Prohibition party
Americannoun
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Members of the Prohibition party, which opposes the consumption of alcohol, are currently in the midst of nominating who it will run as their presidential candidate in 2020.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 26, 2018
In the 19th century the Prohibition party was progressive on at least some issues – as early as 1872 it supported women getting the vote, something which was only introduced nationally in 1920.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 26, 2018
The earliest was August 26, 1887, when the New York Times reported a speech by Fred Wheeler at a Prohibition party convention.
From Time ● Feb. 20, 2016
He never campaigned sensationally for prohibition; he never signed a prohibition pledge or belonged to the Prohibition party.
From Time Magazine Archive
The oldest of these is the Prohibition party, organized in 1872 to promote the movement for the abolition of the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors.
From Government in the United States National, State and Local by Garner, James Wilford
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