Evening star., 1932-04-14
WOMEN AN1EDRYS
CLOSE CONVENTION
Leading Presidential Candi.
dates Questioned on Their
Stand on Prohibition.

More than 1000 representative
American women, members of the
Women's Organization for National
Prohibition Reform, prepared to leave
Washington today for their homes in
Al States to carry the fight for repeal
of the eighteenth amendment direct TO
the November presidential elections.
Pledged to vote only for the "wettest"
candidates, the women served notice
they would split party lines and stand
solidly behind whosoever comes out for
reSubmission of the prohibition question
to the States. More than 900 Vot-
ing women are ready to overthrow pro-
hibition, they warned.
Before leaving they demanded di-
rect stand on the reSubmission question
of eight outstanding presidential aspir-
ants-President Hoover, Vice President
Curtis, Alfred E. Smith, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Albert c. Ritchie, John N.
Garner, Harry Flood Byrd and Newton
d. Baker.
Inquiry From Women.
In kilograms signed by Mrs. Charles
H. Sabin of New York, their national
chairman, the women asked:
viii you. if nominated by the party
for the high office of President of the
United States, support plank in your
party platform to submit the question
of the eighteenth amendment, and the
return to each State of its former power
to regulate the manufacture, sale and
transportation of intoxicating beverages
within its own limits, to conventions
held in the several States for ratification
or rejection?"
The first answer received was from
Gov. Ritchie of Maryland. who declared
in radio address last night from the
jefferson day dinner in the Willard
Hotel:
II will"
In their visit to the Capitol yesterday
70 lay direct before the national legtsla-
tors a plea for repeal of the prohibition
amendment, the women opened a con-
troversv with Senator FeSS of Ohio,
chairman of the Republican National
Committee, over the success of the dry
law.
According to Mrs. Amasa Stone
Mather. leader of the Ohio delegation
to the women's conference. Senator
Fess replied NO to the question DO
you regard prohibition as success?"
National Officer Named.
Asked to verify Mrs. Mather's version
of the conversation Senator Fess said:
"Tt's a contemplate lie. 1 refuse to
be inveigled into a discussion of prohi-
bition. It's propaganda of the liquor
interests"
The new slate of officers and chair
men named was as follows:
Mrs. Sabin, national chairman; Mrs.
Courland Nicoll, first vice chairman;
Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt. secretary;
Mrs. William c. Potter, treasurer, and
Mrs. E Roland Hartman, assistant
treasurer.
Mrs. William B. Mason of Washing
ton was one of the 18 national vice
chairmen chosen.
Other national vice chairmen are
Mrs. Lucius F. Robinson, jr., Hartford,
Conn; Mrs. Pierre S. Du Pont, Will
mington, Del; Mrs Leslie Wheeler,
Chicago, Ill; Mrs. James Ross Todd,
Louisville, KY; Mrs. Robert w. Lovett.
Boston, Mass; Mrs Henry B. Joy, De-
troit, Mich; Mrs. Ford w. Thompson,
st. Louis, Mo; Mrs. Mae L. Hamilton,
Omaha, Nebr.; Mrs. Ward w. Pickard,
Newark, N. j.; Mrs. Amasa Stone
Mather. Cleveland; Mrs. David Honey
man, Portland, Greg; Mrs. Graham
Dougherty, Philadelphia; Miss Maud
K. Wetmore, Newport, r. l.. Mrs.
Andreine, Charleston, S. c.; Mrs. Will
Liam E. Norvell, jr, Nashville, Tenn;
Mrs. George Orvis, Manchester, vt;
Mrs. Julian Keith, Warrenton, Va.