The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-19

workers In the State. The commit
tee was in session for several hours,
and the report to be submitted to the
convention was thoroughly DISCUSS
ed. The draft submitted by the
chairman was amended In several i'm
portant particulars. but on the ques-
ton OF the policy for the coming
year. whether loea, option or State
wide prohibition should be commend
ed to the Convention by the, commit
! tee there WAS erur any division
among the .neI:Gers Of the commit
tee. The three field workers in their
travels in various parts of the State
mad found the same state of senti-
ment among the supporters Of the
League which has been indicated
above by the letter of DR. Pitt. There
was already present In Norfolk on
the day the legislative committee met
large humber OF delegates and
While there was some openly express
ed division of sentiment among them
as to what was best to be done. yet
large majoity thought 1t wiser to
stand Tor the present policy for ut
least one more year.
! Notwithstanding the fact that the
report or the legislative committee
was thoroughly considered by the
committee, and notwithstanding the
tlon taken in that report were ex-
plicitly and fully set forth, and not
Withstanding the fact that the name
Oh every member of the committee
was signed TO the report in his own
handwriting, and Notwithstanding the
prominence of these men. and not
Withstandtng the fact that no ono OF
them has ever intimated that he did
not believe that the report contained
Ihe "lsest possible recommendation
Ior the conditions that confronted the
League at that time, and notwith-
standing the fact that the report was
not rushed through the Convention
out was laid over until the next day
Tor discussion, and Notwithstanding
ths TACT that the Convention itself
ADOPTED the report with practical
iunanimity. the Evening Journal and
other pa pers have since declared that
inc action OF the COMMITTEES and of
the convention itself was dominated
by KEY. James Cannon 81 offensive
We're the statements in the Evening
'ourhai that on February 20. two
weeks after the adjournment of the
Convention Mr.. r s Barbour ad
dressed communication to the Jour
mar which was published in it's coll
uinns, from which the following ex-
tract Is taken. (Mr Barbour, It is 10
De remembered. has never been al
ted with the "orga nization" any more
than has Dr. Pitt in the recent SEN
atoriai primary Mr.. barbour was an
open and active supporter of Messrs
Jones and Glass
Editor Evening Journal:
{ Dear Sir,--ln your eagerness to de-
teat Judge Mann. think you are
Itransgressing the laws of propriety
and justice in your unwarranted at
tack on Dr James Cannon. Jr. and
the Anu-Saloon League OF Virginia
AS member of both the Executive
ana iegislat tive Committees OF the
lAnti-Saloon League, | wish to say
That neither one of these committees
is dominated by Dr. Cannon. and
do not think that it il his desire 10
exercise such authority. | want TO
further say that the Legislative Com
mittee Is responsible for the report
adopted at the Norfolk Convention. as
I 10 the future course OF the League
said report being carefully discussed
and weighed 10y every member of the
committee, all being present. and Dr
dnRon showed no disposition what
ever To dictate To this Committee, and
as he well says. you do the balance
of the Committee quite an Injustice
when You make this charge. as there
are strong, conservative and able men
on these Committees. myself except
ed, ana men in whose Judgment
have great confidence. lr. Cannon
mas done a great work for the League,
gives lots OF his time, thought and
energy u tnAs work without pay, for
" hlch the League is glad to give him
due credit, but It IS going too far TO
say that no one has anything to say
as To the management OF the Leagues
aHaNS except Dr. Cannon. or rather
that We all SIT quietly by and submit
to anything he does Cr SAYS without
objection. should we think otherwise.
ON the other hand, nay experience
has been in all OF the Committee
meetings that Dr. Cannon would glad
! IL listen to his co-Workers and anv
suggestion, idea or resolution they may
have 10 offer is duly considered the
same as from him, The League is
not in politics. nor does II ~rndorse
any candidate, and il Is our earnest
desire and intention 10 keep oAlt of
politics forever. The Richmond dailies
have been fghnug The League for a
long time, but We are strengthening
daily despite that fact, and without
their aid, although we would be very
much pleased To have it.
II. :. BARBOUR.
J iit NtGh after the adjournment of
the Convention, DIR. Il H. Pitt wrote
the following editorial in the Relig-
lous Herald concerning the decision
OF the Convention To stand for the
Local option policy for the year 1909:
But this decision brought great dis
! satisfaction 10 the secular da lilies Here
is one which says that the common
( talk was heard after the refusal OF the
+, convention to adopt the motion for a
! statewide campaign. That the An
/ u-Saioon League and the city saloon
! interests now stand on common ground
1 In Virginia. So ii happens that the
foes of the saloon cannot please its
friends, no matter what course they
pursue AT one time the temperance
people are too radical and the next We
y! hear of them they are too conser, a :
tive The fact is they are disappoint-
/ ing their enemies, and they never dis
appointed them more keenly than in
! the course adopted at the Norfolk
| meeting"
This paper has been the outspoken
/ friend of the League and OF the in
! terests for which il stands from the
1 day OF its organization to the present
1 hours Ne bad sasns slight apprehes,-
! sion lest the convention. under the
! influence OF some stirring speaker,
! might be swept into a State campaign,
but We are glad these approximations
We're not well founded. The time
is not ripe for such contest. The