The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-21
DRYS MAY
NOMINATE
HARDING
Strong Attempt Made to Swing
Prohibition Convention To
Support of Sen. Harding
BY ALBERT +. BAE Tiger
IsrAEF- CORES poNnENr- 1 N. stRNIcEl

IsTAFF CORRESPONDENT ]. N. StRvicEl
LINCOLN. NEB July 21-Tne strong
est attempt made ~ FAR to swing the
prohibition convention which starts
here today. - the support 81 Senator
Warren G.. Harding republican presi-
Dental nominee. WAS made III CO..
J II. Ingersoli, Of Idaho in an exc
outive session Of the national comait-
tee, preceding the convention. Col
Ingers III was formerly d Bun Moosor
and he Is comm tteeman from his state
and he said the party hy endorsing
Senator Harding viii help in the sell
ection Of a man who comes nearer
answering their qualifications than the
democratic candidate, Gov James n
Cox.
WANT TO SELECT TICKET
National Committeeman Robert II
Patton Of Illinois. took issue with
the delegate from Idaho and said it
would make no difference whether the
prohibition nominees had chance for
election or not. il was the duty Of
the party 10 select a ticket. and fail
ure to do Sc. would he a violation
CT their pledge to the people.
There is no doubt but that the en-
tire matter viii he thrown before the
convention and threshed out. There
are three factions. One is in favor
of putting a ticket in the field at all
hazards; another wants to endorse the
republican nominee and the third be-
Iieves there should not BE any candid
ates presented to the people There
are stin a largenumber Of delegates
who are in favor Of drafting VIM
Jennings Bryan as their standard bear
er although there is not the slightest
chance Of his accepting
Equal SEA REPRESENTATION
For the first time in the history Of
any political party members of the
national committee went on record in
favor Of equal representation OF the
sexes on the committee A recon-
mendation for each state to report
one man and one woman as delegates
to the national committee was made
by Robert Patton. of illinois. B. E.
Prugh, OF Pennsylvania. objected TO i
and was supported by W. c. Dean
Of Wisconsin, who was not So sure
that a woman from his state could be
selected that would qualify for the
job. He stated it was his belief the
delegates should be chosen for the
fitness regardless of sex ". G. CAL
derwel. OF Minneapolis. and Vice
Chairman of the committee. champion
ed the woman.s cause pointing out that
now that women was about to receive
equal voting power with man she
should have equal representation in
the party machine. Mr. CaIderwell
was the one who called attention that
by so doing the prohibitionists would
be the first party to give this right
to women.
WE'RE SHOOTING CRAPS
In calling the national commi ttee
this morning Chairman Hinsha4g Of
Chicago said in part
Two months ago the anti-Iiquor or
CARNATIONS had in mind one thing and
that was to make both republican and
democratic parties prohibition. They
all thought they could get a plank in
the demoorat5c platform without trou-
bic and possibly one in the G.. O. p
platform The national committee Of
our party were the only ones who ap-
peared in Chicago. The two people |
who were supposed to helps Mr.. VIM.
Jennings Bryan in San Francisco were
missing and were reported TO have
been found shooting craps. As re- |
suit there is no prohibition plank in |
either platform even though ali of rs |
were anxious to be relieved Of a cam
paign this year The question ne ara
now facing is not one Of law enforce !
ment, but question Of retaining the
law The liquor interests are making
large expenditures for the election Of
a certain party and in the event ~
changing the Nolstead act the position
Of the president Is a very important
one This is so because of three
things. His veto power. his influence
and his appointments.