Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-03-01
Statewide Local Option Indorsed

At meeting of the Montgomery County
Anti-Saloon League in the Southern Metho-
dist Church here on February 22nd, held
in celebration of the fifteenth anniversary
Of the organization and attended by a large
number of temperance workers and others
from all parts of the county, the question
of the attitude of this county's representa-
tives in the Legislature on the Statewide
local option bill now before the legislature
was given serious consideration, and a
resolution unanimously adopted calling up
on the legislators to stand firm in their
position on the question and work and vote
in favor of the measure.
A resolution was also adopted setting
forth that the Anti-Saloon League of
MONTGOMERY county is not affiliated with
either political party, but represents the
best element of this county and stands
for the temperance sentiment of the county !;
that voting right on the Statewide local
option bill is not a question of pleasing the
Anti-Saloon League, but of carrying out
the wishes of the voters of the county !;
that the present representatives from this
county were elected with the distinct I'M
Outstanding that they were to vote for the
Statewide bill. as their predecessors did.
and that if there had been any intimation
last year that any of them might vote
otherwise the temperance voters of both
parties would have defeated them in the
primaries and not have waited for the No
vember election that the hundreds of
temperance people consider that the coun-
TVS legislative representatives are morally.
if not actually. pledged to support the
Statewide BILL that Montgomery county
is overwhelmingly in favor Of temperance.
and the citizens interest is not merely
local. but Statewide and national.
1t being reported to the meeting that
member of the county's delegation in the
House Of Delegates, who gave his pledge
to the league to support the local option
bill, had lined up with the ants. it was
decided to send him telegram of inquiry.
to him: THE Anti-Saloon League in ses-
sion here wishes to know if you expect to
stand on your written pledge in respect to
Statewide local option bill. and would like
an answer by not later than P. M today"
No answer was received.
Ii was decided to send delegation to
Annapolis in the interest of the measure,
and the following were named Thomas
j. Owens. Wesley A. Maxwell. Alfred Viii
son. Moses B. Montgomery, DIR. Eugene
Jones. DIR. John L. Lewis. Robert E. L.
Smith, r. E. Kanode, George r. Rice, Albert
f. Shoemaker. Edward G. Ward. Alfred C.
Warthen, R. Bentley Thomas, Joseph J.
Janney and Rev. DR.. Everett.
A resolution was unanimously passed
commencing former judge James B. Hem
derson. of Rockville, for his course during
his fifteen years as associate judge of his
circuit in enforcing the liquor and gambling
laws of the State.
The league was in session all day. the pre-
siding officers being Moses B. Montgomery,
Thomas J. Owens and Rev. William D.
Keene. f. Wilson Walker served as secre-
tary. A meeting Of the executive COM
mittee. at which important business was
transacted, was held in the morning. after
which addresses were delivered by Warren
Choate. Frank Higgins. Mrs. Sarah 7. Mil
Ter, Thomas J. Owens and Rev. Park P.
FlournOy. At noon luncheon was served
by the ladies Of the Rockville W. C. 7. u.