The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-09
Almost Without Exception. They
Oppose It
Col. Veale Says He VIII Make a
Canvass, However
TO SATISFY HIMSELF.
If a Resubmission Resolution
Can Be Adopted,
David Overnyer Says He VIII
Work for It

a great deal Of gossip has been float
ing around during the past few days the
tenor Of which is, that woman suffrage
being defeated the next step Of the anti
suffrage anti prohibitionists will be to at
tempt the resubmission of the prohibito-
~ amendment if enough mem bers of the
legislature can be persuaded, wheedled
scared or forced into supporting such ac-
tion.
There seems little foundation for bas-
ing such a belief upon, but the JOURNAL
has made an invest cation of the reports
with the result that the general drift
OF sentiment among those who ought to
be Informed On the subject furnishes lit
tie encouragement to the resubmission-
lists.
Colonel Geo. w. veale, the represent
ative-elect from the city district. said to-
day when asked whether he thought the
prohibitory amendment viii be resub-
mitted.
Il do not think it will be this term.
The representatives were not elected on
that issue and you can tell nothing about
how they stand Then it would do no good
for the house to pass such measure be-
cause the senate would be against il.
'sAYhen the legislature convenes / in
tend TO make u CANVASS of the members,
aud if enough are in favor Of resubmis-
sion we Will pass a resolution favoring it
if we can do no more. It Is difficult to
make any kind OF a prediction"
DO you think the Republicans will
make a stand for resubmission in their
next state platform asked the re porter
yes. / believe they will If they do
not, they viii be beaten, for it is sure to
come. We have had prohibition for
fourteen years, and we know now that
there is nothing in it. The people knew
where I stood, and / stood at the polls in
this precinct and saw the votes counted
and there we're eleven straight Republi-
cans who scratched my name and voted
for the Prohibition candidate. / got
many Overmyer votes though, and ran
ahead OF the ticket"
David Overmyer said: 81 do not think
the next Legislature will resubmit the
proposition. The members were not
elected on that issue I am perfectly
willing that they should if they will, and
/ will promise to go out on the stump
and work to defeat prohibition if they
do"
5. NJ Gardenhire, the successful Re
publican candidate for the legislature in
the south district of Shawnee counrv
does not think the question Of resubmis-
sion will come up at next winters leris-
lature. The question of resubmission Is
being talked about great deal just now,
especially IN cities Of the first class" he
says. land although such q measure
might be popular with the representa-
tives from some of the cities of the first
class, the rural sentiment would be so
overwhelmingly against it that it would
be Ineffective aud useless"
Secretary J. l. Bristow of the Republi-
can state central committee said: The
Prohibition amendment will stand. The
legislature Will leave it alone l tell
You the man who introduces a resolu-
tion favoring res admission will stir up
hornets nest"
State Senator W. E. Sterne said. Il have
ia Il u
don't believe it VIII be touched by the
legislature"
State Senator Milton Brown Of Garden
City said: NO sir, the prohibition
amendment viii not be resu omitted but
the metropolitan police law viii be re-
pealed in a hurry. Senator O'Brien in
troduced bill to take the place Of the
present law, during the last session and
the law will be repealed as soon as the
legislature convenes"