The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-07
Efforts to Divide Temperance
Ranks Fruitless, Says
Mrs. BickerS
GOVERNOR STANDS FOR
SALOONLESS VIRGINIA
President of Bi-County I'm
ion Asserts That Late
Adulation Will Fail
of its Purpose

merry antasonistic 70 me do'erhof
ana temperance iessiatioh 10 create
a oisisioh IN the temperance ranks
LOT the purpose y. stelhihihs .ne .ioe !
OF pronioiuon excNes the risioies Oh
the W. y: y: WORKERS accoroihs
10 Mrs. w. IA. Suckers. PRESIDENT Oh
the hanover ana nenrlco bi-Souhty
Union. wnich met IN annual consen-
uon Iuesoay morning IN se- James
Metnooist cnurch.
Mrs. bicAefs po'hS OUT 'hat tae
governor mas always STOOD tor a sa-
!ooniess Vireina, ana VIII not permit
late aduiation 70 cause nimseiI 10
De MADE a Summing niocK III the
way OF state-dfae pronipition- inc
ADDRESS encourages quipoinS over
methods. counsels charity ana Tor
nearance. and especially commences
the mayor and Police Chiet werner.
WIN large quota OF oincers ana
delegates present the convention was
opened with devotional services by
the hev. George r. Greene pastor
Oh the churcn. Inc usual comniit,ees
were appointed anu the president
ADDRESS was then delivered
Mrs. Sparks Speaks.
Later. Mrs. May Pauline Sparks.
national lecturer of the w. c. 7. u,
made an eloquent address TO the con-
vention, which was received with de-
monstrations OF delight and enthusi-
asm. She graphically pictured the
worldwide extent and tremendous in
fiuence OF the white ribboner organi-
cation. which is now organized in If
~ nations OF tho world and which
gained 10000 in mem bership last year.
vigorous campaign in this city for ten
days. Monday night she and the BIZ
county president organized a new
union In South Richmond, while the
corresponding seeretary or the BIZ
County and president OF Unity Union
was al the town council meeting IN
Higniauu fark pressstan8 aeainst tne
licensing OF saloons in tnat town. 81
rather ENDORSING tne proposed orai-
nance TO proninit any saloon incense.
support Enaofing Att
MRS. bickers paper reads IN par
as Ioiio"s:
Inc Ahu-saioon league conVen'
tioh having aaopteu q resolution 'ooA'
ing 10 the passage oy ouE Lssis'aeurt
OF an ehaphns ACT whereby 1he
voters OF the state snAh DC given
opportunity 10 oeciare ,or or asAlhs,
state"ide prohioitioh, we shouIo
ieno our influence In pensn OF ths
passage OF the piii- Quite true Ia
that We peiieae the Jaw shouio an
soiuteiy prohipit tne hquoF uahs
witnoot the encuhiocusion Oh any
ehaohhg act. oat never corr
ING our positioh oI .osai aosunenee
Tor the indivlaoaI ana iegai pronfpi-
ton Tor the state we VIII not aaio'
nie over methoos "nen the issue IL
Joined neIore the electorate as IL no"
is- -Y LAC A." A'.@'A, s1- CAR now ~ essE
DC counted On Ior acuse sofViee IN
any contest between the vets ano
orys'
~ IL now a nghe TOT STATEWIDE
prohioitioh. FOR the enaonhg act
10 a precursor OF the straisht-o
nght between those VINO WOULD pan
lsn Inc licensed Saloon from the "noie
state ana those VINO would continue
'ts existence. Inc eHorts on the par
OF hitherto antasonistic FORCES OF the
Mann law. OF local prohinition and
OF our believed Governor TO seek
daSision In the ranks on ~the temper.
ahces forces ana stem the TIDE OF
Statewide prohioition by franucaliJ
calling upon the friends OF local self
government TO look 10 the governor
as their saNauon ID quite sufncien'
to excite our risioles- The governor
has stood for more than local OPP
ton all along. He Is the author oil
the Mann law which closed 500 oil
more saloons He has consistent,
proclaimed that he would vote dry
in any election. local or Statewide
and would sizn the enabling act. AL
though he may have been unfavor-
able to a Statewide election to ac-
complish this end. he has always beer
for a 'saloonless Virginia. and the,
are reckoning without their host who
imagine that this late adulation would
cause him to suffer himself to bt
made a stumbling block in the wa,
Of Statewide prohibition.
Mayor Richard son deserves our
Communication for his determines
stand against the presentation OF i'm