New Britain herald., 1926-10-26
PROHIBITION LAW
 TOPIC AT RALLIES
 OF BOTH PARTIES
Calnen, Democratic Candidate for Congress, FaVors Repeal
 of 18th Amendment
CONWAY FOR REFERENDUM,
 HE SAYS IN t. O.P. TALK

Change in Immigration Restric-
 ton Act-Hits at Fenn's Silence
 G. O. P. Spcllbinder Told Connec-
 ticut Hasn't Proper Representa-
 iton in Congress.
 Prohibition loomed large in po- litical discussions this noon, being the important topic discussed by two speakers at noon day rallies. Henry J. Calnen of Hartford, democratic candidate for congress, declared that he favors the modification of the 18th amendment to the constitution. Patrick Conway, a Philadelphia lawyer, speaking in the interest of the republican piarty. said he favon- ed a referendum. The subject was the highlight of both rallies.
 Says Democrats Favor Repeal.
 A verbal blast against the 18th amendment and the Volstcad law and the denunciation of the immi- grafton restrictions of the country were the two issues on which Cal nen declared himself this noon to a large audience gathered before the gates of the Stanley Rule and Level Co. on Elm street. He was intro duced by Registrar of Voters Thomas J. Smith, who asked that the nomi- nee be given a fair hearing and eX- cept for the noises of traffic usual at this busy corner, Candidate Cal mems audience was apparently i'm pressed.
 Lawyer Calnen asked why it was that he should seek to have the peo- pie of the district vote for him, democrat, in preference to repub- lican, and said that the democratic party was furthering issues in the present campaign that were vitally important to the people at large.
 There is the prohibition ques- ton" he stated. The democrat party seeks the repeal of the 18th amendment or if this cannot be ac- complished, we seek to change the Volstead law. The people of this country should have their beer and wines"
 A definite declaration of his stand on the matter was made by the can didate when he said T want to see the sale of liquor in this country regulated similarly as it is in Can ada with government supervision over the distribution of alcoholic drinks" These words brought out a round of applause from his hear CTS.
 That's my stand on the prohibi- ton question:" Lawyer Calnen con- tinued. but my republican opponent has consistently refused to state how he stands on the subject. He is the issue. He is neither for it or against it. If I am elected to congress, will vote for the mod iflcation of the Volstead law and will attempt in all things to arrive at the best thing for the majority of the people of this district"
 Immigration Restriction
 He passed on to the immigration placed on this country in 1923. He said that this ques- ton was one of vital interest to the people of New Britain because of the large percentage of foreign born | prh1ioa,o n congress that put through that legis- | ation," he said. that bars some of . you men in this audience from send ! ng to your former homes to have | your wives, sisters, brothers and ' parents join you here in this great . and of ours"
 He explained that prior to the | passage Of the present restrictions, he number of aliens allowed to en- or the United States was based on | he census of 1910, but in 1924, the cpublican legislature changed the Iuota of immigrants to conform 10 he census of 1890. He said that low, because of these restrictions, antilles are separated and they will emain that way until the laws are hanged.
 If you want to have these re- trictions changed, send a man to congress who will vote to change hem," he said. If you want the representative of this district to ote to change the Volstead law and he immigration restrictions, then i've me your vote. If you don't. ;ant them to be changed then don't ote for me. Some of the best citi- cns this country has ever had are hose who were born on foreign hores and who came here to adopt his country as their own. We don't ant to keep these men out, we ant them here"
 Lawyer Calncn pledged himself to arry out 10 the letter the oath of njce which he will take if elected nd said that at all times, should he people of this city decide foL i'm on next Tuesday, that he would 'gislate for the best interests of ne district.
 Conway for Referendum
 Drawn into q discussion of prohi- ition by T. C. Cavanangh, a spec ltor who made an impromptu entry ito the monday political talk of ttorney Conway at the Stanley 'orl5s factory gate this noon, the lawyer declared him. If in favor of a referendum on the Try" question.
 Conway had just completed the ( ,cond of g series of rallies at the I ltrance to factories which began ,sterday at the Stanley Rule & ( avel plant, when Cavanaush, i