The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-10-19
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DRYS WITH
ACTIVITY
202 Candidates Are Named
as Liberals by The Vets
By GEORGE R. HoLMEs.

ISTAFF CORRESPONDENT I. N. sERVIcEJ
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1s.-The lit
tie handful of Liberals" in the
present cohgress-those who have
doggedly stood out for modifica-
ton Of the Volstead act at every
opportunity in the face of an over
whelming dry majority, are going
to find strong reinforcement in the
next congress
This confident assertion was made
for the first time. three weeks be-
fore election by the national asso-
citation against the prohibition
amendment. an organization mod
eled after the Anti-Saloon league in
its machinery and its tactics.
To back up its assertion. the as
sociation cast caution to the four
winds and boldly came forth and
named names" of 2o2 congressional
candidates. republicans and demo-
Gratis alike. whose views on Vol
steadism are sufficiently liberal to
merit the endorsement OF the vets
1t was further asserted that before
election day arrives this list Will
be augmented so that there will be
approximately 800 Liberal candi-
dates for seats in the sixty-eighth
congress.
The naming OF these candidates,
coupled with the clean cut wet-and-
dry fights in Ohio. New Jersey and
New York this fall. served today to
draw the attention of political lead
ers more and more to the fact that
Volsteadism IS an issue and likely
10 remain so for some years.
Election of all the Liberal candi-
dates endorsed by the anti-prohi
bitionists would give them a ma
jority in the house favorable to
perhaps a ht-wines-and-beer act.
the association. however. does not
delude itself that It Is going to
elect all the candidates named this
year. Its purpose is TO greatly
strengthen the Liberal" element in
the sixty-eighth congress. to the
end that in 1924. after two more
years of drouth, modification of the
volstead law and perhaps amend
ment OF the constitution may be
made the supreme issue OF the cam
paiSn-
The list of 2o2 liberal candidates,
with more TO come. was about even
~ divided between republicans and
democrats New York headed the
ist OF states with 81. Ohio listed Is.
Iissouri II. Massachusetts 13, New
Jersey II, Wisconsin Il, Illinois II.
indiana 10. Maryland s. Connecticut
7. Iowa 5. Louisiana 5, California 4,
Nebraska 5. Minnesota 4, Michigan
5. and a scattering from other
states.
Pennsylvania. where there are
known to be a number Of Liberal
candidates" will be announced later.
The Illinois list was also announced
as being incomplete.
Five present democratic senators
and three republican senator's were
endorsed Cor reelection on their
liberal records-Reed of Missouri. |
Hitchcock of Nebraska. Powerene of |
Ohio. Gerry of Rhode Island. and |
King of Utah. democrats: Lodge Of !
Massachusetts,. LaFoliette of Wis |
consin, and Mclean OF Connecticut. |
republicans.
Ten of 1nd.ana's 13 democratic
candidates for congress were in
dorsed.
That the increased activities OF \
the vets are beginning to concern |
the dry interests was in evidence !
today, Wayne B. Wheeler, generals |
sinao of the Anti-Saloon league. |
rushed a statement to the press that |
rthe list Of 2o2 wet candidates will !
be a challenge to the friends of the |
eighteenth amendment throughout
the land"
The signed tsatement that they |
favor the manufacture and sale Of |
wine and beer is a bold brazen at
tack on the constitution itself" he |
concluded.
The Rev. Samuel McCavert, on be-
half Of the federal council OF |
churches. issued a lengthy state
ment. denouncing the Literary Di-
gest for having recently conducted |
a poll on the wet and dry issue. i
which showed majority in favor of !
modification of existing liquor laws.
His statement described the Di-
gest's poll as "an insult to loyal /
citizens and described attempts at
multiplying the eighteenth amend
nnent as elemental disloyalty to
America"