The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-09-11
PART or NATIONAL MOVEMENT
Voters Will be Asked to Pledge Them
selves to Vote for Saloonless Kenosha
in 1914 and Saloonless Wisconsin in
1916 and final Victory in 1920.

Urging saloonless Kenosha in 1911,
a saloonless Wisconsin in 1916 and
saloonless nation in 1920, James II.
Woertendyke of California, leader of
the new prohibition movement in the
United States came to Kenosha on
Wednesday afternoon. He is now IN the
city holding conferences with the lead
ers of the anti-saloon forces in an eff
fort to ge. some expression Of the peo-
pie of Kenosha for or against the sa-
loon The movement may result in
test on the license question at the cleo
ton to be held in 1914.
The prohibition leader held con
ference withs leaders from the city and
county at the Park Avenue M. E.
church on Wednesday afternoon at
which time conditions in the city were
generally discussed. Several of the
towns were represented at this confer
ence and the movement which was in
augurated was one which will include
the entire county. No definite plans
have been outlined for no license
fight and before any such plans are
started a test vote will be taken. Pledge
cards are today being circulated in the
city and county and voters are being
urged to pledge themselves to support
70 MD a. solo
1t is understood that the pledges are
not to be in effect unless sufficient
number are secured to make certain the
success of the movement.
Mr.. Woertendyke spoke to a good
sized audience at the Swedish Baptist
church ON Wednesday evening outlin-
ing the new national campaign Of the
prohibition party, He declared that
the party would seek to unite 100000
men in the nation in the battle against
the saloon and that the pledges would
be signed with the understanding that
such time as they had been signed by
100000 voters. The movement is yet
in its infancy but it is declared that
already pledges are on file from hun
dreds of thousands of voters The
speaker declared that the leaders of
the big movement hoped to reach the
required number of pledges by 1920
Prohibition sentiment in Kenosha
has been slumbering for number of
years but it is understood that an ac-
tive campaign will be waged during
the remainder of the year to awaken a
now sentiment for the fight against
the saloon. The state issue is not to
be urged this year but it is planned to
urge strongly the adoption of the coun-
ty option plank at the next session of
the legislature, Wisconsin is to be more
active than ever before in the prohibit
tion fight and it is expected that Ke-
nosha will be made one of the storm
centers. Efforts will be made to unite
the reform organizations fighting in the
last no license campaign in the city.
1t is certain that the new NOV ement
viii attract a great deal of interest in
the city The saloon men are already
organized under the Wisconsin Retail
Liquor Dealers association and if an
effort is made TO force the no-license
issue it is certain that the saloon men
will be prepared for battle.
One of the leaders of the drys" in
Kenosha in speaking of the conference
declared that an excellent spirit was
shown and that the leaders had been
given assurance that the sentiment
against the saloon in Kenosha was
stronger at this time than ever before.