The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-16
(By staff Correspondent

| Washington, d. c.. Nov. 15.-Dele-
cations from every state in the Union
are expected to attend the convention
! of the Anti-Saloon League Of America
In Washington December 1918. ac-
cording to announcements made yes
terday at the headquarters of the
league. These delegations. 1t was said
further, will represent not only all
states, but all political parties. all
church denominations and all bust
ness lines and professions.
Anti-Saioon league men declare that
the convention will be the most i'm
portant In the history OF the organia-
ton for they have been assured that
the house will take up and act on the
Joint resolution already adopted by
the senate. and which provides for
the submission to the states of the
constitutional prohibition amendment
During the first week of December
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union will hold Its national conven-
ton In Washington. During the Same
week the conferences of Anti Saloon
league workers and superintendents
will be conducted under the leader
ship OF DR.. p. A. Baker, of Wester-
VILE. o.. who is geenral superinten-
dent OF the national organization.
On Sunday, December Q. numerous
puiplLS w WA4A DC O[C0-
pied by league speakers.
From December 10 to g the league
convention proper will be held, the
afternoon sessions in the Metropoli-
tan Methodist Episcopal church and
tho evening sessions In Convention
hall
So. coincidsnt with the sitting OF
congress, the capital will be filed
with the temperance hosts. demand
ing that the house take the same ac-
ton on the joint resolution the senate
took, when the upper house gave the
resolution five more votes than the
requisite two-th.rds.
League men are expressing conf
dence in the outcome OF the vote IN
the house, They believe they have
the necessary votes. but admit at the
national headquarters at Westerville
that there must be no OBJECTIONS.
To Call ON State Delegations
To make comfortably sure the adop-
ton OF the resolution by a two-thirds
vote, the league men AMI the conven-
ton delegates will occupy the fore
moons of convention week in visiting
state delegations In the house, Bust
ness and professional men of large
influence back home. besides leaders
In the state oranges. veil make Il their
business to visit every congressman
to urge him to vote and work for the
resolution. IL he be already an un-
compromising dry. ne Will he slapped
on the back and congratulated. II
Inc he only indtfrerentIy dry the folks
from his district will seek to strength
en- his feeble knees If he be wet.
they will try TO convert him from
what they believe to be the error of
his way.
II la confidently -heitsYed hy the
temperance hosts that vote on the
resolution will be had before the
holiday recess. and that that vote will
be a favorable one. So confident are
they that campaigns for ratification
OF the amendment are being conduct
ed. One such campaign is In prog
ress in Tennessee. Others are sched-
uied and will continue to be scheduled
until every state in the Union is In
the list Ratification OF the amend
nlent by thirty-six states lie necessary.
The ratification must he made within
six years. According to the constitu
ton, IL a state refuses, on first ballot,
In the legislature. 10 rati;s the amend
msnt. Il may reconsider and vote