The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-02-13
LEAGUE FOR
LOCAL OPTION
Statewide Prohibition advocates
Defeated.
OFFICERS ELECTED. ETC. ETC.

Alter a warm debate the Virginia Anti
Saloon League at Norfolk adopted the re-
port OF the Legislative committee of the
league.
lie required the use ofskiled psrliamen-
tary tactics on the part u; Dr.. Cannon.
chairman ~ the iegis 'ativeeommittse. to
save lite report from revision. whlch
would have made IL uniecOgniz abb.
The part Of the report most str-nuously
opposed was that which recommended
local option wi b regard To the sale and
manufacture uf liquor be the continued
policy vi the league. About che third ~
th= Delegates were opposed to that lea
ture OF the report.
state Senator Harmon was the first TO
off-r a resolution embOdying u suosti-
TUT Tor 10 which recommended State
wide prohibition Exciting times then
followed. A motion was made 70 Law
the revolution on the table. aud all the
skill " DR.. Cannon and others was
brought TO play To get IL there AID keep
IL there. bat after much wrangling IL got
before the convention, and Senator Aar-
moo addressed the convention His reso-
luton recommended the passage of a
prOhioitory law by the Legislature.
which should not be submitted to the
people.
Delegate Foster. OF Fairfax. declared
h. had no other idea than TO support
Statewide prohibition. but thought II
best TO follow the leaders, who had
drawn the report, aud wait another
year before declaring for State wide pro-
hibition.
Delegate Bulls, OF Alexandria. spoke
along the same lines. Rev r. J. Bate
man. Of Norfolk, pleaded FOR State wide
prohibition in order that saloons nigh,
be blOtted out OF Norfolk. He alleged
that that could never be accomplished
without the aid OF the State at large.
At this point the Harmon resolution
WAS Withdrawn. and State Senator
Thomas, OF LIZ nchburg. offered a substi-
tute which recommended that the Lexis
lsture be urged TO pass a law providing
Tor the election over the State In which
the question oflicense or no license should
be submitted Ia the voters. Patrons OF
other substitutes and amendments had
been unsuccessful In getting them before
the convention. Senator Thomas pro-
ceeded TO talk against time. bus someone
arose to point OF order that he was not
discussing the merits 81 his substitute
aud th. speaker took his sat. IL was
then pain that tbs opposition to the
legislative committees report was beat
en-. and the vote on the report being call
ed Tor IL was adopted almost unani-
mously
Frequent references were made to poll
tics during the debats
The opposition to the report OF the leg.
islstive committee viii serve 70 en-.
courage the Republicans 10 10 into the
Gubernatorial campaign on state wide
prohibition platform Judge Mann. W no
Is practically the candidate OF the league
Tor Governor, IL Is stated has also
the support OF the State Democratic
organization. which viii not oppose bis
vie~s on the liquor question
Officers Were elected a. follows:
President-Rev. Il. p Atkins, Rich
mond.
Vice Observation-Disclosures W. W
smith LynchburR; P. V. D. Conway.
FredericksburS; Judge W H. Mann.
Nottowsy; Rev. J. K Ellis, Elkton; Rev
>. c. Campbell. Roanoke; Rev d. 5
Bowers. Winchester; A. T. Lincoia.
Marion, Rev. W. L Taylor. Petersburg.
Secretary Rev N Pitcher. Peters
burg.
Treasures p Jones, Richmond.
Att0rneys-Walter SNYDER. Richmond.
and Thomas Witch ad. Amherst
SUPPLEMENTARY K. H. Bennett.
Lynehburg
Chief speakers before the convention
We're former Gov. J. Hoge Tyler and
Hon. SeabOrn Wright, OF Georgia