Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-07
WHEELER'S DUTIES
MAY CO TO TWO
League Executive Committee
Head Sees Possible Change
in Leadership.
~ the Associated Press.

ATLANTA, Ga, September IA
successor to Wayne 3. Wheeler in
Washington will be named by the ma
sionAl executive committee of the Anti.
Saloon League of America at its next
meeting in Washington, December /.
mr. earlier If the leagues general Off
GERS deem a special meeting necessary
for this purpose, DR.. A. J. Barton OF
Atlanta. chairman of the committee.
said yesterday.
He made this announcement in con-
nection with "A formal statement eX-
pressing sorrow over the death of the
man who for years had directed the
leagues activities in the National Capt.
tai, but pledging there would be mo
retreat" by the organization in its
work.
Suggestions that the two offices
Wheeler held-generai counsel and leg
islative ntendent-might be di-
Vided between two men to be selected
te MI his place. were met by the state
ment from DIR. Barton that so far as
his knowledge of the situation went
sentiment within the league appeared
TO be In favor of such a change.
Prediction Is Refused.
The committee chairman declined TO
hazard prediction is to who might be
chosen to succeed Wheeler and like
wise refused to comment on reports
that his name had been mentioned
prominently with others as a POSSIBLE
ity for the legislative SUPPLEMENTARY.
1T was his ability and integrity
which caused the liquor forces and
their friends in and out OF Congress
TO hate him and heap upon him their
vitrioiic abuse. Their constant effort
80 IL hot hn "a
Anti.Saloon League in order to in.
jeet as much Of the personal element
as possible into their fight. thinking
thereby If possible to discredit him and
overthrow the prohibition amendment
and law. But their most poisoned
darts were never able to reach him.
"In his death our forces and our
cause have suffered a great loss
While we are grieved we will not be
cast down. The workers fall but the
work goes on. There will not be any
retreat"
He did not believe, however, that
q special meeting of the committee
would be necessary to fill the posts,
pointing out that Wheeler's work had
been taken over temporarily by DR.,
F. Scott Mcbride and Edward B. Bum
ford, who was Wheeler's legal assist.
ant.
The committees recommendation of
q successor or successors will be re-
ported to the Leagues national board
OF directors, in whose hands the formal
appointment rests.
DR. Barton said he probably would
leave tomorrow to attend funeral SER
vices for Wheeler at Columbus, Ohio.
1.-THE friends and the cause of sohri-
ETY. and civic righteousness have suf-
fered a great shock and inexpressihle
sorrew in the death of Wayne B.
Wheeler" he said in his statement,
''But there will be no backward step
IN the cause of prohibition and in the
plans of the League for aggressive and
persistent work for defending and
making effective the eighteenth
amendment and the laws enacted for
It's enforcement.
Tribute to Service.
HE was a prodigious and indie.
fatigable worker. He knew no such
thing as stopping or sparing himself.
His premature death is undoubtedly
due to his constant and excessive
labor: he dad a martyr of the cause
Of prohibition and good government,