Evening star., 1932-08-14
Dinwiddie Urges Admission of
"IntoIerabIe" Situation and
Backing of Hoover.
M'BRIDE is AGAINST
BOTH PARTY CANDIDATES
Board of Strategy Statement To-
day Awaited-Passive Support
of Chief Executive Predicted.
BY THEODORE C. WALLEN.


A division in the ranks Of the or
ganized dry forces of the Nation was
indicated last night as a result of
President, Hoover's turn against the
prevailing system of national prohibi-
ton. The National Anti-Saloon League,
as represented by its spokesman, was
openly resisting efforts by leaders Of
the National Prohibition Board of
Strategy to rally their forces to the
Republican standard as to them the
lesser of two evils.
The first break in the studied silence
which central dry, headquarters af-
fected following the Presidents ac-
ceptance speech came during the day
in forceful statement from Rev. DR..
Edwin G. Dinwiddie, the executive Sec
retary Of the Board of Strategy, repre-
senting the thirty-odd national prohi-
bition organizations.
Both as an individual and as the
National Temperance Bureaus repre-
sentative on the Board of Strategy. he
urged drys to admit the "intolerable"
enforcement situation and support
President Hoover on his personal record
and his proposal Of a Constructive
course"
Other Support Promised.
This was supplemented by unofficial
word that Rev. DR.. Daniel A. Polling.
chairman of the Board of Strategy. was
meeting with substantial encourage
ment In an intensive move to lineup
the boards Executive Committee in IA
vor of the President, at least passively.
and would announce his results here
this afternoon. 1t was accompanied
also by direct assurances to the Presi-
dent from such dry leaders as Rev.
Samuel E. Nicholson, New York Anti
Saloon League official, and Fred B.
Smith, head Of the Committee of One
Thousand and a member of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the allied forces.
While various irreconcilable dry lead
ers about the country had registered
their resentment at the Presidents at
titude, Anti-Saloon League headquarters
in Washington offered the first discord-
ant note with any semblance of organ
lied backing.
From this source, which directed the
successful fight to put the eighteenth
amendment into the Constitution, under
the leadership Of the late Wayne B.
Wheeler, came an excerpt from a speech
made at Winona Lake, Ind, last night
by Rev. DR.. F. Scott Mcbride, general
superintendent, in which he said the
Anti-Saloon League could not support
the prohibition stand of either presi-
Dental candidate.
Hoover Trend Is Reflected.
Even the Mcbride statement, how
ever, reflected the trend which appears
to be running through the organized dry
lines in their crisis, which is to look with
greater favor on President Hoover than
upon his Democratic rival, Gov. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt of New York, because
the Presidents enforcement record and
pledges are more satisfactory to the pro-
hibitionists.
The Presidents insistence that the
proposed return Of liquor control to the
States, to which principle he is COM
| mitted, be on terms guaranteeing" the
suppression of the saloon ano the pro-
! lection of dry States. was dismissed by
the Anti-Saloon League spokesman with
the observation, mo program proposed
can safeguard against the return of the
saloon. If liquor comes back, the saloon
will be back"
While the outcome of the differences
in the organized prohibition forces re-
mained to be seen, there was every
| sign that the President would hold the
| bulk of the Republican dry vote and at
| the same time improve his position
among the Republican vets Of the in
dispensible Northeastern States. q
States Held Derelict.
The Dinwiddie statement was the
most vigorous effort yet attempted to
swing the moderate drys into line be-
hind the President, where Mr.. Din
widdie, himself, took his place after the
national conventions.
I'VE must now in all honesty admit"
Mr.. Dnwiddie submitted, that many
of our States have been derelict or re-
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