Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-10
DRY VOTE TO |ND|CT
COOLIDGE Barred
Anti-SaIoon League Heads,
5-4, Rejected Charge of
MaIfeasance in Office.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 9.-The New
York American in a copyrighted arti.
Gle says that a proposal to issue a
proclamation charging President Cool
idge publicity with misfeasance and
malfeasance in Office was debated and
voted upon by the executive commit.
tee of the Anti.Saloon League in Chi.
cago November 8, 1925. The PROPOSE.
ton was defeated to after a
lengthy debate.
Members of the committee voting
for issuance Of a proclamation en-
bodying the charges, according to the
American, were: Arthur J. Davis, SUI.
perintendent Of the New York Anti.
Saloon League: l.. Brock Musgrove,
Alabama millionaire; Supt. Laugh.
baum Of the Oklahoma Anti-Saloon
League, and w. NJ. Forgrave of Mas.
sachusetts.
Those voting against the PROPOSE
ton were: A. H. Briggs, superintend.
ent of the league in California: Fl. B.
Carre of Tennessee; Supt. Homer
Tope of Pennsylvania, Supt. Shu.
maker of Indiana and bishop Thomas
Nicholson, then president of the
league.
Text Of Proclamation.
The proclamation which was drawn
up read in part:
There have been presented to the
Anti-Saloon League at it's biennial
convention reports of delegates and
utterances from the platform which
clearly indicate misfeasance or NAL
feasance in the executive branch of
the Federal Government.
The Anti-Saloon League asserts
the obvious truth that these facts
constitute an indictment of the Fed
eral administration in respect to pro.
hibition enforcement.
The Constitution specifically places
the duty Of enforcing the laws on the
President of the United States. He
Is the only officer so charged in the
Federal Constitution with responsible.
ity for enforcement
Followed Pinchot Attack.
The resolution was drawn, the
American says, following an address
by Gov. Pinchot of PENNSYLVANIA ar.
raigning the administration generally
and Secretary Mellon specifically for
failure Of enforcement. On the day
ar the adverse vote a personal
communication" was addressed TO
President Coolidge, transmitting a
copy OF the Pinchot speech as con-
tanning certain statements of such
serious nature as to Justify US
calling the matter to your attention. /"
While the conference did not at
tempt to pass upon those statements,
the letter said, there Is a widespread
feeling throughout the .ountry that
the treasury Department ', other
departments having in charge en-.
forcement Of the prohibition law are
not doing their duty.
Our people will not consent TO the
proposition that a great republic can
not enforce its laws mas.
much as the chief responsibility in
these matters rests with the Presi-
dent. we are respectfully bringing
them to your attention"
Signed BY League Officials.
This letter was signed by A. J..
Barton, chairman of the executive
committee; Ernest H. Cherrington,
secretary: F. Scott Mcbride, general
superintendent Of the league and
ETeSluenL NlCnOI8On,
One month after the resolution vote,
December 8, the American says, DR..
A. j. Barton, chairman of the eXecu.
tive committee, addressed personal
and confidential" letter to Prohibition
Commissioner Roy A. Haynes, sug.
costing that the President and Ibis
closest and most influential advisers"
be warned of the danger Of a success.
full casedidacy by Gov. Smith Of New
York
IF Al Smith should succeed in get
ting the Democratic nomination In the
present confused situation" the letter
is alleged to have stated, "he will de-
feat Coolidge or any other man the
Republicans may name.
Impounded by Reed Committee.
The resolution was one Of the papers
impounded by the Reed senatorial in
vestigating committee, Orville S. Pc.
land, counsel for the New York State
Anti-Saloon League, stated tonight.
Poland, when informed of the pub
hcation of the resolution, said that
he knew of the existence of such a
paper and supposed that some mem.
Der OF the Reed committee had given
it out for publication.
Although he was not at the Chi
cago meeting, Mr.. Poland said, he was
of the opinion that two or three
speeches were made outlining condi.
tons with respect to prohibition en-
forcement. The resolution in ques-
ton was then drawn up, but tabled
with the understanding that it was to
be taken up at the next meeting of
the committee.
Arthur j. Davis, superintendent Of
the New York State branch of the
league, who was reported to have
voted in favor of adopting the resolu.
ton, could not be reached tonight.
1t was reported that he was out.