New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-11-09
PROHIBITION
WINS BY A GREAT
BIG MAJORITY
DRYS WIN BY MAJORITY
THAT WILL RUN BETWEEN
5000 AND 10000; RIO
ARRIBA is ONLY COUNTY
VOTING WET

New Mexico almost literally jump
ID into the middle of the "dry"
column the very first opportunity
it had to take stock of the senti-
ment of the voters of the state. This
opportunity occurred on Tuesday,
when there was presented for rati-
fication by the voters a resolution
by the Third legislature submitting
an amendment to the constitution.
With the possible exception of Rio
Arriba, the result of which is n )t
yet known definitely, every county
in the state gave majority for pro-
hibition. On the face of returns
which are unofficial, but approxm-
ately complete and believed to be
altogether reliable, Union county led
the vanguard with a majority of L.
500, Taos, with 81, bringing up the
rearguard.
Iowa Result Causes Alarm
Two months ago the friends of
prohibition were confident that the
amendment would carry by a hand
some majority There appeared to
be no organized effort on the part
of the liquor interests. Th0 came
the result in Iowa. where a prohi-
bition amendment was lost by ma
jority of more than 1000. Iowa
had no saloons to assist in the fight,
and there appeared to be no organi-
zation of the friends of whiskey. 1t
transpired later that politics was
mixed with the issue, and also that
German agents were rendering val
liable service against prohibition. The
disappointment in Iowa caused the
workers in New Mexico to lose some
of their optimism--not as to the
safety of the amendment--but as t.
the size of the majority. r. f. Far
ley said last night that he never did
drop his estimate below the 5000
mark There were many who did
More than one friend OF the cause
would gladly have accepted a mai
ority, 1000; Others would have ac-
cepted majority Of one solitary
vote, if that majority had been above
suspicion and contest.
Victory Never In Doubt
Fears proved to be groundless. No
real organization developed in the
ranks of the opposition, and the
sentiment proved so strong that it
would have ridden over any organ
ization that might have been attempt
ed A majority of one or one thous-
and, would have put the amendment
into effect Just as positively as the
actual majority. which may go as
high as 10000; but in practical oper-
alton of the amendment there is
this material difference: The senti-
ment against whiskey is so positive
and so strong that bootlegging will
not be tolerated This will be
great inspiration to officers to en-
force the new law 1t has been OBJ
served that in communities where
the great majority of the people
are overwhelmingly against liouor.
Bookkeeping does not prosper. There
will be bootlegging in New Mexico
and wink at the violation of the
law.
Biggest Proportionete Majority
The state majority is perhaps the
largest majority. in proportion to the
vote polled. by which any one of the
n states has become dry, which
is really notable achievement
Roswell leads all the cities with
a majority of $40: Santa Fe second
with 470, Albuquerque third with
$50 The city of Las Vepas WIS
"wet" by So majority, but East Las
Veuas overcame this. with nearly $50
added to the other side. Artesio
contributed majority of 2s0, which
was proportionately very large.
Showing Of Counties (
The majority by counties, as ac-
curately as it has been possible to
get the returns, is as follows