The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20

For tho hrst time Ia the history OF
Virginia the sovereign voters OF the
state VIII bo called uuon Tuesday 20
decide whether the Commonwealth
shall write int It's statutes Il state
wide law prohibiiin. the manufacture
and sale OF Intoxicating liquors OF re-
tain its policy of local option For 1--WE
years a Statewide law has been ari- e
iated in the pulpit in lhe public forum
aud iu the halls of tho stat, Legisla :
tufe. TuesdaN. FOR tn. FIRST time. IL
Will become The subiee: of popular
referendum
More than auy o,he3 moAsure ever
PROPOSED To the voters, the enabling <
act has oicavcd party Ines and party
affiliations aud divided the State into
two opposed camps. The question: tow
cred head aud shoulders above every
other issue before the last three ses
siops OF IN. General ..as-nbly
MOST BI10rERI.y FOUGHT IsSUE:
SINCE RErONsTRU C'TiUN.
Few issues tina, have arisen In the
state since reconstruction days have
had SO marked an inlucncc on elections
10 the Legislature. The question OF
state wide prohibition came TO the
front In 1910 and was 4 campaign is
sue III the elections for tho General AS
seIubly OF 1912 In the elections FOR
the Legislature OF 1871, the prohibition
issue WAS uipcrmost ond men we're
elected and defeated ;,ccording To their
stand ON this question
The campaign now dawinc TO a close
has been enc of marked bitterness.
Both the lncai opuon aud prohibition,
forces haN" perfected q faT-reachiug
Organization through "hich has been
wagcd q elenilcss nrli ncains; the
forces arrlycd on tlic opposite side
AGAINST Statewide prohibition tho
dgbt has been led by The Virginia -\s
soriation for Local elf-Government--
an Organization launched on May ia
f1r tho purpose OF opposing what Was
sjylcd AN attack upon tho principals Of
self government and the Immediate
related principle OF icral option. The
association attracted to It's standard :,
large number of tho ablest men In the
state who have issued numerous public
statements warning Virginia against
adopting the Statewide law
LEADING MEN FAVOR
LOCAL. St3IF-GUSE VEHEMENT
Among the prominent ngures In the
self government association are such
men as Harry ST t;corue Tucker OF
i.cXnEton Major William \. Anderson.
~ Lexington: Dr George Ben John
ston. Of l;ichmond; Colonel Walter IL.
Taylor. of Norfolk. E.ppa Hunton. Jr..
Of Richmond: Fergus Reid, of Norfolk ::
AlcHandef~ Hamilton. of Petersburg; &.
V. Meredith OF Richmond. Randolph
Harrison, OF LynchDure: Or. Stuart Nc
G;uirc, RUyall l.. cabcll and Judge
George ". Christian. OF Richmond: :
Harvey T.. Dickson, Of Norfolk. and st.
George i'itzhush Of Frcdcricksburg.
tIunnrcds Of other Vrgininns Of this
standing are on the roll of membership p
of this organization. Tho association
has throughout the campaign main
jaiucd busy headquarters in the Cham
Der Uf Commerce Building. Sixth and
its teachings through the press and
other publicity channels.
Tho local option forces were strongly
reinforced two weeks ago by Governor
stuart, who announced his intention of
voting against Statewide prohibition
While the Governor declined to enter
into discussion Of the issue or to
assign a reason for rejecting State
wide prohibition. the announcement
that he would vote against il next
Tuesday was regarded by local option
mcn as distinct help 10 their cause
.ANrI-SALOON LEAGUE DIRECTS
PROHIBITION CAMPAIGN
For Stat Wide prohibition the cam
paisn has been waecd by the Anti
saloon League of Virginia, with ita su-
pcrintcndcnt. Rev. James Cannon, Jr
as tho guiding genius. The league has
maintained HEADQUARTERS at Seventh
and Grace Streets. where u large. cIcri-
cal force has been engaged IN dis
tributng its campaign literature In
addition TO this office. the league has
for two months maintained at Tenth
and Main streets Il showroom for the
display OF charts and drawings, por-
trayins the evil effects OF liquor The
Sruesomc nature OF many of these
charts has fixed ~pon the pl1cc the
nickname, Chamber of Horrors"
Under the prohibition banner there
n cd an AL l.,
Attorney General John Garland Pol
lard former Governor William Hodges
maj >Congressmen Carter Glass, Rich
ard Evelyn I;yrd. s. r. D0nohuc, II.
Tate Irvine. George y. Koczcll. G. Hard
.
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