New-York tribune., 1922-10-30
s'Wet'' List SweIls
Among Candidates
As Election Nears
20 From N. Y. and S From
N. ]. B. ing Total 10 24o
Who Will Get Support of
Modified Law A0hcrents
From Ths Tribune's Hashin9toa BareSs

! Fyoa, The Trsbnne's Washin9toa BureSs
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.--Twents
candidates for Congress- in New Yorl
State and five from New Jersey Con,
gressional districts wero added TO the
"wet" list who will have the supper,
of the Association Against the prohi.
bition Amendment at the polls next
month, G. G. Hinckley, national secre,
! tary OF the organization, disclosed to.
! day In announcing forty-seven add..
tions TO the original list Of 202 Senate
and House candidates indorsed last
week..
Included In the new list mads pub
lie to-day are three candidates for the
upper House. Senator Hiram Johnson
Of California, and Senator Joseph /.
France. of Maryland, and William G.
Bruce, the Democratic opponent of
France.
The New York candidates labeled
1st district; Frank Z. Hopkins (R.), I'd
district; l.. Nj, Black jr. CD, 9Th dia-
trict; Emanuel Celler (D.), 10th dis
trict; David Fl. Knott (D.), 14th district;
Herman A. Metz {D.), 17th district;
Sam Marx (D.), 18th district; Henry
Frank (D), goth district; A. J. Griffin
Cd, 22d district; B. L. Fairchild (R.),
Gath district; John L. Burns (D.), 9th
district; c.. M. Winchester (R.), 28sh
district; Willism II. Faxon CD, 29th
district; J; Franklin Sharp {p}, s1ss
district; w ". w. Magee (R.); 3sth dis
Charles y. Smith CD, 37th district;
William P. Greiner Cd, 41st district;
Fred Garfield Cd, 4sd district.
New Jersey Candidates
The New Jersey candidats that will
Democrat, 40th District; George X.
segar, Republican, 7&h District; r. J.
McNulty, Democrat, Sth District; Dan-
iel F. Minahan, Democrat, 9th District;
j. T. Cahill, Democrat, 10th District.
I'VE have knowledge OF the views of
these men that satisfies us that they
stand for real temperance, as opposed
to drastic legislation which has brought
the Illicit traffic TO It's present volume" :"
said Mr.. Hinckley.
MOT all of them have directly cx-
pressed themselves as In favor Of all
or the tenet OF our association. Our
iliuo1 SehleheJ however, SPEAKS Tor itself,
us being In support Of candidats whom
we have satisfactory reasons for re-
Sarding as liberal and to be preferred
over other candidates.
"As such, they are receiving the sup
port OF our organization, not only from
membership voters in their own dis
tricta, but through tho national efforts
Of the association at large"
Some Nsmaa WishhaTx
An additional list of forty candidates
has been compiled by the association,
all Of whom will receive It's support.
Mr.. Hinckley said. These names, he
added, are being withheld from pub
LEFTY gor reasons OF political expe-
diency. In illustration, he cited The
fact that local political candidates
caused the names OF twenty odd wet
candidates in Pennsylvania to be with
held. The most striking instance OF
liberals" was indicated for
Kansas, whsre Mr.. Kinckiey said there
were three Congressional candidates
upon whom the association felt it could
depend to vote wet IL they were elected.
Out in Minnesota the association Is
pushing a strong fight 20 secure the
defeat OF Congressman Andrew j. Vol
stead, the author OF the famous act
which bears his name. Although no
specific information has been obtained
as to the attitude Of Mr.. Voistead's
opponent in the 7th Minnesota District,
0. j. Kvale, Mr.. Hinckley said the
membership OF the association would
be advised to vote for Mr. Eyala