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Show Will BE CHOSEN I Prohibition Nominee Asserts Both Parties Selected I Friends of Liquor CHAMPAIGN, 111.. Oct. 13. In an address here last night In support of the prohibition ticket, D. Leigh Colvin of New Ydrk. candidate for the offic ot vice president, declared that both major parties nominated the 'wettest ' Oi' tlie men seriously considered dur-ing dur-ing the preTCOnventlon discussions. 'Certain politicians are claiming urohibltion is a settled issue'' said Mr. Colvin That Is ull the more reason lor voting the Prohibition ticket this A vote for Wat K ins for president ill be the most effective protest asalnst the nomination of our national conventions by the "wet," interests Mr. Colvin declared. He urged the election of Watkins on the grounds that a prohibition president, with his power to veto. would be able to offset efforts of the wet" interests to bring ahout the de feat of the spirit of the Eighteenth amendment. II- explained that the amendment could be weakened by a lo w definition of what constitutes in-toxicating in-toxicating li'turr by the appointment 'of men sympathetic to the "wet" in-lerests in-lerests In offices charged with the en-' en-' foroemonl of dry" measures and bj utting appropriations for the enforce mint of the Volstead act |