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his message Of treason 70 Houston,
and this act alone would nullify any
party pledge Ne shouted.
when Al Smith in his message to
the Houston convention said that he
would point the way 10 modification
Of the liquor law. he then became q
traitor to the constitution of the
United States. You talk about moral
courage, Why Smith is u mar Of i'm
moral courage and unfit 20 be the
democratic nominee Collins thun-
dcred.
lit took us prohibitionists 100 years
10 accomplish purpose and 10 viii
take Al Smith and his cohorts OF nom
English speaking people a million
years 10 repeal the eighteenth
amendment. Ihc.r only IL
u nuilify the law. IL has been up
held By the supreme court, but lis
ten, most Of our high court justices
are aged men, and III Al Smith .s
elected the next supreme court Will
be all "Al Smith court" and they will
interpret this law the way AL Smith
wants ID Interpreted Collins charg-
"a.
Committees Named
"A man who Will strike down the
eighteenth amendment also viii
strike down section three, article six
UT the coustitutIou-that which deals
with religious freedom Collins
shouted.
After the address Of Collins the
meeting went into permanent organ
i~zation. Dr. j.. ID. Sandefer, president
Of Simmons university, Abilene, was
unanimously elected permanent chair
man; Alvin Moody OF Houston, vice
chairman, and Mrs. Josephine Collins
~ Dallas. official Of the Texas w. q.
4. IT,. secretary.
The committee on organization tcl-
lows. G.. ". Armstrong, Arlington;
Marshall Hicks. San Antonio, n. n.
Sartan, Wichita Falls; Alvin Moody.
Houston: Mrs. J. I'll. Boodworth. Fort
Worth; Mrs. IT. al. Kindred, MeXia;
Mrs. Larry Mills, Dallas; Mrs. Nor
gan Cox, Dallas; q. IN. Collins, Dali
las; Oak Mckenzie. Bryan, and r.
Aticus Webb, Dallas.
The resolutions committee was:
Bishop J.. NJ. Moore, Dallas; DR.. II.
u. Bowen, Fort Worth; u. u. Colquitt,
Dallas; Or. J. b. Cranfil, Dallas;
Mrs. Claude de Van Watts. Austin;
Dr.. q. M. Rosser, Dallas, and Or. Il.
A. Newell, Colorado.
AZ the afternoon session the meet
ing win hear other speakers and
adopt a platform and resolutions.
DALLAS, July 17.-tP)-Declaring
that amy man who would strike down
the eighteenth amendment also would
strike down section 3. article &, Of
the constitution pertaining 10 reli-
gious freedom, former State Senator
VI. "a. Collins Of Dallas In his open
ing speech before the snti-Smith con-
vention here today urged every dem
ocratic voter IN Texas 70 vote for
Herbert Hoover for president and. re-
pudiate "the powers of Iniqulty."
Il don't know II there still is a ku
kluN Khan organization In Texas,
said Mr.. Collins, hut III they are op-
posed 70 AL Smith | wish there were
10 million Of them in the state"
The speaker reiterated the fact
that the organization meeting today
was interested only in the forming OF
4 statewide campaign % bring about
the defeat of the democratic nom
inee. I'VE are not promoting any
candidate for state office" he de-
elared.
Mr.. Collins based his assertion
that Governor Smith would carry
only the counties n~ominally republic
can upon his opinion that most Of the
voters in those counties we're wet"
The few republican counties in the
state have little voting strength. he
said. They are on the Mexican bor-
der.
"Anti-Al Smith Democrats" was
chosen as the official name Of the
organization shortly before the noon
recess.