Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-11-13
PROHIBITION IS
WORKING HARD
STATE HEADQUARTERS At oskA.
LoosA TELLS OF WoRKERs'
ACTIVITY.

The prohibition state headquarters
at Oskaloosa Is hard at work In pre-
pairing for the next election and Ia lin
ing up the dry forces over the state
with the view to cooperate with similar
bodies in the other states and make
q general tight on liquor interests.
The following just issued from the
state headquarters tells OF the activity
among the workers:
Iowa prohibitionists are reporting
continuous activity from their state
headquarters at Oskaloosa, though
Executive Secretary Taynton who has
managed the dry" campaign for the
past year has retired from the state
to give his personal attention to the
Wisconsin field. The work of enroll
ment and organization will be main
tanned with great vigor. State Chair
man Williams who is principal of the
Beacon schools, IL giving much per-
Onal attention to details and main
tains strong ONCE force at Oska-
loosa. He Is assisted by Sec.e tary
Taynton who Is keeping In touch with
the general situation, directing the
field work, and suggesting the de-
tail that Is indispensable to success In
political propaganda.
Prohibitionists, In general, have
been given couple of thrills in the
past few weeks. One is the ar lOunce-
FIVE million "dry" voters under the
prohibition party banner has begun all
over the nation. The first reports
show that 34,853 have SO far been lined
up. Several pledges are being used,
all counting in the f1ve-million enroll
ment stunt. One person in Illinois
sends up $3.50 votes in one months
campaign. One township in New York
state has more voters enrolled to vote
the prohibition ticket than there are
voters in all the other parties COM
bined In fact temperance people
in general have come to the conclusion
that the liquor traffic cannot be de-
stroyed in anything short Of q great
national movement.
Another thing that has stirred the
hearts of the third party people Is a
sudden impetus given to the national
campaign fund. A wealthy prohibition
list from Indiana has donated $500
outright, and $4,000 conditional, on a
quarter Of a million being raised by
June /. A campaign Is on to secure
this latter amount, and responses so
the national chairman announces, are
coming from all directions. A cam
paign is now on to secure this total.
Iowa prohibitionists are taking spec
ial satisfaction in this situation as
this state has taken the lead Of all
states in both enrolment of voters
and the raising Of funds. Over one
thousand declarations to vote the pro-
hibition tickets in 1914 and 1915 are
on file at state headquarters and near
ly $4,000 has been raised during the
past ten months to carry on the pro-
posed propaganda. One thousand two
hundred dollars was raised In less than
30 days and special effort of men
constantly In the field engaged In or
ganization work, and open headquar-
ters with trained Office force has
been maintained at Oskaloosa. The
committee expects to begin the new
year with q series Of local conventions
preparatory to holding the biggest
state convention ever held in the state.
This will be dated for the early sum-
mer. This campaign will be conducted
by speakers OF national reputation,
assisted by many local spell binders.
There will be something doing all
along the line every day in the week
from now until election day." says
State Chairman Williams.