The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-11
March Down Pennsylvania
Avenue to Capitol in Solemn
Silence Occasionally Broken
With Hymns.
RESENT PETITION
FOR NATIONAL LAW
Through Representative Hob.
son and Senator Sheppard
Ask Congress to Refer Com
stitutional Amendment to
the Several States.
Especial to The Richmond virginian.,

! Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
! WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. To-
More than a thousand men and oiIe
thousand women in omnous deter-
minatton marched from the Raleigh
/ hotel down Pennsylvania avenue to
( the capitol To-Day and assem- oied on the
east wing of the capitol building
spreading in overflow below, to pre-
sent to congress, through Senator
/ Sheppard, of Texas. and Hon. Rich.
mond +. Hobson. of Alabama. a bill
for the submission to the States OF an
amendment to the constitution OF the
/ United States prohibiting the manu-
! facture or sale of intoxicating Liquor
in all of the States and territories.
| Without bands of music, with few
banners and no flare of trumpets. but
| with a. personnel of character and de-
! termination such as perhaps WaI
never seen In committee before con
I gress in the history OF this country,
this mighty host from every State In
the Union. marched, ever and anon
singing Onward, Christian Soldiers,r
| and My Country, TITS of Thee ss@s
Bill Is Presented.
| Rev. p. A. Baker. on behalf Of th0
AntiSaioon League OF America, ana
Mrs. Lillian M. n. Stevens, on behalf
Of the National " G. TIL presented
the bill to Senator Shepherd and Cons
gresham Hobson and f. H. Cherring-
ton. editor of the American Issue 10
| Westerville. o., and Ex-Governor Mall
colin p. Patterson, of Tennessee, made
mastery addresses.
| A large delegation was present
from Virginia, headed by Governor
Mann and Rev. James Cannon. d. D..
! including also Rev. ]. ID. McAllister.
f. J. Richardson, David Hepburn. s.
c. Hatcher, @. w. Perryman, Fl. NJ.
Hauil, J. S. Peters. and, of the lay
| men. such temperance leaders As J.
w. Hough, of Norfolk; w. III. Vim
cent, of Capron; w. Med. Lee, ~
Irvington: P. V. d. Conway and w. s.
Chesley of Fredericksburg; r. s. Bar
bour. of South Boston: w. c. Ivey ana
H f.. Blackstone; j. K. Cooper. Of
Winchester, and Thomas Whitehead.
of Amherst. HI
In the afternoon each OF the several
State delegations met in separate seq
sions and laid their plans to visit and
confer with their State representatives
In congress with reference to this pro-.
posed legislation.
VIII See Wilson.
President Wilson was too unwell 10
receive the full committee today, but
engaged to meet representative com
mittee tom orrow. The Virginia rep-
resentatives on this committee are: ..
W. Hough. of Norfolk, and Rev. James
Cannon. Jr. an
Tonight a monster meeting was
held in the beautiful hall Of the D.s
A. r. Speakers of national and Inter-
national reputation, United States
senators, congressman and others.
spoke to an enthusiastic audience and
tomorrow morning, 1000 delegates
will sit together at breakfast fur~
Their to define and perfect their plans
| Literally thousands of applicants fOfN
breakfast tickets at 81, were denied
for lack of room. The greatest eYl.s
thusiasm prevails and a profound tins
preston has been made. sss
Cherrington's Speech.
e, w. Cherrington said in part. s
This committee OF 1000 men. coln-
ing as they do from every Stats "
the Union, represents q vast multt*
tude OF men and women in every walk
OF life. M
las American citizens they appear
at the doors of the Capitol Of THU
great republic In harmony with 49,
spirit OF article ! OF the amendmontn
to the federal constitution, Nh1c6
guarantees the right OF the peoptn
peaceably 10 assemble and petition On
government for a redress Of gx1oG
ances'
The gentlemen composing IN
committee are here In no spirit 0A
bombast or parade, but on sex1ou04
business. Iney are not I1n46300 W00%M
have narrowed their thought and No.
sion to a single propaganda. UNI
thoughtful. patriotic men who REALISE
that there Is more than one uu31f101%
before the public and more than Ola1ESs
problem FOR society to solve.
They are a part OF tho Incorporates
body polite which you represent. Thoy
are stockholders in the great insEltMS3
tions of American society. whose aeGIH
h, kf,Sia 60 he AAtx
your hands. u
THE absolute prohibition Of thG4S
sale Of intoxicating liquors for hexssA
erage purposes has been adopted M44&SSs
nine States tMaine. Kansas. North UW
kota. Georgia. North Carolina. 0H&S$
lahoma. Mississippi. Tennessee a1eM#
West Nirginia), having an aggrGEM&S&
population OF 14.SS6.96l. ~ MI
1.-The legislatures Of thirty-one 0kANxs
States alabama. Arizona, CalI6OFMx *A
Colorado. Connecticut. Delaware. E1<
ida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana. KentuGJI
Louisiana, Maryland, MassAchunGt IA
Michigan. Minnesota. Missouri, 44
tana. Nebraska. New Hampshtre. H4MS
York. Ohio. Oregon. Rhode 1a1o1
South Carolina, Texas. Utah. vern14
Virginia, Washington and Wtscon01
have by law prohibited the sale mr. r.
toxicating liquors In certain e11r0
OF political subdivisions. pr0hfhoc
becoming operative whenever = N
jority OF the electors In q regulox
special election indicate BY v0to n
they wish the provisions az tn4
to apply Under the operato4