Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-05
WRG|N|ANS LAUNCH
ANT|-SM|TH MOVE
Governors Opponents Start
Drive After McAdoo Speech
Before Drys.

SpeFlAi DSTattn 10 Inc Siai
RICHMOND. Va. February Opp
ponents of the presidential nomination
of Gov. Alfred E Smith of New York.
laid the foundation for their campaign
this week when they staged in Rich
nnond a Statewide "law-enforcement"
meeting. with William G. McAdoo' as
central figure and principal speaker.
From this gathering they hope 10 Gre
ate in the State at large sentiment
hostile to the nomination OF Smith.
The meeting was held under the aus
pices of the Anti-Saloon League and
the W. c. T. L. The speaker Of the
evening was introduced by Bishop
James Cannon. jr of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South. man high
in the councils OF the Anti-Saloon
League.
Mr.. McAdoo declared that It would
be a fatal mistake for the people TO
place in the White House any man not
in sympathy with the prohibition law.
He declared that the liquor interests"
had captured political power. both in
New York and Maryland, and argued
that 10 expect prohibition enforcement
from a President hostile to prohibition
was upon its face an absurdity." He
said that the issue was one which
DE IOGEIk W a ICiiliOoAOlA 4AA kAiN
campaign of 1928
Sees Lack of Enforcement.
THE supreme need is TO put law
enforcement in the White House" said
Mr.. McAdoo. Attempt Is being made
to convince the country that no matter
IL a wet Is elected President the Con-
stitution and laws viii be enforced
This is both unsound and untrue. The
White House in the hands of the liquor
interests would be a veritable Gibraltar
of offensive operations and the doom
Of the eighteenth amendment would
be written boldly on the face OF the
Constitution"
Those who are opposed TO the pro-
h!hition law have drawn some comfort
from Mr.. McAdoo's speech. They say
that it is the first admission by any
prominent prohibitionist that there is
any chance OF the eighteenth amend
rneni being repealed.
Outside Of this meeting there has
been little activity in the pre-presiden-
tial campaign in Virginia this week.
The weight Of opinion appears TO be
that the State will send an uninstructed
delegation TO the Houston convention.
Byrd Crushes Move
II is not ukeIy tnaL IL VIII repeat It's
action Of four years ago and instruct
the delegation for "a favorite son"
United States Senator Carter Glass, in
whose favor the delegation was instructed
in 1924 is said 70 be- unwilling 70 accept
The honor this year. There was. some
months ago, much talk of an instruction
in favor Of Gov Harry F. Byrd, but the
executive promptly crushed the move
nient in his behalf II United States
Senator Claude A. Swanson wants the
honor he can have 1t. but 1t is not be-
lieved that ne does
Republican leaders In the State are
worried over the situation in their
party Many Of them are Office holders.
and they do not want 10 make the mis-
take Of coming out In favor Of a cam
didatc until they get a line on the
trend Of events In other States. They
are saying very little. and unless the
situation cicars nationally the delega-
ton 10 Kansas City may be- unin-
structed In the meantime sentiment
in favor NJ Hoo"er, Dawes and Lowden
+ is bIbbling in various sections Of the
state r. l.. c. BARRET.