Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-25
PARTY ASKS
ABOUT THAT LOST PLANK
Hinshaw Demands to Know Where
Republicans Stand on Dry
Enforcement Issue.
WANT EXPLANATION AT ONCE
Letter to Smoot Speaks of Support
of % Millions of Citizens Which
Will BE Thrown to- Party Which
Declares for 18th Amendment.

CHICAGO. June 2i-Nirgn W.
Hinshaw. chairman OF the Prohibit
ton National Committee. has writ
ten the following orcn lettor 10
United States Senator Reed Smoot.
William Allen White and James Mat
son. chairman resolutions committee.
calling for explanation as 30 how the
plank adopted IN resolutions commit
tee rccitlng tho NolstcaG nc, as an
achievement OF the Republican Con-
gross. GO; los, on tho road from
Congress- Hotel TO Coliseum:
You Will recall that organizations
came before Your committee repre-
e0o.ooo OF American citizens urging
The abortion OF plank indorsins
tho ctchtccnth amendment rs inter
protcd ny tic Nolstcad act or some
measure equally effective.
ion mot anI considered tho mat
tor, according to the testimony OF.
United States senator Reed Smoot
and William Alien White and. accord
Ing 20 both Mr.. Smoot and Mr.. White,
YOU included MS a part OF the plat
ms nm achievement Of Tho Republican
rnrtN Congress, which amounted to
tho Same as an Endorsement Of said
net According TO MIR. Smoot, you
-
ching your stand with reference 20
the cirhtcen;h amendment Thcs"
resolutions were not transmitted TO
the national convention I'm tho Coli
scum: they we're not read before said
convention. Nr Watson. will YOU
as chairman Of tho resolutions COM
mittec, please explain how til" same
were lost in transmission and what
- tho eject of the disappearance
Certain Republican papers over the
country admi; the facts as above
stated. hut arc ondcavorinE to make
II appear hcforo the country that
part Of Tho Republican platform.
VIII You please state whether or not
.hey arc and also present the exact
wording for publication?
nnrr Many RcsoIutiona Mt Hand.
we have piled upon oar aNsi res
Al, parts OF tho United Statcs. in
cluding wpncn's clubs, oranges and
, nm6ms e;S Gge$ 9saT
OF thousands OF people, y copy OF
which have Nccn. sent 10 L. s. SON
aior Sheppard for tho Democrats
the Republican party These rcsolu-
tons. which haTc been passed in the
past three weeks represent the cream
Re il resolved ;ha; wa hereby au-
tAorizc Our names 20 NJ used n cac,i
and every political convention 10 no
~ F.'' llNbliyINb lnc lNHuNSS
of all parties that wc will support
such parties rs srociicallv inhcrsc
ny platform declaration the ciCn-
i"cnth amendment ~ interpreted by
the Nolstoad act. or some measure
equally effective and nominate can
ntoaics urc1uivocably committed TO
.t9 enforcement
What can we saw 70 these prOpln?
Can v" tell them that tho Rcnuhit-
can party will stand by tho Hoistcad
act. or Some measure equally encc-
tive? Can we toll them That Il will
turn deaf ear 10 the plcadinEs :.
beer and Wine men, who arc asking
!or tho passage Of laws with moro
liberal Interpretation?
WIN Support Dry Platform,
rue '"rGllr Qundrcnniai Conrnn-
ton Of the Prohibition pnrty meets
July 81. Lincoln. Mob. We want 10
KNOW IN advance what Is the attitude
OF tho Republican party. There are
hundreds af .housa mas outside OF tho
prohibition party ranks, ms evidenced
ny resolutions already passed who
VIII not support any party this year
That = not committed to the enforce
Mvnt and maintenance OF the law as
II now stands upon the Federal stat
ute books please understand the
word maintenance ms well as EN-
ioScement. II IS no; enough to en-
forc" q; this time. The No!stoad act
or some measure equally effective
must be maintained. The Republican
party must sneak upon the subject OF
main"n@nce of law Win no uncertain
voice