New Britain herald., 1922-09-27
LIBERTY PARTY TO
 FIGHT LIQUOR LAW
Blue Laws Also to Be Attacked
 by New Body

New York, Sept. 27.-A movement
 looking to the formation of a new political party, to be known as the Liberty party. with the two-fold pur- pose of fighting prohibition and blue laws was launched yesterday after noon at meeting Of the Society of Restauranteurs, at Keens Chop hoLN lo7 West Forty-fourth street. The proposal, which came from former Assemblyman Oscar J Smith, was in dorsed by Colonel Ransom H. Gillett, general counsel of the Association Against the Prohibition amendment, and favored in a resolution drafted by William H. Hirst and adopted by the society for which he is counsel.
 Paul Henkel, manager of Keen's Chop house, and one of the leading members of the society, was host to the gathering. He was one of the first to approve the launching of q new political party to aid in winning back wine and beer privileges as was also August Jansen. president of the society, and owner of the Hofbrau Haus Broadway and Thirtieth street
 Prohibition MT Smith said in his address. was put over by body of unprincipled fanatics supplied with ample funds He said that prohibi- tion was brought about "by a minor ganizaton."
 Today it is up to us, representing the majority of our citizens" he con- tinued. Ito regain the liberties we have lost: but in order to do this we must secure an organization as eff cient and as well officered as that of the Anti Saloon league--an organiza- tion that will be able to fight the devil with fire and beat him at his own game"
 The republican party generally speaking is dry in the north, and in the north the Anti Saloon league dom mates it. The democratic party is dry l in the south and in the south the An ti-Saloon league owns it.
 The whites of the south, no mat | ter how bitterly they may oppose pro- hibition, will never vote the republi- | can ticket, nor any ticket emanating | from that party; but there is no req son why they should not flock to an independent Liberty party - a party | composed of former republicans and | democrats in practically equal num- bers." ]
 Pending the formation of the Lib l erty party and getting it in active po- litica existence, Mir. Smith declared l that I've must not overlook the i'm l portance of defeating every dry can didate, no matter what office he may be running for and no matter what l ticket he is on"
 He closed by urging support of Dr. John P. Gavin. who is to be an inde- pendent candidate for congress in the seventeenth congressional district | against Ogden L. Mills, the incum bent.
 Preceding Mir. Smith was Colonel | Gillett. who had declared that the vic tory for change in the volstead act would be won in two to five years. if | the proper fight is waged. He men. tioned some contests that are to be made in this state, especially in the twenty fifth congressional district, where Robert L. Ogden, a democrat, is to run in opposition to Assistant Secretary of War J. Mayhew Vain wright, favored by the Anti-Saloon league.
 August Jansen, who presided, said that one reason the restaurant owners continue in business, with their in vestments of from 5000 to 1,ooo,oo0 Is the hope and belief that some day the sale of liquors will again be le- yalized.
 Other speakers were William H. Stanton, representative of the federal bureau of markets, who spoke on The value of organizations Harry s. Bald win. president of the National Restau- ant association, whose subject was, National problems in the restaurant and Dr. John P. Gavin in dependent candidate for congress in he seventeenth district. Dr. Royal S. Copeland, health commissioner was ,n the program for an address, but lid not arrive.