Anti-Saloon League
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- Feb 23, 1900The Price of a Police ChiefA political faction demands the mayor fire the police chief in exchange for convention votes, exposing a deep rift in Seattle's political machine.Seattle, WA
- May 11, 1900The Anti-Saloon League Mobilizes in ColfaxLocal church leaders and temperance activists hold a preliminary meeting to launch a campaign against the town's liquor trade.Colfax, WA
- Dec 1, 1903Vancouver’s Saloon Fight Comes to a BoilAs city registration closes, the liquor interest and the churches square off over control of the council.Presbyterian Church, Vancouver, WA
- Jun 6, 1904The Anti-Saloon League Tells Tacoma's Churchgoers to Get Their Hands DirtyA packed house at the First Presbyterian church heard the national superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League argue that pious voters who stay out of politics are the reason the saloons stay open — and that the worst anarchist in town is the official who picks which laws to enforce.First Presbyterian Church, Tacoma, WA
- Jan 19, 1909The Speaker’s High-Stakes Balancing ActSpeaker Meigs stacks the House Public Morals Committee with an even split of prohibitionists and anti-prohibitionists, leaving the committee’s crucial legislative decisions deadlocked.Washington State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Jan 23, 1909Dry Districts, Wet Phone Lines: The Loophole in Washington’s Local Option BillAn Anti-Saloon League official says the bill targets door-to-door liquor canvassing—not a telephone order from a thirsty household.Olympia, WA
- Feb 5, 1909A Temperance Victory Built on Small-Town SpiteAfter a chaotic night session, the Anti-Saloon League's local-option bill cleared the Washington House — not on moral conviction, but on rural resentment of Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane.Olympia, WA
- Feb 10, 1909Washington Senate Tries to Ban Election Pledges—After Being 'Buncoed' by the Anti-Saloon LeagueLawmakers voted 27 to 11 for a 'freak bill' disqualifying legislators who promise support for bills before election, then added a rider against corporation lawyers. Legal scholars called it unconstitutional.Olympia, WA
- Feb 18, 1909A Legislature in the Homestretch: Saloons, Gambling and a Fight Over PledgesWith days left in Olympia, Washington lawmakers weigh local option, an anti-racetrack law, a sweeping criminal code and a bill aimed at unions and suffragists.Olympia, WA
- Feb 25, 1909651 Bills, 13 Laws: Inside Olympia's Frantic Last Two WeeksA deadlocked local-option fight, a women's eight-hour bill that ended in fisticuffs, and a marriage law barring 'drunkards' and the 'feeble-minded' — the 1909 legislature's chaotic home stretch.State Capitol, Olympia, WA
- Feb 26, 1909The Scent of 'Unmarked Coin' at the CapitolAs local option battles intensify, rumors of a slush fund designed to sway legislators circulate through Olympia.Olympia, WA
- Mar 3, 1909The Legislative Hangover of the Anti-Saloon LeagueHow the obsession with prohibition paralyzed the Tacoma legislature and derailed actual governance.Tacoma, WA
- Mar 3, 1910Local Option Petition Secures Enough SignaturesProponents of the anti-saloon movement in Newport have gathered sufficient signatures to force a local option election on the sale of liquor.Newport, WA
- Mar 3, 1910The 'Dry' Candidate for CongressA. E. Veatch, backed by the anti-saloon league, runs on a progressive platform in the Third Congressional District.Colville, WA
- Apr 14, 1910Ione Votes Itself Wet, and Builders FollowIn a 42-to-8 landslide, the Pend Oreille County town chose saloons over dry status—and local boosters said half a dozen business blocks depended on it.Ione, WA
- Dec 17, 1915The Day Washington State Went DryAfter a hard-fought political battle and a landmark Supreme Court ruling, the state's 1,200 saloons were ordered to shutter their doors as statewide prohibition became the law of the land.Olympia, WA
- Feb 4, 1916Temperance Literature by MailThe Anti-Saloon League pivots to direct mail for those obtaining liquor permits in Eastern Washington.Spokane, WA