The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-31
Anti-Saloon League and Dry
Federation Will Attempt to
Control Constitutional
Convention.
AGREEMENT REACHED
AT JOINT GATHERING
Counties of State To. Be Organ
lied Thoroughly; Constitu-
encies Are Now In Hearty
Accord For Common Plan.

Indianapolis, Ind. March 30.--Dry
| workers of Indiana, who were united
in their efforts to bring about the re-
cent enactment OF the prohibition law.
and because united were successful.
are again m hearty accord with regard
to campaign to control the consti-
tutional convention.
AT that convention constitutional
prohibition will be one of the princi-
pal subjects acted upon. and the drys
are insistent on electing IA delegation
favorable to that proposition.
Following meeting at Indianapolis
on March 10. at which representatives
of the Anti-Saloon league and the
Indiana Dry federation were present,
II was announced that articles of
agreement had been signed by these
two bodies. The Arti-Saloon league
committee was composed of r. s. Shu-
maker, state superintendent; r. G.
Mintou. attorney: y. G. Curnick, NJ,
G. Pearson and G. II. w.nders
Acting for the dry federation were
William T.. Carpenter. Q. W. White
lock, j. II. McGill Horace f. Herr,
Mrs. $, c, Stimson and Mrs, Felix r.
McWhirter.
The articles of agreement are as
follows:
Agreed upon by the Indiana Dry
federation and the 1niana Anti Saloon
league. for the united cooperation
and harmonious activities OF all the
dry forces of Indiana for the purpose
of placing in the new constitution of
| the state the prohibition OF the liquor
traffic. except for certain purposes. as
set forth in Tndiana's new prohibition
law, These articles of agreement are
as follows:
VIII Work Unitedly.
/ /. That all organizations now rep
| resented in the Indiana Dry fedora
! ton, and also the Anti Saloon league.
he expected and urged 20 use every
| diligence possible to create and crys-
tallize the sentiment Of the citizenship
OF Indiana for the election Of dele
gates to the convention who will sub
nit prohibition to the voters Of In
diana for their ratification, and also,
when submitted. To work unitediy for
! the ratification of the same.
.. That an executive committee OF
nine persons to have an advisory and
directory relationship 10 the whole
movement be selected, as follows.
Three by the dry federation. three by
/ the woman's Christian Temperance
union and three by the Anti Saloon
! league, and that the government
boards OF all existing temperance or
CARNATIONS pledge themselves. so far
as possible, to follow this executive
committees directions.
! 3. That this executive committee
select from among lndlana's most in
fuential temperance citizens an ad-
visory committee of fifty or more
whose influence and counsel VIII be
of help in the waging of this contest,
and that said committee SO far as pos
sible he selected from ali classes OF
! our citizenship.
! 4. That county organizations shall
/ be formed throughout the state by the
executive committee. including all To-
I cal temperance forces, and that tho
executive committee shall be instruct
ed to recognize as far AZ possible the
regular and established channels OF
/ temperance organizations now in eX-
/ istence in the state, through which
| TO carry out their plans and policies
! s. That the name of this orEaniza-
ton be the Indiana Dry federation.
/ s. That the executive committee
| of nine shall finance the organization
/ by donations from the affiliating bod
! les and donations from other sources