Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1904-01-25
TIE ANIl.SAL0oN MEETING
Reports Favoring Dispensaries as A.
ternatives to Bar-Rooms and Endosr-
ing Medical Dispensaries For Dry
Towns Causes Much Controversy.

owns Causes Much controversy.
Raleigh, Specialize State Anti
Saloon Convention which met at Raj
eigh. adjourned Thursday night at mid
night, having spent three hours Of the
latter part of the session in a hot dis
agreement on the recommendation OF
committees endorsing ~dispensaries as
alternatives to saloons and on the
proposition to establish medical dis
pensaries in prohibition towns. The
medical dispensary section of the re-
port was overwhelmingly defeated. The
hottest discussion was over the reso-
luton declaring for dispensaries as
a1terpates where prohibition could
not be had. The ministerial delegates
had principally led the fight against
the proposition. Rev. DR.. H. W. Bat
tie, Of Greensboro, coming to the sup
port of the ~dispensary advocates at
the last moment, as the clock struck
II, and succeeded in getting a mo-
ton to table the resolution to with
draw. The fight for ~dispensary en-
dorsement was led by James H. Pou,
". c. Douglas, President Page, Chair
nan Bailey, DR.. McKelway, w. A.
Dunn and others. DR.. MeKelway said
that unless it was adopted Chairman
Bailey would not accept the chairman
ship again and the State Liquor AS
ISOLATION could well afford to pay $780,
600. Mr.. Bailey declared that he had
not mentioned his resignation as a
threat. The resolution was adopted
by a large majority of the Is delegates
present.
The resolutions reported by the COM
mittees and adopted contained among
other demands of legislation, the
enactment Of laws for all saloons in
the State to close at 8 O'Clock; no H.
quor to be shipped into prohibition
territory; Watts law to apply to rec
%tiiers; no saloons in towns less than
200 inhabitants and repeal of all laws
allowing manufacture or sale of liquor
in little towns; second conviction for
violating prohibition law punishable
by Imprisonment; means Of mor rig
idly enforcing Watts law by additional
territory and forfeiture of pharmacist
license by violating law; where coun-
ties secure prohibition by voting I'm.
der the Watts law, same could have
prohibition made permanent by the
Legislature if the people demanded it
by a majority of qualified voters by
petition; anti-jug law for the State
forbidding handling or drinking liquor
in restaurants or such places in pro-
hibition towns; presence of United
States license to deal in liquor to be
prima facie evidence of violating law;
a wet town by such shipment of Ii
quor as to become menace to prohi-
bition territory declared entitled to
forfeit to Watts law, and subject to
special legislation law. These princi-
pals as reported by committees with
II. A. London, chairman of one, A. ].
McKelWay of the other, were adopted
and James H. Pou, W. C. Douglas and
Stephen Mcintyre appointed special
legislative committee to see laws en-
acted.
The Metropolitan Hall was filed
with people, who were delegates or
visitors to the temperance mass meet
ing which began at II O'Clock
Thursday. There were no ladies pres
ent. Henry A. London called it to or.
der, prayer being olered by Rev. S. E.
Sampson, Of Yadkin county. W. A.
Dunn, Of Halifax, presided as tenn
porary chairman. The committee on Or
ganization, composed of w. W. Lincke,
J. H. Rich, j. E. M. Davenport, J.. T.
Edmunds, Cameron Morrison, G.. T.
Walters, R. L. Flowers, j.. J.. Black
and ]. H. Smith, reported the follow,
ing permanent officers: President,
Henry A. Page; vice-president, w. w.
Hunter; w. A. Dunn, W. S. OBJ.
Robinson, w. C. Douglas, G. W. Watts,
S. NJ. Mcintyre, w. l. Everett, George
P. Pei, Heriot Clarkson and j. H.
Tucker, secretaries, j. A. Oates and W.
l.. Cohoon. There were 1875 delegates
reported present by the committee on
enrolment. President Of the Execu.
tive Committee ]. w. Bailey made a
report, showing the work ACCOMPLISHED
by the State Anti-Saloon League in
the past two years, which Wv re.
ceived with great demonstrations of
approval. Speeches were made by
President Page, W. A. Dunn. III. A.
London, J%osephus Daniels, Hector Nc,
Lean, all enthusiastic over the work
accomplished and %cautioning prudence
in dealing with legislation on special
bills, but giving liquor lobbyists and
sympathizers Hail Columbia. At 2
O'Clock the meeting adjourned until
1880, every member present being re.
quested to attend the meeting of the
House committee on liquor traffic to
be held at 8 O'Clock in the afternoon
to consider the bill prohibiting the sale
and manufacture of liquor in Rich.
mond county and to see as many mem.
bers Of the Legislature as possible be.
fore the meeting and prevail on them
to report favorably on the bill.
The following committees were nam.
ed before adjournment: On the ways
and means, J. A. Odell, W. A. Dunn,
W. L. Cohoon, N. B. Broughton, W. T.
Utley, C.. W. Carter, T. N. 1vey, A. F.
Johnson, W. NJ. Hinton. A. Johnson.
Committee On present issues in Gen.
eral Assembly: %Josephus Daniels,
Braxton Craige, j. w. Rose, j. w.
Lamb, j. B. Carlisle, c. W. Blanchard,
J. ]. Hall H. A. London, W. H. Beat,
tie, A. S. Dockery, J. A. Hartness,
G. M. Rock. Committee on policy and
principles: A. j. McKelway, J.. M.
Beatty, James H. Pou, Braxton Craige,
Edwin MINIS, w. H. Decade, W. T.
Watson, T. S. Wright, S. w. McIntrye,
Heriot Clarkson, w. l.. Poteat, Eben