The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-30
WetsRenew
Boost for
Hitchcock
Anli.Prohibition Association
Says Nebraska Senator.
With Others, for Light
Wine and Beer.
AT Work for His Election
~ GEORGE D. AI THIER.
" Washington Correspondent The Omaha ice


Washington oct ~ The Afsuela.
lion Against Prohibition. which has
its headquarters In Washington, IL
onlafglng the llsl of cnndidntes for
Honate aud house. whom IL considers
favorable 10 The program ~ light
Wines and beer and final repeal of the
prohibition amendment In n state.
mcut today, The hggnointlou roitorntcs
itg confidence IN the 2n2 candidates
previouriy oudnred, II which senator
Hitchcock ~ Nobf1rka whs one n
adds u more
Protects ~ eunr candidates AGAINST
the enforcement, on The ground that
II interfered with their campllgns
- eypediency. ls ignored aud the llst
~ 202 remnnB unchanged
An amazing admiGior - l1cl. ~
sincerity on the pnrt of come caHJi.
dates " contained IN the statement u.
gued by the association today through
iis rscretnry, g. g. IIinekley.
Offers Secret support.
An additional Int u 10 candidate,
has been complied by the nGR0cialion.
all 6f whom would receive ita sup.
port, Mr. IIinckley sald Tbee names,
he added, are being withheld from pub
llcity for feafoHE u political *.
iodlency In illustration, bc oiiod the
TACT that locnl conditions c1ug'd the
names Gf 20 good wei candidates In
ionngylvanin 10 be Withhold. Tho
most striking ineianee Of "undisolosed
liberals" was indicated IN Eanfns
whore Nj. iincilley gaid there we're
three congregational candidates upon
whom the afsoclation felt IL could de.
pend 10 vote wet. II they we're
elected
Among other things the statement
~ the association against prohibition
saya:
Growing dissatisfacti,u through
ont the country with prohibition laws
which fail to prohibit is being steadily
reflected IN the attitude Of aspirants
for congressional libnors At the 40.
yember elections.
What They Stand For.
Information based on accurate sur
yey Of the political field led the asso.
citation last week TO announce that IL
would support 902 senatorial and con.
gressional candidates In all parts Of
the country az standing for modn.
cation Of the yolstead act 80 ~ 20
permit the manufacture and sale Of
light wines and beer. Active work IN
their behalf has already been started
in several states.
Further evidence obtained by the
association as TO the liberal ten
dencies OF other candidates has led
TO the addition Of AZ additional candi.
dates To its earlier list. These ore 10.
Gated in eight states. The agsocia.
tion viii Immediately get behind
them as il has already done for the
others who have been endorsed.
Satisfied with Candidates.
"The list made public tonight as
well as that given out last week COM
prises the names Of candidates who
have been steadfast in their liberal
views or who have responded to the
change IN sentiment In their home
districts brought about by evidences
that the Bookkeeping industry is ram.
pant, and that conditions under the
existing sumptuary legislation Is far
worse than those that formerly pre-
vailed"
Concerning the attitude Of candi-.
dates endorsed, Mr. fIlnckley says:
I'VE have knowledge Of the views
Of these men that satisfies us that
they stand for real temperance as
opposed tc drastic legislation which
has brought the Illicit traffic to it's
present volume
Not all Of them have directly cX-
pressed Themselves as Ia favor Of all
Of the tenets of our association. our
endorsement, however speaks for IL.
self as being in support 0f candi-
dates whom we have satisfactory rea-
sons for regarding as liberal and 10
be preferred over other candidates.
"As such. they are receiving The
support of our organization. not only
from membership voters in their own
districts, uut through the national e
forts Of the association ut large