The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-24
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Tyler. Staunton; DR.. 8. C. Mitchell.
Richmond: Rev. s. Roger Tyler, Rich
mond; w. F. Hale, Nokesville; H. c.
McWanc, Lynchburg; S. J.. Rogers, On
ancock; Judge John T.. Kelly Bristol;
secretary, ]. u. McAlister, Richmond;
treasurer, S. +. Jones. Richmond: attor-
ney. Thomas Whitehead. Amherst; leg
.slative committee-Rev. James Cannon,
Jr., j. u. McAlister, T.. j. Richardson,
David Hepburn. J. w. FIough, w H.
Vincent, r. S. Barbour. Thomas White
head. Rev. J. Sidney Peters. The State
executive committee, OF which Rev.
James Cannon. Jr, is chairman, re-
manned unchanged In the nominating
committees report, except for the adj
dition OF Row. Lloyd II. Wilson, OF
Richmond and j. Sidney Peters. of
Richmond.
The convention opened yesterday
morning with an address by w. NJ
Bunts, worker among tho State
the study OF the liquor problem should
be included In every college and uni
versity in Virginia. His success In es-
tablishing such classes in eight Penn
sylvania colleges was described.
snys Senate VIII Flop.
Following Mr. Bunts. r. l.. Davis,
superintendent Of the North Carolina
lAnti-Saloon League. predicted that the
Virginia Senate would run all over 1t
self In Topping down on the dry side
of the liquor proposition. Mr.. Davis
gave q resume OF the liquor fight In
North Carolina and asserted that tho
"lawless" liquor dealers of Virginia
were doing moro to break down tho
Iantisaloon laws OF his State than any
other agency.
THE blind tiger" said Mr.. Davis.
who spoke again last night, lis not an
argument against the law, but against
public officers, and even at that North
Carolina has less than half as many
operate with their hearts in their
throats. and there are moro exblind
tiger owners on the public roads than
are selling whiskey."
j. w. Neel, in some striking remarks
about the money expended in liquor In
America, stated that the yearly wills
key sales would total n sum greater
than the cost of the Panama Canal.
He was followed by Rev. c. w. Perry
man, OF Norfolk, who told OF the in
roads being made by tho prohibtionists
of that city
Two Women Speak.
Leaders OF the two leading wom-
en's temperance organizations OF tho
State--Mrs. Fl. NJ. HoEe, OF tho Wom
ans Christian Temperance Union, and
Mrs. Georgia May Jobson, OF the Wom-
ans Prohibition League of America
were given the privilege OF addressing
the league in the afternoon. Mrs. Hogo
made n striking address In which the
work of her organization was outlined.
Mrs Jobson took an entirely differ
cnt tack. After Il few brief introduce
tory remarks, she brought Miss Alice
Hechler to the platform to give reci-
tation. which fully described the fight
of church congreSa ton over the IL
quor traffic. Miss Hechler proved to he
an entertaining clocutonist and held
her audience in close attention.
Following tho recitation, Mrs. Jobson,
on behalf of her association, present
ed Rev. j. D. McAlister. Rev. David
Hepburn, Rev. James Cannon, Jr., II.
S. Barbour, Rev. Edward j. Richard
son and President j. w. Hough. with
n bunch of white chrysanthcmums tied
with yellow ribbon bearing the
initials OF tho league. The prescnta-
ton was made by Jessie Ellyson. Ro-
land Kidd. Thomas Austin, Rosalie
Priddy, Dorothy Longworth and Gill
bert Holt, Il sextct Of tiny tots
dressed in white with yellow sashcs
and neckties. Each OF the recipients
made n short speech of thanks.
Mrs. Hogc was presented with
Deautifui basket OF ioWorS by the
Bi-County Union of Hanover and Hen
rico. The presentation was made by
Rev. ]. y. McAlstcr.
No Drunknrds in Pulaski.
j. Hoge Tyler, former Governor of
Virginia, opened the final session with
an address which was combination
OF humor and seriousness. After got
ting the largo audience in an excellent
frame of mind. he described the effect
of prohibition i'm his home town and
county
Good results" said MIR. Tyler. could
he seen Immediately after local option
went into effect. My employees. mono
of whom had ever been ablo to save
cent. now own their homes and live
in peace and happiness. Not drunk
ard can be found in Pulaski County
to-day. Before the abolition OF the
saloons, drunken men would be seen
staggering around tho streets, but last
year not penny was spent for GRIM
inal expenses In the municipal court
of tho town Of Radford."
Mr. Tyler stated that he believed that
every man In the Legislature was vot-
ing conscientiously. He said he hated
to DO called a fanatic, because that i'm
piled a fool, and he would rather be
n drunknrd than fool His speech
ended with the reading OF an extract
from Kansas paper. showing the
status Of that State under prohibition