The New York herald., 1922-05-25
Anti Prohibition Body to
Concentrate There in
Fall Election.
ENLISTMENTS NOW 100000
Women Among Best Fighters,
Says Col. Gillett in Plan
ming Campaign.

Patterning it's strategy on the ia
miliar methods of the Anti-Saloon
League, the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment has declared
war against Andrew j. Volstead, Re-
publican Representative in Congress
from the Seventh district Of Mime
sofa.
| The association. recently advertised
in these parts by two. largely attended
meetings In Carnegie Hall and Madi-
son Square, has become the dominat-
ing organization in the fight to knock
out, first the Volstead act and next
the Eighteenth Amendment.
Col. Ransom III. Gillett, war veteran
and legislator, invisible driving force
betind the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment said yester-
day that win. lose or draw, the asso-
citation was going after Mr.. Volstead.
There's no use trying to fight him
in the primaries" said Col. Gillett yes
terday in his headquarters in 366 Madi-
son avenue. HE seeme to have a grip
on the Republican organization of the
district that would be hard to break. but
we are going to spend all summer fight
ing him In his own district and we hope
to defect him at the November election.
We intend to send widely known speak,
ers into his district. women as well as
men,"
Col. Gillett, Just taking charge as
chief counsel for the New York State
4 A. A. p. A., has infused the body with
xY1vx ov fOH in<x x~fv-tf
paigns, similar to that to be waged
against volstead. are in the making
some OF them in this State.
Going TO s.show" Bosses.
I'VE ere going to mako certain OF our
support first" said Col Giiett. I'VE
are going to know Gown to the last deci-
NAL point just how mucn voting strength
we can command In airy district. Then
we are going to the boss Cob. :-s.. there
are bosses stilD. and we are going to
| say Here are 1000 votes. We don't
know whether they are Republicans or
Democrats. and a. Lady Astor says. we
don't care a tuck n dunt. The point is
they're all wet votes. Now go ahead and
| rut your dry Representative on the
ticket and sec what happens to him"
| 1t was inferred that representations
OF this sort were like,,- to reach William
Barnes and Packy McCabe of Albany.
Samuel 8. Koenig of New York. William
l.. Wsrd of Westchester and other
leaders
How is the A. A. y. A. coming along
-memrers. war chest and such?" Col.
| Gillett vas asked.
| "Swis1mingly." The Colonel responded
We've got 100000 members paid UP In
| ten States. ard we've GO. 5000 In New
York S.ate. of whom $4,000 are here in
the fiv. boroughs. Moreover. we have
solid citizens. men of the type of Stuyve-
SAINT Fish, chairman of our executive
committee Gen. Daniel Appleton, DR..
Richar i Derby. Auste.. q. Fox. William
| De Forest Manice, James Speyer, Angus
tus Th)nas and Kermit Roosevelt on
our active working list--men Of means
withou. the slightest connection with
breweries or the liquor trade
After FrmternaI Bodies.
The Anti-Saloon League worked
| through the churches We are going 70
work through the great fraternal bodies
all Of them. They blocked out whole
districts for intensive labor. We are
making block to block campaigns with
excellent results"
How about women in your organiza-
/ ton, Colonel?"
Many Of our most enthusiastic workers
are of the fair sex. Moreover we have
| arranged a speaking campa ign for this
summer and autumn In which many
widely known women will take the
stump FOR beer and light wines They're
| the best fighters we have"
How long will II take to knock out
the volstead act7"
There you are" Giliett shot back.
II say to all of our big contributors
| Give us 100000 for four years and
well plumb ruin the volstead act. Give
US 500 900 for six years and well blow
the Eighteenth Amendment clear out OF
the Constitution. Wen get the money
too. Make no mistake about that But
we should begin to get definite results In
two years
The saloon Is gone. We are dead
against it's restoration. Probably hard
liquor has departed forever. But the
day is coming when a man will be able
TO accumulate a bottle of excellent wine
10 cheer his stomach or to treat himself
to bottle OF decent brew"
Inquiry demonstrates that the A. A.
p. A. has absorbed or Is absorbing many
OF the small Organizations opposed 10
prohibition which sprang up in various
parts of the country. Some of these
we're not particularly reputable and will
I be choked to death. Others. respectable
enough. lacked the punch which the A.
A. =. A. purposes to supply.