Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-24
.PROH|B|T|ON|sTs OPEN
STATE CONVENTION HERE
Will Name Delegates to National
Meeting at ST. Paul ut
To-Day's Session.
MINTYRE ELECTED CHAIRMAN
In Opening Address He Declares
Prospects Are Bright In Virginia
to Add More Voters to Those Fa-
voring Abolition OF Liquor Traffic.

Tho State convention OF the Prohi
bition party convened yesterday morn
ing in Smithdeal Hall and held three
sessions Delegates to the national
convention of the party will be chosen
to-day and a complete electoral ticket
for Virginia will be nominated. There
Will be eight delegates chosen to the
ia tlonal convention, which will be held
in ST. Paul Mimi. On May 1921.
DR.. f. r. Mcintyre, of Drewry's
BLUM. was chosen permanent chair
man. and w. a. Eife, Of Waynesboro.
vice-chairInan. DR.. r. s. Griffith. Of
tasic City, was elected secretary, and
y Lee Knowles. assistant secretary.
DIR. Mcintyre, Mrs. Georgia May job
CON and Mrs. w. NJ. Bickers were APP
pointed the committee on resolutions
and platform.
In his opening remarks DIR. McIn-
tyre declared that the outlook In Vir-
Einina for a national prohibition move
ment was brighter than any previous
year and stated that there are already
recorded at the State headquarters
more voters pledged to support ma
tional prohibition candidates than
there were credited for Eugene Chain,
Prohibition candidate for President in
1912. by the official returns.
VOLUNTEER WORKERS
NEEDED FOR STATE:
DR.. Mcintyre also stated that the most
pressing need for volunteer
workers TO cover the State in a personal
canvass. especially for what Is known
as the 100000 movement" the pur-
pose OF which is to secure the sigma
tues of that many voters to an agree
ment pledging supperot only to such
candidates and parties az stand by the
State and national platform. for the
prohibition OF the liquor traffic.
hn a Ir4. L.
charge by the local chapter Of the Ma
tional Women's Prohibition Fedora
ton. Mrs. Jobson provided. Speech s
were made by Mrs. Bickers and Mrs. 8.
Hortense Ropp.
Finley g. Hendrickson, of Cumber-
land. Md. a member OF the Prohibit
'ional national executive committee.
the nomination Of vice-presIdent OF tho
party. spoke also. Mr.. Hendrck son
gave an interesting talk on the work
Of the Prohibition party as he sees it.
He said that he did not believe that
sentiment would accomplish the work
OF making the United States a prohibit
ton country, but that the revenue act
of 1852 must be repealed before the
country can be dry. He said that
neither the Democratic nor Republican
party could espouse the cause of pro-
hibtion. for 1t would mean over
whelming defeat for the party that
did so. He So i'd there could never be
national prohibition until the Federal
government. well as the States
wero for prohibition. He explained
that if the country goes dry. that the
party in power must make up in some
other way the s25o.00o.000 annual reve-
nue. now received by the government
from the liquor traffic.
Fred D. L. Sauires of Chicago, form
erly editor of the American Advance,
is attending the convention as a rep
resentative OF the national headquar-
ters Mr.. Squires spoke at the after
noon session. outlining plans for the
convention in St. Faul, and telling OF
the success of the party in enlistln &
prominent men TO it's support
The session this morning will be
called to order "a 10 o'clock.