Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-01
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OUT FOR SPROUL
Prominent Clergymen Call
for Election Of All Foes
of Saloons
SEE ISSUE PARAMOUNT
Liquor Men. They Declare.
Have Made Rum Biggest
Campaign Question

REPRESENTATIVES Of seven of the largest
church denominations in the state nave
issued an appeal to churchmen to vote
for Senator william C. Sproul, Repuoi'-
can gubernatorial nominee. ana 'he
legislative candidates who are p.edeea
TO the ratification of the national prom
bition amendment
The appeal will be sent to 1000 pastors
In all parts Of Pennsylvania by group
81 Philadelphia church leaders.
Clergymen will he urged to bring the
saappeal to the attention of their cor-
eregations for the purpose of uniting tue
big church vote in the state on senator
Sproul and the senatorial and legislative
candidates who are pledged to the prohi-
bition amendment.
The LIQUOR men and their allies In
this State J." the appeal se.s forth. have
definitely adjourned politics and are
almost solidly united to elect men from
the governorship downward who are
pledged to defeat that ratification, with
out questioning any political Affiliations
they may have had in the past
Those signing the appeal are Bishop
Joseph F. Berry. of the Methodist Epis-
copai Church; Dr. Russell II. Conweil'
pastor Of the Baptist Temple and presi-
dent of Temple University Rev. Floyd
w. Tomkins, rector of Holy TRINITY
Church Rev. A. j. Rowland. secretary
emeritus of the American Baptist publ.
cation Society: Rev. J. Gray Bolton. OF
the Presbytery Of Philadelphia Rev
Rufus W. Miller, chairman OF the COM
mission on temperance of the Reformed
Church in the United states and Dr.
Homer w. Tope. Lutheran clergyman
general synod, and superintendent OF the
Pennsylvania Anti-Saloon League.
The Appeal
The appeal follows:
I've beg to address YOU in this letter AZ
patriotic Christian men seeking 10 accept
with you supreme opporhtunty ian tnat 70 "Us Ts
in answer to our prayers and petitions oil
the half century past ,,.. , Damn.
syvania will have her only opportunity .;sc, to
pedSsd 70 tn. to reGer Con
stitution providing for future nation-wide
prohibition of the liauor trafhc
one issue. made paramount by the situa tion
the LIQUOR men and their si,paS allies N ems
and are almost solidly united to elect men men
From the governorship downward who ,,i,s are
maS have had in the nast.
A Compelling Call
In the face of that alignment there comes
Christian patriotic voters h to rally eyerg ~ man To,n
Senators and Representative VINO are Openly
fca ion Of the a aforementioned amendment
In this way only we make our past
prayers effective and convert our great or.
portunity into certain victory Ma S,sce w@ no, %
Join devotedly In those enorts ana 10
that result?
DR.. John Royal Harris, State superin-
tendent of the Dry Federation of Penn
syIvania. has issued another indorse-
ment Of the candidacy of Senator VIII
liam G. Sproul. He also urges support
for the senatorial and legislative candi.
dates who are pledged. to vote for the
ratification of the national prohibition
an endment
Eleven of the thirteenth members OF
the Dry, Federaton's executive com
mittee voted for the original indorse'
rnent of the Sproul candidacy.
"Confirmation Of the justice and wis
dom Of this course has been coming In
ever SINCE" says Doctor Harris in ar
explanatory note.
1.-THE liquor men are getting behind
the candidacy of Municipal Court Judge
Bonniwell. and attacking Mr. Sproul or
every kind of ground. wide publicit!
campaign against him Is being backed
by the more dangerous gumshoe kind
and they appeal to various prejudices.
Municipal Judge Bonniwell, Demo
cratic gubernatorial nominee. renewed
his threat last night to rip Mayer Smiti
out Of office and curb the power Of thu
Wares. IL he is elected Governor, at s
series Of rallies for industrial workers
To a delegation of members of thu