Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-27
STATE TEMPERANCE AssociA.
rloN AssAlLs EX-SENATOR.
lAL CANDIDATE.
ACCUSE AMEs MAN OF i
BEING FRIEND TO SALOONS
viii Work For Defeat Of
Lee in Primary EIeetion-Lisuten
ant Governor Harding Also De-
nounesd-Assoeiation Goes on Record
in Favor Of Woman Suffrage.

Sioux City, April 27.-Judge c. G.
Lee, OF Ames, candidate for the repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination, was
denounced by the Iowa Business Mems
Temperance Association at its banquet
at the Martin hotel. 1t was declared
that he was an enemy to the temper
ancec ause and that his election would
mean a great check to the prohibition
movement in Iowa Resolutions were
adopted in which the association ex-
pressed its purpose to work toward the
defeat of Judge Lee at the primaries.
John H. Taft, of Cedar Rapids, pres
ident Of the association. declared that
Sioux City furnished the greatest bar
rier to prohibition in the state by
sending one of it's citizens to the office
Of lieutenant governor. He charged
Lieutenant Governor w. L. Harding
with deliberately throttling the will Of
the people BY. making up the majority
of the senatorial committees on tenn
perance legislation bills from the ranks
of the saloon supporters.
Attacks on Harding.
Asserting that there were only
twelve wet counties in the state, ne
charged Lieutenant Governor Harding
with catering to the people in those
twelve counties against the will of the
people in the balance of thu counties.
Mr.. Taft is Of the opinion that the re-
peal of the mulct law would be a COM
paratively easy matter with the elimi-
uation Of Mr.. Harding.
w. r. Jameson, of Waterloo. treas
urer of the association, also con-
demned the attitude Of Lieutenant
Governor Harding on temperance
measures. Mr.. Jameson reviewed the
saloon fight in Ottumwa and Water
loo, where the Business Mems Tenn
perance Association was instrumental
in putting the saloon out Of business.
Statistics were quoted by Mr.. Jameson
from the police records Of Waterloo
showing the arrests in 1912 to be ITO,
and those of 1913 to be but sos. He
declared that the difference In number
Of arrests could only be accounted for
in the fact that the saloon had been
driven out.
]. b. Hammond, Of Des Moines, and
F. M. Collord, of Clinton, both tenn
perance workers, made short address
es. Mr.. Collord will remain in Sioux
City for some time In assisting the
anti-saloon league.
Favor Woman's Suffrage.
Passage of woman suffrage act in
Iowa, repeal OF the mulct Law, and ad-
ditional requirements upon railroads
in the handling Of liquor shipments
were advocated in resolutions that
were presented. Support was pledged
to the anti saloon forces in commun-
tiles of the state where a fight on
liquor is being made.
Reports showing there are now, 652
saloons in Iowa, and that abolition Of
saloons in Ottumwa has enabled re-
duction Of the police from twenty four
to six men, with little for those six
to do were read. Finances of the as
ISOLATION we're stated to be in good
condition.
Special invitation has been extended
to saloonkeepers to attend the mass
meeting at the Auditorium this after
noon at o'clock. when addresses at
tacking the Sioux City saloon and
brewery consent petitions will be Civ
en-. Mr.. Taft, Mr.. Jameson and Mr..
Collord will be speakers. The Third
Presbyterian church orchestra will
furnish music.
Members Of the association win
speak in several Sioux City pulpits to-
day. F.. NJ. Collord will speak in the
First Methodist Episcopal church this
morning and in the Grace Methodist
Episcopal church tonight. w r.. Jane