Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-16
VETS AND DRYS STRIVE
FOR CONGRESS CONTROL
constitutional Liberty League
Working for Light Wines
and Beer.

A fight to the finish Is looming up
between the "drys" and the 'wets" to
elect members Of Congress who will
support the enforcement Of the Vol
stead act on the one hand and who
will stand for an amendment Of the
law which would permit the manu-
facture and sale OF light wines and
. beer on the other.
The ratification of the prohibition
mendmcnt TO the Constitution and
the enactment of the Volstead law to
enforce prohibition has not brought
the contest to an end by any means
The hnti-Saloon League is convinced
that it's labors are not ended and that
it must be vigilant or the "nullifiers
viii get in their deadly work.
Their belief that the opponents OF
| will make every effort to amend the
law appears justified by the organiza-
ton Of the constitutional Liberty
League" This organization plans to
eight for an amendment enabling
americans who so desire to have light
lady headquarters have been estab-
ished in Boston and plans for a
Branch of the organization in Penn
sylvania have been practically com
.,etcd. A branch is to be established
II every state, it is said
The "drys' have a large majority in
both The Senate and House at present
probably a three-fourths majority. They
do not intend to let this advantage sip
They are lining up, therefore. in every
state and in every congressional dis
trict to elect their friends and to de-
feat their enem;es. Their slogan is to
rc-clect every member who has sup
POI ted prohibition in Congress and to
defeat all those who have opposed it,
if they can.
TIL" Anti-Saloon League leaders are
satisfied, it is said, with the progress
made in the congressional fights to
cate. Recent action in some of the
states looking to the manufacture and
a'e Of light wines and beer has not dis
couraged them, but has merely served to
SPUR them to renewed efforts to hold
their forces in Congress in line
The "drys' will seek to have both the
republican and democratic national con-
Tentions go on record in favor of the
enforcement of the prohibition laws
They have been fighting for some TIM
To prevent the nomination on either the
republican or the democratic ticket of
any man who has the least leaning
'"Ward the "wets."
They are counting upon William
JENNINGS Bryan to check effectually
any efforts at the democratic conyen-
ton in San Francisco to nominate q
wet candidate-Gov. Edward l. Ed
wards of New Jersey, for instance
or Gov. Cox of Ohio. They played
considerable part. it is reported
now. in aiding Col. Bryan to over
come his old opponent in Nebraska
Senator Hitchcock. in the contest for
delegates to the democratic conven-
ton. Bryan winning a place for him
self at the recent primaries Anti
Saloon League workers were sent into
nra ctically every county in the state
and aided materially in saving the
colonel from defeat, which has been
his fate in recent years when ne has
opposed Senator Hitchcock in Ne
braska
Senator Hitchcock has been frankly
opposed to prohibition for years and
admits it. though the most he hopes
FOR now is modification of the law
which will permit the use of light
wines and beer.