The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-02-24

CHARLESTON. Feb. - = The
overwhe Inning defeat sustained n the
state senate ~ the Anti-saioon
I.eagne Saturday when the senate
refused 70 submit the prohibition
amendment @ the people, IS expected
80 be the end of the reign on Theodore
klvord Who has twice faiied in his
etforts @ secure the SUBMISSION Of the
prohibition amendment.
Alyord Begins Crusade.
Alyora began his supposed crusade
FOR tte submission 81 The prosibition
amen dment year ago ii the special
session Of ths legislature Of 1905
Governor Dawson had refused q IN
corporate "a item IN his call Tor /
local option plank afraid that snch
u plank would affect merItorIous
measures, which the people demand
ed about that time.
Failing % get the local option
Item Ia the eaill Alsord worked FOR
the slibmisslon of prohibition
amendment aud after hard batus
i was defeated ia The senate 81 the
narrow margin d one vote
His slnst Fund story.
Last year Alsord gave q the press
g story OF how large slush fiin
was beina raised for M purpose Of
lefeatine de amendment. but when
4 speelai Committee began is lnves-
tigation into til tory he could offer
nothing "a naturalization Il he wnd
story he had gwen 80 4 reporter.
The taiisire q Alyord 10 make
good With hi charges i year ago cost
-aAlyord derry lt popularity and
many DOUBTED his illness q lead the
Ant saloon forces n another battle
for the submission of tlse amend-
nletlt but a lew 8eeiss prior to the
assembling of the icgIslature the
league held q tneeting 1T sissersgilie.
Alvord resigned as slsperlntendent 81
this meeting and was succeeded by
Rev. n NJ Hare Theodore sas
made the attorney for The leaene.
Head 81 AnHsI.obby
AS attorney Tor the league. the
half-preacher. haff-lawyer womb
naturally be tlie head of the temper
anee lobby and again he led tlfe fight
for the submis ion Of the amend
ment.
In order 70 make the Senate agree
with him, Alvord went 70 Huntington.
let out anot ther wiid-eyed story 81 now
g ) 1,ooo, 600 pool was beng raised to
defeat the amendment or course.
this ticlsled tne senate almost "a
death. Alvord came back Is CHAR
lesion. was examined ana cross-ex-
amined as 70 the foundation Tor his
story
Almetlelment Lost strength.
On Saturday the amendment wae
rejected BY the senate. Theodore
Alyord had lea the Anti-saioon
League forces unwiseiy. The vote
showed that during the last wear t,e
amendment had lost strength. one
year ago u was defeated ~ one vote.
and Saturday It needed four Is Sc
adopted The members Of the sen-s
ate-Kidd and Llttiepags-who
ID .
year ago voted for the nendment.
this year cast their votes agalnst its
submission
mother Leader Probable.
Because 81 this overwaeInaine de-
feat there ne many Who think that
Alyord wlIi voluntarily resign from
the organizatlon md allow the league
e place at is heaa some worthy IN
dtviduai Who. without casting asper
sions upon the character and integ
rtty q The Senate, Win dsht earnestly
fer The enactment OF tsmperance Ieg
islatlon
II has even been asserted by =
prominent oaiciaI Of the Aati-s aleon
League IN Charleston Within the last
two weeks that Alvort's connecticut
Win the Antf-salOoh League has
been entirely gratuitgus f1r ~
the league Is concerned i being
ciaimedl that he has had no Official
connection with the league since the
recent reorganIzation ! sistersgilie
and his supposed work here for fhe
submission OF tie amendment has
not been as an officer Sc thai oreanis
zation.