The Prescott daily news., 1915-08-04

''S "oiiu ever nau De1Ore 1t the con- slderation of such an important task. Perhaps, too, no other convention ever had in it the spirit of optimism, the Willingness and determination. which this convention possessed. Just as everything in Chicago dates back to the great fire, and as everything in the south dates back to the close of the Civil War, so will the closing, event of the abolition of the drink op- pression date from the great Anti Saloon League Convention of 1915.
 Seemed as if every chair in Atlan- tic City had been obtained to accom- modate the delegates once they were inside, but even this number was not enough. Then came the opening ex- ercises, the music, speeches and ap- plause. The great convention was on and every body was happy
 A very pleasing feature was the band concert of half an hour preced- ing each session. In the morning these began at S:30 and by 9 o'clock most of the delegates had arrived and were ready to help with the opening hymns, conducted by the world-fa- nous hymn-book maker, of Chicago. Prof. O. E. Excell and Prof. Heclsle- men, and such singing as it was! No one had to be urged to do better for everyone did his best. Even the ocean wal (; beneath us joined in tLe enthusiasm and helped swell that mighty vHl''me of music. The eat PrcfesS,r said he had never keard such sing:r.g before, and surely no one in the audience had. It was in- deed literal fulfilling of the Psalm ist's words, With trumpets and sound of tornet make joyful roise before the Lord, the King. Let tlle sea roar and the fullness thereof; the world and they that dwell therein.'
 All the sessions were four to two and a half hours long, so that an occasional song from male quartette was appreciated. We had the Chic: go Preachers Qua1tette, Rail-Split- ter Quartette and the Newark Metho dist Preachers Quartette. Fine young fellows, Christian Soldiers everyone of them. They sang without accom- paniment and their temperance songs many of them very funny. brought forth storms of applause. At such times the big audience seemed like a lot of children. They whistled and whooped and laughed and clapped with all their might.
 The man who started this whole movement is Dr. Howard H. Russell He is tall handsome man, a little less than sixty years of age, and fit as a fiddle ready tuned.
 Twenty-two years ago in Ohio, this young lawyer who became preacher started the movement for local option whcl has swept the nation, and he is now leading on iii the Lincoln-Lee movement, in an effort to bring the United States into the fold as an en- tirely dry country. Dr. Russell is a type of the American man who dreams and works them out. Sacri- flee he knows in his service, but like his Master, he knows the victory is to come. With faith and face both shining, Dr. Russell marches on, in the knowledge that ere long the American people are going to join hands in a mighty effort and rid the nation forever of the liquor business Some day history will write high on the honor roll of achievement, the name of Howard H. Russell.
 In outlining the future work of the league Dr. Russell spoke of the pro- gress being made. It required nearly twenty years to win nine states, and during the past six months we have won nine more by the splendid CO., operation of just such men as We have gathered here today. All that is necessary is to concentrate our en ergies upon fourteen more states, se- lecting them carefully, and we will have won the first stage of our battle the adoption of constitutional prohibition amendment. Then will come the fight for ratification among the necessary number of states, and there is every reason to believe that we will win the fight by using the