Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-11-30 | Page 1 | Wet's Plans to Raise Fund Are Criticized

WETS' WETS PLANS TO RAISE FUND ARE CRITICIZED Pussyfoot Johnson J Says Prance France Will ViII Give Large Sums Sums- NEW YORK Nov 30 Dy By The Associated Tress Press Criticism de de- developed developed de- de developed In several quarters today regarding plans of tho iso National As- As Against the tho Prohibition Amendment to raise ralso to bring about a national prohibition referendum Announcement that th t hU Isis organization I Ion tion would seek a campaign fund fum was first made by Captain William president of the asso asso- association elation prior to o addressing a R. me t- t tInS tInS' lag InS at tho the Union League club Mon Mon- Monday Monday day night attended by some prom prom- prominent promInent prominent Republicans Richard W S Lawrence a THem mem member ber bel of oC the tho clubs club's committee on public affairs said that many members of oC the club who did not no attend tho ho affair thought It was a stupid piece of political strategy to hold such lIuch a a. dinner at tho the Union I League club because among those not well Informed thee the dinner r an and the tho movement back oC or the tho dinner might re be looked upon as asan asan asan an agency of the tho Republican party sponsored by one of the thc leading clubs of oC the world world world-a. a. a club with Republican antecedents The name of oC President Coolidge Is in tire Iso club membership lists New York newspapers said Re Re- Republican publican leaders were understood to have o frowned upon the appear appear- appearance appearance appearance ance of former Senator James V. W. Wadsworth New r ew York as a II speaker speak peak er at the dinner within a a. few hours of announcing that he lie was a candidate for delegate at largo large to thee tho Republican Re national conven conven- convention tion ion and If IC chosen would do his Isis ut utmost ut- ut utmost utmost most to force thee the adoption of a II wet plank in tn the tIme party's national plat plat- platform form William E. E Pussyfoot Johnson prohibition worker in an address at Reading Pa Ill gave his opinion of oC where the fund would be raised Ho lie said it would come mostly from France Foreign in interests In- In Interests he said Mid are desirous de of changing the prohibition law so 80 they can call export liquor to the United States Stales