The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-01-09
THE ANTI SALOON
FORCES TO MEET
State Convention in Raleigh
For Three Days Will Begin
January TWenty-Sixth
TO PRESS w IN
MORE AGGRESSIVE WORK

Executive Committee OF North caro-
lima tnti-Saloon League Plans for
Il Great Convention at Which Vital
Subjects VIII BE DiscusScu-It Ar
ranges 10 Put in the Field in West
crn North Carolina an Assistant Su-
pcrintcndcnt.
4 great state Convention OF the
Antl-Saloon League forces OF North
Carolina has been called to lac held IN
Raleigh on Friday, Saturday and Sun
DAY, January. 26, 81 and IS. The
convention is 10 have in it representa-
tiEes t4olu every section OF tne state,
ana there WIll take part III 1t speakers
Of national reputation. The owen
ton Will be largely attended and VIII
be hcld in the Auditorium,
The determination to mold THIS con-
VenuUn was reached at 1t meeting OF
the Xecuty committee Of the Nolth
Carolina A~nti-SaloOn League held IN
Raleigh yesterday. At the meeting II
was declared that the League must
adopt q more aggressive policy. 1t
was conSidele d by the executive co1n-
mIttcc that there is Il statewide de-
u.Aud for this, ana that 10 set the
forces into active work for the sup
g.. preston of the drink evil tneIe should
be = state convention, and by a unAnl-
NOUS vote the convention was called.
tq begin III Raleigh at 3 o'clock on the
afternoon OF Friday, january 10Th,
and continue through Sunday.
\ committee was appointed TO ar
range for all the details of this meet
ing. t. prepare a program and to Sc
cure speakers. The members OF this
committee. are Messrs n. =. B~rou@hton
Il. l.. Davis, superintendent OF the
North Carolina Anti-Saloon League
James I. Johnson. mayor Of Raleigh,
w. \. Jones and Josephls Daniels
some OF the most prominent speakers
in the nation viii he secured, anC
there is already cooked as one OF
those Or. Il. Il. Baker, general su.
pcrintcndcnt of the A~nti-SalooI
League of America. vt the conven-
ton all phases Of the temperance
question Will be discussed, and mer
Who know viii speak on law enforce
mcnt, national legislation, the effec'
OF alcohol on the body, the benefits O
prohibition. and like subjects. Raj
eigh, with its splendid hotel accommo
dations and great auditorium will b
prepared to entertain a great cOnVen
con III w lltll tlIiICi anu temper dIlt'
organizations all owe the state will b
represented 10y preachers and repre-
sentative citizens.
The executive committee also deter
mined to extend its work in the state
and decided to employ an assistan
superintendent who will reside in tn
western part Of the state. This ncy
official of the Anti-Saloon League Wi
begin work at once and will give HI
time wholly to work in the field.
The meeting of the Anti-S2loo
League executive committee yesterda
was held in the rooms of the Chan
Ter Of Commerce and it was an or
thusiastic gathering. Present at
were Mcssrs. r.. +. Beasley, Of Mur
roe, chairman; Archibald Johnson, {
Thomasville; Maj. II. A. London, (
Iittshoro; Josephus Daniels. n. !
~Iroughton. Clarence II. Poe, j. v
Pailey, |. c. Blair. w. n. Jones, Re
L. S. Massey. of Raleigh, and Re
Il. l.. Davis, of Wilson, s~uperintende1
OF the Anti-Saloon League. BY prov
there were represented Rev. H.
lialr, Of Greensboro; Stephen NJ
lntyre, Of Lurnberton; Rev. +.
Beaman, of Durnam; j. A. Oates.
Fayetteville; Rev. j. r. Underwoo
Of Littleton, and Heriot Clarkson,
Charlotte.
During the meeting the report
II. IL ldNlS LOT y
was read and recommendations ma,
IN 1t were discussed. An extract fro
his report is as follows:
My conviction is that prohibitio
although it has not measured up
the expectation of many people, h
been q success in our state. and
spite OF the fact that there has d
veloped a liquor trade, which the u
just interstate commerce laws ha
made possible, still North Carolina h
saved millions of dollars ecaus
the reduction in the traffic, and mu
manhood because of less liquor drur
For instance. New Jersey. which
one of the three states that has +
ever a local option law, used last We
SO million gallons of liuuor. VIII
North Carolina used certainty Il
than 5 million gallons. You will
member that the committee appoint
by Congress to look into the mat
of the interstate liquor traffic credit