After the death of powerful Anti-Saloon League leader Wayne Wheeler in 1927, Bishop James Cannon, Jr., chairman of the Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition, and Public Morals, emerged as the most powerful leader of the temperance movement in the United States. Journalist H. L. Mencken said of Cannon that "Congress was his troop of Boy Scouts and Presidents trembled whenever his name was mentioned." The Anti-Saloon League was the leading organization lobbying for [[prohibition]] in the United States in the early 20th century. ... Wayne B. Wheeler (1869–1927) graduated from law school and within a few years became the attorney and general counsel for the National Anti-Saloon League and its head lobbyist. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition, and Public Morals was a major organization in the temperance movement. ... A Temperance Movement (see definition of temperance) attempts to greatly reduce the amount of alcohol consumed or even prohibit its production and consumption entirely. ... H. L. Mencken Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956), better known as H. L. Mencken was a twentieth century journalist, satirist and social critic, a cynic and a freethinker, known as the Sage of Baltimore and the American Nietzsche. He is often regarded as one of the... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... For professional sport scouts, see Scout (sport). ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ...

However Bishop Cannon's short-lived power came to an end when he was forced to defend himself before a Senate committee against charges of financial irregularities as a lobbyist, before the General Conference of the Methodist Church on charges of immoral conduct, and before a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to violate the Federal Corrupt Practices Act. A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Lobbying is the practice of private advocacy with the goal of influencing a governing body, in order to ensure that an individuals or organizations point of view is represented in the government. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist denomination, and the second-largest Protestant one, in the United States. ... A grand jury is a type of common law jury responsible for investigating alleged crimes, examining evidence, and issuing indictments if they believe that there is enough evidence for a trial to proceed. ...

Cannon's highly profitable stock speculations on margin with a corrupt securities firm, his hoarding of flour during World War I that was sold at a great profit, and his sexual affair with his secretary long before his wife's death all destroyed the reputation and influence of this once powerful dry (prohibition) leader. The expose was but one of the many factors contributing to the repeal of prohibition. The term margin has many meanings: In telecommunication, margin has the following meanings: In communications systems, the maximum degree of signal distortion that can be tolerated without affecting the restitution, without its being interpreted incorrectly by the decision circuit. ... Clockwise from top: Trenches in frontline, a British Mark I Tank crossing a trench, the Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the battle of the Dardanelles, a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks and a Sopwith Camel biplane. ... The examples and perspective in this article do not represent a worldwide view. ... In 1919, Craig requisite number of legislatures of the States ratified The 18th Amendment to the Federal Constitution, enabling national prohibition within one year of ratification. ...

Related

• Scientific Temperance Federation
• William E. Johnson
• Wayne Wheeler
• Billy Sunday
• National Prohibition of Alcohol in the U.S.

The Scientific Temperance Federation was founded in 1906 upon the death of Mary Hunt, head of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union’s Department of Scientific Temperance Instruction. ... Willliam E. Johnson (1862-1950), better known as “Pussyfoot Johnson,” was a leader of the Anti-Saloon League. ... Wayne B. Wheeler (1869–1927) graduated from law school and within a few years became the attorney and general counsel for the National Anti-Saloon League and its head lobbyist. ... Billy Sunday William Ashley Billy Sunday (November 19, 1862 - November 6, 1935) was noted first as a professional baseball player, and then more famous evangelist. ...

Source

Kyvig, David. Repealing National Prohibition. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1979.