Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-08-07
HUGHES MAKES,
UNINTENTI0NALLY,
PROHIBITION ONE
Of THE ISSUES
Declaration for National Wom-
an Suffrage ArouSeS Active
AntagoOiSm Of "Antj-dfy'
Sentiment
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
CONFESS REAL ALARM

Pivotal States Ape Opposed to
Government Assuming Con-
troll Of Legislation ReguIat-
Inc Votes and Drinks,
tsssc,Al rossssrosnvpes 70 soeH,ss iousHALl
Washington. Aug When GOV
crnor Hushes boldly challenged pres-
dent Wilson's position on woman suf-
traBe he made an issue ON which tho
election may turn In the big states.
This Is not to say on the suffrage
question itself but ON the liquor ques-
ton, which cannot be divorced from
suffrage
The issue as it is forced into the
campaign by Mr. Hughes frank sup
port Of the Anthony amendment, tends
in the Judgment of politicians to bring
the liquor interests in the pivotal
states TO the side OF President Wilson,
and the temperance interest to the
support OF Governor Hughes,
Suffrage Beaten at Polls
while it is true the president has
not ayowedN taken the wet side It
70 this when he shunts suf-
fragc ont OF the democratic campaign.
The vets will he with the candidate
who turns even half way back ON suf-
faEe Besldes tho democrats may
have reasoned that suffrage Is bound
to lose more than II will gain. Each
time the question has been submitted
east II the NistisstPpt river u has lost,
"A 81 d
states ON suffrage in 1915.
state For Against. agalnst.
View York BE-. 5Hir7 rl15p 1Sss8
New dorsey. l&e' lA@o los
renNyana gstba Ul,to 58@1
In 1914 Ohio. Missouia ana South
Dakota gave majurities against sdf-
frage on special votes
In the eastern statee sptfrugc n-
parently ought to help the president If
the election returns on that issue and
the liquor question combined In the
west suffrage should help Hughes.
Not AFTER the Wet Vote.
The fact that the election will prob
ably be decided u New York, New
Jersey ohio. Illinois and Indiana
appears not to have controlled Mr..
Hughes outspoken support Of suffrage
or lf il did, he does moi appear to have
cured for an election won hy whisky
favor
Az nrr r.'r tHr iaaau hHs '... gaH
uud apparently 10 ,uuuyl p. GD'r,a..
on kept out OF the uampgiGu lu the
Judgment ol sVcTUl political obacr,-
ur- with whom I have talked. the is-
sues OF liquor and suffrage have been
projected into national politics 10 stay
until both problems are settled They
look TO see Womens suffrage win
soon ANA national prohibition to get
such wave Of power behind ID as 10
bring ii about within a decade at the
outside
The republicans who are displcaaed
with Mr. Hughes for going beyond the
platform ON the sufIr9Ee question are
taking comfort ont OF the fact that il
was distinct carrying of the war
to the enemy II Immediately put
President Wilson ON the defensive n
he had any idea of going over 10 sJf-
nage aud those who have talked with
him recently say that he had. Hughes
forpsullod him
Five Pivotal Stntc~.
THE pivotal states la ;uc coming
election viii be ftyp--NcW YORK, New
Jersey ohio. Indiana and Illinois.
rhcy stretch i'm "a broad popuIous strip
from lhc Hudson TO the Msls ppl
New Jersey the presidents home
state, usually goes The same way New
york does bat which could not aye
d candidate who had lost tho battle
% the -four states mentioned
New York has big stake in the re-.
suit The success of Hughes means
Iur of her own sons i'm the White
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