Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-02
LIQUOR GIVEN
MANY HARD RAPS
ANTl-SAL00N WORKERS HOLD
CONVENTION
WILL CALL ELECTION AT EAR.
LIEsT OPPORTUNITY
Race Track Gambling and Other Evils
Condemned In Strong Resolu-
tlons Passed by
Body

The saloons, race track gambling and
other evils received hard blows at the
hands of the anti-saloon workers yes
terday afternoon and evening at the
sessions of the Anti-Saloon league con-
ference and convention held at Inn
manuel Presbyterian church.
The pastors conference. beginning at
o'clock In the afternoon and ending
at about 6 o'clock, preceded the mass
meeting. which Was held beginning at 8
O'clock last night DIR. e. S. Chapman,
superintendent of the league, opened
the conference session with a few re-
marks explanatory of the purpose OF
the meeting. DR.. Lamport of Pasadena
onered invocation. Prof. r. Douglass
Bird of San Diego led the singing and
VIII have charge of the music during
the convention.
High license was the subject of dis
cussion, which vas condemned In every
form by the league, and great en-
thusiasm was developed In praise of
DR.. Chapman and his great work in the
league.
1t was decided to institute another
anti-saloon election at the earliest OPP
portunity
Rev. John oliver of Santa Paula
made an address on What the Pastor
Can Do In the Temperance -,eform."
DR.. j.. y. A. Henry made an address
on Cooperation of Pastors and
Churches with the League" COM
mittee was appointed consisting OF DIR.
Eli McClish, DIR. j. @. A. Henry and
Rev. S. T. Montgomery to formulate
resolutions regarding the sentiment OF
the league and its work in the tenn
perance cause.
Judge Works Chairman
At the meeting last night Judge
Works was the chairman. He made
stirring remarks regarding the temper
ance work. race track gambling, clubs
and club houses.
Prof. Bruce Gordon Kingsley rendered
pipe organ selection. He was fol-
lowed by a stirring address by c. j.
Walker of Long Beach, The speaker
dwelt on the advantages derived from
the temperance attitude of the citizens
OF Long Beach regarding the prosperity
of the city.
Nathan Newly made a powerful adj
dress against the saloons, race track
gambling and other evils. Mrs. Genevra
Johnstone- Bishop sang "The Ninety
and Nine" and in response TO an en-
core gave "The Prodigal Son.
Councilman A. j. Wallace made one
of his enthusiastic speeches against the
saloon and race track gambling.
Adopt Resolution
Dr. z. S. Chapman introduced the
following, which was adopted:
I'VE, the citizens of the city and
county of Los Angeles and vicinity,
hereby express our unqualified disap-
proval of the action of majority of
the board of supervisors of this county
in aiding by their official acts the evil
of race track gambling, in granting a
liquor license for saloon to be con-
Quoted near the line where the aque-
duct is being constructed aud in grant
ing restaurant liquor licenses In pre-
cincts which voted against such licenses.
thereby establishing disreputable road
houses throughout the county. and we
emphatically declare our determination
to unite our efforts with those of all
good citizens of whatever political az
filiations to accomplish the election of
members of our board of supervisors
who will exercise their powers with all
due diligence to remove from our homes
the perils with which these evils
threaten them and from our county the
shame with which they disgrace us, and
in like spirit and manner we will unite
and strive for the election of members
of the state legislature who will enact
laws prohibiting race track and other
rms of gambling in our beloved
state"
Rev. Eli McClish, chairman of the
committee elected yesterday afternoon
TO formulate resolutions, presented sew
eral last night which were adopted.
covering a great scope of temperance
features of great interest to the league
and those interested In the temperance
cause.
The convention proper will open this
morning at O'Clock and will continue
with topics of special interest until
late in the afternoon. This evening
Rev. l. N. McCash of Berkeley will
speak on "A Civic Conscience"