Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-25
COX IS ELIMINATED
AS HOPE OF DRyS.
Watkins Awaits Statement OF
/ Harding Before Agreeing
to Quit Race
BRYAN ASSAllS EDWARDS
BY the Associated Press

NasnfngtOH, Nent Eb.-N HnurH"Hi
Of Aaron =. Watkins. Prohibition party
nominee. from the presidential contest.
was,said by members Of tho Prohibition
executive committee last night to be de
pendent on n satisfactory reply from
Senator Harding to the committee 9
proposal.
The executive committee, in tclcgramN
sent several days ago TO Senator
Harding and Governor Cox. promised
that Mr.. Watkins would withdraw his
candidacy il either Of them would pub.
licly declare that if elected he would
use his official power TO prevent weak
ening of tho Nolstead act and would
use his appointive power for its lull
enforcement.
! The statement by Governor Cox.
Thursday night, in Albuquerque. \.
NJ. that he would ignore the Prohihi-
tion committees proposal. was said by
members Of the committee 10 have elm
mated him from consideration.
Hartling's Reply Unsatisfactory
The committee described as unsatI>-
factory statement by Senator Haro
ing to the national legislative confer
ence of the Anti Saloon League that he
stood by his record. showing that he
voted for the prohibition amendment and
the volstead act.
S In telegram sent the Republican
nominee. last night. the committee asks
for another expression Of his position
on prohibition. The telegram declares
that unless n satisfactory reply is re-
ceived by tomorrow ''all negotiations
cease"
To the Anti Saloon League. Senator
Harding stated
I,,, al
ord stands. and ! stand by 1t. ! did
not know that there was any question
about il.
w. J. Bryan furnished the second
sensation of the fifteenth International
congress against alcoholism. when he
attacked DR.. I. G. Rosewater. who was
appointed by Governor Edwards. of
New Jersey. to represent that state at
the meeting.
Edwards Stands Almost Alone
Dvct~r lsosewater said that the pros
ent dry laws either should be made
more stringent or libcraized 50 as to
permit the use of light wines and beer.
Arising to protest. Mr.. Bryan said Doc
tor Rosewater should be denied the right
to speak. because he represented not
the interests against alcoholism, but
the interests Of alcoholism.
Doctor RoSewater represents n gov
ernor who stands almost alone as the
outspoken representative of the LIQUOR
interests" Mr.. Bryan said. "Why
doesn't the Legislature of New Jersey
help enforce the law? There are men in
New Jersey running for. Congress. who
promised in advance 10 violate their
oath OF office il they are elected. We
are not asking the liquor interests for
slvino hnu IN - al; -
amendment.
1--WE will not stand for any modfi-
cation Of the Nolstead act. We will
fight to elect n Congress tnat is two.
thirds dry SO that we ran pass ap-
preparation bills for the enforcement ol
prohibition over any presidential veto,
and impeach the President who does
not enforce the law. New Jersey might
as well plan to stav in the Union"
Chicago. Sept. Ex-senator Hard
ing's position on the prohibition ques-
tion is not satisfactory TO the PrOhibi-
tion party. according 10 n statement is
sued last night by the Prohibition ma
tiona committee.
The committee made public n letter
from George Christian. Ir.. Senator
Harding secretary. to Mrs. Elsie Giles.
prohibtonist Of Redlands. Calf
'"'IlhlbS NV TflluA'l - IlbSlll'll
The letter, dated August -. 1870,
follows:
Senator Harding directs me to
acknowledge your letter Of August (
and to say that he has been the owner
of two shares of brewery stock since
the organization of brewery in this
town some twenty FIVE years ago 1t
was a local enterprise. started to keep
within the town the money which was
being sent 10 outside cities, and the
senator subscribed to the enterprise,
which was designed to promote the
prosperity and growth Of his town.
He never received any dividends
from this stock. which is now worth
less and the brewery dpfunct. and this
position did not prevent his voting in
the Legislature for local option laws.
He voted for the NOlstpad act and is in
favor IT it's enforcement. as long as it
Is unOn the statute books Should he
he elected, and Congress passes a law
amending. modifying or repeating the
NOlstead law. hN will consider it care
fully and act in accordance with his best
Judgment in connection with it. and
with the circumstances of it, passage.
He would not. as President. i'm.
properly impose his will on Congress
In consideration Of thi, or any other
legislation.