Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-12-03
REV. DR.. R. B. URMY
HEAD OF LEAGUE
MOrristOw1 Man Named Presi-
dent by Anti Saloon Forces
at Spirited Election.
NEWARKERS CHOSEN FOR
Washingtonian Predicts Pas
sage of Kenyon-Sheppard
Bill by Congress.

AT the annual meeting of the Anti
Saloon League of New Jersey, held
Yesterday afternoon in the First Pres
bvterian Church, an election of officers
took place. After very spirited bal
loting the Rev. DIR. Ralph B. Urmy,
of Morristown, was elected president;
Fillmore Condit, of Essex FEELS, vice
president; william Cairns, of Newark,
treasurer. and G. Rowland Monroe, OF
Newark. secretary. The meeting was
well attended by directors from
throughout the State.
National Legislative Superintendent
DIR. e. C. Dinwiddie, of Washington,
n. a.. spoke on the national work
snd discussed the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
hilL prohibiting sales of liquors in
interstate commerce as a violation of
the law. The bill has been favorably
reported in the Senate and 1t Will
come ND for discussion on December
rs. he said.
He also gave a view of the proposed
extension of the work of the National
Anti-Saloon League and declared tnat
he expected that a conference VIII
take place in washington on Deem
ar is by friends of the Kenyon-Shep-
pard bill. who will assemble there
from all parts of the country for the
purpose of pushing the bill through.
He. declared that governors or
MANY States have appointed dele
rates to the conference, and x
messed the belief that If the bill is
brought to a vote, it will be passed
by a large majority in both houses OF
Congress.
Th report of State superintendent
pew. 1. .Stearns was read. In vio-
lent language, at times almost tren-
zied. he related the fight carried on
bv the league, saying in part:
.When other forces who knew of
the evil conditions faltered, the Anti
Saloon League boldly challenged pro-
tected and commercialized vice,
aroused a mighty wave of public SEN
timent. and as a result a Citizen
Committee of One Hundred has been
organized, and through them a Vigil
lance League of thousands is being
enrolled to carry out a permanent
campaign of watchfulness and
progress.
1--WE saw thai liquors were being
sold in hundreds Of dining and cafe
cars in our State without license,
every car being in the eye of the law
a %disorderly house. The Anti-Saloon
League secured orders from all rail-
way companies in the State abolish
ing these travelling barrooms.
I'm many places, cooperating with
local friends, we have fought licenses,
abolished speak-easies, and at every
possible opening we are following
he trail of the serpent. Plans are
made and material is now being pre-
pared for continued and persistent
warfare along these lines.
During the sessions of the last
Legislature we were constantly on
guard protecting the interests of the
church and moral forces. We or
ganized AMI conducted public hear
ings in favor of our local option bill
and against the wholesalers extern
sion bill, the Atlantic City Sunday
opening bill and the bill penalizing
for disappearing their
The former two were killed
and we drew the teeth of the latter,
rendering It %innocuous by amend
We also exposed and thus
killed James r. Nugent's bill abol-
in certain instances the ZOO