The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-07-23
IS FAVORED.
BRYAN CHOICE OF DRYS TO
LEAD THE PARTY
Prohibs Will Have Many Prob
lens Before Their Conven-
ton Opening Today


Jennings Byran's home town for their
national convention chiefly favor
Byran for their presidential nominee,
Virgil B. Hinshaw, chairman OF the
prohibition national committee, said
today.
Judging from communications COM
ing to the prohibition national COM
mittee from all parts Of the country
Mr.. Bryan stands chief in the affec-
lions of members Of the prohibition
party" said Mr.. Hinshaw. with the
TWO old parties standing silent many
| believe he could be reelected as pres
ident on the prohibition ticket"
Reviewing other possibilities for the
prohibition nomination the party
chairman said that Daniel A Polling
of Boston stood next to Bryan. Mr..
Polling is associate president OF the
and was the keynote speaker at the
1916 prohibition convention. Mr.. Hin
shaw characterized him as a marvel
lous campaigner.
Others mentioned by various con-
tingents as possible candidates." said
Mr.. Hinshaw, include DR.. D. Leigh
Colvin of New York, for sixteen years
president of the Intercollegiate Pro-
hibition Association; Clinton N. How
dIup IOOCu0SIOA, ~. q well h11O" ~
chautauQua speaker; Robert H. Pat
ton of Springfield, ILL.,, chairman of
the Illinois prohibition party and .
lawyer, who had for his first law part
ner Abraham Lincoln's last partner;
w. G. Calderwood Of Minnesota, ma
tional vice chairman of the prohibition
party; Elwood Haynes OIL Kokomo,
Ind, and automobile manufacturer;
Francis A. Baldwin of Elmlra, N. Y.
a manufacturer, and H. Clay Needham
of Los Angeles.
Women Are Mentioned.
Women have been mentioned in
connection with the presidency and
the vice presidency. Mary Harris
Armour of Georgia has been spoken
of for the presidential nomination and
Mrs. Robb of Virginia and Miss Marie
G. Brenm of Los Angeles relative to
the presidency"
Mr.. Hinshaw said the convention
would watch with interest what Sen
ator Harding had to say Thursday
about prohibition in his speech OF ac-
ceptance of the republican nomination.
The party will review the prohibition
situation, determine its own course Of
action and adopt general platform
according to it's chairman. Reports
of world prohibition prospects will be
made at meeting devoted to the
prohibition foundation during the con-
vention. This is a corporation com
posed of members of the prohibition
national executive committee and a
few others. 1t sent two prohibition
workers to Australia and two to Scot
land last year. The foundation is now
watching the situation in Mexico.
Prohibition sentiment and organ
ization in American colleges will be
reported on by Elton R. Shaw of the
intercollegiate Prohibition Associa-
ton State tickets will be nominated
outlook. Mr.. Hinshaw said he had
received word of full state tickets
being already set up in several states.
There is but one party in the field
whose platforms have never been
weather vanes and whose policy has
always been a constructive one. Our
doctrines have been the political his
tory of the United States, written
prophetically. The steps OF progress
tice and predicted as the inevitable,
other parties ignored, ridiculed, op-
posed and finally accepted without
quotation marks or the least shadow
of credit.
I'VE have risen above faction, class
or blind partisanship and have been
the champions Of the average man,
the party of the whole welfare of the
nation. We have asked not for cavil
but for Information, Who is my
neighbour" And we have seen in every
Injustice a demand and in every
heartbreak a call to service, and we
have stood true to our convictions
though the political heavens might
fall.
Mission Not Ended.
I'VE are still on the map and our
mission is not ended. We are hired
for a days work, enlisted till the war
is ended. and there remaineth yet
much land to be conquered" Our
To formulate the real political issues
and stand for them till enacted into
law, and to instruct and inspire in the
development of high ideals and sound
civic conscience SO that law will be
enforced, and matters of life and
character outside the realm of stat
utes shall be made by the moral forces
Of the nation.
1--WE still have great reforms wait
century problems yet to be solved.
I'VE do not face bold, defiant and
despotic liquor power as in years gone
by, but 50 long as leading statesman
sidestep the question of law enforce
ment and governors and legislatures
plan for the notification Of the ma
tional constitution so long as tenn
perance men sleep in their tents and
wet forces plan midnight attacks, so
long will the great dominant issue of
our party be a living question.
I'VE still demand as In former years
that parties and officials shall re-
spect the laws and their, own oaths
of office, or if they have conscien-
tious objections to loyalty, honor and
decency, that they step aside and turn
over the task Of law enforcement to
the friends of the cause. Former
liquor selling places all over the land
are being held intact, with fixtures
and possibly liquor, in expectation of
the time when indifference and toll
erance on the part of the officials
will change to positive friendship.
In many cities, the law is openly
violated and officials who are dry In
sentiment are withheld from enforc-
ing the law by the fear of the party
boss, who will not risk aliena-
ton of any considerable number Of
voters. Parties are suspicious of each
other and will neglect plain duty
for fear the opposite party will gain!
q temporary advantage. While we
are thankful for the progress made
and hopeful of the final outcome, weI
cannot ignore plain facts not build
false hopes.
Hatred OF Traffic.
Our motive for hating the 1iquorl
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