Backbone. [volume], March 01, 1905, Image 1

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at not surprised at the outcome of j before. Over $5O were added to the plete returns from Pennsylvania local phere indicated that a storm was
ms Stewart meetings. They were fund. A delegation of citizens met elections now indicate that more than brewing among those Who hated the
loriously successful. In point of num- the itinerants at the Clarkfield depot 300 candidates were who had not been actively
SHe deslMd. and escorted them to the opera House e 7 Committee
’he plan was to put Mr. Stewart ■ |0; 2O; Westmoreland, 18; termined concentrate its efforts
ood fighting 1 in l9ofil ["* ' *' Venan 8°» says: “The total vote of to prevail. A few legislative cam
[is report of the determination of the Republican party in this spring paigns were planned and prosecuted
he State Committee to endeavor to F> f * t-h election outside Oil City, Franklin and with results that were startling. The ■’%
apture some seats in the State Cap- f.r"' ;; ■MMm&mmmmm Emlendon, was 1,310. The total vote gain over the entire territory covered ,m
tol ih November, 1906, was received of the Prohibition party was 1340.. was well nigh 800 per cent and in in
rith enthusiasm. In most cases the l the carried instances was above 2,500
cash \ Jf oughs, by 80 majority Repnb- tion nominees were left outside the
,nd pledges over $2,300 for the State I jjjpgj ' H llcans. for the Prohibition by very margins.
nake a grand total of $3,000, as a r * people, times, indicated to us not only that we
esult of his 20 days’ campaign. No . : end endorsed by the Citizens’ Party were on the right line, but that it
>ne Will be surprised that at the «nd a majority wm time for big things. , Q |||
approacMng fall, If he can be political Franklia gave
he legislative was, start- i whelmingly Republican, elected eight fund. Pledges, and cash secured oth
id at $125. Sunday^was spent In p roh ib?tion S Na«ona| N <mi S | man Prohibitionists to office. erwise bring the total up to sonie
susy day, Mr. Stewart speaking three __ should be added $650, the’amount 1 of
;imes. He preached “an old-fash- where a large audience awaited them. Backbone's Free Circulation Fund at
oned Gospel sermon’’ in the Portland The pledges .and cash taken footed writing. The first $lO,OOO is in
Xve. Church of Christ in the forenoon up tG $B2 . 0n the same evening they MHHr ' i s*hf
md received a cash offering of $l5. drove nine miles to Boyd and ap> If this is your fight, do not suppose
In the afternoon an audience that peered before a large audience which that you need to wait for an appeal
jacked the Hennepin Ave. M. E. manifested its interest by contribut* illffraHlßF by word of mouth or mail or from the
Church heard an address on “Lincoln” ing nearly ?50 f d r t he work. platform. If you want to see things i
ind at its close gave $445. He re- Sunday at Redwood Falls was a red- done and are one of the kind of peo
peated his Lincoln address in the letter day. Evangelist “Billy” Sunday SiSliii J|l - * JWMpjjflKrgl pie that want to do their best to get I
First Christian church, St. Paul, in bad recently closed a most successful them done, spend two cents on a
ihe evening. The response to his ap- mee ting there. In the morning Mr. j&'M>J postage stamp to write Sec. Calder
peal for funds brought $l2l. Cold Stewart preached in the Christian wood how much you will pay to the
prevented, a large attendance at Man- church. In the afternoon he was the ■HMBwI fund per month from Nov., 1904, to
*ato. but a good meeting wr.s held speaker at a meeting of the men of H Nov -. 19 °6.
and something over $5O contributed the Sunnyslde Club, who packed the MPiiVf " §
Mr. Stewart was joined on the 14th eourt ro om. In response to Mr. Stew- ¥sm&' wilson win* 1
Rev. S. w. Squire, pastor of the art > 8 appeal, 27 men joined the club. wilson wins.
Methodist church at KhnbaU widMy His appeal for financial help for the 1 -9hßk ~ ws+ M £ T nl ,
known to Minnesota Prohibitionists o+off, work hrnneht a cash nfTprimr Of $3 I jtf v§& fV ■ Correspondence.)—State Chairman Alonzo
, q fttl pffprtivp cnlnlst and rnval mm. 6 „ rK ° roa Bnt a casn Ottering OI E. Wilson is now a member of the House A
is an enecuve soloist ana royal com- 147. Mr. Squire was encored and jin (1 § of Representatives of the Illinois General
rade. He sang at most of the remain- W as compelled to respond again and .■raHIHPn Assembly. He was sworn in on Thurs
mg meetings and added greatly to agafn . The M-ethodist church was ™ J^SXtSSSta^S^itS 6 ?? n^Sfv
Packed to the doors in the evening. 0 NE Of fliiSf BH,NG Chief Justice Ricks that Mr. Wilson was
splendid meetings In the Opera House The subscriptions taken made the to- to be sworn in and to escort Mr. Wilson
it Winnebago afternoon and evening. tel Rt F«ne »180. Onr trnv- MtotHl> r a?p h ISS , c
dijKSS S.b, o?« e,era 8 I» to to * aall over a aaleon at J* *oor<* of other placed the Pro- CSS" fnd^bSlfo?
district fight. This is one of the dis- Lafayette and although prohibition hibitionists made heavy gains, in old time saloonkeeper and officer of the
tricts where we. almost won last fall sentiment is considered to be at a many cases becoming the second par
mor °ftrr Z lo * ebb “ Utt,s U,!OTBe *"***■ ,*° tbe Hscomfltare of the Demo- SSm ‘.StTiSS:
mor ior uie complete victory next the people responded at the close of erats. erabie attention. The Prohibition mem
tlme. A conference took place In the bj s address with $3l to nush the fight bers escorted the Chief Justice while
Court House at Albert Lea on the aga inst the saloon. The Wlnthrop „ r GREAT woman honored.
afternoon of the l»th and In ff te rt Opera Honae was so crowded In the P o^dSSf-^fh«l?£! S S!e C sS of the HousA The members stood ant
severely bad weather and roads the that extra chairs had to be of Frances E. Willard 1 a flt- Wilson reputed the oath of office
mass-meeting -filled the big court brought In. The keenest appreciation tln « place in the national capitol. It is f£l er w Ju^L c ™ ai l < l 0 tl l ei L.
room In the evening. In this district, W as manifested It was the greatest the oi tbe Btate o f Illinois through L '
too we almost broke Into the leeis- lts le €dslature. The statue was unveiled mlo«nrA« W 8113
ia+nrJ irHmp. S Prohibition meeting ever held in Win- yesterday with appropriate exercises and 1
iature. A change of 50 votes would throp. The legislative campaign fund eloquent speeches by Senators Coiiom, F n f l° , Be S?f a „ « s
'lras tocre » e « a hy * 54 - m “ kto « * wlr.“cJ?: »p oa wUnesda^RnJart©”? heated
up andut it again already, starting a total for m& d ay of $B6. Onr party FOTs! Ralney lJttllfleld ££d debate lasting three and one-half hours,
fund at this meeting with $166. A were a t Mound on the afternoon of Graff. The galleries were crowded. Two H r ‘ t
large audience greeted Mr. Stewart o. e 2i st The campaign reached its thousand school children passed through
In tho M F P.hurrh at Madalla His ~ t,, ~ . UBH ._ W statuary hall and each placed a flower at voting to steal the seat away from him.
address of an hour and a half made a p^opto 6 gathered 1 at the Ruf* tb h ’° f l b* 0 'h^be 0 * woman es ® n iui n ols has S known f for a^uarter
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