The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-08-19
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ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL

ing vote. about 30 voted for the or
ganizatton. Four did not vote.
A nominating committee was APP
pointed to select permanent officers.
A committee on permanent organiza-
ton was appointed by the chairman
as follows: ]. o. Boyd, G. F. McFar-
land, and ]. B. Chute. Mcfarland an
nounced his intention Of resigning.
Rev. Sanders declared that they
had experimental with the officials
long enough. that they had been on
thelr knees to them to enforce the
laws and had been laughed at. He
told OF the efforts made last fall when
5000 was spent securing evidence by
detectives and declared that the Off
Gals kept every bit OF evidence pos.
sible away from them. "We are not
asking anything unjust he said. I'VE
are asking that the laws be enforced.
He wanted to circulate recall petit
tons and pay men to circulate them
He declared dozens OF citizens had
told him they would sign them.
Mcfarland States Position.
@. F. Mcfarland rose to state his
position, throwing little damper or
the ardor of some He declared the
city was not as bad as had been paint
ed, that property was safe that hi
would be unafraid for his wife to e
almost any place in the city alon,
after night, DRINKS were taken of
the streets promptly by the police
but that hidden vice was reaching on
/ getting the young people of the city
He declared other movements ha,
failed because the sentiment of tn
i people of the city was not for sucl
l law enforcement or moral uplift. H
declared when Strimback was mayo
| he closed UP many joints and severa
4 people threatened him but no on
stood by him.
He advised waiting until the elet
4 ton next spring and putting in offic
/ men running on purity platform H
said 1t was possible to recall tn
] present commissioners and get wors
! ones.
/ His remarks called forth some he
/ retorts, some one asking what coul
be done with men elected on pla
1 form to enforce the law and the
! failing to stand on the platform.
4 Sanders made an answer in whic
he declared recall would stir th
town as nothing else would and thu
4 If something we're not done immed
ately two of the three commissioner
would be reelected.
i Vote the Recall.
A motion was made that a petitio
1 OF recall be circulated.
4 Frank Swan arose to speak, sayin
I 1t would be very good thing If
could be carried out but he thought
might not be advisable at the preser
time. He did declare, however, thu
I he hoped the movement for the TO
4 nation of civic league would go OF
saying hundreds would join 1t.
A standing vote was taken upo
the motion for recall, 33 voting fc
1t and men, Frank Swan, G. F. Nj
s Farland, Frank Ball.nger and H. {
1 Brown. opposing it. Others did nc
vote.
Committee Ia Apnojnfed
4 A committee of three. composed I
d. A. Uhler, c. D. Hamilton and Re
J. F. Sanders was appointed to pr
pare the recall petitions.
/ j. o. Boyd then addressed the NEE
ing, also opposing the line of act.o
mapped out but expressing belief thu
an organization for civic bettermer
should be supported to advise cand
dates worthy of support of the peopl
4 Frank Swan asked pledge of eac
: man to report every law violation h
sees.
The meeting was adjourned to NEE
Thursday night and in the meantin
the recall petitions will be prepare
i Rev. Sanders declares that If he ca
get twelve men to stand by him /
will see that 1t is presented to ever
citizen in the city. The outcome I
the efforts at the first recall in Ke
kuk under the special charter will I
, watched with interest.
Commissioner Hickey Talks.