Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
STATEWIDE LOCAL
OPTION IS ENDORSED
Montgomery County Anti-Sa-
loon League Asks LegisIa-
ture to Vote for Bill.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md. February 49, 1912
At meeting of the Montgomery
County Anti-Saloon League in the South
ern Methodist Church here yesterday.
held in celebration of the fifteenth ami
versary of the organization and attended
by a large number of temperance work
ers and others from all parts of the
county, the question of the attitude of
this county's representatives in the legis-
lature on the statewide local option bill
now before the legislature was given seri-
Gus consideration. and resolution unan-
imously adopted calling upon the legis,a-
tors to stand firm in their position on the
question and work and vote in favor of
the measure.
A resolution also was adopted setting
forth that the Anti-Saioon League of
Montgomery county is not affiliated with
either political party, but represents the
best element in this county and stands
for the temperance sentiment of the
county: that voting right on the state
wide local option bill is not question of
pleasing the Anti-Saloon League. but of
carrying out the wishes Of the voters of
the county: that the present representa-
tives from this county were elected with
the distinct understanding that they We're
to vote for the statewide bill, as their
immediate 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 pri-
maries and no: have waited for the No
vember election: that the hundreds OF
temperance people consider that the coun-
tvs Legislative representatives are NOR
ally, 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 state-wire and ma
tional.
Send Delegation to Annapolis.
1t being reported to the meeting that
member of the county's delegation in
the house of delegates. who gave his
written pledge TO the league to support
the local option bill had lined up with
the ants. it was decided TO send to him
message was dispatched to him: The
Anti-Saloon League in session 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 late3 than :; pm.
today" 40 answer was receiN ed
1t was decided to send delegation to
Annapolis in the interest OF he measure,
an the following were named: Thomas
J. Owens. Wesley y. Maxwell. Alfred
Wilson, MCGcs s. Montgomery, Dr.. Eu-
gene Jones. D,'. John l.. Lewis. Robert E.
L. Smith, =. l.. ilanode. George Il. RICE,
Albert K. Shoemaker. Edward c.. Ward,
Alfred c. Wartilen. H. Bentley Thomas,
Joseph j. Janney ard Rev. Dr.. Everett.
\ resolution was unanimously passed
commencing former Judge James B.
Henderson of Rockville fer his course
uu. :ES lis fifteen years associate
JUICE CT his circuit in enforcing the
;.Guc-' ana gambling laws OF the state.
ne lta sac vas in session all day, the
r.k~---L-5 officers being Moses b. Mont
,mel!, Thomas j. Owens and Rev. Will
Ham d. neeEe. h. Wilson Walker served
as secretary. y meeting of the executive
cO.-!l?it,ee. at which important business
was transacted. was held in the morning.
-.4ter which addresses We're delivered by
Warren Choate, Frank Higgins. Mrs.
Sarah r Miller. Thomas J. Owens and
Rev. ParlIe P. Floulnoy. At noon lunch
con was served fJy the ladies OF the
Rockville w. c. T. L.