The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-22
time NOT RIPE F|l
LOCAL OPTION F|G|
Ministers of City After LoIi
Discussion Reach This
Decision .
APPEAL TO CITIZENS Isl
TO GET ON LISTS
Importance of Registration IRE
paratory to Meeting the Issue q
at Proper Time is Strong
ly Urged.

NtSdpte to eHteT al once upon iOeM423
option Tight for the aboiishment NJ IA
the saloon in Richmond or to wuf&$sa
until Il time when the occasion seeM41
/ more propItfous and favorable, mink
tiers OF Richmond assembled In spas
cial session Monday in the quarter9a
of the Presbyterian Publication CONF
! mtttee, on Sixth street near BroAds
finally decided to refer the matter to-
a committee of five. which shall map
out a plan OF procedure and rep0rE
I next Tuesday.
The following committee was namG4]
to devise a plan of procedure: Rev. VS.
Asbury Christian, Thomas Semmes, RTsa
land knight. Tilden Scherer. G0r&t4gA
] Culbertson. III
! The general opinion was that th0 "a
I temperance forces We're not prepar@l1a
+ for local option contest at th4S3
present time. But 1t was also th1#a
sense of the body that at the pree
eht time the most important actipUa
that can be taken by the good ctt1sN N
zens of Richmond Is TO qualify theNa~
4 selves to meet the responsibilities 0K 81
citizenship by paying their poll taxe4@3
and placing their names on the rex
istration books. SO that they will H&sa
active faction in all movements fok
the public good A series of reS0lns1
i lions were offered by DIR. RyiaM6
Knight, expressive of this fact TherN
was some criticism as to the rerbiaG4M ]
of the first resolution, and ON m0-
ton of DIR, Asbury Christian. the
whole matter was referred to q conn.,
mittee, to report on Tuesday. at lx9]
A. NJ.
Discuss American Press.
Before getting down to discussion
of the question at issue, the nllnisterM
consumed some time debating the
question whether the press should b1
admitted t. the meeting. The poinkza
nv. r1g
who introduced a motion to the eft&s
that the press he excluded The M.
y ton vas supported by Rev. W. AAbt1
christian. who believed the secrGtS q
could give ont all proper ana ml4l l
cieit information to the neMAnAp&Ea
T fsevs. q. r. fsipseefnb, j. r. 8ctkf s
fand +. T.. Grace strongly favored Mt644
hitting the press and when the Qus4@
ton was put Rev. MIR. SemrncB Ma1@
Overwhelmingly defeated.
In the course of the discussion a. 4
this metter some mention was ma0A
of the fact that -ReYs- Iames-Gannan
i Jr., and j Sidney Peters were cUHNS]
nected with one Of the RichmoHd
newspapers and il WAS tnsinhated t4fa3
it was not fair to have them presents
when representatives of other neW1s]
papers were not present. #
Replying to this DR.. Cannon termAtEa
AS base and unworthy any inslnuatl04&
that he would profit by such sitHn
t tien,-He explained that reporter f0&
The Virginia. with which he WAS cUys
neeted, was present and added th4&]
ii ii should be decided to exclude thN
press the report Of The virsinisi
would have to be gotten by tn t4eaa
porter from the secretary or OeEe1
sources
Is The Time Ripe? S]
Rev MIR. Christian then led w1tM]
the question: is the time ripe kox]
I t4rh IxS MN
time to prepare for the fight? dorm
believe we will have a more favorah1Ma|
thine than now" he declared.
4 Rev. fsytand Knight pastor Of CkxS8
vary Baptist church. did not tht11
conditions called for precipitati0n y
1 the fight at once. sssszssa5z5
The liquor traffic." he said.
almost rs SAITH factory as we y0yI11 &
hope 10 make y in Richmond NJ 1l
present time. and ] doubt exeeedtn
ly II local option would improve n1M1
ters In the past few years, el@|
number of our saloons has been in ~
! luced one-half, being now lmftA0 1
$50. Licenses have been Increased M
price and no man can renew a HC4@4
i'm two years after 1t has been
yoked. We have made great pF&S
/ gress and believe We can ni&30
greater progress by leaving the Q1t6
i ton alone for the time being. Sa%5
/ Could Probably Win.
Rev, Gerald Culbertson. pastor n s.
Third Christian church, said. ssNIf1H8
a practical organization, I believe N15
could win such a fight. Let &6Sl1
and lay the foundats9ys for batt1Ss z s3
! Il. l.. Grace, pastor OF frpadus M4S@
mortal Baptist church, sail: "a W
ought not to precipitate a lCaal NX
| ton fight at this time. We 1h0N Il
| be careful not To go ahead Of 41
n
/ ard too high, the community VIII M61
live up to II. Already reports lHa{Ss
| cate growing disregard for pr0h11
/ ton laws in Tennessee and Ef60fX r.
/ ] do not believe the gentiman<
Richmond is sufficient to make
| law effective at his time. althOnx
personally ! am in favor OF eltu4tMM
| ing the iiouor evil where It = III
sible and practicable to do 20.
Rev, H. p. c. MeI.aehlasa. pASt&1
Seventh Street Christian churchs
seeking Light Can we win the 0s
tion IL 1t Is inangurated at the RI
ent time, That is the practical
ton before us, In other words.
] ON the fence.
| Rev j. N. Latham. pastor M
tenary Methodist CHURCH; N1x
la local option election at THU hi
would be mistake. because
| Ii we chufu carry Il. Ss slS
Rev s. C. Hatcher. at this r
moved that the opinion 81 TIN
ters assembled be polled. II W1S
cided however, that evefyonA 1
be heard SO that al the light m
Proceed With Deltbex1
/ Rev. Mr.. Semmex stated TIT 4h&
derstood all the daily newspo
Richmond but one were 0npQN4d 8
proposed movement and ~ tlIe11
best TO proceed with delibefM<1Q