The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-24
FILLED WITH HOPE.
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE u
CLOSES ITS SESSION
Fight for Clean and Pure Life,
and for Better Standard Of
Living to Continue.
Regardless of Results the Con.
test Will Proceed Along the
Line of Better Government
Until Victory is Assured.

With Its members in a more opt.
mistic frame of mind and POSSESSED
of an even more firm determination
to be victorious in the fight they Aro
wagtng against the liquor trAf1c In
Virginia, the thirteenth annual con-
yention of the Anti Saloon league
came to an end last night.
The convention vas the greatest
best attended, most helpful and most
successful ever held, and delegates 90
to their homes happy that they have
accomplished so much.
The three sessions held yesterday
In the Seventh-Street Christian church
were the most interesting and prob
ably the most important since this
convention was called to order BY
Governor Mann Wednesday night.
In the business transacted during
the day. the adoption of resolutions,
the selecting OF officers and commit
tees who Will guide the league In
IT'S work In the coming year, the Ad-
dresses heard. placing before eAcn
person present the exact standing OF
the fight for a saIoonless Virginia. and
pointing out to them the steps that
must be taken in furthering the CAM
paign. the closing sessions were notA-
BILE ones
A Note OF Warning.
Though the enabling act was pAaUed
by the house OF delegates by . ma
iority larger than q majority OF tt
leagues members had hoped tor, 81
the measure il now up to the Den3
wath what appears to De spban6
chances for it's passage. and tho op-
portunity Of the voters Of Virginia -
express at the polls their wfl a
the question OF legaEMng the liquor
business Is almost within thear gfAAp,
speakers heard yesterday iMpfso0
upon the gathering that the work ~
the league had barely begun.
During the days three sessions IN
pred onana1rt note was one OF WARM
irg that confidence In the ea11U paD-
sage OF the enah14n1 act or ~ n
passage two years hence By . ssuaAe
to be elected. pledged 10 tho nnsn0Ee.
must not he allowed to OWeFvo -
temperance forces In their 0enaEn1nA~
ton
Experiences in enforcing prue161-
ton in communities ooundeo ma
States, showing that the harSfone roee
of the work for prohibition ouns9
after the enactment OF prUhfh4t5on
laws. because Of the difffcu1ty ~ ArSt
presented in the continued v3OlAk10nD
Of the law. were laid before the CON
vention by several OF the speAkesA
Must Become VotcrA
The necessity for qualifying ~ o.
liens and voters by paying taxes aa1d
ticularly was this phase OF the haktlo
shortly to be begun. stressed durtnG
the afternoon session
That there must be honest election
laws In Virginia and that honest OF
ficials and faithful representative Of
the law must be chosen was tmpregDe0
upon the league at the night session.
Geo.
with which to successfully carry On
the work of the league was empha-
sized at the several sessions, and tho
call for subscriptions and contT1hu-.
tons to the special $4,000 fund to
be raised within the next sixty days
bore fruit. More than $1,000 w41
raised yesterday and contributions
and checks we're received by mail from
distant points In the State for tho
fund. bringing the total OF $500 Of
Thursday night we'll above $4,000 lot
night.
Uttrrances DisavOwed.
The resolutions adopted yesterday
afternoon included one disavOwinG the
utterance Of any member or speaker
of the league as the expression OF
the leagues sentiments except wlS0m
the utterance is specifically endorsed
by the league.
This resolution was the leagues ex-
preston relative to the statements
made Thursday afternoon by DR.. Law
ius Landlord Of Norfolk, in stak4n~
reasons why men do not vote for The
enabling act. which created a stir
in the general assembly yesterday.
The presiding officer OF last nights
session, State Senator A r. Lincoln.
and the two speakers Of the evening.
former Gov. j. Hoge Tyler and Az
torney General-elect John Garland
Pollard. during the course OF their
remarks made references to the state
ment of DIR. Landlord. Each declared
that they do not believe that thO0o
who disagree with the temperanco
workers and who oppose their cause
are actuated by s<.ler than what they
conceive to be proper motives. chat
shey are weak, or that they are other
than conscientious opponents.
OF the several truths pressed homie
by the closing days speakers. there
was, perhaps, none more striking than
that which came near the cOnven-s
TONS close, when John Garland Pol
lard concluded his address.
Need of Pure Elections.
I'm concluding. / must plead with
you to realize the oneness. the unity
of the fight against the liquor traflcs
with the fight for pure elections"
The -Gaz-,united --Atto<&-3u-
meeting the new phases OF the fight
that its progress will develop was Ind
before the league by Rev. George
Perryman. of Norfolk, In brief but
stirring address just before the clos
ing of the morning session. sss
The afternoon session was giveN
evidence OF unity Of purpose exit
ing among the workers for temper
ance, regardless OF the organixAfion
with which they are affiliated when,
messages were brought into the cons
vention by representatives Of tn
Women's Christian Temperance unip1
and the Women's Prohibition LAAguo
OF America.
Proof In Presented.
Proof that prohibition cKu ard 4NQE
prohibit was placed aea4n and oGlIx
before the league Ftrst came N
from the State OF North CAk0oi
brought into the convention y =!
p0fInfondcnt r. l. Davis, ~ ~ ahNt11X
Saloon league In that State. HI II
OnsGraAod tlnat tt not only r40
hut that Il n AAnAa ctAl ta p
pssasy m aes,ssi ! ! 10 nc il!