The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-07
Various Meetings, Conducted
BY the Anti-saIoon League,
Attended by Not More Than
a Hundred People.
ADDRESSES MADE WERE
A REOEEMlNG feature
It Is Also a Fact That Those
Who Attended Were Amono
Strongest Characters in the
State of Indiana.
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Indianapolis. Ind. October THE
law enforcement conference which was
held in this city under the auspices OF
the anti-saloon league this week, was
attended by only about 100 persons.
Five sessions were held and the attend
ance did not run above that figure at
any time. So far as numbers was con-
cerned the conference was q failure.
but the character of the men present
and the character and strength Of the
addresses and papers read at the con-
ference more than made up for the
lack of a crowd to hear them.
The conference. as was stated long
ago. was called by the anti-saloou
league. although 1t was given out that
the conference would not be devoted
exclusively to the saloon problem.
When the addresses were made, how.
ever. and the papers were read. II was
found that every one Of them was
based on the one questionable viola
ton of the liquor laws.
From Al standpelnts.
The question was considered from
every standpoint. There was . con-
gresham, . Judge. two or three pros-
ecutors. two or three mayors oe cities.
ono or two chiefs Of police and some
state officers on the program, and they
all took . whirl a& the suh1uee-0e NV
enforcement.
It was expected in advance that tho
conference would be attended By sev.
eral hundred delegates from al oves
the state. Invitations had boen sent
to all Of the church organisations -
well as to civic leagues. commercial
bodies and other similar organisaAions
and it had been the hope Of the promot-
ers that the response would be large.
So. when the small crowd turned out.
1t was q disappointment Most Of
those present, outside Of the speakers,
were persons from indianapolis.
Gave . loeal coler.
This gave the conference rather 10
cal color. and this had led the anti-sa-
loon league people to the cooclusions
that such conferences can be held In
all of the dry counties Of the state.
They figure that II . conference oe
this kind can be pulled off In Marion
county II can be done also In other
counties and that much good Will come
Of them. The anti-saloon league peo.
pie realize that there IL much for them
to do even in the dry counties. where
they find blind tigers flourishing in
many places and officials failing TO
do their duty in enforcing the laws.
For this reason they hope. BY means u
these law enforcement conferences. 70
stir up interest In the subject and
arouse the people to point where they
will compel the enforcsment q the
laws. No plans have been made yet
for these conferences, but e - ex-
pected that the league officers Win be-
gin making the dates within . short
time.
The Oral Argument
The oral argument a the case b.
fore the supreme court In which the
constitutionality Of the county local
option law is attacked. W1s originally
set for yesterday. but IL w1s postponed
until November 8. the day after the
city elections throughout the state. lt
is said that there was no political sig
nificance In the change In the date. a.
though II il the general opinion that Il
was q good idea to postpone the argu
ment until after the heat Of the local
campaigns had died away. All over
the state, even in dry cities. Il seems
that the wet and dry issue n rampant,
and that Il n going to cut . big figure
in the fights. To stir up the question
further just at this time. II IN admitted
would be to intensity the feeling en-
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