The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
WAR ON ORGANIZATION
Liquor Defenders Angered by
Vote of Federation for
District Prohibition.
". H. RICHARDSON ATTACKED
federation Has Strayed From Orig
nal Aim and Lost Usefulness.
State Irate Citizens.

The opening guns In the nght OF
defenders of the liquor traffic against
the Federation Of Citizens Associs-
tions for its recent action in voting by
an overwhelming majority for local
prohibition were fred last night.
The Central Citizens Association
voted TO sever its connection with the
federation. and the West End Citizens
Association, at a meeting at the Pow
hatan Hotel. decided to vote at its
next meeting on a resolution calling
for similar action. Both Of these as
sociatIons are overwhelmingly op-
posed to District prohibition.
The Central Citizens Association
took action following the peremptory
resignation of Leo 4. Rover, delegate
to the federation. who declared he did
not care to rub shoulders with men OF
the caliber of some Of the delegates.
On the statement OF Mr.. Rover and
James W. Wood. minority leader OF
the federation and delegate from the
West End Citizens Association. who
in addresses read the minority report,
that W. H. Richardson, representing
only an alleged association, was ille-
gslly given a seat. the motion to with
draw was carried unanimously
No Successor Appointed.
Presideat NJ. J. McNamara, after sc-
ceptinz the resignation of Mr.. Rover, re-
fused to consider the appointment of
successor. on the grounds that he did not
OF the association to sit where a former
delegate had refused to sit
The minority report read by Mr.. Moore
states that Mr.. Richardson, after holding
a seat IN the federation OF three years
as an alleged representative of the Ben
nings Citizens Association, when
challenged to show his credentials, as no
such association was known to exist
claimed to be a delegate of Bennings-
KenIlworth Association, and was given
seat by the credentials committee.
Federation Denounced.
Condemning the manner in which the
meetings Of the federation is conducted
and charging that that body has become
an adjunct Of the Anti-Saloon League,
members Of the West End Citizens As
sociation agreed to vote at the next
meeting upon a resolution to sever their
afiliation with that body.
In its original form. as introduced by
Edward NJ Dulin, the resolution called
for immediate withdrawal from the fed
Grafton, and while there was an over
wheIming sentiment among the half s.
hundred members present in favor of
that action several speakers urged that
no hasty action be taken.
Several speakers declared that the as
ISOLATION could gain nothing by its afili-
alton with the federation. The feder-
ton is dominated by the Anti-saloon
League" one member said. "and those
who are not in with the coterie Of men
working for prohibition are cut of when
they rise to speak and are voted down
when an appeal is made for the rulings
OF the chair
The associations representing the busi-
ness men Of Washington have gone on
record as opposed to prohibition he
continued. and there Is no sense in be-
longing to a body which Is dominated by
the smaller associations on the outskirts
OF Washington. They already virtually
have prohibition in those places and yet
they are trying TO force prohibition upon
other sections
shot Far Wide of Mark.
An example of the way in which the
Affairs of the federation are conducted Is
the admissionlto membership in that body
OF the Washington Civic Association and
the Benning Citizens Association, both OF
which are small bodies. The vote Of the
delegate from either of these ssociations
courts as much as the vote of the dele
gate Of the West End Citizens Associa-
tIon. which is ten. times as large as either
CT ther7 and is composed OF business men
OF the city
"As I understand II the federation was
organized to build up the city and not
to tear down. but It has shot vide oi
its original mark and has lost its useful
ness"
resolution urging the Commissioner
to adopt a regulation making II compul
sorry for persons offering spigots and
other plumbing fixtures for sale to fils
an affidavit at the time of sale as tC
how the articles came into their posses
sion was adopted This regulation 4:
proposed in order to lessen the number
of thefts OF plumbing fixtures from va
can't houses
Twelve new members were admitted
James McTllhenny, Ira Artman w T
Keenan,. Dan z. O'Connell. /. Winston
Payne Charles r Chick. Albert w. Tier
ney,aS. N. Fredericks, ID. L. Nunnally
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