The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-10
PROHIBITION Is A
BIG ISSUE IN THE
TEXAS CAMPAIGN
natures to the petition that the state
wide prohibition submission question
be made q party demand.

The question will be placed upon
the ballot and II q majority Of the
votes are cast in favor Of submission
the Legislature will be expected 10
obey the mandate Of the party. In
the event the Joint resolution submit
ting the proposed amendment to tho
constitution to the vote Of the people
is passed by tho legislature II Is prob
able that the election on the proposi-
tion VIII be held some time IN the lat
ter part Of 1917. ''''s ing 2. ~ ~
Some Success against Liquor.
While there had been talk OF an
other effort 70 obtain statewide prohi-
bition being made by the Anti Saloon
League this year, Il was thought by
many well informed Democrats that
the attempt to " make Texas dry
would continue to be conducted along
local option lines TOR another year or
two. inasmuch as much success was
being had 81. late In that plan,of putt
ting the liquor traffic out Of business
In part. Of the state that had hereto
fore been generally regarded as i'm
pregnablo from attack from that
source. t,
The making LOT statewide prohibi-
ton an Issue in the presept campaign
Will doubtless have q direct bearing
upon the strength u some OF the can
didates who are now IN the field. This
applies not only to the senatorships,
but to all Of the aspirants for state
Offices. M y s% 9sl'f - sqr ~
While It is not considered that the
chances Of Governor Ferguson's re-
election will be in any way affected
by the new turn Of events, he may and
1t expedient from political stand
point to enter actively into the contest
on the side Of the anti-prohibitionists
II he hopes to pave HIS way for pos
sfble senatorial honors two years
hence. An early and rigid alignment
Of the "wet" and dry" factions I'll ID
all OF the state and district candidates
is expected to take place as result
of the injection Of the prohibition is
sue into the campaign. = NJ ste
While United States Senator Gull
berson is well known to be an anti
prohibitionist he has always been
very pronounced against the liquor
interests when It comes to their taxi
ing any part in political affairs. on
more than one public occasion he
warned the brewery and saloon men
Of the state that they must keep out
Of politics. It is the general view
here that the injection Of the statewide
prohibition question into the campaign
Will have less effect upon Senator
Culberson's candidacy than that OF
any OF the men In the race. In view
Of the recent action Of the Anti-Sa-
loon League a revival Of the talk that
the process OF elimination will be APP
piled to former Governor T. N. Camp
bell and DR.. s. p. Brooks in order TO
determine which Of the two men shall
be stamped with approval OF the Or
ganization as the dry" candidate for
United States senator. VIZ e #
Some DO Not Regard Primaries.
1t has been proved IN the past that
some members Of the Legislature do
not consider primary instruction as
binding upon them, particularly Il
they happen to represent districts
that cast q majority Of votes against
the platform demand. II Is therefore
by no means certain that even should
the statewide submission proposition
be carried in the July primary 1t viii
have smooth sailing In the legislature.
It Is stated that the AntisSaloon
League fully recognizes the import
ance Of electing a majority of the
members Of the state senate and house
who are pledged to support the pro-
posed statewide prohibition amend
ulent to the constitution X IN Under