Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-21
Virginia Legislature Expected
Z to Submit License Question
+ to the People.
MILITARY OF THE STATE
RECRUITED TO MAXIMUM
Complaint of Lack of Convicts for
Performing Work on the
Roads.
Special Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence OF The Star
y RICHMOND, Va. December -. 1915.
= From all that / can see and learn of
the situation. / should say that the legis-
Iature this coming session will make snort
work of the act TO allow the people OF the
state to vote on the liquor question, and
j believe that il will receive the support
of both the senate and the house. 1t is
better 10 allow the vote to be taken than
70 have the matter come into the politics
of the state and create factions in the
party If the legislature passes the bill IL
will he eliminated from politics. If tire
legislature shall decline to pass the meas
lure the failure win be laid at the doors
of the democrats of the state. For one ]
do not care to have such a charge made.
This statement was made by one of the
members OF the senate who was i'll the
City attending the hearings before the
finance committee which IS now engaged
In framing the general appropriate Dill.
He voted against the enabling act III the
last session lie then agreed that If the
voters in his district expressed choice IN
the matter at the election of members or
tfbe house this year he would vote for the
.euabling act That district has very de-
cisivelN voted for dry men in the house,
them by combining with other than demo-
Gratis having failed
I'm this connection. at stanton. where
an election was held this week on the
sauestiou Of liquor or no liquor. the city
E1otfd dry by majority of -. The sa-
loon men have sixty days in which to dis
bose OF their stocks and to make arrange
gments 10 get into other business The is
sue was clear-cut and hard fought The
town had. Just two years ago, voted TO re-
tain the saloons, the majority being am
pie to show the will of the people
. When the Legislative, election was held
sthe action Of the liquor men in voting
against the dry democrats who had
sbeen nominated aroused the indignation
Sof the people in the city and they deter
mined 10 rid the city OF the open saloon.
The vote was a surprise To the vets
who had counted on winning In this
election. il is declared. the negro vote was
used for the benefit OF the saloon men,
there being several arrests when they
tried to vote the liquor men bailing the
negroes out of Jail after they were ar
rested and locked up.
Clamor for Money.
This week the senate committee on
finance has been here working on the bill
(which approprates state revenues for
two years beginning March / next. The
demands 50 far made would require more
than S2,0O0.000 more than the total re-
sources of the Old Dominion TO meet,
provided the committee intended to grant
the increases asked for by the several
institutions. The various educational IN
terests of the state are asking for more
than q million ard half for their WORK
this money being needed for building new
dornIitories at normal colleges, heating
plants IaundrieS, ice plants, additional
lands for charging premises and for
caring for the large number OF young
women anxious to obtain an education
Acting under orders from the War De-
,nartment the Virginia military is now
recruited to maximum. There are three
fun degiments of infantry, the battalion
of the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
tfour full companies) and one fuli Tesi-
Ement of artillery. The organization OF
five new companies in the last two
months brought the total up to legal re-
ouirements The new commands are
composed of young men, many or them
former students at military colleges,
awhile in one instance the captain Is a
former West Point man. with lleutenants
ZsSho have seen service III tne resulal
sarny Prior TO the war with Spain there
Nvere several negro military companies
s5n Virginia but today there is not d
SOLITARY negro military command IN the
state Although repeated efforts nave
.4teen made by them Tor PERMISSION 10
5organize. il j. said, there were no va
8. :.ncies when the application was made
New Governor Oett1nS IN 1oucn.-
.iov.-elect Henry I. Stuart OF Russell
.l4as been here for several days meeting
Eold friends and getting in close touch
with the general trend OF state affairs.
incidentally, he took occasion to meet
.inany public men of the state and those
who had Endorsed various people for
,appointment to state positions. Among
these were all the line and staff officers
of the military establishment, all Of them
having united N Il request that he ap-
point Gen. William Wilson Sale to the
position of adjutant general Gov. stuart
gave no indication of his intention in the
matter. merely hearing what was To be
said ia behalf of the applicant and thank
ing the officers for having called. he an
.rounced that he would hear what was to
be said by others in behalf of Mai t.
Nj. Workman of the artillery and Maj
E. w. Bowles of the Blues. both OF
whom are applicants for the honor.
There is a contest on. for the chair
.1nanship OF the state fish commission,
now held by Col w Mcdonald Lee, and
it Is believed that he will win. He Is
opposed by DR.. j. ". Bowdoin. a former
chairman.