The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-06
GREAT CONVENTION,
Continued from First Page. )

Rev. j. w. Cammack. d. D., Rich
mond; George w. Hawxhurst, Fall
Church; Rev. @. W.. Kemper, Rich
mond; p. D. Camp, franklin: Georg,
p. Adams. Blackstone; Elder J. W
Ikenberry, Dalevilie; Captain J. F
Bellows, Ocran; Rev. J. 8. Peters
Richmond: Rev Jno. g. Scott, Rich
mond; Julian A. Jordan. Plainville
r. A. Schoolfield, Danville.
Legislative committee-Rev Jane,
Cannon, Jr.. d. D., Rev. r. III. Pitt
D. D., Mr.. J w Hough. Mr.. w. H.
Vincent. Rev. David Hepburn. Thoma.
Whitehead. Esq, Rev. ]. s. Peters
Mr.. r. s. Barbour.
Greetings From W. 9. r. U.
A pleasant depression from the
| routine business occurred at this
point. when Mrs. Lillian A. Shepherd.
OF Norfolk, was introduced. She is
! the state vice-president of the w. c.
T. u. and brought greetings from her
organization and from the state
president Mrs. Howard NJ. Hoge, OF
Loudoun county, whom serious illness
had kept away from the convention.
Mrs. Shepherd received an ovation,
which she acknowledged happily.
The legislative committee. through
its chairman, DIR. Cannon. then offer
ed its report, which absorbed the at
tention OF the delegates and was re-
ceived with applause.
Before action was taken on the
recommendations of the committee,
Senator Walter G.. Mapp, author Of
the present prohibition law, made an
! impromptu address outlining specific
t changes which he believed. IN the
light experience and Changed fed
| eral laws, should be made, These in
Guided giving the prohibition COM
! missioner authority to search bag
gage. vehicles and cars of common
carriers without warrant and TO in
| spect and. II necessary, search bag
gage to prevent the importation Of
contraband liquor. He also gave un-
| qualified approval to the plan to sub
| NIT to a vote by the people an
amendment to the constitution.
Wants Damage Clause Applied
Senator Mapp said he hoped soon
! to see an application Of section IA OF
the present law. which gives the wife
or other dependent of an intoxicated
person to recover damages from the
individual who sold him the liquor
He said he had offered to give his
services as a lawyer without charge tc
any wife injured in this way. He be-
iieved the practical application of this
section would add materially to the
effectiveness of the law.
| The report Of the legislative com.
mittee was then adopted unanimous
ly.
Chairman Christian. of the commit
tee on resolutions. offered his report
which was prom pity adopted.
Starts Fund to Pay Debt.
AT this point, Vice President r. V
n. Conway. Of fredericksburg. start
ed a pointed discussion OF the league
outstanding debt. relic Of the cam
paign of 1914. He said he wa
ashamed that such debt SHOULD
have been allowed to drag so long
and proposed that he would he one
Of sixty men to contribute 500 eact
to pay it off by the first OF October
5 The idea was accepted with enthusi
asm and modified so that undertak
ings might be made to raise the sun
: required. in ESQ units or shares a
s25 each. which will suffice to retire
the principal and pay interest One
hundred shares were pledged within
! few minutes with a genuine out
burst of enthusiasm
Regret was expressed at the an
, sence. due to illness. OF w n. Win
; cent of Capron, for many years 8
{ TIL convention directed that a tele
gram Of greeting and sympathy b.
sent him.
Commissioner Peters Speaks.
; The last session came 20 fittirE
climax with the address OF the com.
missioner of prohibition. Rev. J, Sid
ney Peters. who reviewed the effects
Z lef the new law. fTa said that the
Jaw itself takes ground which NO
other dry law takes by declaring that
II is intended to prevent drunkenness
All other state laws. so far he
was informed een-earefallv- away
from saying that the intention Is tc
keep anybody from taking a drink.
He praised the law for it's com
prehensive and thorough covering o.
the situation that existed when II was
passed. The new federal laws and
the results OF experience indicated
he said. that there should be amend
D ments to the statute which would en-.
able the com mi ssioner to better en-.
force the will of the people, His sur.
Festions in this respect followed much
the same line as the suggestions made
! by Senator Mapp. H urged the con.
fscation Of vehic'es used to transpor'
. liquors unlawfullv
Praise for Judiciary.
2 Mr.. Peters praised the judiciary
E Of the state. declaring that not a mar
had been found who was doing les'
than his fully duty, He believed
them to be wholly incorruptihle and
free from inimical Influences. Tht
same could ne said Of the peace Of
: ficers. The highest praise, however
vas given TO the teagrre- itself which
; he declared. Is the most powerful all,
| Of his department in enforcing the
law, In every part Of the state he
had found men Of the finest characte'
ready and willing to cooperate witt
= him and his deputies.
, Mr. Peters told OF the reduction ot
TAIL population under prohibition
. There were on April I. 100 fewer
, prisoners in Jail in virginia than or
November /. last. when the law wen
into effect The commitments to thu
; state penitentiary for the first eigh'
/, /, months under prohibition were onl,
s45. against $50 for the same period
the preceding year
Similar results. Mr. Peters declared
NAV he Axpected In eleemoSynary In.