Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-21
|M'BR|DE ENDORSES
FORTS CANDIDACY
"Amen" to Action. of Jersey
Drys Is Given Before Sen,
ate Lobby Group.
BY the Associated Press.

inquired ana the league superintendent
testified he would SAY amen" to the
State branch decision.
80 you indorse the manufacture and
use Of home BREW" asked Senator
Blaine of Wisconsin.
mo-" Mcbride replied. Neither did
Fort in his speech in Congress"
He said he had read Forts recent
speech twice. and added that it was q
good speech"
Fort Prohibition Candidate.
Fort announced his candidacy for the
six-year term on q prohibition platform
after Dwight Morrow and Joseph 3.
Frelinghuysen both had come out
against the dry laws In seeking the Re-
publican nomination.
Mcbride testified that John D. Rookie
Teller, ST., and John D. Rockefeller, Jr
had contributed to the Antt-Saloon
League in 1921. The younger Rockefeller
gave $4,000 and the elder $4,000. In
1924 the younger gave $4,000 and the
elder $4,000. In 1925 both gave 10000
jointly.
The league superintendent said Henry
Ford had never contributed to the
league, but had supported other pro-
hibition work. .
Opposed "score Card"
On taking the stand today Mr.. Nc
Bride said he disapproved Of the score
card prepared by the South Dakota
Anti-Saloon League for judging canol-
dates for ONCE. He reiterated that he
knew nothing of the South Dakota plan
for grading the acceptability OF ONCE
seekers.
Senator Blaine read league report by
Ernest H. Cherrington, which said Be-
bastian S. Kresge Of Detroit had prom.
ised to give 100000 to the educational
department of the league and the
World League Against Alcoholism.
The report said the donation, which
was to be equally divided between the
two organizations. was to be paid over q
period of five years.
Denies Upshaw Employed.
The witness said William D. Upshaw,
former Representative from Georgia
and q dry, had not been employed by
the national league to make speeches.
A letter was read from Thomas W.
Gales, superintendent of the North
March 8.
The Gales letter said Upshaw had
made q mess Of our work in this State,
sending Mr.. Ridley to take his place
when he had given me his word OF
honor that he would not come himself.
IF anything elects A. C. Townley to
Congress from the third district it will
be this work OF Ridley" 1t continued.
Evidently Mr.. Townley has hired him
TO come and help him during this
campaign.
"Is there anything that could be done
or any influence that could be used with
Mr.. Upshaw to have him call Mr.. Ridley
of.
According to the Bible, "A mans
worst enemies are those of his own
household Ridley claims to be q
Baptist preacher 'Selah.
Upshaw for Debates. Gs
Mcbride said Upshaw had advocated
debates between vets and drys and he
opposed the plan. saying he did not
think 1--WE should give the vets our
audience"
Answering Chairman Caraway, the
witness said he was not afraid the
vets might have the advantage"
Mcbride testified that statement ne
had made that 90 per cent Of the
Leagues work clustered about elec-
tions" had been misinterpreted.
at Is both educational and political,
Were your activities in the Pennsyl-
vania primary educational or politician
Caraway asked.
Both" Mcbride said. cit was qaite
an educational campaign"
Probe Leagues Financing.
Details of the leagues financing also
engaged the investigators. McBride
testified its national funds were raised
by contributions of State leagues, by
soliciting money from individuals and
by meetings where collections were
raised.
Receipts for the last three years. hi
said. have ranged between $3.50, 900 and
$500, GOO annually.
Blaine asked Mcbride to furnish the
committee with q financial statement
of the World League Against Alcohol
ism, Of which DR.. Cherringtor Is super
intendent.
Mcbride said he would be glad te
furnish 1t but said there was no direct
relation in the activities of the two
organizations.
Blaine read from a report that w
F. Cochran of Baltimore had promised
to contribute $4,000 to the educational
department of the league and $4,000
for educational work in Maryland. In
a letter to Albert Edgar Free of Phila-
delphia, another contributor, Cochran
said he had been badly hoodwinked
in connection with his contribution.
The letter said Freeman's contribu-
ton was $4,000 year-$3,0 600 to &c
to the national organization and $4,000
to the New Jersey organization. Coch-
ran wrote he would not have made his
as ~ Esra NJ
tribution was to be used in that
manner.
TT was just a misunderstanding,
Mcbride said.
Mcbride said the National League
had raised $4,000 for a political cam
paign fund in 1928 and the State
leagues had raised $4,000.
Attended Republican Convention.
"That prepared the soil for q prohi-
bition educational campaign" he said
Mcbride said he had attended the
Republican national convention al
Kansas City In 1928 and added the
organization was interested in obtain
ing "the right kind of a declaration for
enforcement of prohibition and a can
didate who would favor that program.
Blaine read q letter written last June
by Foster Copeland Of Columbus, Ohio
chairman of the business committee OF
the league, which said officers Of the
league wanted to increase the budget
5000, 900 q year for political activities
for the next five years.
This will build more powerful pub.
lie sentiment, re-elect dry Congresses
the next four years and dry Presiden,
in 1882" the letter said.
1t praised the prohibition views OF
President Hoover.
Mcbride was directed to reappeai
tomorrow.
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