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Dodge was born in ] on ] ]., and joined the Prohibition Party at age 19. He was appointed Chairman of the Prohibition Party in 1979 while the party was operating under the name of the National Statesmen Party; the party name was re-instated following the 1980 election. Dodge was born in ] on ] ]., and joined the Prohibition Party at age 19. He was appointed Chairman of the Prohibition Party in 1979 while the party was operating under the name of the National Statesmen Party; the party name was re-instated following the 1980 election.


According to a major political resources website, a faction "wrested control of the party away from Dodge by late 2003. The new leadership group subsequently declared that the Dodge-Lydick ticket was illegally nominated at an improperly called 'national convention' held in Dodge's living room in early 2003." This faction believed in compromising or softening the Prohibition goals, while Dodge represented those who still favored the total prohibition of alcohol. {{Fact|date=November 2007}} The anti-Dodge faction was also concerned about Dodge’s financial relationship with the party and its foundations and what it considered to be a lack of satisfactory accounting from him.
===DODGE ALMOST LOST IN 1999===


When the Prohibition National Committee (now controlled by the anti-Dodge faction) selected ] as the replacement nominee, Dodge refused to accept the move." The anti-Dodge faction claims that Dodge transferred most party assets to the ], which they also claim is controlled by his family. . The Foundation (which has existed since 1952) is currently controlled by Howard Lydick (the Dodge faction's 2004 vice-presidential candidate) and one of Dodge's daughters.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} The Dodge faction does not refute these allegations on its website, since Earl Dodge did not make a practice of defending himself publicly. {{Fact|date=November 2007}}
The historic Party (extant since 1869) in 1999 by one vote (a 9-8 vote), with a number of abstentions, almost defeated Mr. Dodge.


Through the party's various travails, Dodge remained a dedicated ] of the party with which he was involved for over half a century (to the extent of financing some party operations from his own pocket when member contributions were insufficient){{Fact|date=November 2007}} until his sudden death.
===DODGE NOT RE-ELECTED IN 2003===

By 2003, many more members in the historic Party had become convinced that Mr. Dodge should be neither Chairman nor its Presidential nominee. Accordingly, at the 2003 Convention, by a 15-0 vote, Mr. Dodge was not re-elected. He and his few adherents boycotted the Convention. The decision to not re-elect Mr. Dodge was due to concerns about his expelling disfavored members without a vote, and not properly managing the Party. See background at http://www.prohibitionists.org/History/Bios/dodge/dodge.html

There was also concern about Dodge not satisfactorily accounting for Party finances, including refusing to allow the Party Treasurer access to the financial records. There was also concern about Dodge's worsening reputation outside the Party. See witness affidavits at http://medicolegal.tripod.com/wagneraffidavit.pdf and http://medicolegal.tripod.com/whiggerson.pdf

===SECESSION AND FORMATION OF NEW PARTY===

Simultaneous with the boycott by Mr. Dodge and his few adherents of the Party Convention, they seceded from the historic Party. On the same September 2003 day as the historic party convention began, they set up a different Party which they formally in writing named the “National Prohibition Party.” They formally incorporated their new Party in Colorado as a separate Party. See the Colorado corporation website at http://www.sos.state.co.us/biz/BusinessEntityCriteriaExt.do

That new Party could not receive answers to their mailings, nor funds from donors to the historic Party, if they admitted theirs was a different new Party just created in September 2003. So they, without permission, sent mailings and solicited donations from unsuspecting historic Party members, using the historic 1869 name.

The historic Prohibition Party selected Gene Amondson as its nominee for President in 2004. Dodge as leader of the new competing party refused to acknowledge this. See the politics 1 website, http://www.politics1.com/prohibition04_dodge.htm .

===ASSETS TRANSFER ISSUE===


Some members in the historic Party claim that Dodge had, pre-secession, transferred historic party assets to the National Prohibition Foundation, which they claim is controlled by Dodge's family. See the Party History Site, http://www.prohibitionists.org/History/history.html
.

