Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-29
J.. B. CHURCH
OPPOSES HARDING
IOWA CONFERENCE IN SESSION
At TOLEDO CONDEMNS RE-
PusL'cAN NOMINEE.
ENDORSES MEREDITH
FOR eovERNoRsHlP
But One or Two Dissenting Votes in
Entire corference-Paster From Des
Moines Denounees Signature to
Harding Letter in Circulation as
Fraud. .

Special to Times Republican.
Toledo, Sept 29--The Iowa United
Brethren conference is now in session
at Toledo, Bishop F,outs, of Iowa, pre-
siding.
A resolution condemning Harding as
unfit for the office of governor and en-
dorsing Mr.. Meredith passed with an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in fact but one
or two dissenting votes. One man
suggested Rev. o. d. Elicit, candidate
on the prohibition ticket which sug-
gestion evoked much applause. The
pastor Of the Des Moines church re-
ported a circular letter in circulation
favoring Harding, which letter was
said to be signed by said preacher. This
signature was vehemently denounced
as fraud. Mr.. " v, Coates of Des
MONIES, member of the Christian
church and OF the prohibition party,
was sgsven ten. minutes time in which
he spoke favorably of Mr.. Meredith's
candidacy.
y & The Harding Resolution. Il
The resolution condemning Harding
and endorsing Meredith follows: Il
"a NSEy pSCulldI anu dSulC PoAiSASoA
situation exists in our state at this
time. A situation calling for the earn
est consideration of every christian
man of our commonwealth, and not
only. every christian man, but every
voter who desires the maintenance of
our prohibition laws for the expulsion
of the liquor traffic. 1t Is a situation
that calls for the laying aside Y of
partisan politics and the putting into
votes a loyal patriotism to the moral
interests of our beloved state.
THE nominees for governor of the
two great political parties of the state,
because of their respective ATTITUDES
and records on the liquor business,
clearly makes the present campaignsone
a wes and dry issue.
81 The opposition to William L. Hard
ing, republican nominee for governor,
and the support of E. T. Meredith,
democratic nominee for the same great
executive office, should not be con-
fined to any party, political or Zee
clesiastical, but should clearly be drawn
upon the position Of the two men in
relation to the liquor business in sour
state. 81
Therefore Resolved: That the Iowa
state conference OF the United Brethren
church, in session now assembled, place
itself on record as being emphatically
in favor of Hon. E. T. Meredith for
governor, and that we pledge our sup
port to him in the November election
and that the ministers Of this confer
lsence urge upon the voters OF their con
resationss the: necessity of supportins
him for the. executive Office of our
and that they are in duty bound to
do this regardless of party preferences
or affiliations.
John L. Anderson
"E. r. McCorkle,
y. G. H. Light.
j. II. Yagge,
."T. D. Critics"
The district superintendent rendered
his report, showing ISL churches, $4,000
members and 1000 converts in the Iowa
district. DR.. Brane, of Dayton, O., rep
resenting the publishing house, gave
some interesting data and also gave an
insight into pioneer days when he was
home missionary in the Allegheny
districts. His years salary was $3.50.
He received ninety six pairsof socks in
one year. Rev. J. c. H. Light, of 5Ce-
dar Rapids, was reelected conference
superintendent by unanimous vote,
receiving 112 of 119 votes on the nonni-
mating ballot. Rev. T. ]. Thomas, pas
tor of the local church, united with the
conforonoo