Show McAdoo and Hays Come Out OutI I as Favoring Resubmission sion of Law HOOVER BELIEVED IN LINE I White House Denies Okeh of Specific Plank 87 Dr us- Associated Press Prohibition the unbidden guest of I politics for a decade has started for tor forthe forthe the Chicago conventions with main I entrance tickets and a seat on the plat pint form forim Republican leaders in Washington definitely counted President Hoover in favor of the principle of sion slon It was reemphasized at the White IWhite House however that the president president president dent has not approved a specific prohibition prohibition pro pro- plank for the platform I Congressional leaders did not hesitate hesitate hesi hesi- tate to affirm their belief that the head of ot the Republican party had indicated indicated in in- acceptance ac of the resubmission resubmission resubmission sion principle Meanwhile the president president president dent was assembling his forces for the convention next week with Secretary of the Treasury Mills making plans to leave for for- Chicago Saturday Representative Celler Democrat New York predicted in the house that Calvin Coolidge would condemn prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- in the July issue of the Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan Cos Cos- magazine The prediction was quickly denied by the magazine but Representative Celler was positive tive that the former president would do just that in the next issue INFORMATION RELIABLE My information is from reliable sources he said I said the July issue on the floor of the house but I Iwas Iwas Iwas was mistaken I already have the July issue What I meant to say was the next Issue The growth of wet sentiment continued continued con eon marked with William Gibbs McAdoo once candidate for lor the Dem Dem- for president coming coming corning com corn ing out in lavoro a national referendum dum duni on prohibition Mr McAdoo who has always been beena a militant dr dry said he has not chan changed ed his views on the evils of intoxicating liquor but declared that he conceded every citizen is within his rights in fri attempting by lawful means to secure secure se so- cure repeal of the eighteenth amend amend- ment merit Will Hays motion picture czar and former Republican national chairman also joined the ranks of those fa favoring Mr Hays has always been considered a adry dry Governor Roosevelt of New York in an interview last night said he believed be be- the Democratic party which he hopes to lead as presidential candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date in November will clearly indicate indicate indi indi- cate in its platform a way to abrogate abrogate abrogate abro abro- gate the eighteenth amendment His own views on prohibition as pronounced pronounced pronounced pro pro- in 1930 he added have not changed At that time he said the control of liquor should be returned to the states John D. D Rockefeller pronouncement pronouncement pronouncement pronounce pronounce- ment that in his opinion prohibition has failed and that both major parties should should- have resubmission planks continues to draw prominent comment com corn ment mont commendatory and condemnatory tory Dr John GrIer Hibben retiring t on Pore Face Three i t WET SENTIMENT GAINS CAINS STRENGTH White House Denies Rumor p. p r Hoover Approves Resubmission Resubmission Resubmission Re- Re submission Plank t t Continued from Pate PalO One university and t Ment of Princeton Gerly a dry said that in in his judg- judg erly i fy S the Rockefeller statement both bolh opinion on and nd marshals r I this s Clarence True Truc Wilson lon long a cx- cx jV prohibitionists as cutie among d r I J 2 secretary of the Methodist j U uti e prohibition and d of temperance board Sc rd morals moraiS said last night in in Chio Chi Chi- 1 public lic the statement of Rockefeller t So that sg o unlike and md unworthy of him as p Prohibition said Dr Wilson ten years ears of unbroken pros- pros fit rave re us and it will brinK bring it back pt rity James C Cannon Jr speaking Bib BishoP Bisho P Fairfield Ia la criticized the thc t it t that t surround Mr ir Rockefeller eases Living as he docs does where literally scat is s in the home hom cil city of 1 E. E Smith of Jimmy Walker ird d of the Tammany tiger was the I way af the bishop described it SOUTH BOOTH WATCHED Of more concern to politicians of both poth parties than the spoken opinions o of individuals however howe were developments devel- devel in to states where prohibition bas b been teen an issue at the polls Of pertinence was the emphasis S sis prohibition is receiving in parts of the sOl south h long listed as dry At Baton Balon Rouge the Louisiana leg- leg Mature gave final approval yesterday yester yester- day t to a referendum on repeal or modification on of the eighteenth amend amend- ment tent The state senate also approved a resolution for submitting repeal of th the state enforcement law to the vot