The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-02
NOT TO BE DENIED THEY CAN MAKE
 SERIOUS TROUBLE>
Efforts Being Made to Fore stall Storm in Convention OverPrOhibitiOn-Success of Party Is at Stake
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, April 1.--tSpecial )--Sport at the expense of prohibitionists and suf- fra gettes will in the opinion of those party.
 Because the House judiciary committee indefinitely postponed considerat tion of proposed amendments to the constitution under which prohibition and wom- an suffrage might have become na tional in their scope-the lady lobbyists have openly declared war on the domi nant party, and the "drys, have inti- mated that they too. are ready to aban- con the peaceful policy of "watchful wait ing"
 The suffra gettes, in a public statement today admitted that they are determined to force both parties to include in their platforms the Susan B. Anthony amend ment And so rabid have become the prohibitionists that it is feared now that it will require more than the Presidents request to prevent them attempting ta doctor with their special prescription the patient donkey of the democratic organ- ga ation
 ON THE ANXIOUS SEAT As reported in this correspondence the last week of February President Will sen will not take sides in any fac tonal fight which might be raging in either of the several states. But it is 1 known officially that he would oppose an effort to write nation-wide prohibi- tion plank in the platform. His political I leaders hopeful that the probable pro- 1 hibition riot in the convention will be oio- 1 viated-that, in other words, it will not be necessary even to defeat the project. 1 And in democratic headquarters there i is grave anxiety lest the southern states frantic with prohibition mania send to the convention factionalists imbueG by nature with an irresistible impuse to advance their cause at any cost, however i il supera ole.
 Mir Bryan, recently severely critical 1 Of the policies of the administration, is candidate for the honor of representing l Nebraska in the convention. He is the admitted leader of the "peace and prohi- bition'' faction of the democratic party. 1 That under the guidance of the com n-cner southern nationwide prohibitions ists, if entrusted with the right of repre- i sentation, might stampede and as q re- suit plasf havoc with the bright oppor- tunity confronting the party, is the poign- ant fear of leaders who arc interested in extending the service of the administra- l tion
 SUCCESS AT STAKE 1t is subject of general knowledge ! that no party can be successful which fails to carry the great pivotal states of 1 New York, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio l It is also subject of general knowledge that the democratic party, in the last 50 | years has never carried those states save when supported by the liberal element of 1 those states. Democratic leaders in the 1 ca st. as a result are determined that the 1 prohibitionists shall not be successful in what is believed to be their scheme of l "Bryanzng" or notwithstanding ths democratic platform. They are watchful not only in the interest of tie campaign of 1916, but of the campaign of 1920
 The democratic party contends that prohibition is a local issue The prohi- b.tionsts in their passionate support of nationwide prohibition, through the en- \ actment of a constitutional amendment, contend that it is a national issue. Be- cause of their position, it is deemed nat ural that they should stand for a prohi- bition plank in the platform The party,
 because of the prohibitionists attitude would have the states represented in the convention by democrats who would not
 attempt to ruin the party through the in- 7. lection of factional differences. ,I That which enraged the prohibitionists I tContinued on Page Ten)