The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-26
fHE TEMPERANCE FORCES
Reports Favorins Dispensaries as Al
ternatives to sar.Rooms and Endosr-
ing Medical Dispensaries For Dry
Towns Causes Much Controversy.

ing Medical DispenSarles For Dry
Towns Causes Much Controversy.
Raleigh, Special-The State Anti
Saloon Convention whic,. met at Raj
aigh, 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 vas over he reso-
luton declaring for oispensaries as
alternates 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
IL, 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,
w. G. Douglas, President Page, Chair
man 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
| n40io& - 0r+o6S -<Hynl1 EGFROrS 49, % Q10-
900. Mr.. Bailey declared that he had
not mentioneu 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 Ii
Quor to De shipped into prohibition
territory; Watts law to apply to rec
filters; 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; e of more rig
idly enforcing Watts law by additional
territory and forfeiture Of pharmacist
license by violating law; where coun-
ties secure prohibition by voting un-
der lie 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;
q 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
H. A. London, chairman of one, A. J
McKelway of the other, were adopted
and James H. Pou, w. G. Douglas and
Stephen Mcintyre appointed special
legislative committee to see laws en-
acted.
The Metropolitan Hall was filled
with people, who were delegates OF
visitors to the temperance masstmeet
ing which began at II O'Clock
Thursday. There were no ladies pres
emit. Henry A. London called it to or
der, prayer being .ol4Sred by Rev. S. E
Sampson, Of Yadkin county. w. A
Dunn, of Halifax, presided as TEN
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 j. H. Smith, reported the follow
ing permanent officers: President
Henry A. Page; v~ice-president, w. w
Hunter; w. A. Dunn, w. S. OBJ
Robinson, w. c.. Douglas, G. w. Watts
8. M. Mcintyre, w. 1. Everett, George
p. Pei, Heriot Clarkson and J. H
Tucker, secretaries, J. A. Oates and w
l.. Cohoon. There were 1876 delegates
reported present by the committee OF
enrolment. President Of the Execu
tive Committee J. w. Bailey made {
report, showing the work accomplished
by the State Anti-Saloon League il
the past two years, which was re
ceived with great demonstrations Of
approval. Speeches were made b.
President Page, w. A. Dunn, H. A
London, Josephus Daniels, Hector Nc
Lean, all enthusiastic over the worl
accomplished and c%autioning prudence
in dealing with legislation on specia
bills, but giving liquor lobbyists ant
sympathizers Hail Columbia. At
o'clock the meeting adjourned unit
1880, every member present being re
quested to attend the meeting of the
House committee on liquor traffic tt
be held at 8 O'Clock in the Afternoon
to consider the bill prohibiting the sal
and manufacture of liquor in Rich
mond county and to see as many mem
hers Of the Legislature as possible be
fore the meeting and prevail on then
to report favorably on the bill.
The following committees were nam
ed before adjournment: On the way.
and means, J. A. Odell, w. A. Dunn
v. L. Cohoon, N. B.. Broughton, w.
Utley, C. W. Carter, T. N. Ivey,,@ "A. F
Johnson, w. M. 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. j. Hall H. A. London, w. H. Beat
tie, A. S. Dockery, J.. A. Hartness
C. M. Rock. Committee on policy an
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