New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
'DRYS' SCORN OLD PARTIES
Attack on Roosevelt Causes
Demonstration of Approval.
Mr.. TAFT IS NOT SPARED
Wilson, Who Declined to Address
Prohibition National Conven-
ton. Gets Faint Praise.

Atlantic City, July 10-The eleventh Ma
tlonsl Prohibition Convention got under
wav here to-day, but at three sessions
progressed little beyond the preliminartes
az organization There were developments
enough. however. 10 indicate strong under
current Of Insurgency in the party and 10
forecast a fight by some Of the delegates
for a more progressive and aggressive att-
tude In the coming campaign.
In the hope of overthrowing part OF
the existing order Of things, II is said
feht will be made on the floor for the cleo
ton Of q national chairman by the conven-
ton and not by the national committee
There will likely be a great many changes
in the personnel of the committee.
The feature of the day was the address
of the temporary chairman Of the conven-
ton. Clinton N Howard, Of Rochester
N Y, known as the little giant" MI
Howard aroused the thousand or more DEL
egates 10 q high pitch Of enthusiasm by
roundy denouncing President Taft, Coionel
Theodore Roosevelt and the Republican ano
Democratic parties In general He said the
Prohibitionists were the real prcgressives
In politics, and decried any attempt to
throw their votes into other channels.
we already have two whiskey parties,
and don't need another he shouted. the
delegates caught UP and cheered the senu-
nents Of the chairman When he char
acterized President Taft as wet nurse
70 the saloons" there were shouts ~
Amen from sN corners of the convention
hall When he denounced Colonel Roose-
yelt as the least desirable Of all the candl-
dates" there was prolonged demonstra-
ton OF approval
How about the promised progressive
Roosevelt party7" he asked
We already have two whlskey parties and
do not need another From the point OF
view OF the Probihitonist. by his record,
public utterances and confessed personal
habits. he is the least desirable Of them all.
Posing as the thou shalt not steal can
ferred over President Taft's in the con
vention, he brazenly boasts that he stole
the Isthnus OF Panama from Colombia
and let Congress debate about it after
II the Chicago convention played the
same trick, they got the cue from him.
His title to the Panama strip was as good
as the stolen Taft credentials in the hands
OF boss-made delegates, and no better.
Stealing Is stealing. Mr. Roosevelt When
you thought that the end justified the means
you gave every thief a passport TO heaven.
Governor woodrow wilson he disposed or
with this faint praise: "A good man per-
haps, but We have rad good men in the
White House before and they have gone
out with the country more saturated with
rum than II was when they went in"
So enthusiastic were the delegates over
Chairman Howards address that they or
dered II printed as a campaign textbook
and started a genuine boom for Mr.. How
ard for President.
The convention committee was appointed
late in the afternoon and got to work to-
night. There was a business session this
evening followed by hero night" a cere>
mony where men who have been candi-
dates in the various Prohibition campaigns
are eulosized In song and speech.
Late to-day Southern delegates to the
convention proposed as a candidate for the