Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-27
REPUBLICAN SPLIT
TO AID ROOSEVELT
Anti-SaIoon League Seen as
Thorn in Side for futile
In Campaign.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

While the Republicans Of New York
State, by the adoption Of q wet plank
in the gubernatorial campaign, have
endeavored TO neutralize the advantage
that the Democrats have enjoyed in the
Empire State for the last decade, the
net effect Of q split in the Republican
party may mean the continuance in
once Of Gov. Roosevelt, Democrat.
Determination of the drys to punish
their Republican brethren by putting
third party ticket In the field il in
line with the tactics pursued in Him
OILS and in other States. The Anti
Saloon League recognizes that it might
mean the election Of . Democratic wet,
but their reasoning is that the Demo-
cretic party having gone wet, the Re-
publican party cannot be permitted to
follow the same course, especially since
hundreds OF thousands OF Republican
voters from the rural districts are at.
taehed to the dry cause.
Followed Cox Speech.
II Is significant that the Republican
state platform in New York fellows
almost exactly the ideas laid down by
note speech in Columbus, Ohio. last
June when he pointed out that Dwight
Morrow's platform In New Jersey did
not close the door against the saloon
ana outline q conception of repeal of
the eighteenth amendment which the
Republicans now have recognized Is q
stronger argument than to point no
specific alternative to the eighteenth
amendment.
=, There is no doubt that the action of
Inc republican State Convention In
New YORK - disappointment to dry
teaaers because OF the national atten-
Empire state. The battle this wear
however, is not much different iron,
Lnat which developed when Senator
WaosWcFth was candidate for re-
slectlon and advocated the repeal Of
the eighteenth amendment,
Inc urys ran an independent Re-
publican and took away enough votes
from Mr.. Wadsworth to enable q Demo-
crat 70 win, When the argument is
me. tnat this strategy merely added a
NJ NJ woe IN congress the drys answered
sna1 ING eiection OF Wadsworth would
nave meant the same thing, but that Il
was far more important to keep the Srv
party ON the dry side of the argument
by asserting in the election the veto
power OF dry votes.
League Not Concerned.
The gubernatorial campaign in New
York State has even less significancc
so Tar as possible vote on wet or dry
laws because 1t Is not likely that any
Federal amendment will be submitted TO
the State Legislature in the next two
years and also with the wet Sentiment
preponderent no issue is expected to
arise on any State. enforcement laws.
SO the Anti-Saloon League isn't con-
cerned very much whether q Republi-
can wet or q Democratic wet holds the
Office of Governor.
A third ticket in the field will be
thorn in the side Of Charles futile,
the Republican nominee for Governor,
especially since he has achieved con-
siderable strength by his attacks on
Tammany Hall, and the race might be
close II an Independent Republican did
not draw tens OF thousands Of votes
from Mr.. Tuttle. Il all depends on
who the Anti-Saloon League and the
dry organization put up for Governor.
Published reports have mentioned
Frank y. Gannett OF Rochester, who
cities Of New York state, and who Is
q pronounced dry. He would have the
cordial support of the dry organiza-
tions If he, could be persuaded to run.
He has not been active In party pcli-
tics before, but his nomination would
cost Mr., futile a good many votes.
Between Two Desires.
New York state has always been wet
and the Republican party has been torn
between two desires--one, to placate the
rural elements which are dry, and, two,
to make tiroads In the big cities, where
the Democrats have been able to raise
the wet issue and thus take control Of
the State government almost unintcr.
ruptedly since the eighteenth amend-
ment was adopted.
The fact that the State platform pro-
poses repeal Of the eighteenth amend-
ment was hailed by wet leaders as the
greatest advance they had made toward
breaking down the strangle hold the
drys have had on the Republican Marty
throughout the country.
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