New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-04
Edwards Ready
To Quiz BRYAN
On Prohibition
Governor to Ask Questions
He Says Nebraskan VIII
Be at Loss 10 Answer:
tpholds Campaign Funds
Dry Plank Is His Target
State Sovereignty Will Be
Backed TO the Limit at
Democratic Convention

Governor Edwards of New Jersey
who says that ne is going to the San
Francisco convention as the only un-
pledged delegate from his state CALL
the others having been instructed fer
him) declares that he Will present
some hard questions for Colonel Will
lam J. Bryan TO answer, once the dis
cussion of prohibition begins in con-
vention
The Governor risks the prediction
that while the liquor people may not
be able to put a wet plank into the
platform, the drys will not be able to
put in dry one
From what is going on all over the
country. it is perfectly apparent that
the Nolstead dry act cannot be en-
forced said the Governor. II think
that the Attorney General and the
Commissioner of Prohibition are doing
the best they can, but the fact is that
the people want liquor bad enough to
steal 1t, and half the people Of the
country want them to have it. While
that condition exists the law will be
impossible of enforcement.
Plank for State Rights
II expect to go with the New JERSEY
delegation to the San Francisco con-
ventlon, leaving here on June is. At
San FRANCISCO | certainly shall see to
IL mat there is preseated a plank in
FAVOR OF state overeignty, as | stated
IN my campaign | would do
nave no. doubt that Colonel BRYAN
VIII be there to battle for the drvs. I
may not be able to crate like BRYAN.
but shall be able to ask him some
troublesome questions. If the states
are to be denied sovereignty, under
which they may say whether they shall
nave prohibition or not, what is the
use OF having so many expensive state
governments 1t would be cheaper and
easier to amalgamate the governments
and have everything done by one man
IN Washington. l stand on the Jeffer-
sonlan principle of state sovereignty.
and believe the people are with me on
that proposition.
wv hen | made the campaign for Gov
ernor | had not the slightest idea of
being d candidate for the Democratic
for President. But from
all over the United States have come
Endorsements of my attitude, with re-
guests that | allow my name to be pre-
sented at San Francisco.
Are you against limitation of pri-
mary campaign expenditures ~ the
Governor was asked.
Campaign Fund Upheld
u am against buying delegates" he
replied, land you can't make that too
strong; but as to limiting expenditures
in q primary campaign, when the ex-
penditurcs are legal and above board, /
think it would be very difficult to regu-
late it by law.
Take a man like General Wood, for
instance. He has been busy for
months travelling around the United
States. He takes secretaries and man
ayers with him. That all costs money,
but it is legitimate. Then comes the
matter of advertising and circularizing
1t runs into money very fast, and yet
there is nothing about it dishonest
In my own case it was not necessary
to spend much money campaigning, for
the reason that ran on popular issue
state sovereignty, the right of the
people to regulate their own affairs
and social customs.
"A candidate or manager is a fool
to buy delegates. If a man would sell