The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1922-06-16
Has Only District In Which
Wet Defeated Dry
CANDIDATES EXPRESS
VIEWS ON DRY LAWS
Black For Enforcement and Hull For
Beer and Wine
VOTERS STUDY STATEMENTS

Speaking in the First Methodist
church in Evanston last Sunday
Wayne B. Wheeler thus reviewed the
results of the primary elections thus
far.
One hundred and seven candidates
for congress have been nominated by
cach of the major parties and United
States senator's have been nominate |
in Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania and
Indiana" he said. The only wet can
didate is the one in the Peoria dis
trict in Illinois. In four congressional
districts wet congressman have been
replaced by dry candidates by the vote
in the primaries of the dominant
party.
The prominence of the Peoria Dis
trict fight makes particularly interest
ing the views of the two opposing
candidates.
Jesse Black, Jr., Democratic candi-
date fci Congress, stands for loyalty
to the Constitution OF the United
States, including the Eighteenth
Amendment He opposes the plan of
the wet interests to break down the
Constitution by modifying or repeal
ing the laws necessary for the enforce
ment of Prohibition. w. Z. Hull, Re
publican candidate for Congress, a
former distiller of Peoria, has the
support of the interests throughout
the nation which are seeking to MULTI,
the Constitution and prevent law er~
forcement through beer and wine
legislation.
Statement by Jesse Black, Jr.
'Ihc following is the position OF
Jesse Black, .Jr., on enforcement:
Il believe in an economical admins
tration of Government and an impair
4 tial and effective enforcement OF thc
laws
But situation has arisen in this
District which has attracted nation
wide attention. regard the nomina-
tion OF Mr.. Hull as a challenge which
must be met openly. In this cam
paign stand unequivocally for the
Eighteenth Amendment, the pro-
visions of the Volstead act, obedience
to the Constitution and the laws, and
for law enforcement. I do not favor
a modification of the Volstead act, 70
permit the manufacture and sale of
light wines and beers That would
mean the return of the open saloon
and | am opposed to the open saloon.
Upon these issues. particularly the
last, / shall appeal to the manhood
and the womanhood of the entire
District"
w. E. Hull for Beer and Wine
The following written by w. f.
Hull from Paris, France, under the
date OF October II appeared in the
Peoria Star of Monday, October 81,
1921:
L
Prohibition subject, have been moro
convinced that ever that if America
would allow the sale OF light wines and
beer, our people would be much bet
ter off. Liquors of all kinds are sold
in all places suitable for dispensing
them
The above brief statement by Mr.
Hull which has never been disclaimed
by him and which was made before
he in all probability had decided 20
become candidate is more signih-
cant in view of his political record il
Illinois. Mr.. Hull was for many
years manager of the Clarke Distillery
and wholesale business. He was ac-
lively engaged in all wet campaigns.
He was member of the Executive
Board of the Wholesale Liquor Deal.
ers Association of the United States.
He was in sole charge of the legisla-
tive campaigns in this state for
number of years. He had the hand
ling Of the wet funds in the state out
side OF Chicago.
Voters of the 10th District have
upon them the responsibility of either
sending man to Congress who will
support the Constitution or of naming
one who is looked upon by the vets
of the nation as leader for their
cause.