The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-14

Dickinson, Green. Highland and King
George had not at o'clock yesterday
afternoon been reported to the score
tary of the c. mmonwealth and the ex-
act number of signatures In these four
counties is not known, but at Anti
Saloon league headquarters last night
the numbers given in the accompany
ing table were said to be fair APP
Proclamation of the number OF sigma
lures probably obtained in these
counties.
The clerk OF the court OF Dinwi Idle
likewise had not reported the number
OF petitioners in that county to the
secretary of the Commonwealth at 8
o clock yesterday. but the number OF
signatures is known at Anti-Saloon
league headquarters to be 504
The clerk of the Circuit court OF
King William county first returned 20
the secretary Of the Commonwealth
certificate of 1875 signatures and later
he supplemented this certificate with
another OF thirty-four additional
names, His certificates, however, were
not in due form and order as required
by the statute and the secretary OF
the Commonwealth returned them.
stating that he had not conformed TO
the statute In certifying. At o'clock
yesterday afternoon these certificates
had not been returned to the secretary
OF the Commonwealth, but the clerk
OF the county had in the meantime
forwarded another certificate which
was in conformity to the statute, certi-
flying seventyseven signatures.
In all proba bility the two certi-
ticates improperly made out will ar
rive today. corrected, but will be toe
late to be counted officially. accord
ing to the decision of the secretary of
the Commonwealth not to receive any
certificates later than P. NJ. July
10.
No Dificulty Experienced.
The solicitors throughout the Safe
report that the names were secured
with little difficulty and but for the
busy season, by which the farmers
were overtakcn, the petitions would
have been much more numerously
signed. Every precaution was taken
by the Anti-Saloon league to prevent
the signatures of persons who are not
qualified to vote at the last Novembe
election, as the encouragement, rend
cred an opirion some time ago as
to the effect that 1t was safer to con
fine the signatures among those who
were thus qualified.
This amazing number of signatures
reveals the fact that the Anti-Saloon
league has not been asleep, although
thcS AnFc AAauC no AoiSS dpouI lnelf
work
The petitions from the cities OF
Alexandria, Richmond and Peters
burg and Charles City. Goochland
James City and King and Queen coun
ties were practically voluntary. as the
league had not perfected its orzaniza
ton In any Of these municipalities
But every other city and county in
the State disclosed the fact that the
Anti Saloon league had built up a
magnificent organization. with com
petent men in every city. in every
county and in every voting precinct
in the State.
Amazed at Great Work
These men addressed themselves to
this work during what was known as
petition signing week, the week OF
June % to June 81, and practically all
these signatures were obtained In this
brief period of time.
Uniform forms Of petition were dis
tributed to all these workers, with full
and explicit instructions attached for
their guidance, All people on the in
side are AMAZED at the punctuality and
comprehensiveness Of the work OF
these leaders in every section of the
State. They have demonstrated that
they are not novices and on election
day may be depended upon to pro-
duce results.
II no legal technicalities are resorted
70. which u hardly likely now In view