The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-03
PROHIBITION BEATEN @ AGAIN IN OHIO

Columbus, O., NOVemDef l.-F or lHc second time in two years, Ohio voters today rejected state wide prohibi- tion amendment to the constitution. Estimates based on partial returns re- ceived at midnight show that the pro- posal was defeated by majority which may reach 40,O00. Last years major l ity against prohibition was S4,0oO. Incomplete returns from 55 counties gave 45,200 for prohibition and 12O,5O0 against Among the 33 counties yet l to be heard from are several districts which are expected to give majorities of from 800 to 1000 for prohibition. Prohibition was defeated in Cincinnati | by about 70,000 votes.
 | There was considerable uncertainty as to the fate of the constitutional sta- bility amendment which would prevent | for six years a vote on constitutional proposal which has been twice defeat- | ed. Late returns, however, indicated ] that the proposal was rejected Other constitutional proposals which ap- parently were rejected were those to l extend the terms of county officials | from two to four years and to exempt from taxation all public lands. l Two laws subjected to referendum vote also were reflected, according to incomplete returns. One would change 4 the method of selecting liquor license official and the other would redistrict 1 tne SIdLo TOT COHS TtSSlOHdl 0ltCllOu purposes. Both were passed by . re- publican legislature
 Virginia Is Prohibition Richmond, Va, November 2.-Results from the election of the entire mem- bership of both branches of the general assembly in Virginia today show that there will be a heavy majority in tho senate and house pledged to the enact -1-k 1NDo l when the state goes dry November l. 1916, under a constitutional amendment jadopted in September, 1914.
 Of the TAO members of both branches the republicans and independents will not
 number more than 20. The dominant democratic faction will control the joint democratic caucus by an overwhelming majority.
 l Democrat Wins in Maryland
 Baltimore, November 2.-Meagre re- indicated at midnight the election of | Emerson c. Harrington democrat, as governor. over o. F. Weller. republican, by majority of from 5000 to TOGO How ever, only 40 out of S16 precincts in Bal timore city had made returns at that hour. They gave Harrington 5512, Vel Ter 4646
 l | was HOLfllll6 utllllLc IlOIu dny Ol the counties. The lateness of the re- turns was attributed to the lengthy bal lot and heavy vote.
 Republicans in New Jersey Trenton, N. J., November 2.--At the election in New Jersey today, involving al mainly the control of the next legsa- ture, the republicans and democrats each elected three state senators which will
 make the next senate stand E republi- cans to democrats, a gain of two for the republicans.
 The political complexion of the house will depend upon the result in Essex county, where the returns came in slowly, and where the indications point to a republican victory.
 Late returns show that Essex county elected 12 republican assemblymen.
 The next house of the assembly will
 The 1916 legislature on joint ballot will stand 50 republicans to S1 democrats. \ Will Be Stimulant
 Washington November 2.-NIiss Alice
 Paul. chairman of the Congressiona
 Union for Woman Suffrage. in a state
 rnent tonight declared that the defeat oi
 suffrage in New York Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania would stimulate tho
 
 eral constitution enfranchising women.
 "For over 60 years women have been
 trying to win suffrage by the state
 referendum, method advocated by Presi-
 dent Wilson," said Miss Paul. This
 has meant the expenditure of an enor-
 nous amount of energy of time and
 of money. Women are now beginning
 to feel that the state referendum cam
 paigns in which the question of wom
 ans political freedom is left in the
 hands of the most ignorant men voters
 in the state are too wasteful and in-
 direct to be much longer continued
 They are turning to the national gov
 ernment asking enfranchisement by
 action of Congress. We approach the
 next session of Congress full of hope.' Dr. Shaw Comments
 New York. November 2-At the headquarters of the National American
 Woman Suffrage association. where Dr,
 Anna Howard Shaw and her lieutenats
 received the returns, optimism ebbed as the heavy vote against suffrage grew with late returns.