The Detroit times., 1916-06-03
Prohibition Party Only
"Live One," Says For
mer Executive
BOOSTS FOSS
FOR PRESIDENT
of Mas
sachusetts Also
Speaks Here

The platform OF the Prohibition
party was set forth by former Gov.
Foss, OF Massachusetts,. and former
Gov. Sulzer, OF New York. in an ad-
dress. Friday night. in Hotel Cadil.
lac, 10 delegates TO the state con
vention.
Peace, progress. patriotism. pros
perity and. last but not least. pro
hibition," was the keynote OF the
policies elucidated by William
Sulzer. the past executive OF the
Empire state. while ex-Gov. Foss,
whose candidacy for the Prohibition
presidential nomination was boosted
by Mr.. Sulzer. declared that the Pro
hibition party alone had the social
and moral issues 10 make II a real
live one
Without prohibition and equal
suffrage. the Republican party has
no issues. and without these 1t has
no chance for victory" he said. "On
the other hand. a large element in
the Democratic party Is owned by
the liquor interests and they're not
coming out for prohibition nor for
equal suffrage.
Prohibition is the best kind OF
economic protection and the best
kind of preparedness. We don't
want 10 turn the country into a
military camp, but We do want a
reasonable preparedness.
The Republican and Democratic
parties are both badly split, MIR
Foss declared, and neither are
standing for the greatest issues
prohibition and equal suffrage. The
latter is intimately bound up with
prohibition, he held. because women
will use the vote 10 suppress the
liquor traffic.
Last year. in Massachusetts. il
was said that the liquor interests
spent 100000 for the defeat of the
equal suffrage amendment he dc
clared
Addressing himself TO a group OF
delegates TO the railroad trainmen &
convention. who attended the mas S
meeting. Mr.. Foss praised their or.
ganization for its stand on prohibit
ton. and declared that the American
Typographical union and the mos;
progressive labor leaders were for
prohibition.
I'VE must prepare 10 meet with
competition from abroad after the
war he said, land the way TO do il
is not by erecting a high tariff wall.
but by greater efficiency and by cor
serving the manhood of the countrv
The great lesson of the war is that
men can't fight on rum. and IL We
can't fight on 1t we can't work on
IL, either. Russia has put the ban
on vodka, absinthe has been prohib-
tied in France. and in England the
government has taken charge OF the
liquor traffic. II we had war tho
first act OF the federal government
would be TO take charge OF it here
With the election OF new state
committee officers, and the selection
OF delegates 10 the national convcn
ton, the state Prohibition conven
ton completed its session in De
troit. late Friday afternoon.
The Rev. c. s. Kennels, of Romu.
lus, was elected permanent chair
man. F. f. Titus. OF Jackson, secre.
tary. and Burton L. lockwood. OF
Detroit. chairman OF the state cen
trail committee.
Following is tho list OF delegates:
Mrs Sophia w. Reed Mrs. r.. r.
Riggs. Plymouth; o. a. Rowland.
M Mespsfaw siz G R s2yt H RGhIsPd Mrs.
Johnson. Roscbush: John p. Cutler
Battle Greek; Mrs. w. @. Stone. VIII
liam II. Erielink. Kalamazoo. c. n.
Charles X. Badger. Betti Greek: VI.
q. Wylin, Mrs. II. l. lockwood, De-
,roit; w Mclean, stockbrldge. r. r.
Clemens w. j. Fauli. Lake Linden !,
r. W. Mason. Utica. Fred ~. Corbett.
Lansing Samuel Dickie. Albion
Charles W Obee. Adrian: John s Me-
Call. Kalamazoo: George Haynes
Battle Creek, Harry G. Doane. Grand
Rapids Mrs. = !. Calkins. scottviiie,
Mrs, Matte Jones. Detroit: !. D. Le-
land. Corunna: Mrs Arta Fisher
Scott. Howard n. Roeloffs. Ann Ar
Dor Moses Johnston, Mrs. John r
Johnston. Rosebush; Andrew Wood
Dryden: Norman r. Wood, Graa.
u.akc. y. ~ Miller. Nt Clemens:
Mrs. Arthur Schanck. Dryden: =. J.
krosh, D~troit3 Rev Mr. Girhrd Hat.
Ito Creek, NJ. r. Johnston. Roaebush
J. ~. Corners. Frontier. R~v. 2 3
Kennels. Rcmuius. Webb e. Doan. ne.