Norwich bulletin., 1912-07-10
ROWLING TOR "cHuRcH VOTE"
Some Prohlbitionists Think Party Has
 Done Too Much of lt.

Convention Hall Atlantic City, N. J., July 9.-A presidential nomination boom based on a new issue that would substitute practical politics for church politics" in the prohibition movement was started here tonight on the eve of the prohibition national 
 Finley .. Hendrickson of Cumber- land Md, was launched as a candidate for the prohibition presidential nomi' nation by the Maryland delegation, which will appeal for his selection as the party standard bearer on broad platform, especially urging that there be more earnest appeal for votes out side the churches and that less of the energy of the party be expended in bowling for the church vote"
 Mir. Hendrickson, who Is a member of the prohibition party executive committee is a strong advocate of more practical politics in the prohibit tion movement Last Sunday he was scheduled to speak in two Atlantic City churches on the prohibition question, but he did not keep the engagement.
 Tt was reported from one source that Mir Hendriekson had a sore toe," said William Johnson of the Maryland delegation, after the state caucus had
 
 haps he, too, was sore, but Mr Hen dGickson, like a great many other pro- hlbitonists, believes that our party holds too many meetings in the churches and that we are continually hoWling too much for the church vote.
 What we want is the vote outside the churches. We believe that this practical party should not meddle so much with politics in the churches and the pulpit"
 The Maryland delegation appointed special convention campaign com mittee to urge MT. Hendricksons nom nation the committee being headed by Edwin Higgins of Baltimore. The en- trance in the presidential race of MT. Hendrickson probably will result in he elimination of Joshua Lowering of Baltimore, prohibition presidential candidate in 1898, who had been men tioned as a probability this time. His friends asserted today that he did not wish his name to go before the con UenIipn.
 Another tangible boom for the party ticket was precipitated at a reception 10 the delegates today when the Mas sachusetts delegation arrived with friends and banners proclaiming Chain and Watkins for 1912" the party ticket in 1908. Eugene w. Chain of Illinois was the presidential nomi- nee and Aaron $. Watkins vice presi- cential nominee in the preceding cam paisn, and many are urging their re- nomination. At the present time Hen dricksOn and Chain are the leading presidential candidates, but many oth- CTS the party leaders say, may be ex- pected to appear before the time com 's for calling he roll of the states in the convent nominations. A movement 70 establish scientific sec ton of the prohibition party was in- stituted tonight at a meeting by Dr. T. D. Brothers of Hartford, Conn.,, and Dr. T. Alexander McNichol of New York who urged consideration of the advisability Of organizing a scientific section in the party for the purpose of grouping. popularizing and making available the mass of facts and con- clusions of alcoholic effect brought out by laboratory, statistical and sociolog- ical studies. Dr. Brothers declared that such section would intensity the work of the party.
 Nearuy thousand delegates to the convention had arrived tonight.