Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-05
LOCAL BAR VOTES
FOR DRY REPEAL
Foes of Prohibition Carry Is
sue, After Heated Debate,
by 81 to 13.

The Bar Association Of the District of
Columbia last night emphatically went
on record as opposed to prohibition and
voted. 81 to Is, for outright appeal of
the eighteenth amendment.
Fresh on the heels Of this action, foes
of prohibition in the Capital, members
Of the Women's Organization for Ma
tional Prohibition Reform and the Cru
saders, anti-prohibition organization
were laying plans for a mass meeting at
the Masonic Auditorium tonight to pro-
test against the liquor laws.
The Bar Association held an orderly,
but heated meeting on the subject that
has been before the American Bar AS
ISOLATION and large number OF local
groups of lawyers throughout the Ma
ton in recent weeks. The drys among
the lawyers put up a spirited night to
delay action on the proposal, but were
finally overruled The meeting was
closed to newspaper men and the pub
lie, but after the action had been taken
members of the association spoke Tree
ly Of the discussion.
Opposing Leaders.
Ranged on the side of the victors
were Crandal Mackey. Daniel w. O'Don-
oghue, Charles A. Douglas and Wilton
j. Lambert. The fight against the pro-
posal to favor repeal was LED by George
Lamar and William c. Sullivan.
The debate lasted for about two hours
Senator Willard j. TydingS of Mary
land, leader of the wet forces in the
Senate, and Representative Mary L.
Norton Of New Jersey will be the prin-
cipal speakers at the mass meeting to-
night at the Masonic Auditorium. Other
speakers will be: Mrs. Carroll Miller,
Democratic national committeewoman
from Pennsylvania; Mrs. Alexander
Wolf and Rufus s. Lusk OF the CRU
saders.
The woman anti-drys were girding
today for a protest against the enact
ment Of the Howell bill for prohibition
enforcement in the District and against
proposed appropriations for the enforce
ment of the eighteenth amendment Tor
the fiscal year Of 1882.
The Crusaders today issued formal
statement, through John F. Dryden.
executive head of the Washington or
ganiZation, calling upon prohibitionists
to explain their right to speak for
President Hoover on the subject Of pro-
hibition.
Questions Authority.
DRY leaders," he said, "have repeat
| edly stated that President Hoover is ON
our side The Crusaders want to know
who authorized them to speak for the
President. The drys also have under
] taken to speak for the Republican
party, and to threaten that party with
ruin IL it did not support the losing
cause of prohibition. Several days ago
the editor of the Christian Herald, one
of the more fanatical dry publications,
stated that President Hoover was the
chief bar to repeal of the liquor laws,
and that the vets were bent on pre-
venting his nomination in 1882.
About the same time the Methodist
| Board of Temperance, Prohibition and
| Public Morals arbitrarily warned the
| Republicans that they were doomed If
| they condoned modification efforts. We
| deny the authority of these interests
to speak for the President and party
| leaders.
with repeal sentiment growing in
| every section of the country. the Presi-
dents political future could easily be
jeopardized by a continuance Of such
statements by seh-appointed dry spokes-
men,"