The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-04-02
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ine eampaign tor state y ide pr,-
hihition, whicn has taken the firm
OF monster convention in Boise
showed something of It's strength,
lniS morning eRen 1000 men INA
"omhni mostly RON southern Ida.
no pafAded the streets prior to he
pc eHine Of the second day Of the con.
yen'i"n, which is being held In the
First Aethodi.t church. TIE hiy
parane vas formed II the Oregon
snort Line depot after the arrival 81
the special train from welsar WHICH
Drought IN delegates from ali point.
vest "a that city, between 500 and
700 being the nunher arriving from
t"e dry counties 70 the west.
The convention orened last nlpht
at 30 o cIocg al the First Metl,o.
disi enucrh and was pesided over by
Nes' Charlie L. ChalGant. Nearly
every section q the state was reure.
sentsd AMI various ministers. bu.t-
ness ana professional men we're called
upon Tor short remarks and greet.
logs Al predicted that Idaho vas
sn''u % he y saloonless state. The
response 10 the greetings were made
BY \. l., Freehafar of Council, ster
which Fletcher Hnman, D. d., pres.
iuent Of the Williamette uniyersltv
ard member OF the axecatlye conn.
ni'ttee OF tina national Antl-salnon
leagae, made the address OF the even.
inR tie explained that the dollar
qnetsion ln favor Of the LIQUOR
trafiie bad ovrridden the morsi aaes.
iiun, bat conditions we're now hslnr
reversed and from statistIcs IL could
be shown thai community which
vas dry was more prosperous than
ore whirh was wet.
lie read various statistics from,
the Anti-Saioon league ysar boek
and government statistics on the
aHonnt OF money secured from the
liquor business and compared the
amount which would have been re-
eelyen bad the grains made into
shissey gone Into other lines. He
also compared tire oumber OF men
employed In making a bstrel OF whis
key 20 The number employed Ia max.
inV nouf and other commodities.
The speaker held the class sttention
of his audience aud his remarks msre
frequently greeted with Applauss.
The attendance at tne opening sas-
sion Of the convention was large ana
but few left until the Close OF the
meeting.
Senator A. L. sreehafer Of Coun-
ell started tbs ball rollins this morn
inR VI the opening Of this convention
which was attended By crowd so
larae that 1t was necessary to ralse
the auditorium doors 10 the church
10 accommodate the auaienca and
even then ssery seat WAS nlled. Tue
principal addresses Of the morning
we're msde by Rev. Lowsll OF KooG-
enai COUNTY, who told Of ttis recent
dry victory Ia that section and
Rev. j ", Miller Of Oregon, who
told OF conditions 10 the sister ooln-
manwsalth resolutions commiltee
was appointed, Of which Rev. Var
mes Of Cald aell was made chairman.
The biz feature OF today's sessions
will be the hanquets this evening At
IA O'Clock, ons at the Baptist
churei given for the -omsn Of tins
W q, T T., and one AZ the Eirsa
ehruch for the nsn. -Four
tickets have bcsn moid for
he latter banquet, which takes the
sntire seating capacity In the church
banquet room. Rev Charles l..
'halfant sill preside at the hauqust.
Dr. Adna Leonard OF Seattle and
Rev. w. J. Her~ig. wIll maze ad-
iressa..
At tine meeting tonight, Dr. Adna
Wright Leonard OF Seattle wlil speak
md Rev. Hsrwig will speak an the
opic. Idaho Dry Wbeny' Capital
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