The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-12-17
Big AntI-SaIoo7 Meeting in
Washington Begins Monday
FOR WEBB-KENYON BILL


III TOW brings I'M SaNftsntE ~
OF December and With IL clos. ap-
proach temperance advocates View
the prospects of tn. passage Of the
Kenyon bill as g1avin bright
Ct and brighter. This bill prohibits
interstate shipment OF liquor into
dry territory ANA I'll. il i the thing
he peopl. are hunting for is indi-
Gated BY the active tght that the
liquor Interests are making against il.
\ week ago there was published a
letter which the National LIQUOR
Dealers association sent out by the
mlillons, urging those whose liquor
business would be injured by this
Dill TO go in person to Washington
next Monday Sine. then ii has
been leaIne that hundreds of liquor
houses are sending out such a cir
cular letter IN every letter tina they
send 10 their and hoped
for customers throughout the coun-
try.
Only last week q gentleman of his
city received a batch Of five hundred
Of such letters. bearing the headline,
Extremely Important for distribu-
ton non the friends of the liquor
traffic. but, these five hundred cir
culars fell into h hands Of d man
who favors the passage Of the Webb
IACHSoH III anu ACCORDINGLY the let
ters from the liquor dealer found
their way into the rash basket. One,
however. reached this office and it
makes plain that the friends Of the
lawless liquor traffic will certainly
fight this bin In person and by peti-
ton. and lis should, as It doubtless
will, put the advocates Of the cause
on their mettle.
The news coming to his office is
that the temperance people will
move on Washington this week in
such force that the liQuorites will not
Dinwiddie, the Legislative superin-
tendent, Washington, d. c., writes
most encourasingly about the. at
tendance Of delegates from all over
the United States TO the conference
which meets on Monday for the
bill. and Rev. r. L. Davis, State su-
perintendent of the North Carolina
Anti-Saloon League, says that North
| Carolina will be we'll represented.
Already he has heard from many
| gentlemen who say that they are go
Rev. c. J. D. Parker. of Reidsville,
Rev. S. F. Conrad, OF Charlotte; r. Q.
Eeverett, Of Durham: Rev. r. l..
Davis. Of Raleigh; Rev. O. L. String
field, Of Raleigh: Rev. ". j. Little, Of
Lemon Springs: Rev. H.. Nj. Blair, Of
Greensboro: Dr.. w. ]. Sumner. Of
Randlenlan B. J.. Tmberger, Of Con-
cord: W. B.. Cooper, Of Wilmington:
G. w. Wilson, Of G~astonia; Dr.. bred
Peacock, Of High Point: Rev. II. II.
Jordan, Of M%organton; Rev. a. d.
Wilcox, Of Louisburg; Or. K. 7. Nann.
Of Raleigh; Jno. A. Oates, Of Fay
etteville; Carey J. Hunter, OF Raj
eigh; Archibald johnson. Of Thomas
Vile: J. A. HARNESS., Of Statesvi1ie:
w. n. Everett, Of R~ockinghaln; 7. W.
Leak. Of R~ockingham: G. W. Carter,
of Clayton: +. l.. Hinton, of Clayton;
Rev. S. J. Belts, Of Raleigh.
That these delegates have the hear
ty support of North Carolina is shown
by the resolutions that have been
unanimously passed at church con
f%erences, conventions. mass meetings
and other GATHERINGS throughout The
State recently. Last sunday there was
printed in this paper the resolutions
from the churches showing that the
various denominations Of the STATE
have endorsed the Webb Kenyon bill.
In addition TO this, the convention -
the North Carolina Farmers Union,
about FIVE hundred strong. represent
ing seventy thousand members, which
met in this city last week. passed
unanimously the following memorial:
Resolved, that We. the Farm
ers' Union, memorable the Con
sress OF the United States to ass
the Webb-kenyon Interstate III
auor Shipment Bill now pending,
which Is fixed as the order Of the
day in the Senate for December
IS, 1912. And that We assure
our senators and representatives
Of our hearty approval Of thor
action IN working for the TaSSaee
OF his measure.
Resolved. further. that our SCI
rotary be instructed to telegraph
our dele cation in Congress. rep
re~sentatives and senators II tie
above resolution.
That North Carolina citizens oeS:r.
the passage OF this Eoeasnrt s"r}a'