South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-12
PROHIBITION MAY
PLAY BIG PART
Question of introducing Cues
ton in Next National EleC-
ton is Expected to Be DeCid-
ed at July Meeting.
BY Jonathan Winfield.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Nation-
al prohibition may be one of the is
sues in the next presidential cam
paign.
IL is believed that the question will
be decided definitely at the convention
Of the Anti-Saloon League OF America,
July to July inclusive, at Atlantic
City.
The miIlion-dollar pier has been
leased for the time of the meeting.
An attendance of $4,000 persons, rep
resenting every state in the Union, is
expected. Four big platforms will be
used simultaneously.
Vigorous campaigns are waging in
many states for the purpose of Great
ing powerful sentiment in favor Of
national prohibition. officers of the
league say they have received en-
cOuraging reports from all quarters.
Nineteen fifteen promises 10 be a
banner year for the prohibitiOnists.
Since January l the following results
have been accomplished:
Alabama has enacted a statewide
prohi bition law
Arkansas has enacted a law similar
to Alabama's.
The legislature of Iowa has voted to
submit a constitutional statewide
amendment, to be voted on at the
-
legislature Of 1917 ratifies
If adopted, constitutional prohi-
bitiOn will become effective Jan. l,
1918
Further, the legislature repealed
the mulct law. effective Jan. /. 1916.
thereby making Iowa dry under stat
ute law after the first of next year,
regardless of the result of the consti-
tutiOnal amendment.
The Idaho legislature in February
last passed a statutory prohibition
law making that state absolutely dry
Jan. I. 1916.
Like Iowa, Idaho also clinched the
proposition by voting to submit to
popular vote in the election in Novem-
Der, 1915. the question Of cOnstitu-
tiOnal amendment, effective Jan. /,
1917.
The Montana legislature has voted
TO submit to the people in November.
1916, a statutory measure making
Montana a prohibition state. Dec 81
1916, provided the measure is adopt
ed.
The South CCrolina legislature has
voted TO submit to the people of that
state Sept. Of this year a statute
which, if adopted, will make the
commonwealth dry Dec. 1, 1915.
March last the New Jersey SEN
ATE passed Dill granting municipal
tiles the right TO vote on the liquor
question.
March :, 1915, the Utah legislature
voted TO submit TO popular vote in
November. 1916, a constitutional pro-
hibition measure which, If adopted
will make that state dry Jan. l, 1917.
The lower house Of the Vermont
legislature voted on the seventh Of
March, 1915, to submit a prohibition
amendment which, If adopted will
make that state dry May 1, 1916.
A county option law passed by the
Minnesota legislature is now in eff
feet.
The South Dakota legislature has
voted to submit a prohibition amend
ment TO be voted on at the NOvem Der.
1916, election. If adopted, that state
Will by dry Jan. 1, 1917.
Bills. strongly backed, have been
introduced in several other states.
Virginia. Colorado, Arizona, Ore
gon, and Washington will be dry by
1916, the voters of those states hav-
ing adopted state wide measures.
The following states adopted prohi-
billion prior TO September, 1914:
Maine. Kansas Georgia. Mississippi
North Carolina. North Dakota. Okla
hOma, Tennessee and West Virginia.