The New York herald., 1922-11-15
REPUBLICANS LIFT
DRY YOKE in JERSEY
Leaders Determined to End
Domination of Anti
Saloon League.
MoDIFIcATIoNFAvoRED
Party Chiefs Feel They
Have Learned Lesson
From Reverses.
EVANS TO BE SPEAKER
Wallworth Likely to Be Presi-
dent Of Senate Since Edge
Baird Reconciliation.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
TRENTON, Nov. 14.-The Republican
party in New Jersey will no longer be
if declarations by State leaders and
legislators attending the first Cover
nor's Day conference since election
can be accepted.
tions of policy and organization Of the
next Legislature, Republican politi-
clans We'd with one another in their
condemnation of the Anti-Saloon
League, its methods and its desertion
of the Republican party. The league
was credited with responsibility for
the Republican reverses OF a week ago.
and members OF the party withheld no
criticism.
Former supporters of prohibition and
strict enforcement of the Eighteenth
amendment showed disposition either
to bolt the dry cause or to favor modl-
fled form of enforcement compatible
with public sentiment as translated by
politicians from the election returns.
One thing seemed settled. Both branches
of the Legislature, though Republican.
will be organized along liberal lines with
respect to prohibition.
Evans to BE New Speaker.
The next Speaker of the House will
be William w. Evans of Passaic, Re-
publican majority leader this year and
consistent opponent Of prohibition in
his four years service in the House. His
tt.e1 ~,se -Ad
when his candidacy was ratified by the
twelve members from Essex. The House
majority leader probably win be Joseph
A. Corio of Atlantic City. also vigorous
opponent of prohibition.
Two active candidates for President OF
the Senate are Senator Joseph +. Wall
worth OF Camden and Senator Albin
Smith of Passaic Senator Wallworth
has modified his views on the liquor
issue by saying he favors any modifica-
ton supported by Congress. Senator
Smith is a consistent wet and might
have the Presidency except for the Sc
lection of Mr., Evans from the same
county as House Speaker and also be-
cause United States Senator Edge and
David Baird of Camden have patched
UP their differences and have agreed TO
let Camden have the Senate Presidency.
Jersey Dry Law Attackcu.
Senator-elect Emerson Richards OF
Atlantic City announced that his first
act as Senator will be to introduce
repeater of the State prohibition en-
forcement law, known as the Hobart
act, and his second to offer a joint
resolution requesting New Jerseys
delegation in Congress TO work for a
modification of the Volstead law. He
said:
This will afford a real test OF our
courage to fight the things that are
slowly strangling our party"
Mr.. Richa rds added that the main
question now is whether the Republi-
can party has learned its lesson or
still will be run by tho Anti-Saloon
League. He said lately everything has
been sacrificed to personal advantage.
prejudice and intolerance.
Senator Richards has invited the Re-
publican Senator'S to be his guests over
Saturday and Sunday at the Ritz-Carl-
ton, Atlantic City. to, discuss party
policies. with the understanding. how
ever, that the question of organization
is not TO be considered.