The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-03-28
co. PROBI. CONVENTION
Full Ticket With the Exception of
Attorney Named for Primary.

Mahaska county prohibitionists
held mass convention in Oskaloosa
Saturday for the purpose of nominal
ing candidates whose names are to
appear on the primary ballot at the
June. election. The work of selecting
names for the offices was completed
and the nomination paper duly filled
out and signed by those in attend.
ance at the meeting.
r. w. p. Sopher called the meeting to
order about half past two o'clck and
made brief statement of the condi.
tions and the necessity of the times.
Robert II. Williams was secretary of
the meeting. .". "|.-.at 8.
First in order of business was an
address by L. G. Borton of Chicago,
travelling secretary of the National
intercollegiate Prohibition Oratorical
Association, Mr.. Borton was in
town in connection with the orator
ical contest held at Penn college last
week by the Iowa State Association.
Being invited by Chairman Sopher to
address the convention Saturday, Mr..
Borton stayed over for the purpose
He has been in all parts Of the coun.
try in pursuance of the duties of his
position and has been in touch with
the temperance movement. He is
inspired with the growth of the sen
timent this season and stated that
people in all parts of the land were
turning to the prohibitionists as never
before. He outlined the reasons why
prohibition must of necessity be po'
litical movement and his arguments
were at once instructive and con-
vincing. Mr.. Borton did not talk long
but he spoke rapidly and in the few
moments he occupied the floor he
He was followed by Robert II. Will
liams, who had number of things
to say concerning the application OF
the party principles here at home
Mr.. Sopher again took the floor and
outlined a number of sentiments wor
thy of careful study. He called for
action in a way that will make a
showing in the local field.
Nominations for the places on the
primary ballot were accomplished as
follows:
Auditor, George A, Anderson and
George N. Russell.
Clerk of the Court, Roy C. Rich and
Harry c. Rosenberger.
Recorder, J. w. Leedy and Eph
Smith.
Treasurer, Frank Ballou and +. l.
Gable.
Sheriff, c. j. Gillette and Il. L
Meeker.
Superintendent of Instruction, r. L
Mendenhall and Robert II. Williams.
County attorney, no nominations.
Board of Supervisors-For January
1913, w. p. Sopher and f. NJ. Barnett
For 1914 w. r. Hites and Albert
Stanton.
Coroner, DIR. NJ. Childress and J. X
Linsley.
State Senator, James Pickens and
G. w. Boyd.
State Representative, I. c. Nichols
and Arthur Spurrell.
Interest in the work of the mass
meeting was evidenced in new way
and those present are encouraged in
the belief that the party is going for
ward to greater achievement and bet
ter things than ever before.
During the course of the meeting
mention was made OF the late lament
ed Robert l.. Turner of Oskaloosa
his steadfastness in the work of the
prohibition organization and his un
faltering devotion to duty.
In the selection of names to go OF
the primary ballot, new material was
summoned to the firing line, to heat
the ticket this year. Complaint wa!
made by the leaders that their name:
had appeared on the ticket from
time to time and now was a season
for young men to take up the flgh
and give the pioneers of the organ
ization a chance for a rest The ides
was carried out to some extent bu
there were places where the conven
tion insisted upon Incorporating the
old timber" in the framing of the
ticket.
Harmony and enthusiasm marked
the meeting and the work in hant
was accomplished in satisfying ant
commendable way that gives encour
agement to those who for years have
carried the burden of the party or
ganization.