Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-09-13
HARD|NC'S PASTOR
FOR MEREDITH
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Sioux City District Methodist Con-
ference Goes on Record Against
Home Candidate.
RECORD SHOWS HIM "WET'
President of College Harding Attend
ed Also One of the signers.

Sioux City, Iowa.-The Sioux City
conference of the Methodist church OF
August 29th went on record as con
demning the candidacy of w. l.. Hard
ing OF Sioux City for election as gov
ernor of Iowa.
The resolutions adopted recommend
ed the election of E. T. Meredith, and
among the signers were the Rev. Her
| bert A. Keck, pastor of Grace Metho
DIST church, Of which Harding is q
member, and the Rev. Alfred E. Craig
president of Morningside college, where
Harding was formerly student.
The resolutions, which were passed
unanimously, follow:
Whereas, after long years of hard
struggle the legalized liquor traffic
has at length been driven from our
fair state: and
Whereas, all experience goes to
prove that the liquor power never
tires, never comedies final defeat, de-
ponds on hidden hand methods and
never comes out in the open except
ii is compelled or finds itself in a
positin to dictate; and @
Whereas, a cry is being voiced
throughout the state, preached on a
hundred platforms and re-echoed
with one consent by the wet press of
the state, that the saloon is not an
issue in the election this fall, and that
it is gone forever;- ard s:.er,.------.
Whereas, w. L. Harding, whose
record in legislative matters has
PLACED him, by almost common con-
5eat of both vets and aIiyys, as active
With the interests which represent
the legalized saloon, always on their
side when a close fight is on for any
thing which prohibitionists ardent,y
desire, and never with the prohibit
tionlsts except when overwhelming
victory fQr them was clearly fore
gone conclusion: - ..
Therefore be 1t resolved. first, that,
while, Cisclaiming any personal feel
ing Or conscious prejudice against
Mr.. Harding, we, the members of the
Sioux City district Of the Northwest
Iowa conference Of the Methodis,
church, view With ALARM
the possibility of his election to the
high office Of governor Of this COM
believing as. we do that
such an event vial be proclaimed
from ocean to ocean as square back
down on prohibition and will be SO
regarded.
Resolved, second, that we declare
i as our settled conviction that we
regard the defeat of Mr.. Harding at
the polls of such importance as to put
4 quietus on saloon agitation for a
generation, while his election will
)rolong the struggle for twenty years.
Resolved, third, that we commend
E. T. Meredith as safe man for
orOhibitionists to center on this fall.
Dated, Graced Methodist Episcopal
church, Sioux City, Iowa, August 20,
1916.
bury County Antl-Salocn league.
Robert Smylie, Field Secretary Iowa
Methodist Hospital
Alfred E. Craig, president Morning.
side college.
T. B. Trimble, District Superintend-
ent, Sioux City district.
George O. Kidder, Pastor Whitfield
Methodist church.
/. E. Hutchinson, Pastor First Meth
Cdist church.
Herbert A. Keck, Pastor Grace Meth
odist church.
Bennett Mitchell, retired minister of
conference.
Passed unanimously by Sioux City,
owa, district conference, August 20,
It Grace Methodist church, Bishop
Iomer Stuntz presiding and APPROX
ng,