The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-14
MIR. CANNON
AT The HEAD.
He Is Made President Of the
A1ti-sal.on League. OF
virgin'e.
THREE SESSIONS ARE HELD

Speeches Made by Messrs. Lit
tlc6eld, Of Maine Bundick and
Others-Judge Mann To-day.
The Antl-saloon League held three In.
tercsting sessions yesterday, ro.clecting
all its old officers save President 8. G.
MITCHELL, who Is succeeded by Rev. James
Common. Jr., OF Blackstone, and adj
pjourncd to meet at O:SO O'clock this morn Y
ing. one OF the features Of to-days ses-
elon viii be tho address of Judge William
Hodges Mann, Of Nottoway, the noted
Democratic temperance leader Of the
State.
Congressman Charles A. Uttlefield, Of
Maine, was one OF the speakers last
right and his address was greatly en-
icyed. Hon. W. Burdick, of Accomac,
made strong speech. and President
Mitchell was prominent In tho days pro-
ceedings. Reports or committees were
heard and great deal Of business dis
posed Of.
rho convention will adjourn tonight.
the affairs Of the. organization are in
II, a q MORNING SESSION. n
The convention was called to order at
o 30 a. NJ, and devotional exercises were
conducted BY Rev. A. L. Owen, y. d.
OF Portsmouth. There were addresses
Of fraternal greeting from representatives
cf several temperance agencies, all
hearty and cordially received. "a
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Loudoun county. and the State President
Of the VIC. III. delivered an excel
lent address on Bodies Cooperating with
tho League.n The president Of the Anti
Saloon League said Of the w. G. 7. ~. In
his superb address Tuesday night that
but for the spssndid preparatory worE
OF this great organization the success OF
the league would not have been possible.
Rev. James Cannon, Jr., Of Blackstone,
spoke Interestingly and instructlvely on
1.-THE Financial Problem Of the League.
He first stated the needs OF th,s s,ague;s
then what was necessary to meet those
needs. e He insisted that the work Of the
league must be carried on by business
nj lhods that 1.-THE children Of this world
are wiser In their genera ton than the
children OF light, and that we must
show the same consecr alton to the league
work and show as good common sense
the ordinary avocations OF life. The State
should be divided into five districts. and
there should be at least five or six SUPER
inteudents In the field.
INTERESTING REPORT. Sj t.
Superintendent DR.. Gordon B. AIoore's
report was full OF information concern
Ing the work OF the league. It showed
the expansion Of the work and the in
creased hold which 1t had upon the
hearts OF the people. Three persons
have been employed for all their time
In the league work besides the great
amount of assistance which has been
gwen by volunteer workers. The re-
ceipts for the year. had been very much
greater than during the preceding year,
and the league Is in better financial CON
dtion than ever before. Like all benev-
client movements, as It grows It needs
more money, and the amount OF money
1t needs Is limited only by the work
which can be done.
The addresses of Revs. W. Fl. Atwell.
J. c. Holland and Rev. Mr. Ellis OF
| Danvilie, on local option In Danville
were of decided interest. They repre-
sented the Punishment of the saloon
from the city as having done a large
amount of good In both moral and
material sense. Business Is Improving.
There were interesting reports from
the treasurer. Mr.. S. P. Jones, Of Rich
mond, and from the several committees n,1
DINNER RECESS TAKEN.
The convention adjourned for dinner
and reassembled at 8 o'clock. Rev. II.
P. Atkins delivered a finer address on
Civilization with the National League"
The "question box" proved a very
interesting feature.
Rev. John Pollard. D: D., spoke en-
courag ingly on the work of local option
in towns and communities,
61. ~ II. :. 6 r e w
West was an exhaustive review Of the
! work In the State for the past twelve
months. Among other interesting state
ments was this: that within two years
twenty-nine dstilleries have been closed
and also 1eo licensed places of wliskey
salo in Virginia.
At the night session the devotional
exercises We're conducted ny the ReV. w,
| Asbury Christian, of Berkeley. Am
Soldier Of the Cross and Stand Up For
Jesus" were hymns sung with spirit by
| the great congregation.
STRONG SPEECHES.
Mr., w. 7. Bundlclt. OF Onancock. an
! orator of more than native state reputa-
| tion, made superb address on the ire
! sponsibility OF the liquor traffic. For
| enc hour, the gifted speaker held the au-
djence literally spell-bound In mastery
presentation OF the no-license argument.
Mr. Bundick calmly and deliberately, and
with great precision. laid down MS
premises and logically and cloquently
I fortified his position.
| Hon Charles Littleheld, Of Maine, fol-
lowed Mr.. Bundick and held the rapt at
| 'tention Of the brilliant audience for an
| Incur, The Maine statesman declared
that the best thought Of the day favors
the regulation Of the liquor traffic, Ele
admitted without reserve that absolute
prohibition OF the traffic Is impossible.
| tut the same can be said OF the decalogue,
hut no friend Of prohibition should be
discouraged at the statement and should
be satisfied If this prohibitory law Is as
effective as other prohlbttory law--if It
most effectively minimizes the evils OF
the traffic. Government exists solely to
1 &C nserye the welfare Of the people gov
] err ed Prohibitory legislation should be