The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-22
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DR.. James Cannon Is Elect
General Superin tendenu
of Anti Saloon League n
COMMITTEE ELECTS Il
OFFICERS FOR YEA
Defines Plan to Press Al
tation to Obtain Enabling
Act from Assembly NJ
and Governor

the Anti-Saloon League OF virxfn
met last night and elected 0mlA
and issued a statement of its pom
| for the coming year. .aa
! II was realized by the comm1u
! that the fight has now roached
stage that calls for more vfgOt9
| and aggressive action. To this =
! II was decided to increase tho foQ
i OF men in the field from four 0
| seven and large fund will HAYS
! be provided for the additional e3
pense, - -
! DIR. James Cannon. who resigned a
| general superintendent year ao9Sa
was elected to that position again, -
| Will be in charge Of the work. 49,
| Cannon stated that he will be unan49l
I to give his entire time to the HuSTs
| but consented to serve without nnA
airy and was unanimously elected. III
The meeting was largely attendo1sA
the following members being Wr414S
ent: r. 8. Barbour, Professor n. HI
Huntington, Professor c. T. JordaM
8. r. Jones. w. s. Chesley. g. NJ
Hawkshurst. Peter wright Thon d,
Whitehead. Drs. e. T. Wexford. y MsS
Pitcher. g. w. Perryman. w. A. Chrl
/, tan, p. A. Cave, James Cannon. .s
T. Dadmun. Thomas Ssmwes. ], 49,
Camak, q. c. Hatcher. T. Men. 6tmp~S
| son, f. II. Bennett, J. d. McAlintaFsa
/ David Hepburn.
Report Of Committee.
The report OF the committee ap~s
pointed at the meeting held on MarcAa
9Th WAS presented and after sOnnN
slight amendment was adopted - f0l~S
lows:
Whereas. the Senate Of virginia ~
! the recent session OF the General A.
| sembly defeated the enabling act. A3t1x
1t had been petitioned for by MANY
| thousands Of voters from every &C.,
ton of Virginia, and after It had beetk
passed by the House OF Delegates b9x
| a two-thirds vote: and
Whereas, we believe that q n4&s
jority Of the senator's In taking MMl
action did not represent the w1gn
Of majority OF their constituentek
and sSs
whereas. the Anti saloon Lesgue ol
| Virginia In its convention In JAnuaf4s
| I'm the remote contingency that
the enabling act do not pass we In
struct our Executive COMMITTEES t0s
press the agitation Of this questiOns
| until we secure the election OF AN
governor and Legislature that wtlts
grant us the privilege that We nov.
claim
Therefore. be 1t resolved:
LIST Our duty and policy are plain
to press the agitation OF this Quee@y
ton until public sentiment shall III
so strong as to obtain from both gOv
| ernor and General Assembly in b0t1&
branches the granting Of the prixNa
ilege claimed in the enabling act. vtgS
the right of the people to vote 0s
Statewide prohibition, unmixed wtxle|
other confusing issues.
End. That. not only Is this pollels
prescribed for us by the governin
| body Of our organization, but *
I'm accordance with the dictates ~
+, sound judgment. For however, t&1N
question may be finally determined h463
the Legislature. we do not seek pr0yx
hibitory law that does not have b6S
hind 1t a clear expression Of tho W31E
Of the people, unmixed with perp0uoE
or party considerations. $50
Prohibition by the people and to12
tho people ought to be our wAtch4
| word.
3rd. In order to carry on an &k%&
fective campaign Of agitation a1NN
education. in so large territorys1
the State OF Virginia. 1t will be ne06 e
sary to increase our active forno#t8
at least seven men. For the Nhat
t tsainanae< Of that force.-we cGnfof -
| pend on the unsupplem0nted Yo1G1
of our regular field day offerings.
will be necessary to have q yea8f
supplemental guarantee fund, II
are to do the effective work conto
plated by this program. 1t n thu
fore necessary that steps should
taken to secure pledges for the nao<
sary guarantee fund. and to incseo
our working foyce. ssgl
| ,..~ Officers. Elected.
The committee then took up
matter OF the election OF of1c1fa
the coming year. DR.. J. NJ. Piles
M ina AA np To re- -
general superintendent. DR.. Cans
stated that he could not accept IT,
position, II he would be expec4eA h
give his entire time 70 the work AZ {
league Under the existing circuI
stances. he was willing 70 TAXA
to It such time as his other dls2
would permit. and for the services
he could render he would not b6sV
Ing to accept any salary.
The nomination Of DR.. Cannes
DR.. Pitcher was seconded ~
Peruvian. and he was elected un1
mously.
/ Rev. J. d. McAlister was $780,
general secretary: DR.. !. II.
was reelected secretary Of NJ
ton: Rev. p. J. RiohardAom N1
elected DISTRICT superiutoudem
Northern Virginia. and H..
Hepburn was reelected AaDkx
perintendont Of 60uthaantor1SN
Tho following were e3oot44 RI
stitute tho headquarters Co.
for the year: r. & nar1o1Es
Cannon, w. A. Christian IL
kin.: p. 3. Dadmun. = 1.sN
J. W. Canal: $500.
adopted: N "a: a3Z
splendid work done ~ OaIEE
and workers especially d11n