The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-09-12
BAY STATE POLITICS
ARE GETTING WARM
LIQUOR ISSUE IN CAMPAIGN.
RAIDED WET DINNER AT
FAIR FIGURES IN 1T.

BOSTON.-Some OF those wicked
deeds that cast their beams afar in a
good world are Illuminating the politi-
cal contest in Massachusetts,, where
the enforcement of virtue by statute in
the days of the Puritan blue laws was
first tried and found wanting.
It seems there has been consider
able trouble hereabouts in enforcing
the Volstead act in high places, rem
iniscent of the difficulties of enforcing
the colonial law prohibiting the con-
nubial kiss on Sunday.
One still hears revefberations
among the prohibitionists of the up
heaval caused by that dinner at the
Quincy house year or more ago.
Gov. Claiming Cox was the guest Of
honor and all the republican bigwigs
were on hand. An ample supply of
liquor had been provided, an import
ant republican politician transferring
the stock to the hotel under permit
issued by the local republican prohi-
btion agent. A room adjoining the
banquet hall was constituted the re-
freshment parlor, so that liquor was
not actually served at the table, but
considerable absenteeism was noted
at the board until the liquor supply
suddenly gave out.
A Tragic Affair.
Now, the reason the liquor gave out
was a tragic one. In the midst Of the
festivity, when political enthusiasm
was running high, when the republi-
can strategists were trooping back
from the refreshment parlor with per
fectly corking ideas, when the demo-
Gratis were being doomed to eXtinc-
ton in the postprandial Oratory, right
at the glorious moment, the place was
raided In stalked Harold d. Wilson,
field director of the prohibition forces
in Massachusetts,, accompanied by
what looked like regiment OF piano
movers. Gen. Wilson deployed his
forces, executed an encircling move
ment, occupied the refreshment parlor,
routed the enemy at his libations with
unfeeling disregard of the unqualified
drink, and pinched the bar.
The dinner was thrown into an up
roar Indignation ran high. Some
wanted to give battle but in view OF
the presence of the governor more
prudent counsels prevailed. Soon the
piano movers were filing out, each
with a case on his shoulder and the
dinner was left high and dry.
Drys Favor Wilson.
Now Wilson is a candidate for the
republican nomination for attorney
general on a platform in which he
calls attention to his "unquestioned
honesty and courage to carry on
when in the right, regardless of con-
sequences"
The drys are strong for him for
attorney general.
Gov. Cox who is a candidate for
denomination, appears to have emerg-
ed from the dinner episode unscathed.
He was only guest and was ignorant,
it is explained, of the presence of liq-
uor. Cox seems to have made an eX-
cellent record as governor, one that
his opponents have found it difficult
to attack.
The affair of the raided dinner, how
ever, is furnishing a text for the cam
paign speeches of Attorney General J:
Weston Allen, who is the opponent OF
Gov. Cox for the gubernatorial nom
nation. The Cox faction was content
ed itself with the issuance OF state
ment informing the public that Mr..
Allen was "the only state official not
invited" to the dinner