Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-01-06

continued From First Page)
pressed his appreciation of the Raskob
plan. He said that he had been elected
in Illinois while supporting just such
a proposition and that the late Sen
ator Dwight W. Morrow of New Jersey,
a Republican had won in that State
also by favoring home rule" plan.
Dry Democrats heaved a sigh of re-
lief when they we're informed that Mr..
RaskOb did not propose to ask the Ma
ton Committee, when it meets here
Saturday, to adopt any resolutions rec
ommending his home rule" referen-
dun plan for inclusion in the party's
national platform.
THE proper resolution" said Mr..
Raskob would be one merely accept
ing these reports and referring them
to the National Convention without any
recommendation"
Has Not Shifted Position.
He was asked if he had not shifted
his position since the meeting of the
National Committee last March
Il have not" said Mr.. Raskob.
He said that undoubtedly there would
be a discussion of the prohibition queS-
ton at the meeting Of the National
Committee here, but that he would
make no attempt to bind the commit
tee on that question.
The comment today was that even
If Mr.. Raskob had not changed his po-
sition with regard to the home rule"
plan, at least he had changed his tune
in his conversation on the prohibition
issue and appeared 20 be far less mil
liant.
Mr.. Raskob, it was said, is earnestly
endeavoring to find some common
ground on which the wet and dry
Democrats can stand together in the
coming campaign.
Must Find Common Ground.
Indeed, in his letter TO the national
committeeman, Mr.. Raskob emphatic
ally warned that unless the wet and
dry elements Of his party find some
common ground, the Democratic party
is headed for another split Of major
proportions.
L believe there will either be a
definite split between the Democratic
party of the North and the Democratic
party of the South, or there will be
formed a Liberal party in America
unless those of us who love the tradt-
tiOnS Of the Democratic party find some
common ground under the teachings OF
Jefferson upon which both the wet and
without resorting to expediencies and
sacrificing the high principles OF either
school Of thought" said Mr.. Raskob.
Mr. RaskOb said that this common
ground must be found before the Ma
tiOnal Convention meets next Summer.
He predicted that prohibition would
certainly be an issue with which the
Democratic Convention must deal.
Contributors Favor Change.
The Democratic chairman made pub
lie a poll of contributors to the Demo-
cratic National campaign fund Of 1923
in which answers to questions dealing
with the prohibition question in one
form or another had been tabulated.
The results OF the poll were over
whelmingly in favor Of some plans to
submit proposed changes in the ma
tional prohibition laws, acting through
constitutional conventions in the vari.
Gus States. Mr.. Raskob sent out 77,50c
missionaries and received 25,57e
replies. ..
In his interview with the press, Mr.
RaSkob was asked how prohibition
could be removed from politics If the
Democrats. adopted as a plank in theil
platform his home rule" referendum
plan and the Republicans had no such
plank, but adopted a dry one.
Home Rule" Would Be Issue.
Mr. Raskob admitted that If such
situation, arose the question OF tn
home rule" referendum would become
q poliAcal issue between the two parties
. ir}S6teds however. taht o pAeoGa d