Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-20
OPPOSE PARTIES
TAKING THUNDER
Anii.saioom Leaders Object to DRY
Clause in Democratic or Repab-
Lean Platform.
PEAR EFFECT ON THEIR CAUSE
State Officers Also Declare That They
WIN Have No Man OF Their
Own For Governor.

Anti-Saloon leaguera are against The
placing OF q dry plank il the nation
al platform Of either OF the major par
ties. They viii oppose any such ac-
tto1 on the ground t5at Il would tend
to carry the dry movement into par
tisan politics and impair the chances
Of getting the next congress to sub
init a constitutional amendment for
nationwide prohibition
Ever since the Ho5zou resolution
got a majority vote tu the house. but
failed TO land the requisite two-thirds
vote. some Of the republican and
democratic leaders have been remark
ing from time 10 time that dry plank
would be q fine vote getter
The prohib5rionists, on the theory
that the democratic convention would
turn down such Is plank have been
conjecturiag that 1915 would find
William jennings Bryan amladng
himself with tha party symbolized by
the camel Now il develops that the
AHti-Saloon league is against the abb
sorption Of the dry crusade by the ma
tionaI parties
Avoid EniaRglemeuts.
F. Scott Mcbride. Illinois superln-
teudent Of the drys, yesterday divulg-
ed some or the inside history of the
recent Atlantic City convention. Some
Of the leagueTs made q spirited effort
10 commit the organization 10 "a new
policy Of getting endorsements Of ma
tioual prohibition by the republicans
and democrats They we're defeated
when the board OF directors voted TO
keep clear Of partisan eugauglemengs
We are against any one party put
ting such "a plank En- its platform
said 1Ir Mcbride There seems to
be some misunderstanding among
some Of the parties as 20 our position.
Fer 20 years VIC have demonstrated
the value If partisan activity in
the warfare against the liquor traffic
Tn view of existing conditions. we have
again declared with special emphasis
fer the preservation of the Ron-paru-
san or moni- partisan character Of the +
movement
We are fighting for a principle For /
the Hobson resolution we got the sup
port Of the southern congressman, +
who are democrats. We also got about .
so per cent Of the republicans. a total F
Of 1877 votes being cast for the res0lu- +
tion as against 1879 cast in opposition.
THE Anti-SaIoon league is intrust- .
ed with a sacred duty. which must be
performed without complication in
partisan politics. We protest against
every effort to use the rapidly grow
ing temperance sentiment of the ma
ton for the furthering Of political am
billions or political ends. or course,
if ali parties put in plank and make
1t unanimous, that would be a differ
emit matter, hut we oppose any effort
to turn the temperance sentiment into
a political asset for amy one party or /
candidate"
Ne Man Fs Governor.
For weeks reports have been current
n political circles that the drys might
put candidate of their own into the
3eld for governor Of Illinois. Mayor
vi. W Bennett of Rockford being
mentioned, The rumoEs were definite
y punctured yesterday by the Anti
Saloon league leaders. who declared I
hey would adhere To their old policy
Of not trotuug out a man of their
'wn, but Of picking a candidate from
he field.