Evening star., 1932-07-05
PARTIES ARE DEF|ED.
IN DRY CONVENTION
Republicans and Democrats
Denounced for Wet
Stand.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 5.-Clinton W.
Howard, delivering the keynote address
today at the opening session Of the
Prohibition party's national convention.
hurled a challenge at the wet element
of the two major parties.
The Rochester, N. Y, man attacked
both the Republican and Democratic
national platform planks dealing with
the liquor question.
we are ready to meet them on the
prohibition issue in constitutional form
at the polls" he declared,
400 Present.
Accredited delegates numbering about
400 were present when National Chair
man D. Leigh Colvin whacked down the
gavel calling the convention to order.
Colvin came to the roS$Sum after
busy morning devoted to conferences
designed to elicit expresslsAs OF sup
port for Senator William e, Borah OF
Idaho as the party's presidential candi-
cate. The national chairman hoped TO
gain assurances from the leaders OF
various dry organizations that Borah
would be given their backing II he con-
sented to make the race for President
on the prohibition ticket.
The KEYNOTE address by Mr.. Howard
was filed with biting sarcasm directed
at the vets of both the Republican and
Democratic parties.
Yield No Privileges.
I'VE deny to the vets no right that
ras oifrS under the Constitution" de-
clared the keynoter. I'VE yield to them
no privileges that were not available to
to the drys. We deny the right OF the
vets to take out of the Constitution by
some unconstitutional short cuts what
it took the drys by constitutional meth
cds 100 years to put in"
Convention hopes centered on move
to unite the great national temperance
organizations in support OF senator
Borah for the presidency.
Mr.. Colvin has engaged in conferences
with representatives of the temperance
groups who are here, designed to gain
advance pledges of support TO the 1oaho
Senator if he will accept the partyS
nomination.
Plans Not Disclosed.
Borah. who has refused to support the
Renuhlican presidential ticket because
of the platforms declaration on prohi-
bition, conferred with Colvin in Wash
ington Sunday. but neither has revealed
what, if anything, was oecioeo. Inose
familiar with the Senator's views believe
he will decline the nomination.
Colyin. who returned here yesterday,
said last night he believes Senator
Borah would poll 100000 votes as
candidate for President on the Prohi-
bition ticket.
The movement to draft Borah drew
some opposition from persons, described
as a minority of the prohibition group,
who feel the candidate should come
from within the party ranks, as Is GUS
tonary.
Committees to draft platform and
attend to other convention business
were formed at State caucuses preced-
ing the opening session.
Major Parties Denounced.
The major parties were scored at a
mass meeting last night for their pro-
hibition stands Colyin said, THE Re
publican wet plank means that Mr..
Hoover, who approved it and whose
close associates and appointees drafted
it and whose advisers promoted 1t IN
the convention, Is the most conspicuous
turn coat since Benedict Arnold"
Other speakers were Mrs. Jesse w.
Nicholson, president of the Womens
Democratic Law Enforcement League;
Mrs. F. I. johnson of New York, and
former Representative William D. Up
shaw of Georgia.
A number OF delegates to a two-day
meeting of the Women's National Com
mittee for Law Enforcement, which
ended here yesterday, announced plans
to remain for the Prohibition party
convention The women's group
adopted platform" calling upon Con-
gress" to support and defend the Con-
Stitution against a noisy minority who,
for appetite and greed, would break
down the Union"