The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-22
These Figures Considered Con-
sentative by the Well-ln-
formed.
n Tremendous Vote
Throughout State
Every Congressional District
Except the Third Claimed
by Officials of the Anti-Sa-
loon League

Though all pre- collection campaign
Ing IL over ard both the Anti-Saioon
league Of Virginia and the Local Self
Government association. champions
respectively. OF the dry and wet
.des OF the question 10 he decided to-
[say by the voters OF the Common
wealth. have laid their plans for get
ing oot a large vote, there will be
sreat activity today from the minute
hat the polling places open TO re-
seive the ballots until hours after the
poils close at eos. The activities
BITTER the close of the polls Will con-
rom every precinct IN the State. and
arrangements have been made in
many quarters for learning the re-
|suif.
Though efforts have been made By
opponents of Statewide prohibition
hrogghous the campaign to becioud
The lssue, the advocates Of Statewide
sass kept clearly before tho vrters
fraa there ss but one iasIe--'Sha
Is!Telnia dissolve her partnership with
| 10 su'aon ?" II Is this issue on which
| a- viasnFs Of Virginia. probeoly no.
viii express themselves today. and
f.sas In aiority OF taose who regis
Her s5@sr Will at the polls today will
he a large one IL confidently predicted
fyy those who have kept closely In
ouch with the situation throughout
Inc campaign
Dry by $4,000 Majority.
Estimates as 10 what the majority
fyilI he vary from abot.. 10000 20 49,
boo or more. but the figures of those
| who have most carefully canvassec
svery distric; IN the State within the
asst few days are that Virginia VIII
ADOPT Statewide prohibition by about
$4,000 ms iority.
Anti-Salooa league leaders while
hot expressing the majority In figures,
Declare that every congressional dis
Erict in the State, with the possible
Exception Of the Third. will be carried
For Statewide prohibition by sub
fstantial majorities, ~
The Local Self Government associa-
Zion agents yesterday afternoon ex-
dressed confidence that the saloon
Forces will he victorious today. They
predict that Virginia will remain
wet by majority of about 10000.
They concede tho FIRST. and tenth dis
Ericts for prohibition by small ma
|torities. which will be more than over
|come, they claim, by the wet majority
lin Richmond alone
The claim Of the wet" interests on
The Richmond vote has been consider
|hbly reduced in their own estimates
|within the last few weeks. A month
|ago they claimed Richmond would re-
burn a ma jovfty OF $500 or more IN
Favor OF the saloon. Now they esti-
mate the wet majority In Richmond
will be about $500.
The prohibition forces have made
great gains In the city OF Richmond
|during this period and they are hope
LEU. that the wet majority OF $500
|osA.mea Yesterday vtll be considerably
lcrt. and Il is believed by many we'll
Informed persons that the majority
|witi be under 2.oe0.
/ The series Of mass meetings held
|inr!ng the last week In the City audi
|3orium have changed the attitude OF
many. voters and the returns IN the
|.ity af Richmond tonight Will surpsise
|.he iiauor interests and their a'Hes
Yelled Beksnd Rsspertabshtr,
Tho campaign OF the whiskeN -
|ple has been directed from benin -
|veil Of responsibility called the I.nral
Self-Governmant association by the
|"hired men" Of the national liquor m
|terests expert politicians who have
Boosted OF how they have been vic
TORS in similar campaigns where the
|lnterests Of the saloon have been at
stake Their campaign has been one
Df Misrepresentation. abuse and SIAN
ders No man who had aligned him
self with the moral forces Of Virginia
against the saloon escaped the viilif-
eAtien and abuse heared upon oppo-
nents of the evils OF the lcgaiised
1quor traffic.
4 On the other hand the prohibition
Ahrces are composed OF tho leading
ministers and most prominent laymen
- the state. business and professional
sAsn. men In high public once. ana
EAuhlic spirited citizens. men and wo-
sacn whose sole atn has been the
Nrrifying of the social and moral life
rf the people OF Virginia. and the
Removing Of the temptation presented
~ the saloon. and Its consequent
Eetir The women Of Virginia have
been very active vigorous campaign
work having been done by the two
Er~at temperance organisation. the