The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-07
PROHIBITION FORCES
NAME OFFICERS TODAY
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ed for appointment of this COM
mittee, the committee will pre-
pare a QUESTIONABLE to be sub
mitted to all candidates for the
legislature and for law enforce
ment offices, which questions the
candidates will be requested to
answer in writing, the questions
and answers to be published in
the newspapers. This action is
taken for the purpose of placing
candidates on record as to their
attitude to prohibition and the
enforcement of North Carolina
dry laws.
While the meeting was await
ing the report of the nominating
committee opportunity was given
county candidates present to
speak for a few minutes. The in
vitation was accepted by Sheriff
w. A. Garren, and by L. T. Can
trell and F. D. Dalton, candidates
for sheriff; w. R. Sheppard, can
didate for judge of the recorders
court, and V. E. Rector, candi-
date for the legislature. All de-
clared themselves in favor of the
continuance of prohibition in
North Carolina and strict enforce
ment of the dry laws.
Short talks were also made by
w. P. Whitmire and James L.
Brown, advocating prohibition and
law enforcement.
In stating the purposes of the
meeting, J. T. Fain said that the
drys of Henderson county are
proposing to continue the county
wide organization which was set
up last year to oppose repeal of
the 18th Amendment. The coun-
ty will be organized by precincts,
precinct organizations to affiliate
with and compose the county
wide organization.
Mr.. Fain stated that the organ-
ization will continue to be non
partisan and that its sole concern
is to keep Henderson county and
North Carolina dry and to secure
the enforcement of the prohibi-
ton law and all other laws. He
declared that prohibition is not a
party question and that the coun-
ty and State dry organizations,
in so far as possible, do not pro-
pose to permit the issue to be
made a partisan football, to be
kicked around by the politicians
and candidates.
In view of the fact, the speaker
said, that last year, in an election
in which the prohibition issue was
the only issue, the drys carried
North Carolina by approximately
$4,000 majority - the largest
majority ever given an issue or
candidate in the history of the
State-it is clear that majority
of the people of the State are OPP
posed to the liquor traffic, legal
lied and illegal. This being true,
the speaker said, it is reasonable
and fair that North Carolina pro-
hibitionists ask both political par
ties to nominate for the leglsla-
ture and for law enforcement Of
fees. candidates who are honest
ly, sincerely and earnestly dry.
The prohibitionists believe, Mr..
Fain said, that the large majority
of the people of North Carolina,
which majority evidently believes
in and stands for prohibition, is
entitled to have dry candidates
go before the people in both
parties.
This is what the prohibitionlsts
of Henderson county will ask OF
both parties. If both parties re-
spond by nominating dry candl-
dates, prohibitionists will be sat-
isfed, as far as this issue is con-
cerned. The voters in both par
ties will then be free to consider
other issues on partisan or indie
pendent lines, as they may choose
and to divide and fight as they
please, the speaker said.