The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-22

TO TIE iufersai rsgson the dsvi
4roufd hsrn 10 stumiRefe his domain
3Ts nasa thss the puoffc opinien 10 DO
couning % strong In Maryland aesins
& shol liquor trafsac that Tie people Il
that ssate are disrsgarding the part
whip In an effort 10 help this sreS
s movement
sWhether or not Baltimore goe
dry in the coming election iies almos
wholly with James, Cardinal Gibbons
IL ne endorses the movement q larS'
= majority Is sure TO be forthcoming IL
the Monumental City, and the paper'
win come out for prohibition. Every
tlrue the Cardinal takes snuff the pa
pers of Baltimore sneeze over II 70!
whole week
Mr. Wheeler spoke on 'NatiorG'
legislation and tald OF what is be-
ing done towards securing nationwide
prohibition.
Merning Session,
Again the reports of the Legislative
conmfttee came In for lengthy dis
4 nassfon yesterday morning, and after
rertain sections had been reported faN-
crahis upon By the delegates, the con
sention finally unanimously adopted
E the paper a. a whole.
The sections o. the report or the
committee which made reference to
+ the enactment Of laws regarding the
ti$penslng OF ardent spirits In clubs.
he penalties for Law violations and
the "oustsr law" were given special
attention at the morning session
There was considerable discussion OF
these clauses. Or. Cannon declared that
Il law which will go into the deepest
hole OF 8 community is needed. He
said that the General Assembly Will
he asked to pass an act compelling the
officers Of the law, including mayors
police chiefs and ordinary policemen
70 either strictly enforce the law, re-
Y sign or be liable 10 removal He said
that this is not an experiment. eut
IL has beer tried and worked success
Tnsfy eiseN here Dr. Cannon made IL
riain that officers who snap their fin
gers in the face OF the Law should not
be tolerated ard should be made TO
enforce tn. law under the pain OF re-
uoyal from office.
The superintendent felt that the
clubs would be the last refuge OF :ho-e
who want to drink their liquor. He
said that a court of equity WIFI &c
asked for TO abats the nuisance IN ne
. club He said that the Anti saloon
League will make recomuie ndation to
the General Assembly to pass such
laws as TO prevent people from keep
Ing ardent spirits in any place hut
their own homes
Here Dr. Cannon was asked @he'nNr
or ret the home meant the barn, wool
pile and other places on his properly.
: lie replied that he did not think that
there WAS any objection To The tfquoF
being In any place on his premises.
II viii also he included in the hiil.
ha said. that no bsllhoy in a hotel or
keeper Of boarding house Will be
SLOWED 10 give away any intoxicating
I beverages In their places. He deciarta
ss4st some objection is being raised
with reference 10 the abolition of the
isseries and breweries in virginia, ana
sorse arc seeking to modify the law.
TO this he asserted that Inc believes thai
4 Virginia has given the owners of such
places sufficient time in which TO dis
pose of their interests Virginia gave
the saloons of this state much longer
period than many other States TO ran
altar the ON Dominion had voted for
theAabolition of the liquor traffic t.nc
Dr.sCauupn said that the league is in
snoeway ehlis atsd TO the liquor element
10 Jet up On This question.
Mrs. Efoge speaks.
Mr. Uoge, State presi6en' Of the
u W.. r. To also, sReke In behalf OIL
tha~ proposed Laws. DECLARING that she
did not believe that ne laws regarding
tho dispensing of liquors in clubs coutc
be made too stringent.
The report Of the headquarters com
lnitfee of the Anti-Saloon League o
Virginia, which had reference to fh'
debt Of the organization was read by
: II s. Barbour. OF South Boston. There
we're several interesting talks regard
ing this burden that now hangs ovei
the Anti Saloon League, All believed
that the debt should be wiped out al
soon as possible. and II was shown tina
In thn event that the churches through
out tho state that have been assessed
nay up promptly The entire debt can rs
eliminated within the next sixty days
The plan of the central committee II
assesSing the churches In Virginia &C
: 17orsiIng 10 Its membership and imam
aiaI standing was heartily endorsed b!
i the~@convention.
TIC report OF Treasurer E T. JoEes
" irfrh has been audited during th'
ia - few DAYS was read by w MCDen
aid Lee This report showed the ~
1,endl3ures and contributions during III,
past year,
The fuIT report or The headquaftcr'
committee and The resolution pass e
by This body are given in ano'he
column.