In a scorching speech, Dr. A.J. Barton, chairman of the Executive Committee of the Anti-Saloon League, issued a stark warning to presidential hopefuls in 1932: the South will not tolerate a wet candidate, regardless of party affiliation. The declaration came on the heels of Governor William H. ‘Alfalfa Bill’ Murray’s contentious address to the league’s convention at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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