The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-02-25
STATE ANTI
SALOON CONVENTION
Mr.. Conway Speaks For Fred
erickSburg.
AND REPORTS, ETC.

Representative Carter Glass. OF
Lynchburg. Wednesday night. be
fore the Anti-Saloon League of
Virginia at Newport News. ar
raigned the Legislature for its fail
ure to make the payment of poll
taxes. by other than the voter.
penal offense. and for its further
failure to provide adequate registra-
ton laws.
You call this an indictment of
the Democratic party?" he asked.
Yes il is. IL is meant TO be an in
dictment of the Democratic party.
which. when it had the power, did
not enact the necessary laws. Tell
me l should not criticise therparty?
shall criticise it until it rectifies
the wrong"
Mr. Glass said little on prohibi-
ton matters. while he expressed
his sympathy with the cause of
Statewide prohibition. Tie referred
to the liquor interests and pol
iucians alike taking advantage OF
the loOpholes left 10 nullify the
franchise clause Of the Constitution
and to admit negroes to the fran
chiSe
General Secretary J. ID. McAlis-
ter presented his annual report. the
principal feature of which was a
recommendation for the establish
ment OF a league paper in Virginia,
instead OF using a Virginia edition
of a national organ. MIR. McAlister
4 H.
during the year. and had held 2O3
meetings He said that 246,674
pieces of mail matter had been sent
out from headquarters. represent
ing 3,4S1,229 printed pages. He as
serted that he had never formed po-
litical alliances. officially or person
ally. He repeated the need of the
league for more men and more
money
Rev +. j. Richardson. superinten-
dent of the Northern District report
ed that the only change in that sec
ton during the past year was the
closing of four distilleries in Page
county and that Winchester, Freder-
ieksburg and Lee district Shenan-
doah county Aad reaffirmed their
dry position by increased majorities.
Colonial Beach, in WestmOreland
county. in his district. which had
ten saloons. he declared to be
drinking place for Washington peo-
pie. and wanted Virginia 10 say
that she did not desire this class
of people from the national capital
to make this State the scene OF
orgies OF the twenty-eight counties
in his district, nineteen are dry He
told of tactics resOrted to by the
vets in Fredericksburg and Win
chesIer. saying that in the former
place negroes were induced TO stay
away from a meeting held by the
dry people. and it was reported that
they were RECALLED with cigars and
liquor. He said that men and mon
ey are needed.
The report of Treasurer s. B.
Jones showed that the league owes
$1.569.11. and has a balance Of
SLABS on hand. Its receipts dur
ing the past year were $21.352.72.
Salaries cost $3.50
At the conclusion OF DR.. Can
mons reading of the legislative COM
mittees report. DR.. w. Asbury
Christian. OF Richmond. offered
resolution that II should be printed
and a copy sent to every voter in
the State. so that II might go into
the homes visited by the "associa-
ted partners OF the drunkard-mak-
ers." Sow the State down with
it," he said.
DR. Christians attention was call
ed TO the fact that his proposition
would mean taking up a collection
of ten 10 twelve thousand dollars
and Che report went TO Committee
on Resolutions.
The convention expressed It's
thanks at the leadership Of DR..
Cannon.
Mr.. P. V. d. Conway spoke for
Fredericksburg. He thought local
option had been a good thing for
his city. and his address pleased the
audience vrey much. /