Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-20
LORD DENOUNCES
ANT|-SALOON|STS
Presidents Nominee for Ex-
else Board Denies He Will
Withdraw Name.
SAYS LEAGUE MEMBERS
INSPIRED FALSE STORY
Also Accuses Opponents of Other
Despicable Observation-Disclosures
Wilson Enters Denial.


on the District Anti-Saloon League
and particularly its president, Andrew
Wilson, Frank B. Lord, one of Presi-
dent Wilson's nominees to the excise
board. last night emphatically denied
effect that he had decided to ask that
his name be Withdrawn.
Mr.. Lord accused his opponents of
having detectives follow him to learn
facts about him. with seeking in all
directions for men to give testimony
| against him in their fight against the
confirmation of his nomination by the
Senate. He also accused his opponents
with inspiring the story that he would
ask that his nomination be withdrawn
The story published in an afternoon
paper" mot The Starr said Mr.. Lord In
his statement, that I would ask to have
my nomination withdrawn is absolutely
and unequivocaliy false. / have made
no such statement and given no such in
timation. Neither has any intimation
been made to me by any other than An
drew Wilson of the Anti-Saloon League
that / withdraw.
Wish Is Father to Thought.
'The story was inspired by my OPP
ponents and the wish is father to the
thought. Its publication is only one
of the many efforts which have been
made TO prosecute me since my nomina-
ton went to the Senate. The little CO.
teric of men, none of whom knows me ex-
cept Andrew Wilson. who have been OPP
posing me have resorted to the most des-
picable and contemplate methods of
persecution. They have had detectives
trailing me. they have written letters t.
different parts of the country where |
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thing against me, but without success;
they have secured Washington TO find a
man who. knowing me, would testify
against me. hut without success: they
have sent men armed with my picture
through the disreputable section of
Washington in an attempt to find some
inmate who could identify me. but with
out success; they have iinplored news
paper men. policemen and others to
come forward and say that they knew
something against me. but without sue
cess; they have circulated the report
that ] was once indicted. and that. too,
in city where I had never been in my
life: they have called up newspaper Of
fees and. refusing to give their names or,
la Lamar, have given the names of 9TH
er persons, and told stories which mad
absolutely no foundation in fact, and now
they inspire q narrative to the effect that
l intend to withdraw.
Has Not Been Out of Town.
THE story stated that / was out of
town and could not be seen. I have
not been out of Washington in three
months. and was at my office in the
Times building all day. No one called
there or called me on the phone re-
garding this story. The condition of
my withdrawal Is that my opponents
shall bring forward one man who
knows me and who Is wiling to testify
against me. They have been unable to
find that one man.
The withdrawal story is only one
more step in line with the malicious
persecution by the Anti-Saloon League.
only one member Of which knows me-"
When informed last night OF Mr. Lords
statement Mr.. Wilson denied emphatical-
ly that either he personally or the Anti
Saloon League had employed detectives to
watch Mr.. Lord. or had sought in any
other way mentioned by Mr.. Lord to
that If any one has been following MIR.
Lord the fact is not known to Anti
Saloon League officers.
LAS for the claim that either ! or any
Of the officers Of the league inspired the
story that Mr.. Lord was about to ask
that his nomination be withdrawn said
Mr.. Wilson. that is absolutely untrue. l
knew nothing of the report until a news
paper reporter called me up and asked IL
I had heard the report.
Says he Can REFER to Minister.
"All statements I have ever made for
publication about Mr.. Lord can be veri-
fed by Rev. John Van Schaick. who was
present at an interview I had with Mr..
Lord some time ago. II Mr.. Lord will
tell the President and the members of
the Senate what he told Rev. Van
Setback and myself / feel sure that he
will never be excise commissioner.
Mr.. Lord attempts to give the i'm
preston that we want only men as men,
bers of the excise board who are closely
affiliated with the Anti-Saioon League
and the temperance forces generally.
That is not true. All We want are fair
and open minded men who will be able
to decide excise questions justly.
The governing board of the Anti
Saloon League held a meeting in Mr.
Wilson's office. IN the Evans building,
yesterday afternoon to discuss excise
matters generally. but Mr.. Wilson said
afterward that nothing definite was de-
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