The New York herald., 1921-12-17
REPUBLICANS CLAIM
CREDIT FOR DRY LID
Withdrawal Figures Show a
Heavy Falling Off in Three
Months.
STAND BEHIND MILLER
State Organization Cooperat-
ing With All Law Enforce
ing Agencies.

Evidence that there has been tight
ening up in prohibition enforcement in
New York State was given yesterday in
a comparison of the figures for with
drawals of alcoholic liquors, which were
26,37S gallons for the months of Septem-
pared with SOC, 733 gallons for the preced-
ing three months.
The figures were made public by
George A. Glynn. chairman of the Re-
publican State Committee, in support of
an answer as to what extent the Repub-
lican State organization was interested
in prohibition enforcement
ITO the extent that it is trying to sup
port Gov. Miller in his unassailable po-
sition expressed last year. that all laws,
both Federal and state. should be en-
forced replied Mr.. Glynn .The or
ganization will follow the Governors
leadership Enforcement Is not without
its difficulties, as the Republicans OF
the State know. SO far as I am in
formed no one connected with the Re-
publican State organiza ton is opposed
to the Governors general enforcement
policy.
"On the other hand the organization
is cooperating with Commissioner
Haines. Ralph p. Day. Federal prohibit
ton director and John s. Parsons, en-
forcement agent, as it did with Mr.
Yellowley. Proof of their efficiency is
shown by the difference in volume of
liquors withdrawn on permits in this
State"
Figures were given out yesterday by
John l.. MacDonnell and Peter Sab
batino, Assistant District Attorneys
relative to the status of cases in which
violation of the State liquor law has
been charged. There have been 5,81S
arrests since the law went into effect
last June, and by far the greater part
of these were made during the first
couple of months OF enforcement. The
courts rapidly became clogged
OF the 5,S1S arrests 2,59S were disposed
of in the Magistrates courts. OF the
remaining 1920 held for the action of
the Grand Jury 1879 have been pre-
sented to that body, with the result
that 451 indictments have been found
and 1,22S cases thrown out. OF these
indictments 81 are pending and III were
tried, with "a pleas OF guilty and II
convictions. OF the remaining 20, 16
were acquitted by the juries, by al
rection of the court and in 6 the jury
disagreed.
Judge Augustus Hand. in the Fedora!
District Court, put off until December
30 the hearing of arguments in the suit
brought by the James Everard Brew
cry Company, challenging the consti-
tutionality of the anti-beer law and
asking that the Federal officials be
enjoined from preventing the company
from carrying on its business.
Preparations for fight to obtain
the repeal of the Van Ness act in New
Jersey and the passing of a series of
acts whereby beer and light wines will
be permitted were made last night at
a meeting of New Jersey Democrats at
the office of State Senator Simpson in
Jersey City.
Federal Prohibition Commissioner
Haynes, 1t was announced last night,
will arrive here to-day for n conference
with Director Day and e. c. Yellowley,
chief of the national staff of general
agents. The specific purpose of Mr..
Haynes's trip was not disclosed.