The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-19

STANDS BY HIS STATEMENTS
He Names Senators Who Were
Weighed in Balance and
Found Wanting"

Dr. james Cannon, Jr. supcrntcn-
dent OF the Anti Saloon League of Viz
GINA, issued q lengthy statement last
night I'm which NE sets forth the cir
cumstances which led him to criticize
Senator Brock for deserving the en-
abling act forces when the conference
report on the Williams bill amendments
came up for a final vote in the Senate.
DR.. Cannon replies to Senator
Brocks statement printed in The
Times Dispatch yesterday. in which
the senator took exception to q state
nent published over Or. Cannon's sig
nature on February "a. which con
tanned the criticism referred 10.
DR.. Cannon freely admits that the
local option" ballot--to which Senator
Brock attached so much Importance
WAS ut first acccptedu by the Anti
saloon League. and that II WAS his
understanding that certain Senators.
among them senator Brock. would in
sist on that form of ballot rs a cond!-
Hon OF thcr supporting the enabling
act. He says. however. that the Anti
saloon League was absolvcd from it's
covenant on this point by the action
of the senate in adopting the beer
amendment. which, he says. was the
last straw which broke the cameis
back"
DIR. CHnnOn's Statement.
Or Cannons statement follows:
Senator II. X. Brock, or the Twenty
Eighth Senatorial District, which in
cludes tho Counties OF Amelia. Cum.
herland. Lunenhurg. Nottoway and
Prince Edward, has given out a state.
ment 20 the press in reply to an article
written By myself for the Richmond
Nirginian, and which was published in
that paper on February u That ar
ticle was entitled Victory for tho
People, How /, Was Won" In that
article occurred the following para
graph.
Tie vote OF % to II. by which the
Senate passed the bill. loaded down
with vicious amendments. furnished no
evidence upon which 10 base a JudI
ment OF the position Of Senators upon
this bill 1t had been emphaticallv
declared by those IN favor Of the bill
that IL would not he accepted with
these amendments and II was fully un-
derstood by Senator's that the hill
would have to be returned TO the Sen
ate for FINAL action The testing time
came AT last. and when ii came. :; was
found that Mcssrs Brock. Catron.
Early. Garrett. Hobbs, Lesucr Massic
Sowder and Watkins, who had voted
Tor the bill with It's vicious amend
ments, were rot equal Ia the real test.
but. having been weighed tn the bal
;iuces the were found wanting and
e, the crucial moment deserted and
lined up with the enemy. and in the
cases Of Messrs Brock, Catron EARLY.
Hobbs, Massie. Sowdcr and Watkins
again absolutely mistepresentcd, the
wishes of majority OF their constitu-
cnts az those wishes were Indicated by
tho election OF members OF the House
OF Delegates"
Whnt Arc the I'ncts.
senator Brock states that he con
sidcrs the above 10 be AN unwar-
rantcd and unfair criticism of Senator
Early and myself and others who voted
against the report OF the conferces on
The enabling act What are the facts?
On the first day OF the meeting OF the
General Assembly, Hon. Martin VIII
lams presented 10 the House OF Dele
gates bill prepared by the Anti-Sa-
loon League of Virginia. providing for
tho calling of an election to determine
whether til" State OF Virginia should