Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-12-30
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MEET WAS WELL ATTENDED
r. p. psof1en Tels o. the WORK Done
Al TIE Rseent cpnvsntien
IN WashEn0tea.


ton, OF the Wheeling dtstrict of ths
EAntsSAioon League, returned today
Iron Washington, n. c., where b.
Twas m attendance upon the <coafsr
ence called TO consider the Interstate
ItrafBc In Bq9ora
Several hundred delegates, repre-
1 renting 10 ls,ateA and 36 ,dtrerent or
IgsnisAtions, were presests The con
kference endorsed three songressioRa'
measures. Tho bill for national pro
lhibttisn fntrodnceS by ConEessmsr
In. p. Robson was endorsed as the
ultimate goal for an organized tenn
peraBee striving II was realized
however. that such q measure had III
We chance for passage at the present
session, and it was decided to con.
leentrate at this time Upoa two meas
uyes, The measure introduced by Con.
| gressrhan IttIepaEe, OF w. Va, pro
vidtng that ae prerequisite to the
issxsxc1 of a federal liquor dealers
tax receipt the party applying must
show a license from the state and
municipal authorities. and increastos
the penalty for sale without federal
license to from 81 900 10 $1,000. or i'm
prisonment from one year to fve
years. or both. Tho second bill for
immeotstc action vas q bill to- give
states control over interstate ship
nents OF liquor Immediately upon
heir arriving within tho state of their
destination
A legislative committee was sppoi1t-
ed from among those present to draft
this bill. The committee consists OF
Governor Mann, OF Virginia, chairman.
Eeaator Curtis. Senator McCum Der,
Kx-governor ]. Frank Handley, Repre-.
sentative Shepherd, Representative
Webb. Representative Jackson, Attor-
| ney General Caldwell, Mrs. NJ D. Ell.
he. Rev. E. c. Dinwiddie, Rev. \. J..
Parton, and Rev w. F. Crafts.
Temperance forces In America were
never % hopeful as at the present
inroment.. eFNor,the first time in the his
tory OF the movement there is abso-
lutte union among all the temperance
forces. Those who enlisted under the
! Anti-SRloor League banner because
they were unwilling to go the full
Marathon distance to national prohi.
bition now understand that there is
no stopping point short Of national
constitutional prohibitory action. The
Isll-or-nothing prohibitionists have
learned from their visit TO the Capt
| tai hill that there lie absolutely no
consideration paid TO any person or
cause until the petitioners can show
that they represent 3 definite terri.
torial area with large rnmerical CON
sticiency Of population. Throughout
| the entire conference the fact that
VIC are now into tho great national
cam pslEn was emphasized ia al the
addresses save one. The one speaker
who sought to exalt local option foHnd
cold comfort When he cat down the
audience burst into, silence. All. other
FsSeAkets yere vfeetnd with prolonged.
cheering
hNs. ourselyes Ewere sstc2ished at
| tie profound Interest manifested by
senators and congressman. Moro
than q hundred OF them were In at
tendance rpon one or more OF its SEES
sions. Words OF comfort and cheer
came from such senators ~ Cummins.
Clspp, Curtis. Brstow, Gore, Owen,
Lee and others. In addition to such
'rominent congressman ~ Hobson,
Webb. Murphy and Jackson.
There were "a In the West Virginia
delegation. which made q personal
call upon each Of Our senators and
eonsressmea in their ofhces. The
delegation included--such men as Hon.
q. J. Clifford. member of the house o.
delegates from Tucker county and, the
bermen's Association OF W. Va: Y
+. Alkire OF Keyser. the authorized
delegate Of the Federation of Agricul-
tural Associations OF w. Va; Judge
Campbell Of Huntington. w. U Fol-
,snebee and William Banfield. of the
Follaasbee Bros. Co. Follsnsbee, tin
plate and machinery manufacturers;
James PAUL. treasurer of the Eagle
Glars Co. Wellsburg; A H. Williams,
Msrlinton. ex-menber of the legisla-
ture and lumber manufacturer: Boyd
Wees Of Ekins. ex-msyor and proprie-
to- OF one Of the largest department
stores in the state. Several OF the
national oficers Of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor we're delegates. Mr..
| Y. p. Lennoa. the treasurer OF the
American Federation, is a member OF
the headquarters committee Of the
Anti-Saloon League The signatures
Of 20 governors were on the creden-
tials or the delegates from their re-
spective states. 500 sat down to the
banquet. including "a members of
congress.
Tho answer Of the dry forces to the
few county elections IN Ohio, 10 a
united temperance army. national
campaign. For the recent reverses
With haya fbta