The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-15

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ginia. tssa ISLANDER against both the
house ana myself--if II means that, to-
Ecther with my able fellow workers,
was succesafuI in convincing the geu j
eral assembly that the people or Viz
ginia desired the passage OF the pro-
posed legislation, and that II would be
OF beneft to the state, then. while /
that did my best to do that thing.
and rejoice in whatever success at
tended my efforts.
TELEGRAM 10 HURT.
SO in connection with this matter
at issue, ] wired from washington TO
the Nottoway representative, Mr.. Hurt
that I would be in Richmond that night
and that I would like to talk with him,
concerning the nomination for prohi-
bition commissioner. and that hoped
that he and Senator Epes would do
what they could to assist In the nomi-
nation of Mr.. Peters. and I believed his
defeat would be Injurious to state and
national prohibition work. reached
Richmond at 9 o'clock Wednesday
night and in company with George r
Adams met Messrs. Hurt and Epes and
made to them in substance the follow
ing statement:
Nottoway county. They were my rep-
resentatives in the general assembly.
had no voice In that body except
through them. They were not in the
general assembly as individuals but
as the representatives of voters like
myself. Their votes for commissioner
Of prohibition did not differ in that re-
spect from their votes for general
Legislation. They were representatives
always. l strongly emphasized the fact
that did not come to them as an Anti
Saloon league official but as an indi-
vidual voter of the county of Motto
way. / was meeting my responsibility
by telling them how I desired them 10
vote as my representative and they
must meet their responsibility when Il
came to the vote
ORIGINALLY OPPOSED TO PETERS.
Second called their attention to
the fact that I opposed the selection
of Mr.. Peters as commissioner of pro-
hibition four years ago and state pub
licly over my signature in the papers
that | opposed it, not because / did
not think he would make an efficient
officer. for / was certain that he would.
but I opposed his election because /
considered it bad policy for an Anti
Salon league official to be elected to
enforce law the league had fought TO
obtain. The general assembly. wonder
full 10 relate, did not agree with the
boss of the house" and by large ma
jority Mr.. Peters was nominated ayi
elected 1t could not be said truth
fully. therefore, that / was faeoring
the election of MIR. Peters, as an Anti
Saloon league man. for ! had opposed
him before on that ground and, moSe-
over. last year at the national conven-
ton of the Anti-Saloon league | had
offered resolution opposing the sci &C.
ton of .Anti-Saloon league officials for
positions to enforce the eighteenth
amendment, which resolution w 8
adopted.
ThId--As a voter of the county Of
Nottoway l desired them to vote for
the reelection of Mr.. Peters because
II thought he had done a truly re-
markabic work in view of the mea
gre funds at his disposal: the great
difficulty OF obtaining an efficient
| force, especially after the murder of
Messrs. Shelhorse and Payne and the
violent and sIanderous attacks upon
| him from many quarters. While u
! had not favored his election original
I ", / did favor his reelection as a
yindication of his record against the
| slanderous attacks made against
| him.
| Fourth i favored his reelection
/ because Governor Davis was opposed
to him Governor Davis threw his
| influence against statewide prohibit
! ton in the statewide election as did
Harry Tucker in his campaign for
governor. Mr. Davis declared that
prohibition was not an issue. but
since election he has opposed the
! prohibition commissioner an& he now
| desires his defeat.
FOUGHT by ANOTHER PAPER
! E'ifth--The Richmond Times-Dis-
| patch has fought Mr.. Peters and de-
f, sres his defeat. The record OF the
Times Dispatch is so horrible on pro-
/ hibition that it's opposition alone
should be weighty in causing a gem
uine prohibitionist to vote for Mr..
Peters.
I Sixth-Along with Governor DAYS
and the Times Dispatch were lined
| all the iawless, multiplying criminal
elements of Virginia. North Carolina