Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-03-27
FOR DRY COLORADO
American Anti-Saloon League Will
Enter This State Next Month
With Big Guns"

WeSterv1lle, Ono. March ZZ.-lhe
Anti-Saloon League of America,
whose headquarters and general pub
fishing house is in this city, has de-
termined to throw the whole power
of its organization to the assistance
of the Anti-Saloon League OF Colo
RADIO and the other organizations CO.
operating with it for Il dry Colorado
this year
At the recent national convention
of the League held at Columbus,
Ohio, that body was completely reor-
ganized. Prior to that, the national
body was loose federation OF state
leagues without much control over To-
cal organizations. The reorganized
body is compact machine. in which
all OF the state organizations become
departments OF the NATIONAL organi-
cation. 1t now has more than 100 Of
fees scattered throughout the Uni
ted States and more than 600 salaried
officers and employees who devote
their whole time to the work Be
sides this. thousands OF extra speak
ers and writers are employed from
time to time as needed
The heads OF the Colorado state de-
partment OF the League are Rev. DR..
X. +. Coyle, president. and Rev. A ].
Finch. superintendent. The offices
OF the state are located in the Y. NJ.
c, a. building, Denver, Colorado.
The third week in April. the adj
vance guard OF the national spcllbind
ers will enter the state and conduct
the preliminary series OF rallies. The
preliminary campaign will be opened
by the strongest speakers at the
command OF the national organize
ton There are several ex-govern-
Of int al ia,
Among them are such men as Hon.
Malcolm X. Patterson. ex-governor
of Tennessee, ex-congressman and
one OF the foremost orators OF the en-
tire South. Twice was Mr.. PAter-
son elected governor OF his own state
and, until some months ago. he was
the strongest advocate OF the licensed
saloon in America. He vetoed pro-
hibition bills that had passed the Ten
nessee Legislature. pardoned convict
ed liquor dealers by the wholesale.
and spoke on the platform in defense
of the trade. Some months ago. he
was converted and joined the Pres
byterian church in his home city OF
Memphis. Shortly afterwards. he re-
versed his position on the liquor
question and has since fought for
prohibition of the liquor traffic with
greater fury than he formerly sup
ported il.
Ex-Gov- Robert B. Glenn of North
Carolina is another of the govern
ors' who will speak in behalf of
dry Colorado. Hon. John G. Wool
ley. at one time candidate for presi-
dent on the prohibition ticket. is an
other OF the big guns who will take
part in the Colorado fight. Others
who will come to Colorado to take
hand in the fracas for the national
organization are Rev. DIR. Purley A.
Baker. general superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League; Rev. George w.
Morrow of Michigan: Rev Sam
Small. OF Georgia: Ernest II Cher
rington, general manager OF the pub
fishing interests OF the Anti-Saloon
League of America: DR.. Howard II.
Russell, founder OF the original Anti
Saloon organization; Rev. Edwin c.
Dinwiddie. legislative superintendent
of the League. washington. d. C.:
William f. Johnson. formerly chief
officer of the United States Indian
Service, now editor of the New Re-
public and managing editor of the
thirty odd periodicals OF the League
and the famous baritone singer, A.
NJ. Thatcher, OF Chicago.