Evening star., 1916-08-08
For Preparedness, But "Pro-
hibition" Best Step in
That Direction.
FAV0RS INTERVENTION
TO PAC!FY MEXICO
Notification Ceremonies Held at Els
Home in indianapolis, Where Vice
President Candidate Is Also Told.

INDIANAPOLIS, August s.
Representative prohibition lead
ers from all over the United
States assembled in indianapolis
today for a double notification
meeting. ]. Frank Hanly was
formally notified OF his nomina-
ton for President on the prohibi-
ton ticket. DR.. Ira Landrlth OF
Boston received similar formal
notification of his nomination for
the vice presidency.
The ceremonies took place at
| 2 o'clock this afternoon on the
lawn of Mr.. Hanly's home, 2Oo2
North Meridian street. Robert
H. Patton. state chairman of II
linois, delivered the address
which notified Mr.. Hanly and
Oliver W. Stewart of indianapolis
notified DR.. Landrith. Each can
didate responded.
Big Rally Tonight.
Tonight a big rally will be held in
the Masonic Temple and will be ad-
dressed by Mr. Hanly and DR.. Landrith
@l,o
peoples societies in central Indiana have
been invited.
The national committee and the cam
paign committee met during the day and
discussed plans for the national campaign
to be started Immediately. A campaign
manager and subcommittee was to be
chosen before night.
In his address of notification Mr.
, Patton took the position that the
liquor traffic is fundamentally wrong
Complete eradication rather than
treatment to alleviate what he calls
evils of the traffic was advocated.
Mr.. Patton said that the liquor traf
fic produces evil consequences and
only evil, and that it's iegaiization for
revenue is wrong is no longer an open
question. No one defends it. and even
the trade itself is crying out for help
| to curb it's evil tendencies.
Hanly Declares Principles.
Accepting the nomination. Mr.. HanIy
said, in part:
"If power is given us we will end
| this traffic in alcohoI-end it though
| it require the exercise of every atom
of power vested in the government or
inherent in the peoples legislative
enactments. administrative action,
judicial decision and constitutional
amendment, all shall be used for it's
dethronement.
ITO the support of this high enter
prise we challenge the intellect, the
heart and the conscience of the ma
tion. If those who admit the right
eousness of the thing we mean to do
and who desire the contamination of
the end We seek. will enlist and vote
and stand with US we will elect the
ticket you have named, and before the
end of our first administration render
a service unmatched since the days of
Abraham Lincoln and the abolition of
human slavery.
Church and State.
With your declaration for the alb
solute separation of church and state
with the guarantee .,I full religious
and civil liberty l in complete ac-
cord No religious organization
either the great church of which / am
a member, or any other-should exer-
else domination over the political
action of individuals or Of groups of
! individuals
NO disabilities should be imposed
and no privileges conferred upon any
| Individual on account of his religion.
The state should not only have tolera
o.
tect and foster all.
Initiative, Referendum, Recall.
There is in the platform one plank
which 1 can neither approve nor ac-
cept; which l cannot defend in the
campaign: which. if elected. l would
oppose, and which. IL brought to me
as a proposed law. l would Veto L
refer to the following: We favor the
initiative, referendum and recall
wherever they have obtained they
have wrought confusion and harm
Where the initiative and referendum
| have been applied to the amendment
Of constitutions they have made these
solemn and organic charters liquid as
water and volatile as oil. They will
, do the same to the federal Constitu-
ton.
I'm my judgment nothing could be
frought with greater peril TO state
and national prohibition OF the traffic
in intoxicating liquors than the appli-
"a tion of these three principles to the
state and national governments.
Civil Service.
There is in your pronouncement in
r.yard to the civil service no declara
| ,;on which / do not accept and which
I am not prepared to defend. The ex
tension of the merit system to cover
all postmasters, collectors of revenue.
marshals and other public officials
whose duties are purely administra-
tive would remove many grave and
! nagrant abuses from the field of poll
! tics ard insure higher and more
/ nermanent condition of efficiency.
..The whole administrative machin-
! cry of the government should be re-
| vised by a board of non partisan ex-
| merits to the end that departmental
! duplication of work and responsibility
! NAV be minimized and an adequate and
| efficient system of supervision and ac-
| counting installed. The suggestion in
| the platform that the budget system
| should be adopted and that the Presi-
| dent should be given power to veto
any item in the appropriation bill meets
| with my full approval. There should
! (C6ntinued on Seventh Page.)