The Detroit times., 1911-02-21
MORROW IS AGl|I
NOMINATED FOA
Ah1I-sA[00N JOB I
Committee, However, Estsblidhes
President by Going Into Executive
Session for Confederation Of List
of Officers Presented.
Supt' Again Makes Flat Denial q
Colonization Charge. I. Hud- i
son for President.

For the first time I'm its historv-
tne board OF trustees of the Michi-
gan Anu-Saloon League went Into
executive session, Tuesday afternoon.
10 consider the names submitted by
tne nominating committee for ofIiceru
the coming year. This is taken 10
mean that there is fight on ovef
the reelection of Supt. George w.
Morrow, whose name was proposed
by the nominating COMMITTEES. The
trustees were still In session nj . 40
o'clock. A S.
Other names submitted by the com.
inlttee were those OF j. l. Hudson.
Ior president, and the Rev. 8. T. Nor
ris, OF Grand Rapids. for vice-prcsf-
aent; The meeting is being held in
the Y. NJ. G. A.
Supt. Morrow, in his annual report.
pointed out that the leagues total
collections for last year amounted to
$4l,z62.S6; that among the contribu-
tors We're III giving $500 or more. ].
I. Hudson. he said, was the largest
donor. The report, In part, follows:
We deplore the fact that some Of
the ofiicials and would-be leaders OF
the Prohibition party are from time
to time rushing into print. ATTEMPT
ing, IL would seem, to draw our firo
and provoke the Anti-Saloon league
to quarrel, The league, however.
steadfastly refuses to quarrel with fts
friends. We have been too busy flght-
Ing the enemy to spend our time
even replying to the sometimes yici-
Gus attacks of our brethren.
Our office believes that fully half
million dollars was spent in the
frantic attempt of the brewers To turn
the tide In the state.
Michigan leads the states OF the
country In her victories OF 1910. Three
hundred and nineteen saloons and 500
preweries were voted out of business.
ana as many more We're Kept from
reinstatement.
The superintendent desires to
make only passing reference to the
attempt on the part of the brewing In
terests OF the state to besmirch and
ruin, III possible, the superintendent.
who was the object Of their first Mt
tack, which was to be followed by the
attack on other men of the field force
In Michigan, but which was dropped
on their part when they failed to ac-
complish their purpose against the
superintendent. The board will un-
derstand that reference IL made to
the so-called attempted colonization
OF dry voters In Jackson. The super
intendent. once more on his honor m
man and a follower OF the Christ.
denies unQualifiedly this charge of
the whisky interests of the state that
MS integrity was compromised. or
that there has been found any intent
OF wrong or irregularity."
What grieves us most Is the will.
ingness OF some of our brethren to
continue to characterize our head
quarters committee as unworthy or
the trust you imposed In it, and by
suggestion, or without rebuke, allow
Ing others to suggest that that COM
mittee would stoop to the level OF ap-
plying whitewash, rather than dis
missal to the man against whom the
liquor interests of Michigan thus
aimed their criminal charges.
THE headquarters committee made
most careful investigation, assisted by
the national superintendent, and their
verdict has ever since been In your
hands. We recognize that this is one
of the prices that must be paid by the
men who engage In this warfare
against this aggregation OF the COM
bined cussedness of all the CEN
turies"