Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
PARTY BOLT URGED
TO AID DRY CAUSE
Mrs. Clement L. Shaver Asks
Women to Vote for Friend
of Prohibition.

Representatives of 100000 women,
| aligned under the banner of prohibition,
yesterday afternoon cheered a plea by
one of their number, prominent Demo-
crat. that they bolt their party If neces-
sary in 1882 to support dry candidate
! for the Presidency.
The speaker was Mrs. Clement L.
Shaver of West Virginia, wife of the
former Democratic National Chairman,
who created a stir in 1928 when she
/ publicly announced her opposition to
Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, the
partys presidential candidate.
Speaking in the Washington Hotel at
the loyalty luncheon" which brought
together nearly 1000 delegates from
various organizations who have been at
! tending the meeting of the Woman s
| National Committee for Law Enforce
| ment and Law Observance, Mrs. Shaver
called on her auditors to demand that
both major parties offer dry candidates
for the Presidency.
Member of Commission.
In event only one candidate is a dry
and she made it clear she expects the
denomination of President Hoover by
the Republicans-Mrs. Shaver said ''un-
| questtonably the course for the drys to
pursue, irrespective Of party affiliation,
is to vote for the dry candidate"
Mrs. Shaver was one of a group Of
prominent women included in an "un-
official national law enforcement COM
| mission" who spoke briefly on the
| salient points of their respective find
| ingS in a prohibition study from which
they had compiled composite dry law
report. Twenty-Five women in all COL
Elaborated on this report which was pre-
sented to President Hoover Friday as a
"women's postscript to the Wickersham
| report.
The report was made public yesterday
at the loyalty luncheon" which was
| broadcast over WJSV.
In general. the womens Wicker
sham postscript" Endorsed the Wicker
! sham report. but it put the law en-
| forcement group equarely on record
| against suggested revision of the eight
zenith amendment. the proposed relaXa-
| ton of the medicinal liquor laws or any
| movement for referendum, repeal or
modification.
Educational Drive Urged.
To support the cause of prohibition
! it recommended that a Nationwide
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| leges, churches and clubs be substituted
| for the Nationwide propaganda against
| the law, and that this be fortified by
good example in the home"
In urging the educational campaign,
| the report said its authors had found
the public not only uniformed, but
| largely misinformed. because many
| channels of publicity are virtually
closed to prohibition factual informa-
| ton"
The summation Of the report was
presented by Mrs. Henry w. Peabody,
the chairman, and then in turn, fol-
| lowed the excerpts from her associates
on the commission.
| Mrs. Cornelia Bryce Pinchot, wife Of
| Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania, brought
/ applause with her declaration that
Pennsylvania is still law-abiding."
She also said the weapons for en-
| forcement were at hand, but needed TO
be put more to use.
Wants to Be Shown.
Mrs. Edward T. Smith. Missouri
legislator, said: "You know what
liquor can do and you know what pro-
| hibition has done. Show me a sub
stitute for prohibition the Christian
people of this country will accept /
am from Missouri
Inc pTOBTeSS OIL L4le COiOIbo AdCG
under prohibition was cited by Mary
Mcleod Bethune, noted colored edu-
Gator of Florida, whose report was pre-
sented by Edna Giles Fuller, member
Of the Florida Legislature. THE
Negros development under prohibition
has been phenomenal" she declared.
The speaker also gave her own report
in which she decried the lack Of men
and money for prohibition.
Other members Of the commission"
whose views we're presented were Helen
Barrett Montgomery, New York; Cath
crime Waugh McCulloch, Illinois; Edna
Barnett, Illinois; Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, noted suffragist, New York; Mar
garet Keenan, HarraiS, educator, Alaska :;
DR.. Jennie Callfas of Nebraska, who
last year contested for the Democratic
senatorial nomination there; Mrs. Ray
mond Robins Florida; Mrs. Irving
Fisher of Connecticut, wife of the cele-
brated Yale economist; Mrs. Richard
c. Cabot, Massachusetts,; Comdr. Evan
geiine Booth of the Salvation Army,
Mrs. Arthur Hedstrom, New York; Mrs.
j. o. Ross of Texas, Alice Hogan Rice,
Kentucky: Mrs. Walter Du Bois Brook
ings of Alexandria and Massachusetts,;
Mrs. Richard Aldrich wife of the New
York Representative; Mrs. j. G. Urqu-
hart Of Los Angeles, and Mrs. w. r,
Pattangall of Maine.
Day Of Prayer.
A reception was held last night, and
the meeting will be concluded this after
noon, when a national day of prayer"
will be observed from until 5 o'clock
at the Washington Hotel. Or. j. r.
Sizoo, pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, and Rev. DR.,
Rogers, a representative of the colored
churches, will participate.