El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-09-05
OFFICIALS
ARE MADE TRUSTEES
BY PR0H|B|T|0hISTS
GOVERNOR, JUSTICES AND 9TH
ERs BECOME OFFICERS OF
ANTiSALpoN LEAGUE Or
GANlxATipN ADOPTS REsoLp-
TIoN DEMANDING RATiFlcA-
TIoN OF THE NATIONAL PRO,
HIelTloN AMENDMENT

Albuquerque, N. M, Sept. 4.-At q
recent meeting of the state board 81
trustees Of the Anti-Saloon League o.
America, department Of New Mexico
the following new members were
added to the hoard: Governor w. y
Lindsey, Hon. Richard H. Hanna and
Hon. Clarence j. Roberts, justices
Of the supreme court Of New Mexico;
Hon. Antonio Lpeero, secretary q
state; Hon, Jose sepa, chief clerk 81
the supreme court, and Hon, r. l.
Young, OF Las Cruces. II is to be
noted in this election that the inter
partisan policy Of the league which
has been so successful In the past
has been carefully adhered to IN
the election OF these new members
they being equally divided between
Democrats and Republicans. The
hold over members Of the board are:
s. Alonzo Bright, Luis p. TIRE. j. G
Jones, j. H, Head, Amado Chayes'
r. b. Atwood, WI B. Wider, Sydney
M. Bedford and A. M. Knudsen.
Among other matters OF import
anoe that we're acted upon by the
board was q careful consideration OF
the moral interests as they may OF
may not be effected by the coming
elections. BY unanimous action q
committee was appointed to give pub
lie expression through the press out
lining the attitude Of the league and
the part II proposes to play IN con
nection with the fall elections, The
report Of that committee is as fol,
lows,
ut is the purpose of the Anti-Sa.
loon League of New Mexico to touch
political matters in the state only as
they effect the morals of the people
Il is not the purpose of the league
to put forward any political capdi'
dates. The league calls upon our
senators and representative in the
national congress to support the war
time prohibition policy and will re-
frain from declaring any attitude
with reference to any candidates for
those offices until the vote is taken
upon the war prohibition amendment
to the agricultural bill.
"The Anti-Saloon league respect
fully requests the political parties IN
their state conventions to endorse
the ratification by our next legisia'
|tude, Of the national constitutional
prohibition amendment and to rigidly
bind all candidates put forward for
office to a pledge for the earnest EN-
forcement OF the constitutional
amendment for the prohibition Of the
LIQUOR traffic. Further, it respect
fully requests these conventions to
call upon their entire following for a
united non-partisan program Of anti
liquor and moral law enforcement.
"The league respectfully requests
all county and district conventions
who place candidates to the state leg
isiature before the people, to adopt q
platform pledging these candidates
to the ratification Of the national con
st%itutional prohibition amendment by
our state legislature and the enact,
ment by the coming Legislature CT
suitable legislation which shall have
for its aim the practical enforcement
Of the state constitutional amend
ment making this state bone dry and
the enactment Of such statutes as
will guarantee the young people OF
this state protection form the gross
and public immortality that is pracV
ticed In so many quarters OF the
state.
"In case candidates for office are
put forward whose duties, If elected,
viii in n manner effect the enforce
ment Of the prohibition and moral
laws, who are known to be hostile to
such laws, then the league will feel
free to put forth its every effort for
the defeat Of such candidate and the
election Of a candidate pledged 70
such law enforcement or statutory
enactment above referred to regard
less of his political utilization.
eThe league views with alarm the
apparent organized effort Of the lid
uor traffic in the state To attempt to
p~erpetuate itself in an illegal exist
ance after the first of October; We
therefore, instruct our state superin-
tendent to make preparation by q
thorough organization Of our legal dc,
partment and the employment pf
needed detectives as shall provide an
aggressive force for the prosecution
Of boptlegging and other ~infraction Of
the prohibition amendment beginning
with October IL