Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-11-28
New York Wants Anderson
Baltimore Evening Sun of Monday.

Baltimore Evening Sun of Monday.
Both the national and New York head
quarters committees of the Anti-Saloon
League have asked William H. Anderson,
superintendent of the league in Maryland.
to take immediate charge of the work in
New York, it was authoritatively learned
today
While it has been rumored that the Rev
DIR. John Roach Straton will succeed Mr.
Anderson in this State if he does resign,
it was stated today on good authority that
DR.. Straton will not be considered Charles
M. Levister has many friends among the
membership of the league who believe that
he should be promoted.
The work in New York is in bad way
The national and New York committees
are anxious to have Superintendent An
derson take hold at once to liven things up.
They have been after him before for this
job. but he has consistently refused to
leave Maryland.
Every pressure these outside influences
can exert is being brought to bear upon
him now to have him accept. They are
also urging the members of the Maryland
committee to make no fight to retain him.
Superintendent Anderson. who is attend
ing meeting of the Methodist Episcopal
Church Temperance Society, of which he
is one of the board of managers, at Topeka,
Kan. has taken the matter under consider
alton. He informed both committees dur
ing the recent national convention, where
things came to focus, that he would not
make decision until after talking it over
with members of the Maryland headquar-
tiers committee upon his return to Balti-
more. His decision, it is believed, will be
announced in week or ten days.
The SUPPLEMENTARY of the New York
League would be decided promotion for
Mr.. Anderson. 1t would mean a much
larger salary and bigger job in many
other ways. 1t is looked upon as the most
desirable Office in the league, with the
probable exception of the national super
intendency, now held by DIR. P. A. Baker.
of Westerville, Ohio.
Mr.. Anderson will not return to the city
for several days. Though the headquar-
ters' committee will meet this afternoon it
will not discuss the question of his leaving
officially, but will await his return. AS
matter of fact, however, it will be the chief
topic Of conversation.
William F. Cochran, Jr, probably the
largest financial hacker of the Maryland
bureau, is a member of the national head
quarters committee, as well as the Mary
land committee He is extremely fond of
Mr.. Anderson and has Loyalty backed him
to the limit in everything; but owing to
conditions in New York, and the need for
a man of Mr.. Anderson's calibre there. is
said to have agreed to his transfer.
Members of the Maryland headquarters
committee are unwilling to let him 90. but
the pressure from the national committee
is extremely heavy, and they will probably
agree to accept Mr. Andersons decision,
no matter what he decides There is a
difference of opinion as to when he should
Co. Some members believe that he should
at least remain to conduct the fight through
the coming session of the legislature.
Others think that he should drop the work
Immediately, should he decide to 90 to
New York. Both the New York and ma
tional committees are urging that he get
to New York as soon as possible, so as to
manage the fight in the New York Legis-
lature, and so build the ground work for
foundation for more aggressive work at
the next session. They want him to make
local option live issue in New York this
winter.