Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-11-04
CINCINaATISTANDSPAT
All Amendments Share Fate Of
Prohibition.
PEOPLE Reject Two LAWS

GCCIuC III TdNOT OF F'GSCut LiSSHSS
System and Congressional District
Boundary Lines-Stabilty League
Amendment Fails to Make Expected
Showing In Humid Districts of the
State.
Columbus, Nov. 3.-Statewide pro-
hibltion in Ohio lost by a majority
estimated at less than $4,000. Dry
leaders, basing their estimate on re-
ports to Anti-Saloon state headquar-
ters of steadily increasing dry gains
in majority both of the large and
small counties, insisted the majority
against prohibition would not exceed
10000 and would more than cut in
two last years wet majority of S4 ,152.
Prediction claim by the dry lead
ers of big gains for prohibition in the
larger cities was partly realized. Guy
ahoga county is estimated to have CIV
or wet majority of 10000, which is
dry gain of 10000. Dry gain of 5000
in Lucas county is comparatively as
large. Hamilton county is estimated
to have given a dry gain of 5000.
Franklin county returns indicate wet
majority in the county of 1850, half of
the 1914 wet majority. Returns indi-
Gated a dry gain of 1000 majority in
Montgomery county. Indications are
that two-thirds of the counties have
recorded dry gains, and one-third wet
gains.
Clark, Mahoning, Seneca and Ma
rion were among tie larger counties
which showed wet gains. A number
of small dry counties showed dry
losses, indicating the dry vote was
not all polled. Stark county, which
went dry last year by 1000, went the
same way this year, but by only 500;
Summit county went dry last year by
1000, but this year is estimated to
have gone wet by 800.
Delaware county went dry by 1000,
a dry gain. Springfield shows small
wet gains. Madison country went dry
by $50. Meiss county went dry with
1900 majority, dry gain of 500 Mer
Ger county is dry by 300. Crawford
went dry by 700. Gallon went dry by
1875. Shelby went wet by reduced ma
jority. Lorain county increased its
dry majority by about 500. Pickaway
voted dry by LOO, a dry gain of near
ly 800. Clinton county voted dry by
s00 dry gain of 100.
All Proposals Defeated.
AloOo with statewide nrphihitipu
the voters rejected the other three
proposed constitutional amendments,
extending terms of county officers,
exempting public bonds from taxation
and the Stability league amendment
which sought to limit the use OF the
initiative and referendum.
The voters also decisively defeated
the McDermott liquor license law and
the Sprague congressional gerryman-
der. both of which were measures
passed by the last Republican legisla-
ture.
The majority against the Stability
league amendment was placed be-
tween 10000 and $4,000. 1t was sig
nifcant that many vets in all the
large cities refused to follow the ad-
vice of wet leaders that they support
the Stability amendment. Whereas,
Cuyahoga county went about 10000
against prohibition it gave a major
ity Of only about 1000 for the Stabil-
ity amendment; and Hamilton coun-
ty, which went wet by more than co.
600, went for the Stability amendment
by only about half tnat amount.
The amendment extending the
terms of county officers was over
whelmingly defeated in practically
every county in the state, and it is
thought that the majority in the state
against 1t will be more than 100000.
The McDermott law, substituting
local district control for state regula-
tion of saloons, was defeated. Rural
and city voters alike registered heavy
majorities against the measure. In
Cincinnati, where it was slated to pro-
vide an open Sunday, the majority
against 1t was close to 5000.
The Sprague congressional gerry
mander, Republican measure, de
veloped strictly partisan vote. This
measure was defeated by small ma
jority. Cincinnati, which gave the
Republican nominee for mayor a very
large plurality showed little interest
in the Sprague law, and the majority
in Hamilton county is not more thar
1000.
The majority against tAs amend
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