Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-03
FOES OF DRINK HABIT
State Officers of Anti-Saloon
League in Conference.
FINANCES DISCUSSED
STATEMENT BY REV. P. A. BAKER
OF OHIO.
League Does Not Expect Cooperation
Of Political Leaders-Situation
in Buckeye State.

of Political MISREPRESENTATION
in Buckeye State.
The state superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League opened a weeks conference
in the rooms of the league in the Bliss
building yesterday afternoon. The first
session WAS devoted to a general discussion
of finances and methods of raising money
for league work. The question Of con-
tralization Of state finances was also dis
CT ssed.
The discussions were participated in by
DIR. e. 8. Chapman OF southern California,
Superintendent c. E. Page of Pittsbure.
Superintendent H. w. Tope Of New York.
Superintendent w. H. Anderson of Illinois,
and Rev. p. A Baker of Ohio.
fund Of interesting information was
furnished by the opinions of the members
An interesting figure in the conference II
Rev. 2. A. Baker superintendent Of the
lesg que in Ohio. and chairman of the
national headquarters committee. Refer
ring to the statement published in a spe-
cal telegram from Columbus. Ohio, In The
Star last night. to the effect that he had
been told by republican members of the
Ohio legislature that Senator Hanna Is ad-
vising them against temperance legislation.
with presidential election just ahead
Rev. Baker makes an extended statement.
To representative of The Star he said:
We have In Ohio municipal and town.
ship local option, but as yet we have no
protection whatever for the cities. There
will be presented to the next general
semby ward local option measure for the
protection of residential districts in the
cities. The brewers In some Of the cities
have for some time past been buying and
leasing choice locations throughout the resi-
Dental districts and are establishing sa-
looms and making them feeders for the
downtown saloons most Of which are own
ed by the brewers.
Some of thu small politicians Of Ohio are
opposed to this measure because. they
say. Senator Hanna Is unfriendly to 1t and
gives as his reason that next year Is presi-
dential year. The Anti-Saloon League does
not seek the assistance Of Senator Hanna
or any other of the party leaders in the
passage of this measure.
Want Leaders to Keep Hands Of.
1T has taken the ground that they ought
not to be politically involved in questions
OF legislation purely moral. and all the
league asks II that they keep hands off.
and II the party leaders will do this ward
local option measure will be passed. as a
majority OF both houses elected are friendly
to the passage of such measure.
The league in its political work Is aff1li-
ated with no party as such. In the last
election In Ohio we Endorsed both demo-
Gratis and republicans In Cuyahoga county,
where the political fight conferred. the
league Endorsed the same number of demo-
Gratis and republicans on the legislative
tickets. and those Endorsed by the league
ran from Ave to fifteen hundred ahead on
the legislative ticket despite the fact that
party lines were more closely drawn in that
county than they ever were before.
THE brewers are claiming that. because
of their large contributions to the repubH-
can campaign fund. and especially for al
legged assistance In Cuyahoga county. they
have the direct promise of Senator Hanna
N
perance legislation shall be enacted this
winter. The decent republicans of the
state. however. are unwilling to believe that
either Senator Hanna or Governor-elect
Herrick would descend to the low level of
becoming liquor lobbyists in the legislature.
THE demand for the passage of the ward
measure is more aggressive and insistent
than it has ever been before for the pas
sage of any temperance measure. Many
men who are not opposed to saloons in the
downtown districts OF the cities In
tensely interested in having them abolished
from the residence districts. and vehement
ly protest against the opportunity of doing
so being denied them"
Rev. Bakers statement is called out by
the asseveration In the dispatch from Co
lumbus that 1.-The Anti-Saloon League shows
fight and disposition TO hold Senator
Hanna responsible II the local option bill
Is not passed
Discussions Today.
The session today was given up to an ex-
tended discussion of issues, education and
agitation. under the divisions: What
should be the issue or issues in a given
ststsT" How to raise the issue or issues
and educate public opinion in their favor?'
Methods of agitation and education by
voice. pen. press. pictures. etcr'-Superin-
rendents Russell. Tanning and Chapman.
The discussions were participated in by
many or the members. Rev Baker con-
Guided the program with q half hour dis
Sertauon on the paper question.
Five-minute addresses in presentation of
league work Sundays and week days were
given by Superintendent Baker Anderson
Peck. Hartley and earns.
The program for tomorrow's session is
given as follows:
The gospel temperance department of
the league - The leagues relation to
moral suasion efforts: gospel temperance
and pledge signing; methods of the Lin
coin Legion. superintendent Russell; dis
cusslon. superintendent McCash and
Hartley
Church federation in the league: the
1905 conference, superintendent NichoI-
son. Anderson. Chapman.
Report of committee on bylaws of the
national league and discussions
Matters for Consideration.
The programs of the remaining DAVIS Of
the session are:
Saturday. December 5-General tonic. Io.
cal saloon restriction and suppression To-
cal option and no license elections. how IN
win the votes and gain and hold the f,eld
against the saloon; NJ ]. Tanning, H H
Spooner. Finding and enlisting competent
superintendents Superintendent Baker: dis
cussion by Superintendent Anderson
Report of committee on bylaws OF the
Nauonal League and discussion.
sunday. December 6-League field day In
the Washington churches. An opportunity
10 speak for the cause In the churches of
the capital or to listen to addresses or SER
mons by experienced league speakers
Monday. December General topic 1.-The
League and Legislation" methods of sup-s
porting candidates In favor OF anti-saloon
measures. and of defeating those friendly
10 the saloon. Organization OF the voters
and details Of work In the primaries at the
polls and In the legislature. The relation
or the state league to Congress and the bills
pending therein. The coming campaign In
congress. Superintendents p. A. Baker and
r Z. Dinwiddie: discussion by Mr. Darneu
A b. Christv and s. Z. Nicholson.
Fhe leagues relation to party prohibi-
uonlsts and their party discussed by Su-
perintendent Anderson. Report of commit
tee on bylaws.
Tuesday. December S-Topic Enforce
ment of the Law" The leagues part in So
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