The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-07-06
PROH|B|TION|STS
IN CONVENTION
EFFORT TO ENDORSE MEREDITH
FOR GOVERNOR LOST. NV
ATTENDANCE IS NOT LARGE
State Committee Chosen and officers
EIeeted.--Hot Discussions Over
Policy of the Party in Com
ing Campaign.

ing Campaign.
IA split in the State ProhibitiCn
~ Jarty this fall is likely as a result OF
3A fight on the floor of the state con
MENTION here yesterday afternoon
over resolution introduced by A. U,
oates, of Des Moines, Endorsing e.
. T. Meredith, Democratic candidate for
governor, and recommending leaving
blank the head OF the State Prohibi.
tion ticket. The resolution was sup
ported by A. u Coates, of Des Moines,
aud Thurlo T. Taft, of Humboldt, can.
didate for liutenant governor two
years ago. The fight of the opposition
was led by O. ID. Elicit, of Marshall-
town, publisher of the Iowa Prohibi-
Zionist While the faction backing the
resolution lost, those leading the fight
have intimated that Meredith will re-
ceive the support of their faction.
A. u. Coates, of Des Moines, a lead
ing member of the State Prohibition
party, and candidate for governor on
the Prohibition ticket in 1900, intro
duced the following resolution, early,
in the convention.
whereas. There is a well de-
fined campaign between the two lead
ing candidates for governor, and the
wet" issue, and it being probably
the Prohibition party vote may be
sufficient to change the results one
way or the other; thus deciding
whether a man who is in favor of all
the prohibition we now have and its
enforcement, as well as the submits
sion of constitutional prohibition rath
er than one who is opposed to tenn
perance legislation and actively sup
ported by the liberal and liquor in
terests. ..
Therefore be it resolved: That we
do not nominate candidate for govern
or but recommend that we give our
party vote and support to E. T. Mere
dith."'
Resolution Lost After Discussion.
IN presenting the resolution to the
convention Mr.. Coates declared that
, ,iill..eiew Of the peculiar situation in
both leading parties, ii would be bene-
fetal to the prohibition cause, is the
party should lend all its efforts to-
ward defeating Harding by support
ing Meredith.
Il Go not want to be responsible TO!
swinging votes to Harding by nomina'
ting candidate for this party who
will take votes from Mr.. Meredith,
said Mr.. Coates.
A letter from Ida B. Wise Smith
president of the state w. C. T. U. was
read by Mr.. Coates. In this cOmmun
icatiou Mrs. Smith urged that the
Prohibitionists support Meredith
rather than put third ticket into the
field, dividing MerediLh's vote, and
assuring the election of Harding.
Opposition to the Coates resolution
grew bitter, and the speeches OF the
delegates became personal. Mr.. Ell
lett received support from Hon. Eu
gene Chain. thrice candidate fol
president and from Virgil G. HinshaW
of Chicago. national chairman.
The final vote showed the resolu
ton had been lost, twenty-one voting
against and seven for.
Attendance is Small.
Twenty-eight delegates represent
in, nine districts of Iowa are in at
tendance at the state convention. This
is the smallest registration since
1885, date of nc first state convention
when only eighteen delegates were
enrolled. .........
Members of the state central com
mittee we're selected yesterday after
noon, representatives being chosen To-
the nine districts having delegates a
the state meeting. A state Chairman
will be chosen today. Following is I'M
personel of the state central commit
tee. according to yesterdays action.
First district, Fred Bawdep OF heo
kuk; Second. e. f. Hoag OF Musca
tine; Third A. MacEachron OF water
loo; Fourth, J. A. Petite OF Cresco
Fifth, o. d. Elicit of MarshaHtown
Sixth, Miss Minnette Murphey OF Us
kaloosa: Seventh, Fred D. Stephen
son of Waukee: Ninth, ]. N, Hozier O
Hancock; Tenth, Thurlo T.. TAFT O
Humboldt.
Miss Minnette Murphy who was sc
1ected to fill the vacancy in the stat
central committee, caused by IN
death of the state chairman Robert /
Williams. has shown herself capabl
If filling the position and was reelec
ed as a member of the committee. l
her association with state Chairman
n. Ii. Williams she has become we
acquainted with the work of stat
clairman's office, and as temporar
state chairman has accomplishe
much. She is the only woman on tn
committee. and Is strong candidat
in the race for state GhaiIrfmpanship, an
may be re elected. 5a,y
Pointed Differences Of Opinion. !,
Eugene Chain. as visitor OF Tn
convention. sought the floor, but nj
speech was cut short by the chair,
an objection based on point OF o
der. Later !. motion was made pc
hitting Mr.. Chain to speak. He az
vocated the adoption Of Smay's mi
ton, suggesting that the Prohibitio
psrty nominate p, 7. Meredith.
o. d. Elicit. growing eloquent
his denunciation of the democrat
party and his fight against the resol
ton, told of democratic parade SON
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