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Newspaper
Wayne County Herald
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1897
Page
4
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The Anti Saloon League and its allies backed the mayoral slate in Cincinnati as Prohibitionists celebrate a strong ticket and platform. Rev. Baker cited League backing for Mayor candidate Tafel, while the South West boasts decades of opposition to illiberal laws and saloonist influence amid a large saloonist presence.
Clip from the Zanceville Times Recorder dated April 10 lauds Rev J O Holliday pastor of the First Presbyterian Church as a scholarly capable candidate for Ohio governor. The piece notes he will not expect to win yet will run a clean vigorous campaign and honor the party.
The Ohio State Prohibition convention in Columbus approved a firm platform promoting temperance and morality, praised unity and devotion, and nominated candidates for governor J O Holliday and other state offices. National speaker John Woolley urged sustained Christian action and stronger seed-sowing in politics.
The Anti Saloon League faced mixed results in Ohio spring elections. In Cincinnati the League backed Democrat Mr. Tafel, while in Columbus it supported Democrat Mr. Black. Tensions rose with Republican editors and dissident temperance groups criticizing League influence and methods.
The Cleveland Leader of April 7 1897 notes Cincinnati shifted from a McKinley majority to a Democratic mayoral win as a protest against George B Cox. It argues Cox controlled local and county Republican power, and that his defeat may be temporary. The piece urges temperance Republicans to study the editorial for insight.
An examination of Anti-Saloon League pledges in Wayne and Cuyahoga counties shows no written commitments from candidates and speculation follows Mayor Black’s stated intent to “do the best he could.” The Ohio State Journal notes the party’s uncertain pledge as clergy, including Rev. John Hillman and Rev. William Macafee, seek clarity on enforcement of Sunday laws.
The message notes Dr. Holliday as a Wooster figure and University Board of Trustees member. It urges voters to choose a clear leaded, clean Christian man for Ohio governor and to support his campaign with a helping hand. Obio Prohibitionista is downplaying prohibition.
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