Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-06
CAMPAIGN ISSUES
IN MIDWEST STATES
Enforcement of New Liquor
Law Seems to Be Main
Contention in Iowa.
MANY AMENDMENTS UP

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are to come before the voters of sew
eral states in connection with the gen.
eral election on Tuesday, November
7. Reports from states in middle
western and northwestern territory
show the following data:
If there is any special issue in the
Iowa campaign, leaders say it is the
prohibition question. The entire state
is now dry as the result of the repeal
of the so-called Iowa Mulct law by
the last legislature. Led by the Des
Moines Register "dry forces in the
state centered their attack on the al
legged wet record made in the legis-
lature by w. L. Harding OF Sioux
City, Ia, republican candidate for
governor and on his alleged private
views on the liquor question.
Many "dry" republicans, leaders
declare, have signified their inten-
ton of voting for E. T. Meredith, the
democratic candidate, for the reason
that he is dry" On the other hand,
leaders declare, many wet" demo-
Gratis will bolt their party because
they believe Harding to be wet"
Mr.. Harding has asserted he favors
prohibition legislation as called for in
the republican platform.
Two Issues In South Dakota.
South Dakota will vote again on
prohibition and woman suffrage. A
woman suffrage amendment was de-
feated in November, 1914, by a vote
of 39,605 to 81 $40, and an amendment
restricting the sale of liquor was de-
feated by practically the same vote.
The county option plan has been in
force since 1912.
Political forecasters base North
Dakota predictions on phases of "hy-
phenism," since nearly one-fourth of
the states voters-23,000 out of no.
900 are of German lienage. Repub-
can prophesy that the state will re-
turn to their party, but democrats are
confident.
Illinois will vote on two proposed
amendments to the state constitution
one authorizing the legislature to
revise the state laws SO that personal
and real estate property may be taxed
at different rates, the other proposing
a change in the states general bank
ing law to protect state banks from
persons who desire to use the same or
similar names in doing banking bus
mess.
Three Candidates in Indiana.
In Indiana, with one candidate for
presidency and two for vice presi-
dency residing in tl-, state, interest
in the campaign has been intense. ].
Frank Hanly, prohibition candidate
for president, Thomas R. Marshall,
candidate on the democratic ticket for
reelection as vice president, and
Charles w. Fairbanks, republican
candidate for vice president, live
within a few blocks of each other in
indianapolis.
Ohio will not vote on any constitu-
tional amendments, both the suffrage
and anti-liquor supporters having de-
cided not to push those issues. In
addition to the national ticket the
state will vote on United States sena-
tor, governor and congressman from
all districts and nearly every county
will elect officials.
The prohibition fight is an issue
of the campaign in Michigan, the
contest being carried into every one
of the eighty-three counties Of the
state. Forty-five of the counties are
dry" but Wayne county (including
Detroit) and Kent county (including
Grand Rapids) have always been
wet" Two prohibition amendments
to the state constitution will be voted
on, one faction opposing statewide
prohibition and advocating home
rule.
With state and local issues absent
Kentucky citizens centered their in
terest on the national ticket. Two
of the states eleven congressional dis
trictsAthe Tenth and Eleventh Il
are represented by republicans. The
others are democratic.
Three Amendments in Missouri.
Three constitutional amendments
are to be voted on in Missouri, one
providing for statewide prohibition
another to authorize state land bank
by validating the state land bank bill
passed by the last legislature, and a
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