| Show N I LEITE J I BARTON CAN SUCCEED WHEELER U II HELL HE'LL TAKE TilE JOB EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE This Is the List of a serIes of articles on Who Will Succeed Wheeler BY Br ROD RODNEY EY BUTCHER XEA NEA Service Wi-it-er Wi r WASHINGTON Sept The Rev Arthur James Barton of Atlanta can succeed Wayne B B. Wheeler as legislative superintendent ot of the Anti Anti- Saloon league leacue If he wants the job Dr Barton Is known In the south as the Baptist pops pop lie He Is chair chair- chairman man of the leagues league's executive corn com committee and of the Social Service corn com ot of the Southern Baptist church He Is 15 one of the most important figures In the movement In the south on the parts of drys and Protestants to ta defeat the presidential hopes ot of Governor Al Smith or of New York In- In Inasmuch as the Smith anti campaign s i-s regarded by the S Antl-S Saloon Anti loon league as Its bIggest imminent problem Bar Bar- Barton Barton ton is In an excellent position to take up the Smith anti work which Wheel Wheel- Wheeler er carrIed on so vigorously untIl hIs death Barton has a a. reputation as an or- or or organizer and was on one of the most In- In influential of the lobbyists for the eighteenth amendment He helped frame most of the national I ton Uon legislation In conjunction with Wheeler and others At the age of 60 60 he is still active capable and I shrewd PrImarily a 3 churchman Barton Is isa I a strong bond between the church and the league leacue He is Idely known among church members though not notto I to the rank ronk and file ot of the country For nil all his religion he Is regarded as a fighter He Js is ot of the heavy set bulldog type In appearance and he tights fights the same way wIth tenacity his admIrers say Like Wheeler he makes friends e easily He has hIlS done I most of his work except for Wash Wash- I forays In Arkansas Texas Tennessee Missouri and Louisiana The question is Is accordIng to lead lead- leaders leadens ers ens ot of the league whether or not Bar Bar- Barton Barton ton will accept Wheelers Wheeler's Job with Mth all Its troubles and Unless he declines or sentiment changes he will be elected to It in L December His sentiments are not now known He has been never an em- em plo e of the le league gue and It may be bc c that he does not enjoy rough and tumble lIghting fIghting as Wheeler did The league Is talking over Its other othet timber ot of cours course but but always one c chears hears the question arise as to tc whether such and such a man would I accept Mt t ot of the leagues league's workers are men wIth moral urge and snort snort- i temperament personal ambi- ambi I tb- tb arc not necessarily predominant t tin In them An example wa va Wheeler who worked for a year before I he was when he could have havi had or perhaps more I as a tor br one ot of the trusts F. F Scott McBride who has beer been I doing some of work Is re- re regarded re regarded as a likely second choice As A t general superintendent ot of the league he has been found a shrewd political manIpulator Bishop Cannon has b been en suggested but he probably wouldn't resign his episcopacy On the hand Dr Edwin Dinwiddie who quit the league In in a disagreement hasn't a chance despite reports that he had Ernest U. U Cherrington executive se Sc ary ry of the World LeagUe Against Alcoholism and head of the leagues league's vast propaganda machine at Wester- Wester villa Js is the bIggest man In the league today with Wheeler gone But Cher- Cher CherrIngton Cherrington rIngton has a very important job now at least as high as Wheelers and he is 15 not fast a 3 catch can fighter such as Wheeler was It Is not supposed that he would take the Wheeler position I Arthur J. J DavIs the New York su- su has a good league rec- rec record ord ord but his health Isn't very good and he has hIs lull full taking care of the New York problem lIe He Is not expected to take Wheelers Wheeler's post On the other hand W. W V. V M For For- gre gr head ot of the Massachusetts branch Js Is regarded as the man whose assets r. r t i-t t nearly approach Wheel Wheel- Wheelers Wheeler's ers er's lie He likes a fight and doesn't mind rIdicule lie He Is one ot of the youngest league superIntendents and andone andone one of the most successful His ag- ag aggressiveness aggressiveness and alertness have made him a favorite with many league leaders who feel fed they need a man I like Wheeler to maintain the leagues league's grip on congress Before the members of the I leagues league's natIonal board meets In De- De December camber cember the namo of the tho next per per- I manent legIslatIve superintendent will undoubtedly u be b known It Js is too early I to l. l tell yet w the temporary s appoInted by the ex- ex I se se ec e c co will be formally elected e lat later r. r I |
