The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-11-12
TWO LEADERS
ATTACK CHAIRMAN
RoRDRYL LAW VIEWS
Fess Is Target for Vigorous
Thrusts by Britten and
WadsWorth .

Washington, Nov. 12.-Pl-Two
prominent Republican a~nti-prohibi-
tionists were joined today in open OPP
position to the expressed dry views Of
their party's national chairman.
Senator FeSs of Ohio, chairman of
the Republican national committee,
was made the target of a vigorous at
tack by Representative Britten of
Illinois, and former Senator James w.
Wadsworth of New York.
Britten demanded the selection of
another chairman. If. he said. Sen
ator Fess Is so blind or so intolerant
that he cannot analyze the desires
of millions of voters in progressive
northern states
Willing To Split
WadSworth spoke of a split in the
party and asked: What kind of a
split is better, a split caused by a
straight-out manly declaration on the
fundamental Importance of repeal or
a split caused by a half hearted and
transparently insincere adherence to
prohibition?"
Leaving the Democratic south out
of future Republican calculations,
Britten said. the succe Of the party
is dependent upon its success in
'such wet Republican states as New
York, Illinois, Pennsylvania. Massa-
chusetts and Ohio" together with
many smaller wet Republican states
Fess' leadership, he added, had been
"colorless and void of the slightest
comprehension of political strategy"
He termed it a Leadership which has
brought defeat and urged an immed-
late meeting of the national commit
tee for a discussion of the best inter-
ests of the party.
Want Party to be Right
I'VE want our party to be right,
said Wadsworth, ION the only fun
damental constitutional issue that has
arisen since the days of the Civil wal
and WI will fight to make it right
split or no split.
"The trouble with Senator Fess is
that he cannot see what is going on
In this country. Tears dim his sight
The plain fact is that the prohibition
law is a CHASTITY failure and no change
in penalties or procedure will make i,
a success"
The prohibition bureau last nigh,
issued its monthly report on its cur.
rent activities. This told of 4,948 ar.
rests and 407 convictions during tho
month of October.
Jail sentences imposed averaged
FOG days per conviction and fines
averages $125. Jail sentences for thu
month totaled 733,422 days and fine.
aggregated $576.936.
Since July l, when the justice de.
partment took over the enforcement
bureau. arrests have totaled 2 ,127
convictions 925. pleas of guilty IL, 657
acquittals OF dismissals 1882, iai
sentences 1899 LAG days and fine.
81. 383, 1888.
Representative Beedy. Republican
Maine, today came out in favor O.
making prohibition an issue in thu
1882 elections.
Il believe" the Maine member said
that the matter of prohibition shoulc
be thoroughly discussed in the 1913.
campaign and that it would be much
better If the people of the country
would have the right to voice theil
opinions"
Beedy is an ardent prohibitionist
and has opposed on the floor of the
house repeal of the eighteenth amend.
ment.
Beedy said he thought it advisable
to settle the prohibition question in
the next general election and that
it would be a helpful thing for every
body concerned"