The Foundation (which has existed since 1952) is currently controlled by one of Dodge's daughters and Howard Lydick. Lydick was the new Dodge Party's 2004 vice-presidential candidate, handpicked at a private meeting of Dodge's few adherents held in Dodge's home. The attendance was so low, some eight or so, that Dodge ordered the attendance number kept secret. In 2007, Dodge held another "convention" of his new party, privately in his living room, attended by only three persons, himself, Lydick, and one other "delegate." While attendance was also kept secret, an historic party member found out, and passed the word.

===Continued Secrecy===

The Dodge side still is in denial re Dodge's misconduct and secession, so repeatedly deletes references to the secession and the incorporating of the new party. They repeatedly substitute a mere "faction" concept. They wish to perpetuate the fraud that Dodge remained to the end in the historic Prohibition Party. He did not, he seceded in 2003.

===Miscellaneous===

⚫ In addition to his work with the Prohibition Party, Dodge was active in various other temperance organizations, as well as the Right to Life movement, and in several political ] collecting organizations. In his later years, Dodge began to make a living producing political items.


⚫ In addition to his work with the Prohibition Party, Dodge was active in various other temperance organizations, as well as the Right to Life movement, and in several political ] collecting organizations. In his later years, Dodge began to make a living producing political items.


==Campaigns== ==Campaigns==

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Earl Dodge
BornEarl Farwell Dodge, Jr.
December 24, 1932
Revere, Massachusetts
DiedNovember 7, 2007
Denver, Colorado
Cause of deathcardiac arrhythmia
File:Earl Dodge June 1993.jpg
Earl Dodge in 2003

Earl Farwell Dodge Jr. (December 24, 1932 – November 7, 2007) was a long-time temperance movement leader and a politician of the Prohibition Party, from the U.S. state of Colorado.

Dodge was born in Revere, Massachusetts on 24 December 1932., and joined the Prohibition Party at age 19. He was appointed Chairman of the Prohibition Party in 1979 while the party was operating under the name of the National Statesmen Party; the party name was re-instated following the 1980 election.

According to a major political resources website, a faction "wrested control of the party away from Dodge by late 2003. The new leadership group subsequently declared that the Dodge-Lydick ticket was illegally nominated at an improperly called 'national convention' held in Dodge's living room in early 2003." This faction believed in compromising or softening the Prohibition goals, while Dodge represented those who still favored the total prohibition of alcohol. The anti-Dodge faction was also concerned about Dodge’s financial relationship with the party and its foundations and what it considered to be a lack of satisfactory accounting from him.

When the Prohibition National Committee (now controlled by the anti-Dodge faction) selected Gene Amondson as the replacement nominee, Dodge refused to accept the move." The anti-Dodge faction claims that Dodge transferred most party assets to the National Prohibition Foundation, which they also claim is controlled by his family. . The Foundation (which has existed since 1952) is currently controlled by Howard Lydick (the Dodge faction's 2004 vice-presidential candidate) and one of Dodge's daughters. The Dodge faction does not refute these allegations on its website, since Earl Dodge did not make a practice of defending himself publicly.

Through the party's various travails, Dodge remained a dedicated perennial candidate of the party with which he was involved for over half a century (to the extent of financing some party operations from his own pocket when member contributions were insufficient) until his sudden death.

In addition to his work with the Prohibition Party, Dodge was active in various other temperance organizations, as well as the Right to Life movement, and in several political memorabilia collecting organizations. In his later years, Dodge began to make a living producing political items.

Campaigns

The following is a list of his candidacies:

Death

Dodge was waiting to board a flight en route from Denver International Airport to Pennsylvania, when he suddenly collapsed. Doctors confirmed it was a heart attack. He died on November 7, 2007.


Preceded byBenjamin C. Bubar Prohibition Party Presidential candidate
1984 (lost), 1988 (lost), 1992 (lost), 1996 (lost), 2000 (lost), 2004 (lost) 		Succeeded byGene Amondson
Preceded byMarshall E. Uncapher Prohibition Party Vice Presidential candidate
1976 (lost), 1980 (lost) 		Succeeded byWarren C. Martin
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