Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19

Vets Force Issue by SPEND
ina $425, 370-Prohibition
Head Sees Victory.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The intense wet drive for congress
sional gains this year was acknowledged
today by F. Scott Mcbride, superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, TO
have caused the prohibition issue to
be more clearly drawn than at any
time since the coming of prohibition"
At the same time the scope of the
wet campaign was revealed to some
extent in reports of political expendi-
lures filed with the clerk of the House,
which showed that so far in 1880 wet
organizations have spent $425370, while
dry forces reported spending only
$s,622.
"The vets have forced the issue in
this campaign" Mcbride said. 1T is
q poor year for wobbler
Foresees Triumph for Drys.
In the face of the anti-prohibition
drive, however. the Anti-Saloon leader
expressed confidence dry forces would
be strengthened in the Senate and
would continue to hold 70 per cent of
the House Of Representatives.
Against the wet OUTLAWS collections
we're listed totaling S363,1 The Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition Amend
ment handled the bulk of the wet funds,
collecting $685., 839 and spending $685.
392. Among the disbursements was
listed 100000 spent in pennsylvania
for the wet ticket, headed by Thomas W..
Phillips and Francis S. Bohlen, in the
Republican primary
The drys reported more funds col
lected than spent. They took in $ll,62l !.
The principal activities reported took
place in New Jersey and Missouri. In
the Eastern State the Anti-Saloon
League and its State Campaign Com
mittee spent up to September 3, $5,5ll,
collecting S5,739 In Missouri the Pro-
hibition National Committee reported
spending and collecting $4,065. The
Anti-Saloon Leagues National Cam
paign Committee reported no eXpend-
itures up to September 10.
Wet Expenses Reported Separately.
Several State branches of the Anti
Prohibition Association reported ex-
penditures separately, the Congressional
Districts Modification League and Wom-
ems Organization for National Prohibi-
ton Reform making up the total wet
forces reporting.
McBride's view of the primary results
discounted heavily the wet claims to
gains. He contended they had defeated
Some seven or eight drys" for the
House and, while Of the % new sup
porters claimed for prohibition repeal,
he said 40 have been for modification
or some substitute for prohibition all
the time" and of the others "a major
ity had never been counted in the dry
estimate"
Estimating the Senate as dry by
more than three to one, Mcbride said
gains in the primaries have been
sufficient to more than Offset any posi-
bic losses in the election"
The prohibition forces in the Senate
would be increased, he said, "if the
drys show normal fighting trim"
List Of Fund Contributors.
Only four 500 contributions to the
league were reported. They were do
Wash; r. T. S. Steel, Williamsport,
Pa; Robert wadrop, Sewickley, Pa, and
James H. Matthews Pittsburgh
The list Of contributions to the Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition Amend
ment included one of $17500 by Pierre
s. du Pont and several of more than
81 600.
Ernest L. Woodward, lie Roy, N. Y,
gave $4,000; Raymond Pitcairn, Phila-
delphia. s5,700; Robert K. Cassatt,
Philadelphia. $1,000; Eldridge r. John
son, Camden, N. j., $l2500; Theodore
Pitcairn, Bryn Athyn, Pa, 81 $50; Larz
Anderson, Boston, ST 500; William s.
Knutson, Detroit, 5000; Mrs. william
L. Hardness, New York, 1000; w. e.
Norvell, jr, Nashville, Tenn, $1,25O:
Herbert M. Sears. Boston, 81 $50; Mrs.
Edith Van Gerbig, New Canaan, Conn,
$3.50; Percy r. Pyne New York, 81 900;
Vincent Aston, New York, $2,500 Ho-
bart Ames, North Easton, Mass; Clar-
ence NJ. Brown Chestnut Hills, Pa, and
John r. ulmsted, Philadelphia, l,467.