vot- es m There here was little opposition to either measure In the tile fourth Florida congressional district M Mark rk Wilcox who bid for ao nomination in Tuesdays Tuesday's s Democratic primary on a platform advocating re repeaL repeal re- re peal r-aL maintained a vote lead over Representative Ruth Bryan Bran Owen Mrs rs Owen whose father William Jennings Bryan was one of or Democracy's c- c refs racy's outstanding advocates Rd of prohibition pro pro- favored a referendum plank The prohibition issue was a 1 factor b 11 three other Florida congressional districts and in but one of these the Third was an avowed dry In the lead The advantage there of Representative tive live Tom Yon was votes over the second man of a field of three Both Bothof Bothof of Yon's opponents favor dum Approximately 80 precincts were unreported PROHIBITION DO DOMINANT At Richmond thousands of Virginia Democrats gathered today in convention convention convention conven conven- tion with prohibition the dominant subject second only to indorsement of Harry Flood Byrd as their choice for presidential candidate Byrd has announced a 3 plan favoring a new constitutional constitutional con con- amendment which would permit congress to refer repeal or modification to direct vote of the peo peo- Adding his voice to those of other Democratic leaders laders on the prohibition question former Senator James A. A Reed of Missouri gave expression yesterday to a proposal that thal beer and wine of limited alcoholic content be legalized by congress as a n tax- tax raising measure Reed a favorite fa son candidate for forthe forthe forthe the Democratic presidential nomination nomination nomination nomina nomina- tion said congress could legalize manufacture manufacture man man- of such beer and wine acting acting acting act ing fairly within the limits of the constitution He urged that the Democratic platform orm avoid any prohibition prohibition prohibition pro pro- plank which might involve postponing definite action for lor three or four or five years cars Militant resistance to any movement movement movement move move- ment to stampede the parties into anti anti- prohibition sentiment was evidenced by Mrs Margaret Margarel C. C Munns Munn national treasurer of the W. W C. C T. T U. U She said that if it necessary the drys drs would walk from the poorhouse to the polls to vote against a party or candidate who offers aid to the lilTS HITS MILLIONAIRES l Mrs Munns Munn said there evidently was a 3 last minute drive of eastern millionaires under way to threaten the Republicans with campaign poverty poverty poverty pov pov- erty unless the party parly pledges repeal She then asked if the Republicans would rather have eastern millionaire million sire aire dollars or widespread devoted voting support of the drys Missionary Leader Favors Resubmission NEW YORK June 9 P John R R. Mott president of the International Missionary council and of ot the thc Worlds World's Alliance of the Y M. M C. C A. A At was quoted today in a special cable to the Times from London as saying that he had come to favor resubmission of the prohibition question to the people of the United States Slates if some way could be found to keep the matt matter r clear of partisan politics The Times cable said that thal Dr Mott still believed the net results of the dry experiment have been good for the nation as whole a but admitted they have been deplorable in some sec sec- s He gave two reasons for favoring resubmission They were to give the generation which has come of age atte since the adoption of the eighteenth amendment an opportunity to voice Its views and respect t to the many good men like John D. D Rockefeller Jr who have changed their opinions on the Issue Indiana G. G 0 o. P. P Adopts Resubmission Plank INDIANAPOLIS June 9 After W-After If tP A After ter tera a bitter fight on the convention floor the Rep Republican bUcan state slate convention today today to to- today day adopted a plank for tor its platform calling for resubmission of the prohibition prohibition pro pro- question to the people of the United States and repeal of the state slate dry enforcement act The vote was to Reading of ot the prohibition plank by Henry W. W Marshall of Lafayette the resolutions committee chairman had thrown the convention into con con- fusion There were shouts of approval approval approval ap ap- from from the wets and cries of No No from the drys dros Ivan Morgan permanent chairman acceded to a demand for a The plank as prepared by the resolutions resolutions committee was then adopted the vote yole from the larger counties putting put ting it across Prior to the on the liquor plank the remainder of ot the platform had been adopted without a dissentIng dissentIng dissent dissent- Ing Lag vote United Stal States Senator James E. E Watson Walson was by acclamation acclamation tion for tor another term Nine other candidates for state offices having no opposition were also olio nominated |