Show REPUBLICANS TO FORM WET WING OF PARTY Foes of Act Will Vill Assemble ble Monday l fon ay Night NEW TORK YORK Nov 26 Ey By By The Associated Press Press What What is regard regard- regarded ed in come somo quarters as tho the first step of or the wet wing Ing of or the Re Re- Republican RePUblican Re- Re Republican publican party to accept tho the chal chat challenge lenge lengo of ot Senator Borah to make mako prohibition an issue l ue in the 1923 1925 presidential campaign will wilt be taken Monday night at a 1 dinner at the Union League club it Jt was learned today toda- It was said that Republicans who have hare heard unofficially about the coming conference expect its dp- dp d liberations to develop dev lop plans which will include a drive to elect wet Republicans to both branches ot of congress and the raising of ot a Il wet fund Colonel William H. H Stayton chairman of ot the Association Op- Op Opposed Opposed posed to Prohibition is to address the he meeting on ways was and means of ot opposing the 1928 campaign of or the Saloon Anti-Saloon league which in inaugurated In- In inaugurated in Sn Washington a few I days ars ago a drive e tho the Women's ns n's Christian union and tho the law law- committee ommittee of one thousand Dr Nicholas Murray Butler president of ot Columbia university James V. W. Wadsworth former United States senator from New Now NewYork NewYork York John Philip Hill liili former con con- congressman gressman from Maryland Senator Walter Waiter E E. Edge Ede of o New Jersey and Representative-elect Representative M. M It Beck Deck of or Philadelphia are also ex expected ex- ex expected to speak at tho the meeting meet When hen questioned concerning the meeting Dr Butler Dutler expressed sur sur- surprise surprise sur- sur prise that news hews of or it had become known Ho lie said he had understood that tho the first meeting ng of o the wet leaders was to be strictly private ate I |