Show JOKE ON REPUBLICANS T Tells els Ministerial As Association o Convention Humor 4 RAKED OVER tHE BIS sA oc Of OP I OR DF ESCAPED T T It wa JoI 1 AT JY REV Ic It joke but hIl rotha do not ie i that way way ir Mci Ax Axton Axton ton declares tilOt It wa only his bubo bub bubbling bling humor that prompted him to vork ork op on the tor hoer of ot the county convention for tor Jacob Moritz brewer and saloonkeeper per and owner or of orthe the gin In nl null where a tragedy dy OC oe arre a short short time ago on Sunta Sunday This huge joke however hM has brought down the wrath ot of the minister ministers and nO aD the meeting of the Ministerial Al Alliance lance liance at the Y N C A auditorium last Monday Rev Mr ir Muon Axton wal va roasted to a turn for his alliance lance wih with Moritz Moritz Mr Ir Axton was acting er tar tary of the meeting at the time and anda a hIghly expurgated account ot Of te the proceedings reached the the next da day DespIe the efforts to yesterday keep the mater matter quiet quiet I ft leaked out The feeling ran S so hig high that a reso of censure wa was considered but was not introduced One minister who was absent from the session sid said yes yesterday es that had he been present fe lie would certainly have pushed such a I He Ha failed to seethe see the humor or of th the situation I The Tle came suddenly After the regular had been transacted th the ministers rs began to discuss Republican nominations The placing ot of Jacob Moritz owner ot of more than any other man mn In town I at the head ot of the legislative ticket cau t comment comment Then I It was noted that that Rev John T Axton Axton mem bel her ot of te the association had tak n the toor floor during the convention and moved to close the he nominations and ote for Mortz Morits and Williams Th The s began to lire a voley volley T They Y SCored Mr Axton for tor letting his hla zeal for the machine carr carry him Into public work for a dive owner oner They mince minced no words In expressing their opinions ot of him He Rev Clarence T Brown Brown who ho was tr for Mr Axton In his orina Ordina Ordination ton tion W as a minister ot of the at al church was especially severe in his criticisms Dr W t Paden I Rev v McClain Rev Richard Wake the chairman and other others spoke In lie de ot of both Mortz and his sup sup supporter porter R o John T Axton Adon Then Mr Axton sought to explain hI It wa vas only i a joke saId he There was a a lul lull In the proceedings at tM the convention said Mr t Several nominations had been made and he knew more were ere to 1010 follow But Morita orl and W N Williams had been placed before the convention and so he purl purely for tor a joke joke moe moved that the nominations be cosed closed and that the convention proceed ed to blot ballot for and Williams Mr Aton Axton made the plea usual wih with 0 a man who finds self In the hole that the newspaper aCcounts were inaccurate and pro proceeded proceeded to enlarge on the broad humor there wa wae In his acton action lit It wal rag a sorry joke shot Rev Clarence T Brown at hl The ministers n th to th subject or of tue dad H to say lay of him While I regret very ery much that a has arisen said ald a mints tar e yesterday I 1 think I it Is only jus just justi t ti e to the other mInisters r ot of the as that that It it should be shown they do not by silence In the at tude ot of Brother Aton Axton a m member mb r of the association TO To 11 say the least he doe does not show a sense ot of the reanon ot of his position as a minister when he support supports a saloonkeeper like Merits ort simply beaU because ot of his tons to Senator Kern |