The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-23
DRY CAMP PA|GN
ON IN CON CON
Proposal For Vote on
License or Prohibition
Introduced.
.EVILS OF LIQUOR ARE SHOWN
From Now on Drys Will
Push Their Campaign
Actively.
Another Grist of Proposals
Thrown Into the
Hopper. r.'m b.
EVILS OF LIQUOR ARE SHOWN

Columbus, Jan. 23J--Another grist Of
proposals reached the constitutional
convention last night, the first night
session, bringing the total tip 10 nine
ty-three that now hayg been submit.
ted as features OF the new constitu-
tion. The number was augmented by
ngftcen from Delegate Evans OF Scioto
county, author of a proposed model
constitution that had been presented
at previous session.
Mr.. Evans model document was re-
ferrcd to the committee Of the whole.
This, he charged last night, was done
to kill thesproposal, and he separated
the document into fifteen proposals
which he introduced separately, ask
ing that each be referred to a specific
| committee. This will give him the
power to recall each section after it
has been in committee for two weeks
Campaign Is Begun.
The campaign of the Ohio Anti-Sa-
loon League against the proposal be-
fore the convention for licensing the
liquor traffic began actively yesterday.
Bundles of literature charging evil to
| the system of licensing liquor and
setting forth conditions in other states
under the license plan were distribute
ed among the delegates,
| Workers of both the Anti-Saloon
and Liberal leagues declared today
that they would not register under
the rules Of the convention until it
| t.
ance before committees Each dele
gate to the convention was sent a
book by the Anti-Saloon League to-
day containing a lengthy argument
Iagalnst the license system.
Among last nights proposals was
one by Delegate Kilpatrick of Trum-
bull county, which was hailed as the
longinal woman's suffrage proposal. II
was brief. providing that the right OF
suffrage shall never be abridged by
sex.
Urges Liquor License.
A liquor license proposition more
sweeping than any that have hereto
fore reached the convention was in
Il uoduced by Delegate Halfhill, of Al
len county 1T agrees that previous
proposals i'm Offering an alternate, bu
provides that alternative TO licens'
shall be prohibition. Proposals here
tofore presented have provided tina
the people shall vote either for licens
Oh no license, no license victory, /
lbeing said, leaving the state in it
present condition. The Halfhill meas
lure, it was said last night woul'
receive the general support of the An
u-Saloon League.
The convention, which has manage
to get along thus far without any In
vocation whatever will have the Re,
Washington GLADDEN., Of Columbus
as chaplain after tomorrow. The com
lmittee of rules met last night and au
thorlzed Delegate Lampson to intro
duce n resolution tomorrow namin
DIR. GLADDEN..
List of Proposals.
4 The following resolutions We're II
S troduced:
Mr. Halfhill, of Aiien-The Generi
Assembly may classify all property f.
purposes of taxation. 1t does awe
with uniform rule of taxation and Il
exemptions are religious burl
grounds, public charities. education
purposes, property not exceeding ty
hundred dollars ($2OO), state, villae
hamlet and township buildings. Sing
; tax on land or ground rents shall ne
er be established
Mr., Halfhill, Of Allen--Authorizll
license or Prohibition, separate sp
lmisslop Of both propositions. If eft