The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-11
PROH|B|T|ON|STS
 REORGANIZATION Chairman DenOunces Lead
 CTS of Old Parties COLONEL UNDER FIRE Woodrow Wilson Is the Next Presi- dent Unless Prohibitionists Win,
 Declares J. B. Cranfell.
 Howard Boomed
COLONEL UNDER FIRE

Atlantic City. July 1o.-The eleventh na- tional prohibition convention got under way here today. but at three sessions progressed little beyond the prelimlnaries of organization. There were develop ments enough, however. to indicate a strong undercurrent of Insurgency" in the party and to forecast a fight by some of the delegates for a more progressive and aggressive attitude in the coming campaign. In the hope of over throwing a part of existing order of things 1t is said fight will be made on the floor for the election of a national chairman by the convention and not the national con- mittee. There likely will be a great many changes in the personnel of the committed
 Towards Address Caustic
 The feature of the day was the address of temporary chairman of the conven- ton, Clinton N. Howard of Rochester. N. Y.. known as the little giant" Mir Howard aroused the thousand or more delegates to high pitch of enthusiasm by roundly denouncing President Taft, Colonel Roosevelt and the republican and HtiiicSidtiS Pui ticc III ScueIdl. Tie claimed prohibitionists were the real progressives in politics and deeried any attempt to throw their votes into other channels.
 We already have two whisky parties and don't need another" he shouted The delegates cheered the sentiments of the chairman. When he characterized Presi- dent Taft as wet nurse to the saloon there were shouts of ''amei.'' from all corners of the convention hall When he denounced Colonel Roosevelt as the least desirable of all the candidates there was prolonged demonstration of ap- proval Woodrow Wilson he disposed of with this faint praise.
 "A good man. perhaps, but we have had good men in the White House before and they have gone out with the country more saturated with rum than 1t was when they went in" Howard Is Boomed So enthusiastic were the delegates over Chairman Towards address that they ordered it printed as a campaign textbook and started a genuine boom for MT. Howard as President. His can didacy loomed large tonight and as the field is decidedly an open one he is regarded as one of the potential fac tors.
 The convention committee got to work tonight. There was a business session this evening followed .by a here night" a ceremony where men who have been candidates in the vari |ous prohibition campaigns are given a reception and seulogized in song and speech.
 Late today the southern delegates proposed as candidate for presiden- tiaI .nomination Andrew Jackson Hous- ton of Beaumont. Tex Houston is a son of Gen. Sam Houston. He is a lawyer and stanch supporter of the prohibition party. The southern lead CTS have begun an active campaign in his behalf.
 The convent ton is being held at the ocean end of one of the long piers Jutting far into tie sea. The fact that tne convention hall was entirely sur rounded by water was referred to in the addresses of welcome today and the Rev. Robert Arthur 1llwood called out laughter when he welcomed tfie convention on behalf of the IT pro- hibitionists in Atlantic Citys'' 1 !. F. Cranfell of Dallas. responding to addresses of welcome on behalf of the 
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