The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-26
WELL DEFINED WET AND DRY
 ISSUES IN MIDDLE WEST

Chicago, July 26.-CBy The Asso-- ciated Press .)-WeIl defined wet and dry issues have appeared in two mid dle western states in the campaign preceding the primaries. while Con- gressman Volstead has active oppo- sition in Minnesota although the pro- hibiton issue has not been raised there.
 The prohibition and anti-prohibition forces are waging warm campaigns in both Ohio and Wisconsin, open claims being made by both sides that they will control the next congressional delegation from these two states. The situation in the three states follows: In Ohio.
 Ohio voters will again face the wet and dry issue at the statewide pri-
 maries on August 8, and the results | are expected to be of national interest | because Ohio is the home of the Anti wet organizations.
 Because of the efforts of those op-
 posed to prohibition to have Con
 gress enact law permitting the
 manufacture and sale of light wines
 and beer, chief interest will attach to
 the nomination of congressman. ! Both the vets and drys are busy
 trying to obtain pledges from the
 candidates, who are more numerous | than ever before in the history of | the state. Congressman are to be
 nominated in the 22 districts of the
 state and in some districts there are 1 more than a score of candidates. Because of the drys' efforts to
 maintain strict law enforcement laws | on the statute books, cOnsid erable at 1 tention also is being paid to prospec-
 tive members Of the legislature. Although there will be no direct
 wet and dry referendum at the Au-
 gust primaries. two of the candidates | for the governorship nomination | both Republicans-have announced
 platforms favoring light wines and beer. They are C. Homer Durand, Coshocton attorney formerly connect | ed with the liberal forces in Ohio
 and J: ". DurnelI, of Columbls. Both the vets and the drys ali eady
 are claiming the next Ohio congress s1onal delegation.
 In Wisconsin.
 Wisconsin is swinging into a cam.
 paign for the general election pri-
 maries September with prohibition
 enforcement an issue of importance
 stressed by candidates for all par, ties.
 In the Republican field, both fac
 tions, one headed by United State'
 Senator Robert M. LalFollette, ant
 the other headed by pr. w. A. Gan field. candidate for the United State Senate, have declared for law en
 forcement without specifically men
 uoning prohibition.
 The candidates themselves, how.
 ever, have taken direct issue on tht
 liam J. Morgan, candidate for gover
 nor in opposition to Gov. J. J. Blaine
 who is seeking reelection, declared
 specifically his opposition to return
 ises of modification of the Volsteat
 act were fraudulent attempts at vote
 getting" This stand was ofhciall!
 endorsed by pr. GanheId and othe
 candidates on the ticket endorsed b.
 the Citizens Republican state confer
 ence which met at Milwaukee, Jun 1. This faction of the party is CD . posed to Senator La Toilette. JoS1
 swered his opponents on the wet ant dry issue, nor have other member of the La Toilette faction. R. F Hutton. superintendent of the Wis conSin anti-saloon league. has public ly attacked the governor as a "wet because of his veto of the leagu prohibition enforcement bill passed b, the 1921 Wisconsin legislature. A that time Governor Blaine expresse' himself as believing that person should be permitted to manufactur wines and bear in their homes fo Superintendent Hutton has said o the governor:
 Governor J. J. Blaine, once count
 ed by the drys. seems to satisfy tn
 vets. judging by the account give, of his activity in the annual year bool | of the wet Camels."
 Reference to Veto. The reference in this instance wa to the governors veto of the Leagu ! enforcement bill, known as tn Matheson bill He substituted in it ! stead the Stevenson bill, which, had passed in it's original form, woul
 permit the manufacture of hom , brew, but which would have been I other ways in conformity with tn Il VoIstead act. The legislature, how ever, amended the measure as intro | duced, making it an enforcement laT which conformed with the wishes o the Anti-Saloon league. The 1eagu supported it for passage with a1nend ment and the governor signed tn amended bill.
 Indorsement of the candidacy o z Attorney General Morgan for gover nor in opposition to Governor Blain has been given by the Antl-Saloo' II league.
 MT. Hutton's announcement sai that the old time-tested followers o both Governor Blaine and Senate La Toilette are drys, and that thes drys hope for acceptance from th@s two leaders of 'the majority verdict ] that while Senator La Toilette vote for the dry amendment he though \ the Senator had voted since the with the vets on what we conside f test bills.''
 ! iected into the Republican prohibi tion controversy with the announce ment of Mayor A. c. MdHenry c 7 Oshkosh that he will be a candidat for governor on the Republican tick \ ct. pledged to work for repeal of tn Stevenson law. He expressed his stan \ bring a modification of the Volstea E act and the manufacture and sale C | beer and wine under government su \ neryision As a candidate for tn U. S. Senate in 1920, Mayor McHen D rv polled 10000 votes.