The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-11
MIR. Lehman Asks Them Two
Questions AS to Positions
on Liquor
SOME ASPIRANTS ARE.
IN HURRY TO REPLY
Others Will Take Time to
Consider, but it is Ex-
peeted that All Will
Make Answer

Polling the Richmond candidates
for the Legislature as to how they
stand on the liquor question. 81 cir
cular letter was sent out Wednes-
day by s. l.. Ledman. a merchant
of 22 North Eighth street, asking the
candidates TO give their views on two
questions pertaining to temperance
legislation, that might possibly come
up for consideration at the mex meet
Ing Of the General Assembly.
Accompanying Mr.. Ledman's letter
Was "A second communication, signed
by ninety-seven persons.
The Questions.
The letter ana signatures are as
follows:
Ny Dear Sir,-in view Of the fact
that you are a candidate for election
TO the next General Assembly of Viz
ginta, and that you doubtless agree
with the signers Of this note, that
every candidate for Office ought 10 be
willing to give to his constituency his
views on questions Of public import
we respectfully request you to ex-
press yourself for the guidance Of the
voters, whose support you solicit. on
the two following propositions:
First. In the event 81 bin il intro
duced In the General Assembly re-
stricung the privilege granted in liz
auor licenses to the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors in those places only
where licenses can be legally granted,
and TO the shipment OF Intoxicating
liquors to those parts only where
licenses have already been granted.
thus carrying Qtt the principle OF tho
local option law to it's logical con-
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lincation Of the expressed will OF the
trade. will you. or will you not. vote
Tor such a bill?
Second. In the event a bill Is pre-
tented providing for an enabling act.
which will authorize the holding OF
an election upon the question OF a
Statewide prohibitory Law. whenever
said election is demanded by twenty
rve per cent. OF the qualified voters
Of the State. will you. or will you not.
in such an event, vote for such q
bil7
Feeling sure that you Will agree
with us that q statement from you.
setting forth your views on the above
questions. Is entirely reasonable, and
hoping to have q vary early reply.
We are, most respectfully.
Your friends and fellow citizens.
tSigned)
p. l. Anderson, J. V. Armstrong. Jas
W. Anderson. l.. Z. Bates. 4. f. Bates.
Alfred l. Blake. W. X. Blake. &.
Bosher. ]. n. Baldwin. Ii. l. Bianton.
w. l.. Bales, l., 4. Bowden, j. u.
Briggs f. z. Bickers. Z. a. Brothers,
&, ID. Craig. J. IL. Cline, j. J, Con-
man, Gerald Culberson. q. Clendon. X.
J.. Christian. 3 II. Campbell. q. Ii.
Cooper, +. b. Ghaik4ey, A. h. Clarke,
w. E Conner, A. Il. Cheatham, W h,
Crittenden. ". Iickie. J. Leo Davis.
J. Nv. noRlin. VI 4. ppesbsrra. A.
j. Clarke. L. W. Evans, j, f.. Eu-
bank. J. ". Ellyson. Ii, b. taircioth,
J. A. Fisher. Ramon ID. Garcin. NJ.
ID, John w. Goode, K. j Goodwin.
John 7. GIN. Il. j. Gathright. f. G.
Gill. o 7. GIL r. J. Cartwright.
q, +. Greene. II. d. J, IL. Hunt. IL.
r. Halle f. S, Holderoft. j. r. Hutch
ison. w. F Haase. J. w. Henry. F.
S. Jones. Fred s. Jones. James Y.
Jones, J. X. johnson. D.. u. f.. Is.
Jewell, j. Tyler Jobson. J. K. John
ston, Robert Jordan, w. f. kersey,
Henry .. Lane. w. Nj. Leigh. :. L.
Ledman. c. A. Motley. NJ. Thomas
Mussen. O. H. Markham, Thomas S.
Macon. l.. G., Moorefieid. W. A. Ma
her. f. o. Parrish, Vernon Parrish.
Paul N. Pearce, b. G. Peasants. A.
s. Pearsall. j.. III. Reed, Jr.. r. w.
Smithie, K. St +. Smith, Earle Sib-
ley, j. F. Selden. Fl. l. Strang. A.
ID. Staneil. William NJ. Turner, G. t..
Trant. w +. Turner. f. q. Talley.
j. II. Tignor. J. G. Tiller. Il. s. NJ.
Valentine. A. J. Webster. FL. w. WaE.
A. ]. Wallace, II. NJ. Wingfeld. Geo.
@. Ware. William u. Willis. W, E.
Woody. G. X. Wrenn, W. A. Worrell.
MIR. IeIman's Letter.
MIR. Ledman said last night that
the Information he was seeking was
not in the interest of the Anti-Saloon
League. and that the latter organi-
zation had nothing whatever TO do
with the question.
In his letter to the various candi-
dates. Mr.. Ledman said;
Dear .Sir.--At the request OF the
Undersigned voters and citizens OF
the city Of Richmond. Va, / beg to
hard you the attached letter. II there:
is any doubt In u mind as to the
g~enuineness OF the names on same.
you can find the original signatures
on fle in my office. 1t would be ap-
preciated If YOU could give me such
an answer as you may determine upon
on or before the 2lst day OF August
for the guidance OF the voters of said
city.
kindly forward your reply to the
undersigned ETC.
Two Replies.
State Senator Folkes replied to the
letter at once. He said.
l would vote against both propo-
sitions II elected to the General AS
sembly. Against the first for the
reason that II h people in dry"
territory. who want liquor. will buy
liquor, they ave a. much right to
have the same shipped to them from
Richmond and Petersburg as Baiti-
more and Warrington.
/ am opposed to the second propo-
sition because the policy OF local OPP
tin seems to be best. and the party
conventions Of the party. whose nomi-
nee l am for che Senate. have de-
clared in all its conventions for many
years for local option" ! see no rea-
son why ! should bolt" the party on
this doctrine. and I will not do 10.
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