The Washington herald., 1922-12-11
Governors IID0RsE
DRY Conference
Express Themselves in Hearty
Accord With Proposal
of President.
GIVE UNQUALIFIED SUPPORT
With Few Exceptions Exscu.
tives Approve Of Strict Pro-
hlbition Enforcement.


ernors who will be in Office nex
year were asked by the New Yori
American for their opinions Of Pres
ident Harding's proposal in his re
cent message to Congress to cal
them into conference with fun ex
ecutive authority to devise method,
OF rigidiy enforcing prohibition.
With few exceptions. the rov
crnors expressed Themselves az IN
hearty aceord with the President.
The views of the eoyernors ar,
shown In the following telegram.
to the New York American:
PERCIvAL e. BAXTER. Maine
Il give my unqualified support to
President Harding. II he and
all the forty-eight governors. after
consulting together. will issue a
proclamation calling upon the
people Of the United States. re.
gardless Of race. religion or party.
TO uphold prohibition and laws of
this country and to refrain from
violating or encouraging others
10 violate our prohibitory laws,
such a proclamation will rank
with the great documents of his
tory.
WILLIAM ID. DENNY. Dela.
waro-I heartily favor the Pres.
ident's stand on prohibition en-.
forcement. shall be glad to CO.
operate with him and attend the
proposed conference.
A. w. DONAHEY. Ohio-I will,
attend such a conference IL re.
quested by the President, and
l VIII cooperate in law enforce
ment in my State.
JONATHAN NJ. DAVIS. Kan.
sas-I approve President Hard.
ihgs message as IL relates ia
prohibition. Kansas. the pioneer
In dry legislation and enforce.
ment. will take no backward
steps and is ready to cooperate
to the fullest extent with the
Federal authorities and secure
complete enforcement. will at
tend the conference II called.
J. c. A. PREUS, Minnesota-
II the President calls me to
washington on tthe prohibition
enforcement matter. shall at
tend the meeting. We are doing
everything here we can to en-.
force the law and the prohibi.
ton office is endeavorins to do
the same.
JOSEPH NJ. DIXON, Montana
Should the President call a
conference Of governors relative
to law enforcement. shall at
tend IL possible. should the con-
ference not be called during the
coming legislative session.
j. C. SCRUGHAM, Nevada-
The Presidents stand on prohi-
bition 10 timely and proper. 1t
will be difficult for me to at
tend a conference unless held at
some point west Of the Mis-
sissippi.
c. c. MOORE, Idaho-I am
in entire sympathy and in favor
of enforcement of the prohibi-
ton law as stated in the Presi-
dents message. Relative TO the
governors conference, IL will be
impossible for me as governor to
attend. I believe such matters.
as well as many others. can be
straightened out.
CHARLES r. MABEY, Utah
/ prefer not to give publicity to
my opinions or intentions at
this time.
LOUIS r. HART, washington
1t would be discourteous on
my part publicly to discuss the
matter in advance of such a con.
ference with the President. How
ever. I have no hesitancy In say
ing II is the duty Of all execu-
tives to enforce the law as 1t ap-
pears upon the books. II a law
is unworthy OF support. it ought
to be repealed by executive en-
actment and not by inactivity OF
spineless executives.
THOMAS C. McRAE. Arkansas
Il approve of President Hard
ing's utterance on prohibition. in
cluding his plan to confer with
Governors Of various States; i'm
possible for me to attend such
conference before April
EDWIN p. MORROW, Ken
tucky-I believe there is great
wisdom in the ou,ined plan of
the President for q conference OF
Governors on the subject OF CO.
operation in the enforcement OF
liquor laws. i will be most happy
to attend such q conference.
WILSON g. HARVEY. South
Csrolina-It 10 not a question OF
what the law is-it 10 the fact
that Il is the law. Federal ana
State officials should unite In an
effort to enforce the law. Neither
means nor expense should be
spared to demonstrate the mA1es-
ty of the law. Any other course
spells ruin to our form Of gov
ernment. Expect to attend con-
ference IL called.
CAMERON MORRISON, North
Carolina-I do not care to ex-
press any opinion about Pres-
dents message at this time. but
will take pleasure in attending
any conference between Governors
of States and the President OF
the United States.
ARTHUR M. HYDE, Missouri
II cordially agree with the Pred-
dent in his stand on prohibition
enforcement, and will be glad to
attend the conference OF the Gov
.-nor. oFt tho States to draft