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The standard work on the history of the Prohibition Party is Roger Storms' "Partisan Prophets," published in 1972. Storms died in 1981 of complications from injuries sustained in a traffic accident. No one has collected Party records since 1972, although much information has been preserved in the Monthly issues of the Prohibition Party newsletter, "The National Statesman". "Partisan Prophets" is currently out of print, but can still be found in a few libraries. Prohibition Party presidential candidates polled over 100,000 votes at each election from 1884 to 1920. It elected Sidney Catts governor of Florida in 1916. It elected Kittel Halvorsen of Minnesota to Congress in 1890, and it elected Charles Randall of California to congress for three terms (1914 - 1916 - 1918). In 1904, it elected 204 local officials in just one county, Venango County, in Pennsylvania. The Prohibition Party candidate who received the highest vote total in a single election was Rev. Robert P. Shuler in a 1932 California race for the US Senate. He garnered 560,088 votes (25.8%) and actually carried Los Angeles County. Rev. Shuler was a Methodist minister who pastored Trinity Methodist Church in Los Angeles for many years. He had previously played a key role in exposing corruption in other states. He was one of those involved in the investigation which led to the ouster of Gov. Ferguson in Texas. The last Prohibitionists to win election to office were three local officials in the town of Lee, ME in 1978. Fred Dingley won re-election as town moderator, for a total of 30 years of service in that office. Roger Storms was re-elected to the District 30 School Board, and his wife Margaret was re-elected as town clerk. Its presidential candidate through the 1980's and 1990's, Earl F. Dodge, has received 1000 to 1200 votes at each election. |
| 1867-1872 | John Russell, Michigan |
| 1872-1876 | Simeon B. Chase, Pennsylvania |
| 1876-1880 | James Black, Pennsylvania |
| 1880-1884 | Gideon T. Stewart, Ohio |
| 1887-1900 | Samuel Dickie, Michigan |
| 1900-1905 | Oliver W. Stewart, Illinois |
| 1905-1908 | Charles R. Jones, Pennsylvania |
| 1908-1924 | Virgil G. Hinshaw, Oregon |
| 1924-1925 | B.E.P. Prugh, Pennsylvania |
| 1925-1932 | D. Leigh Colvin, New York |
| 1932-1947 | Edward E. Blake, Illinois |
| 1947-1950 | Virgil C. Finnell, Indiana |
| 1950-1953 | Gerald Overholt, Texas |
| 1953-1955 | Lowell H. Coate, California |
| 1955-1971 | E. Harold Munn, Sr., Michigan |
| 1958-1962(c) | Earl F. Dodge, Massachusetts |
| 1963-1967(c) | Delmar D. Gibbons, Michigan |
| 1971-1979 | Charles Wesley Ewing, Michigan |
| 1979- | Earl F. Dodge, Colorado |
Since 1933, the chairman of the National Committee has also served as editor of the National Committee's newsletter, The National Statesman. The Statesman was founded by then national chairman Edward Blake in 1933.
A separate office of 'Executive Secretary' was established in 1955, when E. Harold Munn became chairman. Former chairman Virgil C. Finnell was named to the position. Later, future chairman Earl F. Dodge held the position from 1957 through 1963. Dodge was followed by Delmar D. Gibbons, 1963-1967. Dodge then returned and served from 1968 until 1979, at which time the positions of chairman and executive secretary were merged.
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Denver, Colorado 80201 Phone: (303) 572-0646 Email: Earldodge@home.com |
| The Prohibition Party maintains a collection of lapel buttons and other campaign artifacts at its national headquarters in Denver. This "Roger Storms Historical Collection" is open to the public by appointment (contact Earl F. Dodge at the address above). The Storms Collection was begun in 1968, on the initiative of Earl Dodge, and was dedicated to Storms in October, 1981, after Storms' untimely death. |
| The Third Party Chapter of the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) specializes in the history of third-party movements in America through the dissemination of knowledge about these parties, their positions on political issues, their history, their leadership, and their political items. The Chapter illuminates the place of third parties on the American political landscape. It publishes a newsletter 4 times each year to keep its members abreast of developments in third parties in America. The newsletter also includes articles on the histories of these parties, many of which are written by college and university faculty members whose areas of specialization are in this part of American History. |
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The first, and to date only, Prohibition Party candidate to use paid television advertising in his campaign was David Livingston. Livingston ran for several Colorado offices in the1980's, ending with a try for Governor in 1990 and a try for Lt. Governor in 1994. He had these two 30-second spots taped by his local television station to use during his campaign for Governor. The spots cost $260 dollars to produce and about $800 dollars to broadcast several times during the early morning hours. They ran on four stations. Below are Links to each of the two 30-second clips in real video format. At this time, we do not have the audio for them. You need to download the Real Video Player free to view the videos. |
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The Partisan Prohibition Historical Society |
