Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-21
BOOZE STILLN
POLITICS, CLAIM
Seek to Get Vets Into Office,
Says Anti-Saloon League.

The liquor interests Of the county are
still in politics, the Anti-Saloon league
Of Indiana charged today.
| They are seeking to present men for
! Office who will let down the bars on
the enforcement of the liquor laws, from
/ president on down to local officers, the
trustees Of the league declare in resolu-
tions made public today.
''It was reported at our trustees meet
ing, held yesterday afternoon, that a
certain man who wants to be governor
Of Indiana told members Of a ministerial
association in an. address that he is op-
posed to the extension of reform to
other lands" said E. S. Shumaker, sec
retary of the league, today.
"This man has been considered a dry,
and we are not saying that he is foe, :"
continued Rev Shumaker, but we are
going to investigate and find out how
he stands on these great questions"
MAY ASK
FOR STATEMENT.
Asked if the candidate would be called
upon for a statement, Mr.. Shumaker said
this course probably would be adopted.
There is greater need than ever for a
continuation of the efforts of the Anti
Saloon league, the trustees decided. In
their resolutions they say that the hard
est part Of the battle which brought
about nationwide prohibition still is
ahead. Three lines of action were out
lined, as follows:
l. Defense of prohibition against
! propaganda, including charges that pro-
! hibition has widened the breach between
capital and labor.
2. Obtaining strict enforcement Of
nationwide prohibition.
3. Giving aid to the cause of world :
wide prohibition. A statewide campaign
in behalf of the Anti Saloon league will
begin Feb. IA, it was decided. Many
prominent speakers viii travel through
the state, including Col. Dan Morgan
Smith of Chicago, who fought in France.
NICHOLSON AGAIN
HEADS LEAGUE.
Timothy Nicholson Of Richmond, who
has been president Of the Anti Saloon
league since It's inception, was reelected.
He is 80 years of age. Other officers
chosen were:
Bishop H. H Fout of Indianapolis and
Rev. FIT. C. It. Baron of Edinburg, vice
presidents; II. L. Whitehead, Indianap-
oils, secretary; 0. n. Palmer, Indianap-
oils, treasurer, and Mr.. Shumaker, super
intendent. Members Of the local head
quarters committee are Mr. Whitehead,
P. c. Curnick, c. NJ Dinsmore, Rev.
W. B. Farmer, Bishop Fout, c.. Fl. Wind
ers, F. W. Backemier, Charles A. Reeve,
all of Indianapolis, and D. NJ. Horner Of
Middletown.
One Of the immediate objects Of the
temperance forces is to bring about pro-
hibition in Mexico, said Mr.. Shumaker.
1--WE believe that American temperance
workers should lend friendly aid to bring
ing about prohibition in all parts of the
world, particularly in Mexico" said MIR.
Shumaker.
''It has been said that it was booze
that maddened the brains of the bandits
who shot up the town of Columbus. N.
NJ. The United States was forced to pa
troll 500 miles Of the Mexican border,
even while the war with Germany was
going on.
..The existence OF booze in Mexico is
not helping the strained relations of that
country and our own. A Mexican mis-
sionary who attended a conference in this
country recently declared that II booze
were eliminated in Mexica the American
soldiers could be withdrawn from the
border