The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-09


have had to get out and are jealous Of
Shore and Williams. | believe we can
carry old Yadkn for temperance. An
Anti-Saloon League with 2S5 members was
organized in Yadkinvile on Saturday, and
East Bend has increased its league by 30.
We are on the move and there is not 4
saloon in the county. We have petitioned
to the County Commissioners not to Ii
cense the distilleries."
These reports having been given, M.
@. X. Nimocks, of Fayetteville, presented
a resolution calling upon the Senators and
representatives from North Carolina to
introduce and secure the passage of bill
/ preventing the shipping of hquor into
places where prohibition prevailed and TO
prevent interstate traffic. This was car
ried after the withdrawal Of a second
/ section. asking that a law be passed pro-
hibiting the granting by the Federal Gov
eminent of licenses for distillerles IN
/ State where distilleries were forbidden.
! In regard to this Mr.. A. d. Watts ex-
planned that the State law was strong
enough to cover this, and that it vas
I felt sure that the Supreme court wouli
enforce it if test was made.
! The report of the Committee on Field
Work and Finances was read. but action
/ OIL IL WdS ueIeITeQ llu Ite Hi5lb 1SSSiOh'
| Mr.. ]. R. Marshall, of Wilmington,
called attention to the presence of a dele
CATION from wilmington, which desired TO
submit proposition for State organ
for the Anti-Saloon League. The matter
was carried over till the night meeting
Finally, at about half past six, the con-
vention adjourned until half past eight
O'Clock on motion of Rev. L. L. Nash.
NIGHT SESSION.
When the convention was called to order
again at $3.50 o'clock the committee report
recommending field secretaries and the
raising of S., 900 was taken up and adopted,
with the amendment that the secretaries
be under The direction of the Executive
Committee.
county, arose and announced that
Ashe county was not out of it, even
though her name had been called and she |
had not responded in the afternoon. He |
spoke Of the great amount of liquor that |
came from Wilkes county, and said the I
best thing this convention could do would /
be to stop the whiskey making in Wilkes |
Not that he meant to cast reflections on
the good people of that county but he I
could not bear to hear the whole north I
western part of North Carolina maligned I
as being the home of the distiller, wheng
the great mass of the people of that see
ton We're in full accord with the princi
pies of this meeting.
A. F. Johnson, of Sampson said that 1
Sampson was dry and was going to stay
dry They were made so by legislative
enactment three years ago. When the
negro was out of the way they looked
about for the next blacklist thing they
saw
Rev. ]. G. Blalock, of Columbus. stated
that they had legal prohibition in the
county. But they had some blind tigers
and illicit stills to fight. The temperance
sentiment was growing he was happy to
say. Their greatest drawback was the
jug business. All the trains were delayed
by stopping to handle jugs.
Rev. G. B. Webster, of New Hanover
said that his county needed help. No
county in the State was so cursed as his.
Fifty-nine bar-rooms in Wilmington alone.
There were some who were thoroughly
reused, and were ready to spend their /,
money and time.
The Committee on Law Improvement !
the adoption of the follow /
ing resolution by the convention: !
'tThe Committee on Law improvement !
would report as follows: We recommend {
the adoption of the following resolution !
by the convention:
"That we appreciate the bold and manly !
fight made by the friends of temperance
in the last Legislature and are grateful to
them and to Mr.. Watts or the enactment !.
of the bill which bears his name.
I'VE believe that whatever improve
ment is to be made in our present tenn
To- bo dnfa I'd nI4y
by the effectiveness with which the Watts
law is enforced for the next eighteen
months 7
Therefore, we call upon the advocates
Of temperance throughout the State to {
avail themselves of the provisions of the
Watts law, and to provide for strict en- |
of the same in every section. i
By so doing. we believe conditions will be c
ripe for the grating upon our present i
temperance laws the features of the Lon n
Ion bill. for which we contended unsuc-
before the last Legislature.
1--WE believe the principles of the Lon :
Ion bill to be just, reasonable and practi-
cal, and their ultimate enactment into
aw should be the goal of temperance agi- :
-ation and effort
Rev Mr.. Davis. of BERTHE. moved the !!
adoption of this report.
DR.. l.. l. Nash, of Rocky Mount. sec
onded the motion and spoke of the neces-
sity of public sentiment to back up and
make possible the enforcement of the law
he considered this great movement was :
made possible by the agitation in 1881 in : :
his State. We were really making prog
,ess, said he, and he heartily endorsed
.hese resolutions
DR.. M. A. Smith, Of Union, said that he
Tor one, was very grateful for anything
hey could get in the shape Of temperance !
legislation. But there was bitter dlsap-
oointment throughout the State that the |
dill that bore the name of London wars