The name change was done to affirm their support of the continuance of Prohibition in the United States in the face of widespread opposition which ended with the passing of the 21st Amendment in 1933.
Of these, Ernest R Clark achieved a respectable 20,209 votes, running against incumbent Republican James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (50,855) and Democrat David A.
The candidate for Governor, William Varney received only 20,449 votes, 0.5% of the total and the party was decertified.
[citation needed] The Law Preservation Party did not contest the 1936 or subsequent congressional elections.
[citation needed] New York State would host the 2023 Prohibition National Convention.