Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-26
VIRGINIA REPEAL
FORCES CHARTERED
Authorization Organization
Is Headed by Gen. Cooke
of CIaremont.
speelal Dispatch 70 The star.

epeeial Dispatch 70 The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va, october 26.-Word
has been received here that the State
Corporation Commission has granted a
charter to the Virginia Association
Against the Eighteenth Amendment.
The incorporators are Gen. w. H. Cooke
of Claremont, former superintendent of
v. NJ. l.; Senator O'Conor Goodrich OF
Fredericksburg, Senator James S. Bar
ron Of Norfolk and John B. Minor Of
Richmond, son OF the late John B.
Minor of the University of Virginia,
known as one Of the greatest teachers
e law In the South.
Gen. Cooke Isl president Of the new
haSociation. Other ofncerS are Alex
aTder w. Weddell of Richmond vice
president; John b. Minor Of Richmond,
secretary treasurer. The directors. in
addition to the ofhcers, represent the 10
congressional districts of the State.
Senator O'Conor Goolrick; second, SEN
ator James S. Barron; third, Buford
Scott Of Richmond fourth. Edward p.
Buford Of Lawrenceville; fifth, Col. A.
ID. Darlington Of Danville; sixth, Capt.
n. w. MasSie of Lynchburg; seventh,
Bernard p. Chamberlain Of Charlottes-
Vile; eighth, Thomas p. Keith Of Fair
fax; ninth. George Warren of Bristol;
tenth, Stephen d. Timberlake of Staun-
ton.
Purposes Outlined.
The purposes of the association, as
recited In the charter, are Ito unite Vir-
ginians IN the cause Of restoring and
defending the principles upon which
our Government was founded, whereby
fundamental rights essential to liberty
81 No. 10 1aa
eral States. The eighteenth amend
mlent to the Constitution invades the
retained rights Of the people and usurps
the powers reserved to the States; there
fore, this association purposes the re-
peal Of this amendment"
Gen. Cooke, in commenting upon the
aims and plans of the new association,
stated that the officers and directors
will give their time and services without
compensation OF any kind, and that
there will be no membership dues re-
CURED of those citizens who become
members. All contributions to the as
ISOLATION will be purely voluntary and
used for defraying the expenses Incl
cent to organizing in each voting pre-
cinct of the State those voters who are
opposed to Federal prohibition.
THE aim of our organization will be
TO get to the polls the qualified voters
who are opposed to the interference Of
the Federal Government in affairs
which were intended by the authors Of
the Constitution and founders of our
Republic to be solely within the juris-
diction Of the States" says the general
''The tendency toward Capitalization
has made too complex the operations
Of the Federal Government, and has re-
suited in enormous costs to taxpayers
and loss of governmental efficiency"
Example Of Failure.
Gen. Cooke further says: Prohibition
IS the outstanding example Of failure.
In q matter so closely connected with
the personal habits and lives of the
people, a law uniformly applying to all
States, regardless of the traditions and
sentiments Of their citizens, cannot be
enforced and should be repealed. If
the eighteenth amendment Is repealed
the control OF liquor can be determined
BY each State in manner that meets
with the approval Of its citizens, and a
major portion of the intolerable condi-
uons now prevailing can be corrected
"All right-thinking people believe in
temperance. The advocates Of prohibit
ton undoubtedly were honest in their
conviction that its adoption would ad-
vance the cause of morality and tenn
perance. Experience has proven them
to be mistaken. In their zeal for pro-
hibition they were willing to attack and
undermine the most important pillar of
our Government-the reserved powers
OF the States. Our association desires
to make effective the efforts of all
those who, now recognizing the fright
full consequences Of this change In our
fundamental law, desire, by repeating
the eighteenth amendment, to right the
wrong that has been done"