The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-09-05
THE VETS CHEER UP
THE THIRSTY THRONG
PROMISE THEM REAL BEER
AND WINE IN TWO YEARS,
POSSIBLY NEXT SUMMER.
REFERENDUM In SOME STATES
Campaigns in Nebraska and Missouri,
With Democratic Senatorial Nomi-
nees Leading Vets. Prohibitions
Scout Idea of Losing Congress.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Beer and
light wines within two years, and pos
sibly by next summer, is the promise
held out to the thirsty by the Associa-
ton Against the Prohibition Amend
ment which is organizing through
out the country to carry the congress
sional election for the consummation
of this program.
The change of 50 votes would re-
cord the house in favor of 4 or per-
cent beer and 10 per cent wine, &C
cording to the association. The or
ganization's prime aim, therefore, in
the November election will be to bring
about the return of at least SO wet
congressman in place of that many
dry incumbents. Numerous claims
of this character already are being
claimed by the association as a re-
suit of the primaries.
Wheeler Scouts Claim.
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
for the anti-saloon league, disputes
this claim. He says it would take
change of more than 100 votes to
make the house wet.
''In the primaries up to date" said
Mr.. Wheeler, only one dry congress
man has been defeated by recognize
ed wet. That was in the Peoria, ILL.,,
district. Primaries have been held in
ESQ districts, ri congressman being
renominated, of whom 178 are drys
and 40 vets. The new candidates
are dry in the proportion of two to
one"
If the vets should win the next con-
gress they would not have an opportu-
nifty to move the modification Of the
Volstead act until year from next
December, unless the president should
call an extraordinary session fore any
purpose earlier
The association working to restore
beer and light wines has arranged for
referendums on the question in Hi
nois, Ohio, Massachusetts, and Cali
fornia. The object is to have the re-
suit of the referendum in each con-
gressiona1 district and in the state at
large accepted as instructions by the
senator's and congressman for their
votes on the question of modifying the
Volstead act in the next congress.
In these and other states the asso-
citation also is fighting for the return
of wet senators and representatives
wherever the situation offers fair
prospect of success.
Nebraska Situation.
In Nebraska the prohibition ques-
ton figures prominently in the con-
test over the senatorship. Senator
Hitchcock, democrat, is wet, and R.
B. Howell, the republican candidate
is dry. Hitchcock appears to have
made peace with the organs. Charles
BRYAN is the democratic candidate for
governor and his brother, William
Jennings Bryan, is reported to be
scheduled to speak for the entire
ticket.
Beer and light wines also will be an
issue in Missouri, where Senator
Reed, democrat, will take the wet side
against R. R. Brewster, the republl-
can candidate for the senate, who de-
feated beer and light wines oppo-
nenti in the primary.
In Wisconsin a bone dry candidate
has been put up against LaFollette and
his associates in the republican prl-
mary, and in a majority OF the con-
gressional districts prohibition is an
issue. In a score of other states and
more than $50 districts there are wet
candidates making campaigns on
beer and light wines platform.