Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-13
DRY LEAGUE DENIES
REFERENDA LEGAL
Mcbride Tells Lobby Probers
of Efforts to Influence
Appointments.
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House, but resigned before trial by the
Senate.
Il did not ask any man to vote for
or against him." he said. II was In
terested only in seeing that he got q
square deal"
The witness said English was his per-
sonal friend and had been associated
in the prohibition cause"
HE had been one of our dry leaders
in the Illinois Legislature" he added.
Senator Blaine asked whether he had
told Wayne B. Wheeler to get some one
to object in the House to vote of i'm
parchment. Mr.. Blaine said former
Representative Blanton of Texas did
object.
"Mr. wheeler managed his own af-
fairs" was the reply.
He added that he had discussed the
English case with Mr.. Wheeler, but
could not recall details of the
conversation.
He said he did not want to see
English driven off the bench, because
he was good judge"
Mr.. Mcbride said in some States the
national headquarters paid the salaries
of the leagues State superintendentS.
He named these mission States" as
New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho,
Montana and wyoming.
Denies League Paid Cannon.
The witness denied that Bishop
James Cannon, jr., had been paid BY
the Anti-Saloon League.
He added that Bishop Cannon was q
member of the leagues executive COM
mittee.
Mr. MacBride said he would not fee
badly If you make me out to have
done lobbying"
He said a number of churches con.
tributed to the league, including thu
Northern and Southern Methodist
Churches, Northern and Southern Bap-
fist, Presbyterian, United Presbyterian
EVANGELICAL ana many of the Lutheran
Churches. The money Is sent either tt
State or national headquarters.
In the discussion concerning judge
English, Senator Blaine inquired
whether the witness recalled that aftel
the House voted articles Of impeach-
rhent, Judge English resisned?"
eyes"
(Which was tantamount to con-
fession," Mr.. Blaine added.
81 don't agree with that" Mr.. Nc
Bride said.
Mr.. Mcbride said he had investigated
the record of Judge English and found
that he had been q very aggressive
Judge and had been rather severe or
bootleggers."
"He had about the worst bootlegser,
to deal with In the East st. Louis dis.
trict as any judge could have" he said
IT found he had been very severe and
that the people who had made com
plants had suffered at his hands"
Blaine Reads From Minutes.
n-.... xsi.... .nsS frov.. y,.in,,tAs Al
the meeting OF the executive committee
in NAV. 1927. q statement that preSi.
dent Coolidge and Secretary Mellon "bt
respectively reminded of the unmis.
taxable understanding that was had
in passing the prohibition reorgariiza.
ton bill.
IT was not in on any such agree.
ment," said Mr.. Blaine.
Under the reorganization bill, Roy A
Haynes was appointed prohibition com.
missioner. Mr.. Mcbride said he wa.
unable to say whether Mr.. Wheeler hat
any agreement.
IF the minutes say 90, should saS
that he did" he added.
The agreement" purported to call fol
the appointment Of commissioner ir
sympathy With the prohibition law.
Senator Blaine read from report
made by Mr.. Mcbride, containing
statement that most Of the duties Of
the washington office have to do with
securing the right kind Of appoihtees.'
The league official said 1.-The ap-
pointees" related to "al officers having
10 do with prohibition enforcement"
He testified information concerning
prospective appointees had been trans.
mitted to Federal officials who hac
charge of the appointments.
Threats Denied by Mcbride.
Mr.. Mcbride said large percentage
of his time was spent outside Of wash
ington in making speeches and 1ookint
after the interests of the league.
"You collected money!" asked Mr.
Blaine.
II got all could"
Chairman Caraway asked Mr.. Me
Bride II he had said recently in New
Jersey that unless Dwight Morrow
dry the league will beat him"
"There was no threat in any state
ment given out" Mr.. Mcbride said. HI
DR.. Shields, State superintendent.
MIR. Mcbride said resolution wa.
adopted which said the league wollt
do Its best to have a candidate in th1
field "for whom we could conscientiouslt
vote in New Jersey"
IF that gets in Morrow's way it ie moi
our fault" he added.
Mr.. Mcbride said he was surprised
to receive reports that Representative
Fort was thinking of entering the New
jersey Republican senatorial primary.
Senator Caraway asked if he haC
read Representative Forts speech ir
the House which said people could Ie-
gally make beer and light wine in theft
homes.
Praises Forts Speech.
"It was a good speech" MIR. Mcbride
said, adding that there was difference
of opinion on whether this could be
Mr.. Mcbride said that under certain
conditions" liquor might legally be
made in the home. He added:
1.-The law Is not 100 per cent perfect
yet" The witness said he had seer
Every little drinking in Congress"
II think Senators and Representative
as q class are Of as high q type as any
other class" he observed.
Blaine asked If the league were In
terested in Consressmen whose trunks
were found to be q little leaky" and Il
1t had supported "tl1ose whose trunks
were not waterproof"
"Name the man, and I'll answer the
question:" Mcbride said.
Blaine told him to get list Of thu
members of the Illinois delegation in
dorsed by the league. Mcbride in1me.
diately gave him list, but 1t was not
read.
The committee then adjourned unit
next Tuesday.
BISHOP FAILS TO ELABORATE.
DALLAS Tex. MAY 10 P.-Told tina