Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-26
LINING Up FOR NEW
TEMPERANCE battle
Anti-Saloon League Will
Urge Federal Amendment
Before House
ENCOURAGED OVER
ELECTION RESULTS
special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. 26.-Dele-
cations from every state in the union
sire expected to attend the convention
II the Anti-Saloon League Of America,
10 be held IN Washington, December
1913, according to announcements
made yesterday at the headquarters OF
the League These delegations. it was
said further, will represent not only
an states, but an political parties, all
church denominations and all business
Zines and professions.
Anti-Saloon League men declare that
the convention will be the most impor-
iant one in the history Of the Organl-
1ation. for they have been assured that
NE 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 con-
,ttutional prohibition amendment
During ihe first week Of December
The Women's Christian Temperance
Union WIN hold It's national convention
n Washington. During the same week
The conference Of Anti-Saloon League
workers and superintendent will be
conducted under the leadership Of Dr.
r. A. Baker of Nesieryille, o.. who Is
general superintendent Of the national
organization.
On Sunday, December 9, numerous
pulpits in Washington VIII be occu-
pied by League speakers.
From December 10 TO i3 the League
convention proper will be held. the
afternoon sessions in the Metropolitan
Methodist Episcopal Church and tho
evening sessions in Convention Hall.
So. coincident with the sitting Of
Congress, the capital win be filled with
the temperance hosts, demanding that
the House take the same action on the
Joint resolution the Senate took, when
the upper House gave The resolution
tive more votes than the requisite two
thirds
League men are expressing connd-
ence IN the outcome Of the vote In tho
House. They believe they have the me-
cessary votes. but admit at the ma
tonal headquarters at Westerylllo that
there must be no OBJECTIONS.
To make comfortably sure the adop-
ton OF the resolution by q two-thirds
vote the League men and 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. will make 10 their
business TO visit every Congressman 90
urge him 10 vote aud work for the
resolution. If he be already known as
an uncompromis.ng dry, he will be
slapped on the back and congratulated
N he be only indfcrently dry, tho
folks from his district will seek TO
strengthen his feeble knees. II he be
fvet, they viii try 20 convert him from
what they believe TO be the error Of
his ways.
70 is confidently believed by The tenn.
perance hosts that a vote on the reso-
hilton viii be had before the holiday
recess. and that that vote will be q
favorable one. so confident are they
that campaigns for ratification Of the
amendment are being conducted. one
such campaign is I'm progress in Ten
nessee. Others arc scheduled aud viii
continue TO be scheduled until every
State IN the Union Is in The list. Rati-
ilcation Of the amendment by IS States
is necessary Tho ratification must h0
made within six years According 90
the constitution, il State refuses, on
nrst ballot In tho legislature, TO ratify
The amendment 10 may reconsider and
Noiooagam sas often as 10 likes, butt
once the legislature votes TO ratify,
that action cannot be annulled.
Dry leaders say they are greatly en-
couraged by Tie results of the Novcm-
her election. They tied New Mexico
safely TO their list, making q States
that are either dry or that have taken
the necessary steps TO 60 dry.
Every voting unit In New Castle.
County Del, except the city OF VIII
mington, voted ON November g. 10 ban
sh the liquor traffic. The drys say that
with Wilmington the only wet spot in
the state, Delaware viii easily ratify the
federal amendment.
On the face Of Official returns the
VETS Of Ohio have defeated the drys
By somewhat less than 1900 votes. The
Ohio drys, said J. II. Larimore, news
EDITOR Of the Leagues publications, who
IS in this city In the interest of pub
lefty for the convention, are entirely
dissatisfied with tho count, and the
Antl-Saloon League Of that State is be-
ng besieged TO demand a recount, and
such action is extremely probable. The /
irys believe with all their hearts that |
The sO-called mistakes in the Cincinnati |
vote are mere camouflage, and they /
charge openly that tho VETS Of Hamil- ]
Ion county padded the wet figures \
lMnen 1t become apparent that The /
State had gone dry. Governor Cox has
issued a statement in which be saws
that there must be fair and square
count and that II the SIC @ has gene
Tor prohibition it must be So reported
Under the so-called honest elections
law Of Ohio. which was drafted bN
Wayne D. Wheeler, OF this citv at-
torney for the Antl-Saloon League. If
contest Of the election is entered Inc
vote Of any precinct may be thrown |
out II il be >-0wn that there WAS |
fraud in t4le count or i'm the voting
But even should it be revealed that
HE drys have lost, Anti-Saloon League
men say that the result in Ohio was
practical victory for them and their
lilies. inasmuch as in two years the
vet majority has been cut down from
1000 TO less than 1000 The League
VII try the stunt again next year, with
al confidence in the outcome