The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-11-23
New Mexico Has Banished
Booze and Becomes 27th
in Dry States List
BIG DRY GAIN in OHIO
New York, New Jersey, Kentucky,
Pennsylvania and Delaware
Win Dry Victories
DRY WAVE SWEEPS ON

by majority OF 10000, New MeNi.
co adopted the Prohibition constitr-
tional amendment on November q.
The majority represents more than 4
; to dry vote. Every county in 5he
state gave a dry majority. The citss
OF Santa Fc, Albuquerque, Las Nega
Roswell and Las Cruces, the lare
cities of the state, all returned Il
majorities. New Mexico is number >
in the list of dry states, In Ohio,
Prohibition Was lost by only 1,l1
votes. This represents dry gain of
about $4,000 votes since l9l5. when
the wet majority was over $4,000. In
l9l4 the state was carried by the vets
by over $4,000. For four days the re-
suit OF the Ohio election was in
doubt Wednesday morning follow
ing the election when the drys showed
a lead oil 5000. tic returns from Ham
ilton conuty in which Cincinnati is
situated, were "corrcctcd,' giving the
vets 10000 extra votes, with the ex-
planation that a mistake had been
made i'll the totals of the first re-
turns. Thursday, this wet advantage
given bv- the. .".naistalse' FROM ih..
stronghold of the booze interests was
overcome and the drys again took the
lead Then, Hamilton county found
some more mistakes" giving the
VETS the benefit of 1900 additional
votes The recount, if one is held,
may show that Ohio was really won
for Prohibition. Even though no
fraud is discovered the result is con-
sidered a great victory Tor the dry
forces because OF the great gains made
by the drys since the previous election.
Ohio Will Vote Again
1t has already been decided to carry
on another campaign for statewide
Prohibition next year The dry or
ganization will be kept intact. Victory
next time is considered a certainty.
The amendment to be submitted next
year may provide for the closing OF
Ohio saloons on February |, 1910, the
same day that Prohibition would have
gone into effect had the amendment
carried this time. One notable fea-
ture of the recent Ohio campaign was
the tremendous gains made in the
cities by the drys. Columbus, the
capital city, with population OF 230,-
600, gave dry majority of 400 The
cities OF Youngstown, Canton and
Akron gave dry majorities. In Cleve-
land the drys made great gains and
even in Cincinnati the wet vote was
reduced by about 10000. Twelve
counties gave wet majorities and 70
gave dry majorities.
A tremendousadvantagc gained by
the election was the winning of 10
Congressional Districts out OF p. If
the Congressman Aom these districts
represent their constituents, it will
mean a gain of votes in the Ma
tional House OF Representatives for
National Prohibition.
Local Option for New Jersey
AS a result of the November 9th
election, the enactment of local op-
ton law in New Jersey next winter is
a certainty. The drys will have ma
jority in both House and Senate. In
the House IS members or four more
than enough, are pledged in favor of
the local option legislation. In the
Senate the vote will stand IA to 7 in
favor of the drys. The liquor interests
of New Jersey made desperate fight
against local option, but with their un-
limited money and usual political
methods, they were unable to defeat
the dry forces under the leadership
of James K. Shields, Superintendent
of the New Jersey Anti-Saloon
League. Mr.. Shields was formerly
Superintendent of the Illinois Anti
Saloon League and the local option
law in this state was secured during
his term of Office.
Drys Win Kentucky
The returns in Kentucky show that
there has been eletccd a safe three
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