The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-03
LOYALTY SWEEPS
NEBRASKA INTO
RIGHT POSITION
Primary Elections Bring Victory 10
Candidates Who Favor Raiiiica-
ton of Amendment.
HiNntsNBtRs SENATE LINE
Is GIORIOJSIY CRUSHED
Vicious German American Alliance
Influence Gets Severe Drubbina.
Honse to &c Nearly Unanimous for
Dry Nation,

Another defeat is chronicied against
the liind.nbsrs line operating AS the
Gerrnssf~An1~fteaH alliance in the
state Of Nebraska. which held It's
strength IN ttte xpnate Of ttTar run-
~rnonwealth, on Tuesday. August 20,
ftie state primaries in Nebraska were
held. The break OF the Hindenbmrg
line was in reality the big issue in the
State of Nebraska. The old line liquor
politicians were 10 the fore. particu-
iarly in the Democratic state conven-
ton. and went TO the primaries for the
purpose of getting nominated as many
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. as they possibly
could, A telegram from II. L. Carson,
superintendent Of the Nebraska Anti
Saloon league. says;
The primary election on Tuesday
results in nomination Of candidates
that insure the ratification OF the ma
tionai prohibition amendment at the
next session of. the legislature. Ill
is now certain that fsaa House WI tie.
prssfaaaassy ssa4a n frn tYtis fer ratification
In no case would 1t be possible for
the opposition TO muster more than
fifteen votes out of the one hundred
Ia he elected Two years & the
senate had eighteen vets out of thirty
three members, only seven of these
~ e=h L L t1-S ~
thirteen districts. In districts with
fourteen senators all the nominees
are for ratification Name more dis
tricts have nominated. men who are
favorable and certain of election. This
Insures as not less thar tWenty-tlree
in the next senate, with excellent
chances for twenty-six Nebraska Will
rarity in january without question "
This, therefore. informs the people
of the nation that the German-Amer-
lean alliance as the agency OF the llq-
uor people, which controlled the state
senate Of Nebraska at the last session
OF the legislature and which rs a re-
suit of activities In Nebraska was OK
posed and later became outiawed as II
national institution through action of
congress. has lost its control that the
state OF Nebraska stands true To the
standard of loyalty and Afhertcanisin;
that il has both oyerthrown The liquor
traffic as n state institution n will
align itself with the rest of the dry
states OF the nation for ratification.
This victory In the nomination of
good men on the party tickets as "a
guarantee or election of the right men
az the general election. is highly sig
niicant following so closely upon the
victory of the temperance forces in
the state OF Alabama. The issues were
fought somewhat differently in Ala
bama, but iii reality were the same
The liquor people were striving to
control the legislature against rati-
fication of the national prohibition
amendment.
The strength shown by the German
American alliance and the liquor poll
ticians in the last session of the Ne
braska legislature was such that there
was some ground for hope on the part
Of the liquor people that the legisla-
ture might be held against ratification.
The loyalty. patriotism and high moral
qualifications of the citizens of Ne
braska have manifest in po-
litical activities TO the extent that the
clean forces have taken GU OF the
hands Of the liquor politicians the
manipulate Of Nebraska state affairs
| and have seen fit to make their selec-
ton Of men sound upon temperance
issues. This victory in Nebraska is
another disastrous blow to the hopes
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