The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-08-10
GARRETT DISAPPOINTS The
DRY MEMBERS OF PARTY
Comes Out for Light Wines and
Beer In Frank Manner.

Baltimore, Aug. 4.-John W. Gar
rett, candidate for the Republican
nomination to the Senate, today an
nounced that he favored a modifca-
ton of the prohibition laws to per-
INIT manufacture and sale of light
wines and beer.
Mr.. CARROTS statement was brief
but definite. He is opposed to the
return of the saloon. He wants the
dry law changed not only to permit
commercial wines and beer but also to
make homemade wine and beer le-
gal.
Informed of Mr.. CARROTS an
nouncement, George W. Crabbe, su-
pernintendent of the Maryland Anti
Saloon League, declared the drys
would name a third candidate to OPP
pose Garrett and Senator Joseph I.
France.
A conference to discuss that move
will be called within two or three
days, Crabbe said this morning.
Crabbe refused to give any in
timation of the identity of the dry
who would be chosen to make the
fight. - ~
Garrett was out of the city today
and could not be reached to comment
on the Anti-Saloon League plan. One
If biS oar,oo;rr,, 1,;oo obo ;r,,,o,, II o,,-,,
F. Baker, appeared disturbed when
told of the action planned by the
league. He refused, however, to
make any comment.
CARROTS statement, Superinten-
dent Crabbe said, placed him in the
"liquor gang" He thinks the candi-
dates stand is result of his per-
sonal desire to get wine for himself
and others of his class"
Crabbe's comment was: There's
nothing l can say, except that Mr..
Garrett has put himself in no uncer-
tain terms, in the midst of the liquor
gang. Being man of wealth and
position, he is opposed to the poor
man getting a drink in the open sa-
loon, but he wants to be able to get
beer and wine for himself and for
others of his class.
Il believe it is a personal matter
with him, and don't mind if I am
quoted as saying So"
Garrett Vice-Chairman Baker,when
told of this statement and of the
threat to name a third candidate,
said:
81 have no comment to make at this
time and won't have until have def
mite information as to what the
league will do"
1t is thought that the league has
known for some time that there was
a possibility of CARROTS coming out
on a beer and wine platform. The
league has watched the Garrett cam
paign carefully, and it was rumored
that it would lend him its support if
he evaded the prohibition issue or if
he announced himself as dry.
Politicians say that Garrett is de-
sirious of avoiding the wet and dry
question as an issue in this campaign.
He is said to have the opinion that
that matter is not involved in the
present fight.
In the camp of Senator Joseph I.
France the announcement that the
league is considering naming a third
candidate was hailed with enthusi-
asm. Supporters of the Senator thinl;
such a move would clinch the nomina-
ton for their candidate.
France came out squarey for re-
peal of the Eighteenth Amendment
and for modification of the Volstead
law some time ago, alternating all
chances of league backing. His lead
ers see in the naming of dry candi-
date the splitting of the dry vote
which they figure France would lose
anyway, with the result that France
will be put far in the lead.
Senator France said today that he
preferred not to comment on the Gar.
rett statement until he had seen &
complete copy of it and had had time
to consider it carefully.
Told of the possibility of there be-
ing a third candidate from the bone
dry contingent, he said
"That doesn't disturb me at all.
can count the convention votes II
ct now. l should imagine, however
That it would be disturbing to Mr.
Garrett, who is bound to lose some O
his support.
GAS for me, feel confident of thu
result, no matter how many candi
dates enter, from the vets or from
the drys."
Crabbe refused to say whether tn
drys have any special man they ar
considering to lead their fight, but re
liable sources of information in DIR!
circles have it that one man has beel
under consideration since the leal