Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-13
WOMAN DEMANDS
RASKOB REMOVAL
Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson At
tackS Chairman Before
Enforcement League.

EHIuTCeiIieilt League.
A demand for the resignation of
Chairman Raskob of the Democratic
National Committee was made today by
Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson, chairman Of
the National Womans Democratic Law
Enforcement League
In her keynote address before the BIZ
ennial Convention OF the league, Mrs,
Nicholson asserted a drive would be
mace to have organized Democratic
women desert the party unless q new
leader were chosen.
Call Upon President.
More than 100 of the Democratic
women went to the White House later to
pay their respects to President Hoover.
Ne are constitutional Democrats GO
ing to pay our respects to a conStitu-
tioSsl President" Mrs. Nicholson said
as she mustered the women into line at
the executive Office.
Mrs. Nicholson added the women's
purpose was Ito indorSe the Presidents
stand in the past on prohibition"
In the keynote speech before the COM
vention, Mrs. Nicholson described, with
out naming, four disqualified wet cam
oioates" Tor the Democratic nomination,
Sne later told reporters they were Gov.
Ritchie of Maryland, Gov. Roosevelt of
New York, Alfred E. Smith and former
Senator Reed of Missouri.
The attack against Mr. Raskob was
initiated shortly after the meeting con-
Sened, by DR.. Jennie NJ. Callfas of
Omaha, Nebr., who resigned as a Derno-
cratic National Committee woman in
1923 in protest against the nomination
OF Gov. Smith.
Mr.. RaSkob Is not q true Demo-
crat, DIR. Callfas said, land anv one
Mr.. Raskob Endorses for the presidency
OF these United States the dry element
OF the party will oppose"
Mrs. Nicholson said: I'VE demand
the resignation of the National Demo-
cratic chairman, John j. Raskob; that
a competent leader may be appointed
who can unite all factions in the party"
We cannot and will not support A
leadership"
Fears Party Division.
The women cheered a statement that
we want to support Democratic can
dldate for President, but 1t can only
be done on the basis we suggest"
She added that for the Democratic
party ito become the liquor party would
tend To divide rather than to unite It."
The morning session was concluded
by Tne election of officers, at which
Mrs. Nicholson was reelected to the
presidency. Other officers elected were
Mrs Clement l. Shaver, West .vir-
GINA, first vice president; Mrs. CATH
crime Mccullough Of illinois. second
vice president; Miss Harriet n. aedr-
wick, New York. third vice president;
Mrs. John G. Urquhart, California.
fourth vice president; DIR. Jenny CALI
faS, Nebraska, fifth vice president: Mrs
Maude Saunders, Virginia, secretary:
Mrs. Edward Thurman Smith. Missouri
treasurer, and Mrs. ]. o. Ross, Texas,
chaplain.
Answers Mrs. Sabin.
At the luncheon held at the Hotel
Shoreham by the league, Mrs. Rushmore
Patterson Of Washington and New York
took exception to the statement of Mrs.
Charles Sabin of New York that enc
prohibitienist can be elected President
Of the United States
7 have believed the head of the or
ganization that opposes prohibition to
be sincere but misguided" said Mrs.
Patterson, but that she is occult had
not entered my head. She has given
several arduous years IN an effort to
organize women away FROM the eight
zenith amendment, but only some one
with the power of the crystal gazers of
the East could foresee the next presi-
Dental candidates wet or dry senti-
mentS, unless this untiring leader Of the
wet crusade makes wild statements
without giving much solid thought
thereto, and which would be dubbed by
the masculine members of humanity, q
purely feminine way of arriving at a
desired objective, by leaping at q con-
clusion fathered or Gin this instance)
mothered by strong desire?"
Sends Open Letter.
Mrs, Peabody, chairman of the Wom-
ems National Committee for Law En-
foreement, also took exception to Mrs.
Sabin's statements in an open letter
addressed to the latter.
addressed 10 the latter, who had dis
puted the charges of the "drysn that
their group represents IL, 900, 900 women.
The fact that no great organization
Of American women has affiliated with
your group may account for your state
ment published this morning." Mrs.
Peabody declared in her letter
The General Federation of Women's
Clubs has membership of three mil
lions. The Church declarations for For
eign and Home Missions have much
larger memberships. since they include
al FIoteSLant oenomlnatlonS. The \.
w. G. A. and the w. @. T. u, which
you mention, are also AFFILIATED, as are
he Womans National Democratic
League, the Kings Daughters, the Lend
Hand Society and the National Coun-
I'll of Women"
The convention will be concluded to-
night, when addresses will be made by
Mrs. Edward Thurman Smith, Daniel
Q. Wilbur of South Carolina, Mrs. j. T.
Bloodworth of Texas and Miss Edna
Barnett of Illinois.