The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-25
FOR STATEWIDE"
PROHIBITION
Anti-SaIoon League Decides To
Make Fight.
OFFICERS or LEAGUE ELECTED, ETC.

The Anti-Saloon League will make
the Statewide prohibition fight.
This was recommended before the
adjournment OF the convention at
Newport News Thursday night.
Answering the criticisms Of the
retiring president for his failure to
advocate the STROBE enabling act
during the last Legislature, Cover
nor Mann addressed the convention.
He declared that he could not APP
prove OF the policy of the league
last year in demanding a vote on
Stat e-wide prohibition because he
and the members Of the Legislature
had been elected on local-option
platform. Further. he said he knew
that the enabling act could not be
passed
The Governor went over his rec
ord as a Prohibitionist and declared
that he had no need to defend him
self before the people of the state.
Speaker Byrd answered both
Prof. Jordan and Mr.. Glass. As to
the latter. he called attention TO
the fact that the evils complained OF
by the Congressman were the result
OF negligence on the part OF the
Constitutional Convention, OF Which
AIR. Glass was a member AS
matter of fact. the bad effects, ne
argued. did not come 10 attention
OF public men until in the stress oil
local option elections. lie was Will
ing 40 use Mr.. Glass language. TO
admit that the convention was com
posed of the highest and brainest
men ever assembled in the state
in fact. he had heard these men
say so themselves so often that
he had almost decided 10 believe H..
II is very much easier. said Mr..
Byrd, TO criticize than TO construct
TO tear down than 10 build up The
LEGISLATURE. he continued. Is not
controlled by one man nor by three
men The very suggestion that II
was dominated by any threa men
might be resented by its members.
and by himself were n not good
natured man. and preferred 10 be
lieve that any man who had made
such a statement did not know
what he was talking about. IL
was. he said. positively no true.
Il am not here he pursued. TO
draw indictments: TO indict either
the Democratic or the Republican
parties" This also was "a ref
erence to Mr.. Glass spee-ch. He
had understood. ne said. that the
Anti-Saloon League was not polu-
cal. but popular in its nature. ana
tina; n was controlled not by one
faction, but for all. He did not
think this a time for the display or
fractional politics. or for the further
ance of Interior designs. He then
proceeded with his written speech
The League adopted the legisla-
tive committees plan OF campaign
for the enactment of law per-
hitting the people to vote on
statewide prohibition.
The nominating committee pre-
scented its report. naming Rev. +.
T. Wexford of Newport News. as
president. Mr.. Wexford said he
hardly saw how he could accept, as
he has more duties than he can
attend TO- However, he would pray
o.cr the matter. He was thereon
elected. and the executive committee
was empowered TO choose a president
If lie declined. The entire list OF
officers recommended by the COM
mittea vas elected as follows:
pr,sident-Rev. +. r. Wexford,
Newport News.
Vice-Presidents- W W. Smith,
LID. Lynchburg: +. V. d.. Conway.
Fredericksburg Gov W. II. Mann,
Rev. J. r. Ellis. Elkton;
Rev. W. c. Campbell. ID. d.. Roa-
noke: Rev. G. :. Bowers. Winches-
Ter; Prof. J. r. Henderson. Bristol;
senator A. T. Lincoln. Marion; Geo
W. HawXhurst, Falls Church; A. F
Thomas, Lynchburg.
J. d. McAiister, secretary. Rich
mond; s. p. Jones, treasurer, Rich
mond.
Executive Committee-Rev. II. p.
Atkins. Richmond; Rev James Can
non. ID. D.. Blackstone; Rev. T. Men
simpson, ID. D., Lynchburg; Prof. +.
p. Huntington, University OF Nir-
GINA; Rev. Thomas Semmes. Rich
mond; Rev. w. Asbury Christian, d.
d., Richmond; Walter Sydnor, Rich
mond; Thos. Whitehead, Amherst; /
Rev. r. II. Bennett, d. d.. Lynch
burg; R. S. Barbour, South Boston;
Capt W. f. Taylor. Norfolk; Rev .
5. c. Hatcher, d. d.. Richmond; /
Rev. Ryland knight. d. D.. Rich /
mond; Rev. X. b. Garrett. ID. D. /
Rev Z. T. Dadmun, I
Rev. j. w. Hough. Nor
folk; Rev. f. T. Wexford. d. d.,
Newport News; Rev w. c. James,
D. D.. Richmond; Rev. p A. Cave,
Bowling Green; Frank Talbot Dan
,ille: w. II. Vincent. Capron; Rev.
VI. S. Eagle, Richmond; Prof. 7. {.
Jordan, Staunton; Rev. II. d. c.
Machlachlan. Richmond; T. S. Shee-
nan. Roanoke; Rev. J. NJ. Pitcher,
Legislative COmmittee-Jas. Can
non. chairman; Rev. J. d. McAlister
Rev. f. ]. Richardson. r. S. Bar
Dour. J. w. Hough, w. H. Vincent,
Rev. David Hepburn. Rev. j. II.
Light, and new superintendent to
be elected by executive committee.