The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-25
DRY LEADERS OPPOSE
CALLING ELECTIONS
Would Allow New Statewide Law
to Take Effect la Due
Course.
HUMoR is PROMPTLY DENIED
Report Had II That Local Option
Elections We're TO BE Called at
- Once in IyncIiburg, Bristol, Pc
tcrsbuig and Newport News. 1

Reports reached the State Capitol
Yesterday morning and spread rapidly
over Virginia to tho effect that as an
Immediate aftermath to tho state wide
prohibition election of last Tuesday.
local option elections would he called
in Lynchburg, Newport News. Peters
burg and Bristol with II view Of having
those communities placed in the dry"
column some months before the time
provided for prohibition in Virginia I'M
der the enabling act. Rev. Jartcs Can
non, Jr.. superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League OF Virginia. last night
declined to make any statement lii re-
gard TO these reports. and would
neither affirm nor deny ;hc allegation
that local option elections would at
once be called III those cities which in
the state wide election on TUESDAY
showed dry majority. DR.. Cannon
merely said that many rumors mad been
circulated during ana since the cam
paiIn. and that he had paid little at
iontion to tn" majority Of them.
LOCAL LEADERS OPPOSE:
RAISING ISSUE At THIS TINE
Correspondents Of The Times Dis
patch We're unable to obtain any con
hrmation Of the report in any OF the
cities mentioned last night. most of
the leaders interviewed disclaiming
any such Intention and asserting that
20 into effect in due time without any
effort TO muddy the waters with local
issues In the interim. The following
special tclegranis were received last
night from the four cities mentioned:
PETERSBURG, VA, September "a
Nothing is known here Of any move
incnt for 4 local option election in Pc
tcrsburg. Officers of the local prohibit
ton league say they have heard moth
tsttw a i.r1t
aii: thing IN It.
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. September "a.
Anti-Saloon Ieagucrs say nothing TO
rumor Of local option election. Report
undoubtedly untrue.
LYNCiIBUEG VA. September "a
Leaders OF tn. LynchburG Anti Saloon
League arc Indignant oyer reports com
ing from richmond to-day 10 the effect
Mat - local option election is 10 be
called here and in otlicr Virginia cities.
following up tho victory for state vide
prohibition at III. polls Tuesday. They
dcciar" nothing has been further from
th"ir thoughts. on the contrary. sew
ernl Of them express themselves as
a&ninst suci u move. ana express be-
LEE tnnt II would be diiicuit TO secure
-uiiciout signatures to petition To
tpSurc AN election. Around the news
papor bulletin this afternoon numerous
'HtN leaders. among them officials -:
tic League. expressed themselves
a;ttnst such move. and characterized
the report Ar one probabIs manufac-
'ured in kichmcmd.
BRISTOL. VA. September ei-When
aaled concerning "a rumo, which has
gained currency over the state 10 the
effect that the .Auti-Saloou League OF
bristol meant, fUllowin ing TIC state wide
prohibition victorv. to immediately call
~ local option "hrtiui wa, :, yiew uf
pattinc the ,ioon ort of Bristol earlier
Tran - PROVIDED Tor under the State
Wide iaw. Dr j. y r,.,ylo.. president
81 tho league st-id Tonight: That
ruinor j. premature Willie the matter
mas hay been Iiscusscd ia l1rc quar-
TOYS. II has not been Leiore our or
Snni"aiipu tn any form. = matter
a., fact. " ui, mcmprY j. Correct as To
re dat OF tic iast local option cleo
tipn In iiriStC- such an election could
not be iciI 1 th7 ciir before nest Sep
,cIThcr ~ , being th- caso. it is llaim
1vht the ma'tcr rouiu nOt nov bc be
fore oGT Organization COR action"