The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-08

oscveIt's Greatest Strength
b Among Democrats But
Only rs q Progressive Pre-
hibition Laws Are Strong.

$$ sfantsnanery Asa. Feb. I'll here
Z ;! Il u r.rx +, ,he statement that Ais
~. win 81 Democratic this ysseF.
n II ~. not gore Repnnsscan ter more
al ~ fcrsy years. ard atahazaana are
.4sin.ssA nrrasa has prob
( ~ ~ rssore frseaas lsere sgsaa n any
a 5.Shr- ssasn ia tan eeaESry. II Brvsa
Ssssx.asss anytlsius Id tire nexs Defas-
yx&str satsaisal Convention d. wlA
u $50 Il shroaeh tire Alahars doFesa-
q -. aaasarya ss first on the roll
ssssa III sssnses.
81 BRA fsag msa@e sanF VISITS 10 Aia~
Ezra months Ase
4 axsIss ennfeyews.Ss wtzh Trading Dem
sorrnss each tlnzes a1d ga Ass &ass
s ststss. snxt scsere gshF7ssFssas. thsre
81 |sess 4 sssstsw aase gathering 81 The assfa~
Sfs8sfssr DsrsacF&ss ssfsf hfHs4 1Ass
u sfSnl rses ssaYE az tss1at meeting nsas
q n~v2v rsns@ ssss: Tene present wall SAP
II xsssss took pA&g* Rms sFssssseeitsslssy 81
Il Reward t}se szaTe sssnsrsse Comm ilf go
II A tssrss III Witch &Tr F&bsa aFysu-
1879 ,x,st Arsa endorsed Wiser and
". fHsraraaas sfsas an AsaesAEaza ssesegatss
Z IN the National Convention endorse
4x:3skags .sis.s asys ana e@ery Fsnssey lts
{ .sxassses Sssfgae Of wilson frtends
L h@x& hszsses jaat Fsrsau has some nl-
y Il eyssr ~ b packing the delega-
s1sfyu ses. sss owa friends, eTei
4 .fpnssrh 10 Instructed for Wilson.
s zss .e.cat's Following.
sssFs rsssss aeeIns ~ Rave m ere +
81 rsrn,rsf friends In Aiahana than i
Il AA nas s0ug the Republicans n
81 NJ. Ia $40 twice as many votes ~
afnfs AMI Il sct Of tben caaas from H
TN Democratic ranks Most Ee~ /
|ss MI ssawars rhn voted for him havc
gsszs3l sreatsN fatslaned 10 the Republican
y u.rfr hgs Il Few Of the leaders st9
u ssssssf aftsssss feed$ 10 reorgai7-
1890 the rgegEssslses II Roosevelt
wants Ii aone.. Roosevelt as Pros
B 4 xrnekiye candidate would SECURE
IL s1s,ss4 i vote in Alabama bsit as she
Ii candidate OF the Republican party he
d xeoUld have fewer votes In this State
than III he ran sa n Progressive ~
me Republican, nominee he would
g tbee practtcatiy the entire vote Of the
ri nkrAight HepuhisssIsa. as well ~ ~
iais Democratic friends, who would
q no. yxste the Republican ticket. al
II khuuxh they wesIid support him az
NraKresasves on ans ticket. however,
An stands absolutely no show Of car
rfing Alabama. Nor will any other
81 Republican or progressive hare the
ISL AiAbaHsa vote TN the Electoral Col
Iegn For National Convention pur-
n p<shes seae tors Root. Burton or Weeks
eos,iG easily secure the delegation.
I Al 10 preparedness.
ssa aSs Jill tho natter ct preparedness
N here III considerable discussion rs
.sx "a iAbanaa The Democratic state
xsNnxraI Ssansniifse recently passed IA
Ssss fN6cINfipn fssnorsing Wilson eanres7
~ ~ reaness..z position just ~ far aa the
nnesidens wishes to 80 In the matter
w Easst Mayer Hood editor Of the Mant :
3 xomery journal and great friend Ct
Brsast, 5nsists thai Alabama IL against
ss8x ssrsreparetaness despite the action ~
khe cornmlttee, two-thirds OF which
Are Bryan men. Congressman Dent
N rays when Ia Washington he is for
xss.prepaYedness, bat his friends down
hire say he Ii really opposed to that
policy.
ss#s political resume OF Alabama
Nffrh did not include something on
@ Rruhibitfon would NOT be a resume,
T. aesaHse for the last nine years Ala
NM hama has thought and acted prohibi-
tnn and rothing bun prohibition. ex-
&ept III national political affairs.
hey have talked prohibition w
3S Wrongly that three extra sessions Il
a,nn legislature were called To enact
vt s4phibasion laws OF one kind or an
Dthcr Prohibition laws down here
a are 80 strong that New York maya
sszsaKfnFs and ostt-bf- State newspapers
ss N1NpiAsed for sale ON the ncwsstands
ItssMkS full OF holes where liquor adver
ss cmenfs have a,een csst out
Prohibition Clsxernssss.
s# s% MssAs~e Ii stringent Statewide pro-
III kltion law, but the consumption OF
t0Hur HI no heavy that the .wets'
xtnnte that every day during the
S6Ath pf December ss,oee were sent
FSm Montgomery 10 other States for
{1tS3xey t. he consumed sn this city
spx for the suppression Of .boot-
XxSDss arc so strict that Ufficers3
~ sts+iiii.ss. -t.stt.es private
s1@s and make thorough search
tire premises for liquors. Judge4
Sf&4 the right 10 dispense with
axi<s ard order any place closed ana
NadNct an Investigation afterward.
lAbama prohihiiionists are the
1ATtest in the country. They have
the vets at evsry
xTn, III 1914, when Undrewoof OPP
&ed HDbson. prohibttionist. fer tina
eaata and beat him 5000 votes and
eNNern0w Henderson. local optionist.
&NAtfd B, II. Conner, a Statewide
ihlfionists. for Governor BY H.
the Statewide prohibition poii-.
"a 1ers managed TO get the Legisia- |
~ on their side and passed a State
&4N prohibition bill over Governor
&nderscn'e veto Gespite the fact that
bopHfHx vote had Just defeated the
&4nskide candidates
&h&Fe III no State election In Ala
4A this year. but tl1r Conversational
15&SAtioH must pass through d cam /
Gu AL Alabama congressman are
for re-<aeetien Each viii prob
hsye opposition In tiie Demo
3zc IaEkE but no Republican
3sse <&lfv 4<s<<s