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agriculture of Pennsylvania, told the
convention that the only chance the
eighteenth amendment can be dis
turbed or nullifed, or that the Vol
stead act may be modified, will be that
the church people do not vote as they
pray
Delegates Visit Congress.
This afternoon the convention re-
cessed to allow the delegates to visit
Congress and hear addresses delivered
there commemorating the anniversary
of prohibition.
Tonight the session was to reconvene,
with Wayne C. williams, former attor-
ney general of Colorado, presiding.
Addresses were scheduled by Mrs. Ella
A. Boole, New York, national and world
president of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union; Bishop Thomas
Nicholson, Detroit. retiring president of
the league, and Rev. Howard Hyde Rus
sell, Westerville, Ohio, founder Of the
Anti-Saloon League.
Others who spoke this morning were
Rev. Eugene L. Crawford, general secre-
tary of the Board of Temperance and
Social Service of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church, South, who reviewed the
history of prohibition from Colonial
days to the present time; Rev e. c. Din
widdie, executive secretary Of the Ma
tional Board of Strategy, and DR.. w. II.
Anderson.
Gov. Roosevelt BlackHsted.
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt Of New
Vnrk the 6nti-SQlnNn
League blacklist last night, along with
former Gov. Alfred E. Smith and John
]. Raskob. This was announced by
F. Scott Mcbride, general superintend-
ent, in a keynote address.
IF the Democratic party can loosen
itself from the stranglehold of John j.
RaSkob and nominate a constitutional
Democrat, it will have a chance" the
speaker declared, land If it submits to
Smith, Raskob and Roosevelt, it will
lose its great chance to perpetuate the
memory Of the party.
These three men would set around
the table and decide who will be the
next presidential candidate on the
Democratic ticket In the shadows
overlooking this trio will be the wet
influences that have enticed Mr..
Raskob, backsliding Republican, into
the Democratic party"
The note of warning that the league
must perpare for a hard fight in the
coming presidential election, sounded
yesterday. in McBride's report, was re-
peated last night in the keynote speech
and by Willis j. Abbot of Boston, editor
of the Christian Science Monitor, and
Rev. DR.. w. j. McGlothlin, Greenville,
S. c., president of the Southern Baptist
Convention and president of Furman
University.
Full Strength Required.
"There is no doubt we can be VIC
torious over the vets in the next elec-
tion" Mr.. Abbot said "but to do so
we must get down and work and see
that our full strength gets to the polls
For years we have been too sure
of ourselves, but now we must awake
or we will go down to defeat" DR. |
McGlothlin warned.
Bishop Ernest G. Richardson Of the |
Methodist Episcopal Church, Philadel- |
phia, was elected president of the
Nicholson of Detroit, who refused to
seek reelection. Bishop Nicholson long
has been outstanding in his support Of |
prohibition. Before going to Philadel- |
phia, he was Bishop of Atlanta
The board Of directors decided to con-
tinue all the other officers of the league |
with the exception of the vice presi- |
dents, in their present jobs for another |
two years. The vice presidents were
to be elected som time today.
DR.. Mcbride appealed last night for
vigorous fight against resubmiSsion of
the prohibition issue to the States.
"Resubmission is the first step in the
wet program to destroy prohibition"
he warned Senator Binghahn's repeal
resolution to be submitted through con-
stitutional conventions instead of by
legislatures is an effort to get repeal
by coming in contact with the people |
as little as possible. They hope to use
the multi ti-millionaires' money to elect
delegates, when but small percentage
of the people will go to the polls"
"If both parties offer candidates and
platforms upholding the eighteenth
amendment" he continued, "the Anti
Saloon League will hold to its nom
partisan position and take no sides"
A fight by the vets to keep the
churches out of politics was seen by
Bishop William N. Ainsworth, Birming-
ham, Ala, in a speech last night.
THE enemy is now maneuvering for
a strategic position in politics with the
church foreWarned to keep out" he
told the delegates
After the session adjourned last night
the directors formulated resolutions
expressing the sentiment of the con-
yentiOn IN national isslIes