AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20317, 27 January 1928, Page 9

AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION. QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES. (Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.) WASHINGTON January 25. Senator C. D. Curtis nas replied to Senator Borah’s letter regarding Prohibition. He said : “ Should I be nominated and elected President, I would favour meeting the issue squarely, and believe in strict, energetic enforcement of the laws to carry out the constitutional amendment,” Senator Curtis stated that he was opposed to th e policy of allowing the States to determine the alcoholic content of beverages. He was also opposed to the repeal of th e Eighteenth Amendment.—A. and N.Z. Cable. THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION. SENATOR REED AN ASPIRANT. WASHINGON, January 25. (Received Jan. 26, at 9 p.m.) The first evidence that the usual practice in American politics of letting the strongest contenders for Presidentia 1 honours negate each other is seen in an announcement that Senator Reed, of Missouri, is a candidate for the Democratic nomination. His friends interestingly enough have stressed the point that he is in the contest ”to the finish.” Strong intimations have been given out that Senator Reed, who is the first important figure to contest Governor A 1 Smith’s prominent position in the Democratic Party, will make it a “ knock down and drag out ” fight. Senator Reed will begin a speaking campaign throughout the United States on February 12, and observers are already beginning to see strong possibilities that the Democrats will be compelled to select a compromise figure, since the most prominent aspirants are likely to stalemate each other.—A. and N.Z. Cable. A previous message stated that Senator Borah has begun a campaign to place all the candidates for Republican Presidential nomination on record regarding prohibition. Senator Borah sent Senator Curtis a public letter asking his attitude, and announced that he intends sending similar letters to all the Republican candidates He asked Senator Curtis whether he favoured the prohibition plank in the Republican platform, and what would be his attitude towards enforcement if elected ; whether he would favour an executive programme to enable the States to determine the alcoholic content of liquor sold within their borders, and whether he would favour a repeal of the Volstead Act or the Eighteenth Amendment.