The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-27
Reply TO LEAGUE
QUESTIONS ARE OF
VITAL IMPORTANCE
Vote Of Lieutenant Governor on
Enabling Act May Pass
or Defeat
CHANCE OF FOUR
VOTES WILL TIE
Possibilities Of This Makes Dec
1aration Of Machen and Ely
son in its Favor Highly
Important

Tho answers received ny IHe Auta~
)aloon league to requests made OF the
)hree candidates for lieutenant gov
|rnor for their position on the en-
Ihiing act, which will be pushed in the
|ext legislature. are OF great interest
) friends and opponents OF the act,
ecause of the fact that their posi-
Ion on this question may be OF vital
Importance to the fate Of the act. In
kct, II In considered highly probable
hat to the lieutenant governor, the
residing ofi1cer OF the senate. will
= left the decision as to whether
Ne act shall be passed or defeated.
In case Of tie vote In the senate
M lieutenant governor has the de-
hat the vote In that body on the en-
hling act will be exceedingly close IL
Ia tie.
Change Of Four Voters.
Two years ago the enabling act was
|afeated by a vote Of "a to l6. A
>hange of four votes will bring about
| lie and az Ellyson and Machen. one
4 which will be the next lieutenant
|overnor, both favor the act. In that
|Ase IL would become law. Henry
ttuart. who will be governor. has
Promised to sign 1t
go probable Is II that enough
.hanges will be secured by the dry
kaders to get, at least, a tie vote, that
he wet" senators have taken ccgni-
Knee OF the trend OF events and n
|bnfcrence OF several has been held In
Richmond recently. II is said. There
I'M be but two changes in the per
nnel OF the senate and this change
fili not affect the vote as the sue
keaor TO Senator Folkes, who voted
gninst the act, win be John =. Har-
hood. who la expected to vote the
hme way. The two candidates for the
Acancy in Washington county are
dry and both have promised to vote
|br tho act.
| 10 there with be no cnanke here. hut
reasure has been brought to bear
'pon some Of those who voted against
he act last session by their constttu-
hts and IL In more than probable that
bme OF them will be induced to
hange their vote. Whether there will
= enough Of these changes TO. affect
Ne result remains to be seen, but the
Probabilities are great enough to lend
pnsiderable interest TO the cores
5undence between the Anti-Saloon
kague and the three candidates for
Dutenant governor.
The Correspondence.
! Identical letters were. upon the
hme date, addressed to Messrs-
Eedderburn. Eliyson and Machen as
'bilows:
Richmond. Va. June II. 1918.
~ Dear Sir:
| Since its organization II has been
ko custom Of the Anti-Saloon League
J Virginia 10 publish for the infor-
hation Of voters the position OF can
'1dAte for public ONCE upon the liquor
Question.
| The temperance people Of the State
Ioiieve that II II their right a. citizens
! vote upon the question OF licensing
= not licenr:ng the manufacture and
he OF Intoxicating liquor beverages
: the State of Virginia and desire
exercise that right. They are
nEnestly reeking at the hands OF the
5oxt legislature the passage OF an
Enabling Act" which will give the
eopie Of the State the right to vote
the question Of licensing or not
censing the manufacture and sale
intoxicating liquors within the
ommonweaith Of Virginia
IN harmony with the above. we ad-
3fona you this note In a. most re-
noctful way to inquire, III YOU should
y elected lieutenant governor. would
&ou or would you not favor the pas
lge Of an Enabling Act giving the
eopie OF the State the right to vote
u the question Of Statewide prohibit
On should they 30 desire?"
We shall be pleased to have any
Vrtinent facts AZ to your record on
aA liquor question which II may be
III pleasure to give to the Public.
We have the honor to be,
Merry sincerely yours,
t6ixned) J. w. HOUGH.
kreaiaent nti-Saloon League OF vir-
ginla.
J. d. McALISTER.
Secretary.