Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-30
The Law Preservation Party.


The Law Preservation party had its
birth in New York yesterday. Twenty
representatives of dry organizations met
and accepted the candidacy of Robert
P. Carroll, Syracuse University pro-
fessor, for Governor. The only law
which the new party is interested in
preserving appears to be the prohibition
law. The drys, however, insist that
they did not adopt the name "Prohibi-
ton party because that party had been
legally extinct for several years. The
opposition suggests that the word pro-
hibit.on" was left out of the new party
designation because of the unpopularity
of the term.
demand retention of national prohibi-
ton as it stands on the statute
books today, have oficially cut them
selves off from participation in the af-
fairs OF the two major political parties
by their action yesterday. They are es-
tablishing new party, which CORE
spends to the old Prohibition party
whatever the dry leaders may say.
They are calling upon the voters who
favor national prohibition to desert their
aff1liation with other political parties
and to follow Prof. Carroll. The estab-
lishment of the new party seems to take
these drys definitely out of the Repub-
lican party in New York, and out of
the Democratic party. How effective
the new party will be in the New York
election this year; whether the plan will
spread to other States, it is too early to
predict.
1t is quite clear, however, from the
statement of Mrs. Leigh d. Colvin, State
head of the Temperance Union, that the
drys are out in New York to teach the
Republicans a lesson for deserving the
cause of national prohibition. She is
quoted as saying:
I'VE propose to beat the Republican
leaders so badly that they never again
will dare to nominate a wet candidate
in this State"
Her statement would indicate that
the new party. the Law Preservation
party" is, after all, to be but tempo
rary affair. The desire of the drys is
again to control in the councils Of the
G.. o. p. in New York. Mrs. Colvin says
nothing about throwing the fear of the
dry voters into the hearts of the Demo-
Gratis. 1t is the Republican party which
is to bear the brunt of the blame, and
Is to suffer at this coming election. She
admits that the Law Preservation
party" candidate for Governor has no
chance Of being elected. The only pur-
pose of placing him in the field is to
prevent the Republican candidate,
Charles H. Tuttle, who has come out
for repeal Of the eighteenth amendment,
from being elected. And when futile is
defeated, Gov. Roosevelt viii be re-
elected, according to Mrs. Colvin. Gov.
Roosevelt stands as strongly for repeal
of the eighteenth amendment aS does
Mr.. Tuttle. But his victory ct the polls
this November will be hailed as a
triumph by the professional drys in New
York.
The drys in New York four years ago,
adopting somewhat similar tactics as
they have now undertaken, brought
about the defeat Of former Senator
James w. Wadsworth, Republican, and
foe Of the eighteenth amendment.
They backed an independent Repub-
lican candidate, Cristman, and gave
him total of 231 900 votes. Had
WadsWorth received these votes he
would have defeated Senator Wagner,
his Democratic opponent. Mrs. Colvin
Is claiming that Prof. Carroll will re-
ceive 100000 votes this year. Crist-
man, who ran as an independent Re-
publican, was State Senator man Of
considerable prominence In New York
politics. Carroll, who Is little known
and without political following, Is to
run as the candidate Of new party.
That he will receive as many votes as
did Cristman in 1925 Is extremely
doubtful, to say the least.
/ Furthermore, the upstate dry Re-
/ publican leaders have announced their
support of Mr.. Tuttle. Apparently this
year they are to put their allegiance to
the Republican party above their de-
sires for national prohibition. This
does not mean that they have sur
rendered their desires for national pro-
hibition. 1t does mean, however, that
they are intent upon winning the gov
erncrship of New York, and probably
that they are content to take their
chances Of impressing their dry views
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