The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-13
MINISTER'S TAKE HAND
N POLITICAL FIGHT
Will Back Local Option Candidates
For New Jersey
OMlces.
BILLY SUNDAY CAMPAIGN
In PATTERSON is CAUSE
Awakened Civic Conscience Reflected
In Churches of Various Denomina-
tions-To Have Mass Meeting Tues
day.

Paterson. N j.. Sept 1.-THE minis
ters Of Paterson served notice from
their pulpits today that they are In the
political fight for local option in earn
est. Between twenty and twenty five
Of them who were active in the Billy
Sunday campaign and the Paterson Law
and Order League asked from their pull
pits that the men of their congrega-
ton join with them In the local OPP
ton fight and work for the six local
option candidate, a State Senator and
FIVE Assembiymen from Passaic Coun :
ty whom the ministers have endorsed.
The ministers have called mass
meeting for Tuesday night to formu-
late definite plans for the local option
campaign. Prominent speakers Will
make addresses.
Interesting Entire state.
James c.. Blauvelt, once a Progress
sive. who Is fighting former Speaker
of the House Thomas F. McCran and
former City Counsel Edmund G. Stall
ter, both regulars, for the Republican
nomination for State Senator In the
primary on September IS, are the can
didates endorsed. Some of the best
known preachers in this city will take
the stump In behalf Of Blauvelt. who
has announced that he is for local OPP
ton.
h
Assembly candidates who are running
with Blauveit on the local option plat
form. These are Colonel John II.
Adamson, Chauncey f. French. Jacob
Kushner, Josiah Dadley and Charles
Cooper.
A great night Is being waged for
local option by the Passaic County Billy
Sunday enthusiasts. Passaic County's
delegation had a large part In the de-
feat Of local option In the Legislature
last year and 1t is believed that with
this county swung In line the Gaunt
measure can be passed.
The Senatorial fight here Is interest
ing the entire State because the Sem
ate is now II to 10 Republican and
Passaic is probably the only county
where there is a chance to bring about
. change this fall Peter J. McGinnis.
Democrat, the incumbent, will have q
hard struggle In Nnxemher TO secure
reelection.
Various creeds and Pnrtiea.
The Rev. Winfield C. Snodgrass. one
paign. and president OF the Law and
Order League. annc5anced that at a
meeting held last night Mr.. Blauyelt
and his running mates were endorsed.
This" he said. was because these
men have publicly declared themselves
In favor OF local option on the subject
OF the liquor saloon The league is
composed OF men of various creeds and
parties. In endorsing these candidates
and calling upon friends of temperance
and good order to support them at the
primaries this league disclains all par
tisanship in regard to the political at
citations or personal views of all leg
islative candidates"
Prominent among the men at the
meeting were George Arnold wealthy
silk dyer and president of the Billy
Sunday Association; the Rev George
Mooney. the Rev Hugh n. McCauley,
the Rev. A. p. Richardson. the Rev.
W. A. Littell. Ell Mirandon and John
3. Shields. state superintendent OF the
New Jersey Anti-Saloon League
DR.. Snodgrass called meeting Of
the ministers and leaders in all of the
churches OF Passaic County, to be held
in the Market-Street Methodist Church
next Tuesday evening. Plans will be
made at the meeting for campaign
in behalf Of the endorsed candidates