The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-23
Second Day of Anti,Saloon
League Convention Marked
by Startling Statements.
Relation OF Liquor Industry to
Labor Shown by Census
Figures. Why Votes are
Cast Against Enabling Act.

busy day a day of interesting ad-
dresses and important reports IN
which startling statements were MADE !,
n day of ton and hope and
a night OF juhiiatsen over the victory
gained In the house OF delegates when
the enabling act WAS passed by ma
1ority larger than two years ago ara
by q majority thar causes the belief
10 be held by members OF the Anti~Sa-
loon league that IL will also pass in
the senate, made UP the second day OF
The thirteenth annual convention OF Tie
league
From the time that the morning SEES
sion was called to order by Rev.
Spencer F. Rogers. of onancock.
through the demonstration made by the
march Of the league members TO the
south portlco OF the capitol and the
reading of the legislative report there,
through the afternoon session. during
which the evil effects OF the saloon
from the Eastern Shore TO tho noun
Aains was shown by tho speakers, ana
TO the conclusion OF the night session,
ut which about half Of special tloeoa
fund for carrying on the leagues work
10 make Virginia dry was contributed.
the convention crowd was larger than
at the opening session In the seventh
street Christian church Wednesday
might. 1t was also more enthussastfc.
and. II possible. even moro Arm In Its
determination to remove the liquor
frame from the State
Great Enthusiasnn.
Fha greatest enthusiasm shown dur
Anr the convention came las. night
khsn tho raising OF the new $4,000
fund was begun imm ediately after ad-
nournment until $40 this morning,
when the convention will reasonable IN
tho Seventh street church to begin the
linal days work. Today VIII see the
Election Of oficers for the coming year
and the adoption OF reports ana reso-
buttons OF the committees.
The report of Secretary McAlister re-
eeived, the program of the evening SEES
hion was concluded with DIR. James
Cannon Jr, superintendent. comment
Ing upon the reporA and hrieny
hketching the results Of the last years
work.
Or. Cannon assArted that the tenn
perance people OF Virginia In the next
two years, whether the senate passes
tho enabling act or not. have their
greatest battle before them. He eau
toned the league that 1t must plan
carefully and must determine upon Its
line OF action.
TAe Leagues hooks Clear.
II the senate makes the enabling act
= law, providing for an election in Sep
tember, he said. then the league has
sharp short campaign In the field. ir
the senate defeats the act. then there
are two years ahead in which work
similar to that of the last two years
must be done.
He expressed his pleasure that the
league had. at the end of its twelfth
rear, arrived at the point where 1t owes
nothing. and that the thirteenth year
could be started with its books clean.
DIR. Cannon told the convention that
10 carry on the leagues work, regard
less Of what may be the action OF the
Yenate, the league needs Mt least
10000. This. he said, must be raised
n the next sixty days.
DIR. Cannon Maligncd.
---. After vigorous -rrrnarks -.rb>rt tf1r
aeed OF financing the work on large
cale, by DIR. Cannon and Rev. j. n.
McA1ister, Rev. II. J. Richardson took
ehArge temporarily and there was
great enthusiasm when he announced
HAT he held in his hand a check for
b 900 from a gentleman who Is too
modest to allow his name to be used.
che fund this checks starts is to be
Increased to 10000 within the next
hxty days, as Indicated by DR.. Cam
lon.
DR. Cannon was among those who
subscribed literally to the fund, pledg-
ing $500. Mr.. Richardson made a
)triking statement in connection with
sDr. Cannon's large subscriptions:
Perhaps DR.. Cannon may not wish
me to say IT, but there sits a man
pointing out DR. GaHHesf---~i1u has