New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-23
Drys Refuse
To Indorse Cox
And Harding. g,
Decide to Let Records and
Attitudes of Candidates
ON Issue Speak for Them
elves; Will Publish Views
Eight for Senator Fails
Leagues Efforts to Force a
Vote Condemning Ohio
Governor Meets Defeat

From The Trtbunes Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON. July 22.-The prohi-
btion forces decided day to let the
records and the present attitudes of
Senator Warren G. Harding and Gov
ernor James M. COX on the question
Of prohibition speak for themselves.
The National Executive Committee
of the Anti-Saloon League of America.
after an all-day secret session. an
nounced it would not indorse either
candidate, but that IL would publish
and place before the voters of tho
country "thc official record, public IT.
terances and present attitude" Of both
men.
bitter fight was waged in the COM
mlttee to force an Endorsement of Son
ator Harding, or at least to have the
committee declare against Governor
Cox. Efforts to force vote on motions
to lndorse the Republican nominee and
IT, condemn Governor Cox failed.
Finally the Anti-Saloon League com
mittee prepared a statement promis;no
to publish the records of the two can
dldates. The statement then was
adopted by the full executive com
mittee.
The. league plans to center the dry
flght IN the campaign on the election
OF bonedry Congress- The candi-
dates for the Senate and the House of
representatives who favor retaining
Inc present limit of one-half of | per
cent as the alcoholic content of bever-
ages in the Volstead prohibition en-
forcemcht code will receive the active
support of the anti-saloon forces, it
was announced.
Members of Congress who voted for
the Nolstead act and for The prohibit
ticn amendment to the Federal Const,-
tuition, and who are running for re
election will be approved and sup
ported by the league. The statement
setting forth the plans adopted by the
! executive committee foloWs
Following the historic non-partisan
rolicy of the Anti Saloon League Of
America from its organization to the
present time, the league, through the
action of its executive committee taken
to-day, indorses no candidate for the
Presidency Of the United States.
"But in accordance with its we'll
established rule, committee Of
the executive committee has been APP
pointed. carefully and impartally to
ascertain the official record, public
utterances and present attitude of each
]
constituency of the league
"The executive committee further
emphasizes the fact that the prohibi-
ton battle ground of the present cam
palRn is chiefly where it has been since
prohibition became q national issue.
Therefore the committee urges the
several state leagues immedi ately and
vigorously to put forth the strongest
possible effort for the election of
/ Congressman and United States Sena-
torsNwho withstand for the maintenance
construed by the Supreme Court of the
United States -..-~
This policy will be necessary as
long as the advocates of the liquor
traffic attempt to nullify the Eighteenth
Amendment and the laws adopted to
carry it into effect"
The following were appointed tc
publish the prohibition records of the
candidates.: DR.. P. A. Baker. genera
superintendent of the Anti-Saloor
League; Wayne B. Wheeler, genera
counsel; f. II. Cherrngton, secretary
w. II. Anderson, state superintendent
for New York; DR.. A. j. Barton, OF
louisiana; DR.. H. B. Carrie, of Nash
vile. Tenn, and l.. B. Cosgrovc, OF
birmingham, Ala.
Prohibition leaders who attended to-
days meeting declined to discuss what
occurred behind the closed doors a.
the Raleigh Hotel. where the commit
tee met, but it was said majority Of
the Anti Saloon League committee dur
ing the heated debate favored cam
palgn against Governor Cox
The sub committee will not NEE
until after Governor Cox has delivered
his speech of acceptance at Dayton
August 7.
The two candidates will not be for