The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-19
HILL IS STRONGLY. !
FOR LEAGUE PlA|
Candidate for Re- Election To M
York State Senate Pledges HimseafI
To Work for Prohibition Meusurn

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New York, May 1s--Senator vUd
liam II. Han. Republican,, of Broonl
County, has issued a statement whic3
next to Governor Whitman's lett1l
is the most significant development III
the political aspects of the temnAll
ance question in New York etadI
The Press. the big evening paper III
Binghamton, has already editorialIl
endorsed Senator Hill basing its al
dorsement largely on the local optidl
question. II
Senator Hill in his statement Nh
The form of the measure which ID
proposes to push Is the hardest
find any valid objection to- On II
other hand. It offers something h
every community and gathers up al
| fruits OF all of the agitation durirX
the past three legislative sessions II
favor of the optional prohibition b.
While the Anti-Saloon League NJ
outgrown this bill as its own issu
and is working now for the remo1
STRANGE bill to give the women a voicE
the league cannot oppose II on 81
count of the fact that it so recent@
stood for II as It's own measure. tn
following Is his statement:
If denomination and reelection Nj
the Senate OF New York l shall intrS
duce bill very much like the specis
Binghamton bill voted upon in IN
recent Legislature. 1t will be I'll
same as the optional prohibition re-
erendum bill except that Il viii lAa,a
out the provision that territory shia
become permanently dry after thru
straight dry votes. thus leaving ?,
restriction upon the power of ~
people to reverse their vote. WE
this will be included the revised Al
itional section providing that I'll
bill shall apply only to the cities III
Binghamton and Elmira, both u
which by action Of their commc8
council have endorsed the proposS
ton for vote, and to such othj
city or cities. and to such Willard
towns and counties as mav by acti1&
of the city, village. town or count
board, as the case may be, approjI
the same by formal resoluttoH
There will also be u provision thu
the measure may become applicabs
upon the filing with the local boas3
Of a petition signed by q matorts
of the legal voters.
This modified BinghAmton bfl
proved to be the strongest tempsSI
ance measure before the hast LeGtd
lature. The Senate unandmous
voted to take 1t nway from commit
tee. the first time that has over bel
done in the Senate. In the Assem-
bly,, 1t came within one Of receifr3
as many votes as the Elmira bill hal
although II did not have q debate q
let the members know what was m
ing on or a call Of the absentees, botJ
of which the Elmfra hill had, ar
although there were men on the Nod
who waHtsd to vote for II, but w1i3
not permitted to he recorded. Thar3
were fewer votes against 1t ths3
against any bin of similar chAractsa
II made all this showing notwitl
standing the fact that 1t was q hran3
new proposition brought In at Il
end Of the legislative session after "A
original bin had been killed.
with tho sentiment there ID
Bin CHA mton added to that alread
existing In Efrnira and reinforcsd Q
the united efforts Of a dozen to twent
cities that are ripe for a vote. II
my belief that this measure can
passed In the next session
I'm making this statement. DO nd
desire to be understood ~ fntendin[
in the slightest degree to discouraa
or interfere with the Anti-0Al0o1
Leagues broader general 0tGtswid
program for the rcmonstranco bill q
rive women q voice in tho sett1e03of>
on the liquor question, but this mod
fled measure can be secured By aO<i01
of the cities to give immediate reid
pending the passage OF the h11eI
proposition. Il