Westerville Public Library and Westerville History Museum, complete ‘Anti-Saloon League Is Formed’ article.
The Ohio Anti-Saloon League formed at Oberlin on May 24, 1893; the National Anti-Saloon League was officially founded in Washington on December 18, 1895; and the organization initially pursued church-supported, nonpartisan candidate pressure and precinct-by-precinct local option.
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The institutional museum history is concise. Use digitized League records for disputed motive, finances, or claims of nationwide impact beyond the described strategy.
The source directly states both founding dates and explains the organization’s operating method.
Ohio and national organization dates, nonpartisan candidate pressure, and local-option strategy are linked to a verified institutional source, citation, excerpts, and dated timeline events.