The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-04
BROOKS LAWRENCE
 TAXES ACTION ID !. GET ONE MAN OUT OF SENATE RACE
Cannot Defeat Underwood With Forces Divided-Sug- gests Monster COnven- tion to Nominate Dry
 Candidate

DraSuc acton loohing to the ellIillh- ation of one of the opponents of Sena- tor Underwood has been initiated by Brooks Lawrence superintendent of the Alabama Anti Saloon League.
 A circular letter has been sent out by Mir. Lawrence to his friends over the state in which he virtually states that there is no hope of defeating Sem ator Underwood with the opposition di- vided between two candidates.
 MT. Lawrence claims that there is crisis in the prohibition cause in the state and that it behooves every friend of the cause to do what he can to get either Mir. Musgrove or Judge WeakIey out of the race. In his letter he. asks that every friend of the cause write al once to both of the candidates urging them to reach some kind of agreement as to which is the stronger candidate and to concentrate all efforts upon that candidate.
 While asking that the candidates be urged to reach an agreement between themselves MT. Lawrence goes further and suggests that in case this is not possible great convention of the pro- hibitionists be called to nominate man who will run and behind whom they can get with undivided forces. John Barleycorn is not dead" states MT. Lawrence in his letter, "and his ! much heralded demise is largely de- sign on the part of those favoring the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors to lull our temperance forces into false sense of security
 T am furnishing you in connection with this letter some recent evidence to show that our present success and favorable position is in serious dan ger if we do not keep up an aggres- sive fight. To tell the truth as one who is interested in making prohibit tion permanent, l am afraid to quit. am thoroughly convinced that we cannot afford to quit
 Read what David Lawrence has to say about light wines and heer. This is from the Birmingham News the leading liquor newspaper of the south naviG Lawrence says his side can break down prohibition if they will make noise enough Let us make so much more noise than these liquor advocates can possibly make that we will be able to hold what we nave and perfect our prohibition situation"
 The letter then proceeds to ask that the reader be not fooled by the oily words of those who are saying that the prohibition question is settled. Ii 1 then proceeds:
 Here is a very important feature of our present situation Hon. Oscar w. Underwood is a candidate for re- ! election to the United States Senate He was elected in 1914 by deception prac- l tised on the prohibitionists of Alabama | and his whole record from that day to 1 this has been friendship for the liquor | traffic. He has been the leader of the liquor interest sof America in the 1 United States Senate. His reelection will only give him more power to help l bring about the undoing of our prohi- bition- laws.
 1 Opposed to Mir. Underwood are two l prohibitionists. Hon. l.. B. MusgrQve and Hon. S. D. Weakley. They are l both strong men but the candidacy of l both may mean the reelection of MT. ] Underwood. We care very little about | the personal ambition or desires of any man. We are interested in the success of prohibition which is greater ! than any man. This is our campaign. 1 The result to the cause is of greater | moment tha nthe elevation of any man.
 With only one man in the race Mir. | Underwood will be defeated. The cause l of prohibition demands this. These two 1 gentlemen should get together and | agree on the elimination of one or the | other. Failing to do this they should 1 submit the matter to conference of l their proven friends and let the strong | est man before the voters of Alabama l be the one candidate
 1 "If they will not do this then the porhibitionists of Alabama should hold i a monster convention and deliberately decide which is the stronger candi- ! date and get behind him and carry him on to victory The crisis we are facing will justify such an action and the vic I tory which will follow will prove the l wisdom of it.
 "All this is possible if you will write
 a kindly letter to Mr. Musgroye and l Judge Weakley telling them just how l you feel about this matter. urging them to get together and by their own ac- | ton to give us one candidate for the to listen to you for your votes are necessary to elect one of them.
 will you do this? Write me and tell
 me if you have written. Get as many as possible of our prohibition friends in lyour community to write them each a separate letter along the same line and
 mail to the addresses below.
 T sincerely hope the seriousness oi the situation may lead you to inn
 mediate and active cooperation. This
 1 is of the gravest importance. You have
 fought so nobly in the past that I feel
 confident you will every one to whom fl this letter comes, be with us in the
 spresent fight.
 Yours for final and complete victory
 = BROOKS LAWRENCE"
 .Superentendent.''