The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-07-26
WET AND DRY SITUATION
IN THREE STATES GIVEN
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candidates for all parties.
In the Republican field, both fac
tions. one headed by United States
| Senator Robert NJ, La Toilette, and
the other headed by DR., w. A. Gan
field, candidate for the United States
Senate, have declared for law en-
forcement without specifically men
tioning prohibition.
The candidates themselves, how
ever. have taken direct issue on Nle
question, since Attorney General
William ]. Morgan, candidate for
governor in opposition to Gov. ]. ]
Blaine. who is seeking reelection
declared specifically his opposition
! to return of wine and beer. asserting
that promises of modification of the
Volstead act were fraudulent at
tempts at vote-getting." This stand
was officially endorsed by Dr. Gan
field and other candidates on the
ticket endorsed by the Citizens Re
publican state conference which met
at Milwaukee. June l. This faction
of the party is opposed to Senator
La Toilette.
Blaine Holds Back
Governor Blaine has not yet an
swered his opponents on the wet and
dyr issue. nor have other members
of the La Toilette faction. R. P.
Hutton. superintendent of the Wis
consin anti-saloon league. has pub
licly attacked the Governor as a
"wet" because of his veto of the
league prohibition enforcement bill
passed by the 1921 Wisconsin legis-
lature At that time Governor Blaine
expressed himself as believing that
persons should be permitted to manu-
facture wines and beer in their
homes for home consumption.
Superintendent Hutton has said of
the Governor:
Governor J. J. Blaine. once count
ed by the drys. seems to Satisfy the
vets. judging by the account given
of his activities in the annual year
book of the wet Camels."
The reference in this instance was
to the Governors veto of the league
enforcement bill, known as the
Matheson bill He substituted in
its stead the Severson bill, which,
had it passed in its original form
would have permitted the manufac-
ture of home brew, but which would
have been in other ways in conform
ity with the Volstead act. The legis-
lature, however, amended the meas
ure as introduced, making it an en-
forcement law which conformed with
the wishes of the Anti4Saloon League.
The league supported it for passage
with amendment and the Governor
signed the amended bill.
Endorsement of the candidacy of
Attorney General Morgan for COVER
nor in opposition to Governor Blaine
has been given by the Anti-Saloon
League.
Mr.. Hutton's announcement said
that the old time-tested followers OF
both Governor Blaine and Senator
La Toilette are drys. and that these
drys hope for acceptance from these
two leaders of "the majority YER
dict" for prohibition. Mr.. Hutton
said that while Senator La Toilette
voted for the dry amendment, he
thought the senator had voted since
then with the vets on what we con-
slider test bills"
Many COMPLICATIONS
Further complication has been in
ton controversy with the announce
ment of Mayor A. c. McHenry of
Oshkosh that he will be candi-
date for governor on the Republican
ticket pledged to work for repeal of
the Severson law He expressed his
stand for support of any plan that
will bring a modification of the Vol
stead act and the manufacture and
sale of beer and wine Under govern
ment supervision. As candidate
for the U. S. Senate in 1920, Mayor
McHenry polled 10000 votes.
The Socialist state conference en-
dorsed Senator La Follette's candi-
dacy. 1t also adopted a resolution
favoring beer and light wines.
The Democratic state conference
had a struggle between the very
drys and those favoring modifica-
tons. Over the opposition of the
very drys, plank was included in
the Democratic platform calling for
submission of the prohibition question
to the people of Wisconsin, should
the legislature act favorably on the
proposal, at the April election in
1923.
= The conference also endorsed two
Y Indicates for governor Cary Mathie
oAWausau. representing the dry fac
ton within the party, and Mayor A.
A. B.ntley of La Crosse, represent
ing the moderate faction. Both can
didates haves declared themselves on
the prohibition issue, which they say
is regarded as paramount in the
state branch of the party.
Woman for Senator
Mrs. Ben c. Hooper, of Oshkosh.
was selected as the Democratic can
didate for U. S. Senator. This selec-
ton was considered as in part an