the Office for which he is a candidat
in regard to the following:
,st THE enforcement of all city Q
raj dinances and state laws relativa
gambling, saloons, immortality an
other forms of vice.
n 2-The improvement OF streets al
alleys, and the removal of dirt Their
from and disposal of garbage and fill
AE prevalent in various forms in the cit
~ 3-The preservation and improv
I ment Of the river front.
1t was then proposed that the Fe
n Grafton take up the work of gettiI
complete census of the city on APP
led 18th by means of the members in ea'
md block. 1t was suggested that the Col
his mercial club had already talked
,m such plan and the civic commit
are was ordered to talk with them al
lail act in the matter as they thong
by best.
The Rev. Potter presented to the co
act mittee a plan of an interdenomiy
in tional lookout committee which
recommended to be tried for
months. 1t was estimated that tt
= would cost In the neighborhood
I'll $500 of which about half had AREA
II been subscribed. The secretary "
III instructed to get out subscripti
81 blanks to be used for the differt
II brotberhoods and if the balance "
al obtained by the first of the week
60 on with the work