Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-17

| counsel together. formulated year by
year the best possible plans. and have
Of these plans and d the Gnt tHe Of s''n nur
organization In pressing for the ac-
complishmcnt Of It's plans when once
determined upon. Our purpose four
teen years ago was the determination
| OF the liquor traffic. but we have al
w o peen Tpportun i; In our methods
wanted at one stroke. we took ali we
could get. We have advanced from one
stage to the next higher. and today we
T He nearer our goal than ever before.
We must not allow ourselves In the
enthusiasm engendered by our last and
| set by our enemies.
We must study with great caro- not
only prohibition Legislation. which Inns
aaaptability OF that legislation to our
tons for adoption:
Resolved first. We recommend the
enactment by the General Assembly of
i ls,' 6 Gt a general Statewide prohibition
! visions Of section nine of tho ennbiin,-
net ms originally introduced in the
l lvii,iem OF Delegates by Hon. Martin
declaration made during the Statewide
campaign that the exemption of wine
res ana preweries as contained In the
amended law Is contrary to the wishes
OF majority OF the people Of Vireimia'
rs was clearly indicated by the over
~
| inal bill in the House OF Delegates of
Virginia. ana. therefore. we must in
sis; that such exemption should have
no place in the law to be passed in 1915
| Furthermore. we believe that IL is wise
that Il general prohibition law, contain
ing all of the prohibitory and law en-
Iorccmcut legislation should he passed
by the General Assembly in 1916, ana
thus cffcCtually block any effort which
may be made by the liquor traffic TO
obstruct or delay the operation of the
prohibition law by their appeals to the
courts on tho basis of Imaginary defects
| in the enabling act as passed by tho
General ASSEMBLY and adopted by the
! vote of the people
Resolved second We recommend that
the Legislative committee for the fol-
lowing year study the prohibition laws
OF the various States in the Onion and
consult with the best legal talent. in
,ra, TIA, prGnihition law may be
the people of Virginia.
Resolved third. That we look with
i nah;o, upon the West virginia plan.
ment charged with the enforcement of
the prohibition laws, and which re-
puires officers of the law to enforce the
in the event OF dercliction OF duty in
the enforcement of said law.
Resolved fourth. We recommend that
in view of the great Importance OF the
election OF such persons rs members of
( the House of Delegates and as mem
hers OF The senate OF Virginia who are
!i'NhIN ~. ana VIII support the lcYtSla-
ZION indicated in the above recon-
mendations. the following statement
he adopted by This convention, and
temperance people throughout the
state.
On Tuesday. November g 1915. forty
senators and 100 Delegates, comprising
the cntlr" membership OF the General
Assembly OF Virginia. Will he elected.
These men when clectd Will make the
laws by which State wide prohibition
"lll be into ODeTHtlOn Niri,inil n N
November |. 1916. and will provide aux
Hilary laws FOR proper enforcement OF
the same.
rEMPERANC FORCES
MUST RE ON THEIR GUARD
On August 3. 1915. primaries will he
neid under the new primary law Can
didatcs IN both OF the political parties
in the State are already announcing
tier candidacy and seeking the nomi-
nation OF their respective parties. Every
dencc demands that the temperance
forces be Oh their guard. The liquor
forces are not dead. nor sleeping. There
are unmistable evidences that they are
!nsluiously WORKING. 20 capture large
number OF senatorial districts Unless
the temperance forces arc alert. they
VIII awaken TOO late to the fact that
the liquor people have secured the nom
ination OF "A number OF persons liz both
parties who are inwnrdly hostile TO
prohibition One of their favorite de-
vices Is 10 concentrate all of thar
forces on one man in each legislative
on. senatorial district. and by the most
insidfous methods they encourage the
division of the temperance voters
among TWO or more candidates. thus
nominating their candidate by plurality
IN Their than by n majority vote Ry
this identical method they have In the
past divided our forces and have Sc
cured the nomination and election OF
men who have been bitter, even vicious
in their hostility to all reform We
must not be taken unawarcs, or duped
in this way again. The prohibition
victory OF 1914 cost too much in money,