The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-27
OPPONENT OF
VOLSTEAD IS
LIQUOR HOPE
He's Minister and
Enemy of Booze,
But Beer Crowd
Is Aiding Him

GRANITE FALLS. Mimi.
Oct. s7.--Thc father Of Amcrt
cas- prohibition law. opposed
for reelection BY = minister and
lifelong foe OF liquor who has
the backing Of the National As
soeiation Against the Prohibit
ton Amendment and oiiwr
-wcts---
Such Is todsy's strange para
dox IN the political campaign in
the seventh Minnesota congress
slonal district.
CONGRESSMAN Andrew j. voissead.
author OF tho voistead prohibition
act. is back horne here. making tho
hardest political campaign Of his
career.
lie seeks re-elect,on on his prohibit
ton record. against the Rev. O. J.
Kvaic. who declares himself ~drlcr
than vofstead.~
The fight has assumed national
interest The nations dry and
wet organizations have both en-.
tered the campaign. for 1; IL bound
to have a tremendous effect upon
the big effort TO amend the dry law
and iegalfze light wines and beer.
Saisfead's opponent y pastor
Of the Lutheran church nj Ben
son. MINI Rev. kvale has not
raised tho prohibition question.
did not seek -wet" supperf--but
regardless of his dry vksw<. it
has been thrust upon him.
volstead Is chairman Of the pow
erful judiciary committee OF the
house Of representatives. 10 which
all bills for modification OF the pro-
hlbitlon act would be referred. Vol
stsad's ability 10 hold down consid-
Grafton Of wet measures IL biz
factor for prohibition strength
Defeat OF volstead. besldes elm.
mating him. would improve chances
for favorable action toward amend
ment. n the republicans retain con-
troll. George s. Graham. Philadci.
phIa. would become chairman OF the
Judiciary committee. VETS say hs
would be -morn amenable TO rea-
son- than n prohibItionlst.
Should the democrats regain con-
troi Of the house. Robert Y. Thomas
OF Kentucky would be the commit
tee chairman. Consideration Of mod
ificatlon amendments by the judi
CARY COMMITTEES would he assured.
In either case. with yolstead re
moved. says the Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment.
Thus. the Rev. kvaie. ever .
foe Of the saloon, insgiunfariiy.
has the support OF the national
wet" organization. while the
national organization Of the An
iisaioon league, which he has
always supported, Is fighting
him.
This II the third time the two
dry" men have opposed each other.
Two years ago Kvaic defeated Vol
stead for the republican nomination.
The republican state organization
backed a contest. however. and Vol.
stead was declared nominated.
In the fall Kvaie. running as the
farmer-labor candidate. lost TO Vol
stead By but I 800 votes.
This year Kvaie Is running as
an independent. with the ind0rse-
ment Of the democrats and non.p
tiaan league.
All ls not wet" support that n
behind the Rev. Kvaie. Since he
came to Benson from Wisconsin.
five years ago. he has won wide
spread popularity thru his Chart
able work. his activity during the
war and the prominent part he has
taken in public affairs at Benson
In the Lutheran church he has
been prominent since school days.
He Is member OF the board Of edu
cation and the board of finance Of
the Norwegian Lutheran church OF
America.
For % years Kvais was pastor
Of oxfordsville. Wis. near Madison.
During this time he was a close
friend Of Senator Robert IaFolIette.
and gives the latter credit for much
OF his political inspiration.
Rev Kvale and his wife have
seven children.