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Show Hl 00 Presidential Aspirant on Pro-hibition Pro-hibition Ticket Is Near Possibility By EDWARD M. THIERRY, X. E. A. Staff Correspondent. CHICAGO, April 28. "Will the Pro-tilbition Pro-tilbition party put a presidential tic-kct tic-kct in the .field next fall? Hlnta that it wouldn't because Sta 60-year dream of boosting Uncle Sam onto the water-wagon has como true have brought cries of protest from "hard-shell" Prohibitionists all ovcir tho country. Virgil G. Hinshaw, chairman of the Prohibition National Committee, says the question is up to the convention which, meets July 21. Presidential possibilities Include: Clinton A. Howard,, Rochester, N. T.t former $10,000-a-year commercial traveler; now a Chautauqua speaker. Francis (Baldwin, Elmira. N. Y., lawyer and milk bottlo mantffactur-er; mantffactur-er; known as "Milk Bottle King" of Hj United States; for 12 years chairman Hj of ow York Prohibition party. Dr. David Leigh Colvin, Now York, president National Intercollegiate H Prohibition association; formerly pro-feasor pro-feasor at Columbia university; edltor-in-chief of Prohibition Party History. Rev. Charles Scanlon, Pittsburg, head of tho Presbyterian Board of 1 Temperance. Robert H. Patton, Springfield, 111., lawyer; chairman Illinois Stato Pro-H Pro-H hibition party. Another man talked of though Hin-shaw Hin-shaw did not mention his name, is Congressman Randall of California, flrsjt Prohibitionist elected to Con- Ho Has "Furniture." "Mr. Patton at least has the furnl-l ture for the presidency!" said Hln-shaw. Hln-shaw. "Hla first law partner In Springfield was Abraham Lincoln's last law partner. He still has Lln-coin's Lln-coin's old desk and other office fur-nltuj-e." Iljnshaw has sent letters to every Bcnat.or and congressman seeking the stand each takes on the Volstead. Liq-uor Liq-uor Enforcement Act and promises Loxwork for probltlbldn enforcement planks and to work for co-operation of friends. "Thcro Is a difference of opinion among members of our party," said "Hinshaw, "whether wo should put a ticket in the field even though both Republican and Democratic conven-j tions adopt prohibition enforcement! planks. Some think we should continue con-tinue along other lines." The reform radicals in the Prohibition Pro-hibition party think well' of these issues is-sues as paramount party planks: Government ownership of public utilities. Uniform state marriage and divorce laws. A stricter whlto slave law. The Prohibition National convention conven-tion will be hold in Lincoln, Neb., homo of "William Jennings Bryan. A delegation of 147 Is coming from California Cal-ifornia and 1-18 are booked from Pennsylvania. Campaign tours are beginning in New England, Ohio, Missouri, Mis-souri, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin Wiscon-sin and Illinois. oo |