The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-17
TO FIGHT SALOON
IN DEAD EARNEST
do it. The Good TempIars will back
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up in the work.
An opinion expressed by NJ Guy with
reference to the proposition Of the Rich
nlond saloon men to cooperate with the
Sunday Observance League in securing
the enforcement of the Sunday laws, e;S-
cited some interest. He declared that 1t
was all a bluff. TIE saloon men, he
said, are getting religion all of a sud
den, because the Anti-Saloon League is
meeting in the city.
BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
A. motion was made by the Rev. c. II.
Crawford, superintendent of the State
League and was carried, providing that
in addition to the regular delegation the
Board OF Directors of the League and
the gentlemen who are i'll attendance
upon the Constitutional Convention, hop
ing to push the Barbour-Quarles resolu-
ton through, may be allowed to sit as
voting members
A press committee, which will have
in charge the furnishing papers
throughout the State, reports of the
meeting was appointed as follows: Rev
Mr. Cameron of Blackstone; Rev. w.
3. Beauchamp, of this city; Rev. Mr..
Beazley Rev. L. Fl. Thompson, ana
Rev WI S. Campbell The Committee
on Credentials was announced rs follows:
Rev Mr. Guy. Mrs. Hose, and Rev. Mr..
West.
Miss Eugenia Henry was elected assist
ant secretary of the League to act in the
absence of DR.. a. 3. Gre1er, the sec
rotary.
After brief remarks by Dr.. a. e. Dick
irson, of this city, and one or two others.
! the meeting adjourned until the night
session.
Strong Addresses at Night.
There was large attendance last night
| Many more delegates had arrived and
| the large auditorium was comfortably tili-
| ed Many ladies were in the audience
| the ministry of the city was well repre-
| sented, and here and there We're seen
members of the Constitutional Conveu-
| ton.
| The meeting was enthusiastic, as the
| speakers got well into their subjects, and
! rom various sections of the audience
came frequent responses of 'amens'' and
| Endorsement of statements made by the
speakers.
When the meeting was opened there
were seated on the rostrUm, Professor Z.
s. Mitchell president; Judge Mann ana
! Dr. Hawthorne. Professor Mttcle--
| opening address was along the lines or
| lie leagues work, and his confidence IN
he ultimate triumph of the case wfach
! he organization stands for
] JDtIE MANN .
| Closing he introduced Judge Mann, who
| said the subject he hss,. been asked %
speak upon was temperance reform, but
| that subject being one SO wide he would
| contine himself to the legal phase Of the
controversy.
."ro make the fight he said. we must
| know what we are to fight and along
| that line he followed with explanations of
the LIQUOR license law in Virginia. He
Tod off TO a, decision n rho SiJ-
preme Court in several cases where the
question OF granting licenses was in
volved He said the word may ii the
| law had been construed by the court TO
mean "must" and that though the judge
before whom the application was made
might be OF the opinion that the location
II the saloon might be a menace to pub
lie welfare and TO the morality of the
neighborhood it had nevertheless been
granted.
INTRODUCED BILL.
At one time he said he had introduced
| q bill in the Legislature giving the
Judge discretion in the matter. in as
plain English as ne could command bur
| oven his amendment had been held by
the courts to mean absolutely nothing.
Discussing the remedy for the evil.
Judge Mann spoke OF and favored the
| Barbour-GuarIes resolution, now before
! the Constitutional Convention. 1T will
| in all probability be defeated he said,
| ..ln the convention on account of the
| opposition to legislation in the Consti-
| tuition: But I favor introducing the same
| in the Legislature"
If lost there. he said. the next practi-
cal step was to amend the law now on
| the statute books Another remedy ne
spoke of was the dispensary law He
next discussed fairly its advantages and
| disadvanta ges. The objection he called
attention to was the tendency the law
| had had, where in operation. to increase
the trade for State and town revenue.
IN FORM OF AN APPEAL
Dr. Hawthorne, in his address, said in
! part: IT have made my discussion of this
subject in the form OF an appeal to the
Constitutional Convention and Legisia-
ture of Virginia. without expecting any
considerable number of the members of
those bodies to be present to hear it, but
hope that they will have the opportunity
to read 1t.
1.-THE question is before them of deal
ing with the liquor traffic.
I'm speaking TO these representative
bodies. I address myself also to every
voter in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
In every country where the supreme