The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-19
GREAT GATHERING
Of TEMPERANCE
WORKERS CLOSES
Richmond Virginian and 9th
er Dry Newspapers Heart
lily Commended
GarlandP ollard and
DR.. McDanielSpeak
Superintendent of North Caro-
lima League Tells of Mistakes
Made by Failing to Follow
Victory With Proper Laws
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Norfolk. Va. March Is.--il lee
ton of officers, the adoption Of
resolutions enthusiastically Gu
iorsing The Richmond Nirginian
for It's support of temperance
measures, The discussions and
adoption %" the report OF tho leg
tslatlse committee. the discus
Sion of plans for securing the
election OF dry" men 10 the
next General Assembly. and
number of addrc~se~e~. b., promi-
ncnt temperance workers were
the outstanding event. In the last
days session of the fourteenth
annual sonxentloa of the Anti
saloon League convention. which
s.Iooed it, session here tonight.
The chief addresses o the day
were delivered by Attorney Gen
erat John Garland Pollard aud
DIR. George w Mcdaniel. who
spoke 10 IA large audience nj
night, and by superintendent II.
l.. Davis. of the North CAROLINA
snts-Saioon League. and DIR. \.
j. Barton. or Texas.
In a1e election Of officers DIR X
IT, Pitt. editor Of the Religious Her
i'd was elected president Of the
league for tne next year. and with "a
few changes Tie other officers we're
continued Mr. " & Ivey. ~
I.ynchhurs. and Mr. M @ Wilson, OF
Danviiie. were added to the list Of
vice presidents. ana Messr@. K. A,
schooiHeid and Julian a Jordan OF
nanvilie, and Rev Carter Ashton Jen-
kens and Rev W W, Staley, ~ Suf-
folk. were placed on the State execn-
tive committee.
Eject DRY" Men Only.
sfr,xs IA
with the election of officers. the com
sheraton of committee reports and
several addresses. In the afternoon
the report az the legislative commit
zee was considered and adopted and
two addresses at night closed vac
convention. The delegates left Nor
folk with ;hc determination that all
possible efforts Will be par forward
I'm the corntag election 70 convince the
friends If temperance that Il - ol
the utmost Importance that the next
Leglxa,ire snail be made up as
largely As p, ssibio Of the friends of
prohibition.
The distinct feature of the morning
session was the strong commentator
Of The Eirsiaian voiced in the report
Of the resolutions COMMITTEES and en-
phasized by several speakers who al
go mentioned by name n hummer OF
ctner papers Of the STATE which gave
assistance N the campaign for pro-
h;bitton last summer,
Ts1e resolution Of the committee
presented h. Dr. W. a. Christian.
reads as follows
Commend tirginlan-
Our thanks are especially due 10
The Richmond XirArinian for Its In
valuable service before. during and
after the campaign. We doubt
whether our victory would have been
possible without this strong ally.
whose powerful influence went out
rom Richmond throughout tho state
With strong pro-ltquor press
throughout the State and with many
pars.rs that I,rofesStd To fsc neutrai
and vet turried heavy Iianor and an
ti-pr,hibition articles a> advertise
rncuts. II would have been dihicni'
for us ~ reach the people ~ the
state withMt this paper when eousd
not In, inundated by threats nor 81
lcntsd by money. Ii i stu doing II
urea, work for the moral upiift OF
II 10 all the friends of prohibition n
virginia. We express our thanks 10
every other paper In the stage that
helped In this work
Praise, For Other Paper.
DELEGATES speaking from IN" Hoor
commended this resolution both as II
referred 10 The Nirginian and TO 9th :
or dry papers. Especial mention was
made In The speeches Of the Roanoke
wurid-News. the Lynchhurg News.
.ee Christian Advocate. the Religious
rferald the Tidewater News. ana
r4ary county papers throughout the
safe. -
the morning session opened with
NJ r. s. Barbour presiding and Key
Ionn W. t',,reit Lending Ia devotional
,xarci4es While waiting for the com
mittees 10 report tho program was
Continued and several 'aca. workers
s,oke or N. work in thfi~ distr'ets
NJ George w, Huwxhurst, of Fails
f.burrh Fairfax County, spoke or the
gampatgn in his county where 400
,raioritv was given for prohibition n
ran,,d,at,oo OF the delegate and Sena-
80 from 80 county. bori of whom.
no,sgate Oliver in the House and the
senator fl, N this district in tho SEN
a.e OPP ,sea thu enabling act and
opposed prohibition,
John A Taylor, Of Roanoke. IN
.roduced Rev ]. S, Murray as the
man who old more than any ndi-
,.,dua, worke,. to carry IS per cent or
ne vote in koanoke- aSF'.. Nj Mar-
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