The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-20
LEAGUE TO URGE
STATEWIDE LAW
Convention Expected to Rcaitirm
lis Platform OF Last
Ycar,
NEW PRESIDENT TO BE NAMED
Newport News Meeting Will
Also Elect Successor to
Cannon.


wh@la ~ ;,tim.,;o, -.
- = - 'i"o =
any fource as 20 me poicS TO be
recommended 70 the ~Anti-Saloon
League Of virginia at lis session mis-
$50 -. ~ i,a,s, ,,,,
$500
there Is no reason 10 doubt That it will
reaffirn It's platform of last year. for
state-wtde nrohibition In, ,hcrc NAV
~ L. ,.,
~
elon may asalh ask Tor an enabling
act permitting au election on the cues
Ion Of state option. or i, MAY m,ho ,
~. .4-.
'e..' f@tf 1.Ni ei's IT,
hihiticn, al the hands Of the General
Assembly Itself. as Was done in Ala
barna and TonnesSeo
= ~" "Sh' hS'H'Sl we
iiccnSeu Saloon expect that the con
rcntiou or this week AZ Newport News
uil, liz ne ,,os, ,,rra,. .., >.
- II
ID $780, - ~ go ~ f"teS ha'e
pcen secured on al railroads and
steamboat lines. From day TO day
ciiies and towns nave reported tn,
eIcction OF delegates TO the meeting,
L
centre OF interest.
ne meetings OF ihc -~Anu-Saloon
Lrhsue hANt curing the past few
3eafS heen INC centre OF public in
tefest IN Virginia, they include at
lchaalce ana participation by men OF
.nuih pnilticai Parlics, III many cases
g hleh OF siaiiding IN Their own com
niuniiies and in the Stnte.
Up to last years meeting tho policy
rs IL Inc lptlS Tie was HlDCai ppti01. + rTIyc
years ago, IN Norfolk. there was a de-
nlanu III some quarters for u change
70 me method OF State-Wihc .pro'libi-
Ton put lhls was opposed BY the
!esisia'iNe COMMITTEES, III a report read
pS lSev. lanes cannon. ,lr, the rea-
son given being that the league de-
sired to continue It's work Of cdu-
With this end in view, il was IRON.
ised 10 tina convention M Rnv =. ~
49, III ,, NY. ~ 4.
nau q 'hht ioeai opiion elections
mono ana Norfolk before the annual
proposed elections were abandoned
= nad :, = ,leW 81 nc deieats
and Bristol.
Wanted prohirdt,ou.
some Of the delegates nIended v;,,,
The majority ~ ndnr, III,
robihi,io n,,. IN III i ~"
go p,nnM : I - w nec'!hs'
taken for continuance in the local
option principle. and when an appeal
was made 10 ali 10 unto. former SEN
a-or r% ti.r,,n ,a.
= !, -, . u!Nnet Seiihtof y.
o!""S "nd mo "tner delegates sat
N iheir seats, refusing to take part
y fnf yote.
Nv. t.,ri.r ,:iat. Il II 49,
Hint - iiNft ~ "a
~ Dill IL 'As hnl'ihcit-
aroon e-lection in Lynehburg rhe ad-
dress Of Speaker II. l.. Byrd oIl THO
subject OF REGISTRATION laws. Il nrc-.
~ m " 'H'Spi'nH ?! 'hc same con-
EeF. Il u 6 Maciachian- ofthis eity.
n,i"1S oa Sly prcsfain tHr IN address
81 me freSS and Prohibition. VIII
not IN present n, the Newport SeHs
neettns.
Eject New President.
lScteed ftev. iicnfl PearcG Atkins. o..
~ Lnond. Mf- tkins has INV scrvci
~ Fsars. ana Will ~aceordinS to chs
IoM. ~ftilrc. key. r. -. Garrett, ~
portsmouth,. ard Iipv. r.. IL Bcnncit III
iTncAbu.S. haNa Been sucgestc, is MS
u ~
ne ele6,ea by th@ tonvention. Viii meet
.a1er oH, probably Within Few weeks.
uno. seiect a Enperintcndcnt Tor lhc
a5ate 4, II the pia1e of ICY, James can
Moh; VINO r@teHtly resigned. For this
1iace .Dr. Bennett has also been sny-
Sosteo, a. ms lSfr y. y McAlistcr,
no" senerai SHeretary. IT h1$ alsn
1911 i,'teg ihai INC nalno or Professor
=. +. Jordan, IF St;rinton. would 10
I~rcSenied. ior this posiiton. but Ar
ioTdan haS stated 0OSitivelv tha, liz
"oiih not accept. rhcrc ms. Iii con-
srQnencet heen some discussion 81
ftectlns ih,e ~Stannton man as pr,si-
deNt. WAicn Is an honorary position,
ana would require but LITTLE uf hie
'Ine. -
~, -itklna Will call tho meeting Ia
Tt4.,Gggr ~ t@n, ! .hfsdity oycniug tn the
Ilrbt iFcSnHt"riau Chiirch or Nowror
-scws. M arrHnGcul"nis have Gec,
mnue q nc entfttalnmaitt ofthc dele
areyided. / te2en5oat lnafa,laa / 4.sn.