The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-04
Debate Is Featured by Amend
ments and Thrusts at Anti
Saloon League
VETS VOTE TO CUT OUT
ONE-QUART PROVISION
Few Genuinely Dry Men With
Them-Leedy Says It's Bat
tie Of People of God Against
Cannonites

Debate on the prohibition OIL IN
the House of Delegates yesterday was
featured by efforts of the opposition
TO weaken the bill and by thrusts at
the Anti-Saioon League by Messrs.
Gordon, I.eedy, Cook and Page.
MIR. Gordon called upon the House
not to listen to the demands of the
Anti-Saloon League; Mr.. Page de-
clared that the league had broken
faith with the people on the cider
question: Mr.. Cook spoke of the law
as Mr.. Cannon's law" and Mr.. Leedy
declared that this liz the first time the
ministry has injected itself into the
politics of the state. and he had not
seen as crooked politics in forty years.
After declaring that he has 4 respect
for the ministry, Mr.. Leedy declared
this to be battle between the peo-
pie of God and the Cannonites."
MIR. Jordan ably defended the
league and expressed hts surprise that
a man of such courage as Mr.. Leedy
claimed to be should attack. even by
implications, those who could not re-
ply on the door OF the House.
The attacks upon the bill were d
by Mr. Gordon. who assured ie
House. notwithstanding his attacks.
that he IL "a sincere prohibiticni =
which statement was followed iname-
diately by an appeal that the House
should not follow . the -Anti-Saioon
League.
Mr. Goraon was seconded in his at
lacks by Mr.. Leedy and Mr.. Beale,
and on some provisions by Messrs.
Myers. Cook. Willis and others.
The most interesting fight WAS on
the change OF venue. which was fig
arads fin By Messrs Issedys Gordon and
White. against and by Messrs. Swift.
Stephenson. Jordan and Hudgins, In
support OF the law. Both MIR. Cor
don's confession of ignorance OF the
provisions or the ptff ri the morning
and Mr.. Leedy similar confession In
the afternoon showed that gentlemen
were attacking the biii ard proposing
TO amend It without knowing the pro-
visions Of the law which they were
proposing to amend,
The amendment OF Mr.. Myers, OF
Richmond. to strike out the quart
provision was supported by some gem
timely dry" men. but an exan,ina-
ton OF the vote discloses that 1t was
supported by nearly every wet mem
Der Of the House.
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the bill by the House up 20 the pres
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shane as when ii left the Seneta
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