The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-20
district AS thcre against the protest or
The maturity or her ,iiicorrnpted, In


| district As ;thore against the protest OF
!! the maturity OF her interrupted, In
forruptiblo citizenship. Bristol went
wet by nm apparent majority OF tweii.
ty-seven, but 1t was based entirely
citizenship. by which wet voters from
Bristol, Tenn, were allowed to vote
In Bristol Va. largely In excess of
this apparent majority
| "Pocnhontns voted ont the saloon
| but upon Il mere technIcnlitv that in
no way touched the fairness or the
election, the will Of the people was
set aside. Rocky Mount voted wet by
an apparent majority of three, bit a
collection OF an overwhelming amount
of the most convincing testimony
shows conclusively that the result was
obtained by fraGd. Our forces/ were
denied the right of review by the
courts by mere tochnicality, after the
vets had practically admitted the jus-
ticc or their contention.
Corruption ana Theft.
Roanoke--well, the less said tho bet :
ter. but every Informed person In the
state knows that the apparent major
ity OF sixty-tine votes is the result Of
deliberate corruption and theft. We
have four dispensarics-Be city.
Ridgeway, Abingdon End Martinsyillc---
Embedded In the covetousness Of q few
revenue shouters
our people are asking, with n great
big question mark. why seeming ma
lorlty OF ninety-ninc votes In commu-
mites with a combined population OF
some $1,000 should be allowed 10 die
tate to the 350,OoQ people living IN the
surrounding territory They think IL
Richmond and Roanoke are allowed to
shoot Jugs into their territory they
should besallowe to shoot totes oil the
liquor question beck ut, them
Want statc-Widc Vote.
The sentiment of our people in these
twenty-six counties Is overwhelmingly
Tor Statewide prohibitions. Bit one
man from this entire territory has ex-
pressed any doubt as TO the time being
fully ripe for such movement, aud
he says he is not sufficiently Informed
10 express an Intelligent Opinion. bu;
his personal views are that we should
delay little longer.
The only difference of opinion that
EXISTS among our people on the sub
iect of Statewide Is that some want
u quick and the others want 1t double
quick.
"A careful compilation OF the opin-
IONS of leading men from the several
''puHtieH OF tne southwest district show
q probable majority for Statewide or
1850 votes. And this estimate Is re-
inforced by thousands or signatures
70 our petitions secured within the
last ten days.
On to Washington, Says Cannon.
Rev. James Cannon. Ir, superin,en.
dent OF the league. briefly reviewed
the reports OF the district kuperinien.
dents. heartily. commencing their
faithful work. He asserted that thu
league had won two victories in Roa.
nokc. but had been cheated out OF
the results by liquor interests and
politicians" The cry must be ..on 10
Washington" he asserted He claimed
that there is now need of congres.
sional action TO protect the dry states,
saving that IL was Impossible TO de-
str9y the Jug trade SO long as present
conditions exist.
The fight must be both in Wash
inston and Richmond" he said. They
Tell MS in Washington. what's the use
OF passing such a law prohibiting In.
teratate shipments into dry states
when any one can buy all the liquor lie
wants in Rlchnlynd or Roanoke;' and
they tell us in Richmond, What's the
use OF passing a Statewide law In
Richmond when 1t simply moves the
shipping point from Richmond to
Washington and Baltimore. and from
Roanoke to Louisville The pressure
must be applied 1T both ends"
ee Tren.urer's Report. vac
Treasurer S. =. Jones presented Il