The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-23
BOOZE BIG ISSUE
FOR RCAMPAIGNERS
Well Defined Wet and Dry
Issues Appear Through
out Middle West
BOTH SIDES ARE BITTER
Vets and Drys Preparing for
Clash in Ohio, Wisconsin
and Minnesota

~ tho Afsorpird rrcss
CHICAGO. July a. Wen defined
vet and Dry issues have appeared In
two middle Western states iu tho
campaign preceding The primaricH
While Cougrorsman Volroad has
active opposition in MinnoHotn. al
though the prohibition Issue has not
been raised thero.
Tho prohibition md auii-prphibla
Non forces are wnElng warm cam
pnigns In both ohio ana Wisconsin.
bpen claims being made by both
IideH that they will control tho next
Congressional delegation from 'hcS"
two states. The utup'lou In tho
three states follows.
COLUMBUS. ohio ohio votors
will again face the wet ana dry iF.
suca ut the statewide primaries on
August s. and the rr"ultH are *
pectrd ~ bo o' national Interest ho-
cause Ohio lH Tho home of the Anti
galonn league and several national
wet organizations
Congress WHCc Interesting.
Because OF the efforts OF those op-
posed 90 prohibition to have con
grcss eunct law permitting the
manufacture and sale Of light wines
and beer. chief interest viii attach
To tho nomination or congressman.
both the vets ana drys are busy
trying 20 obtain pledges from the
candidates, who arc more numerous
than ever before In the history or
Tho atnte. Congrcasmen arc 10 he
nominated In the districts or tho
stntc. and IN some districts there
are more than n score or candidates
Uccause of the drys' efforts 10
maintain strict law enforcement laws
ON the statute books, cons'dorahle
attention also Is being paid 70 pros
pective members Of tho legislature
Although there Will be NO, direct
wet and dry referendum hi me Nu-
p1Et prlmarlcs, two Of the rnndi-
dates for the governorship nomina-
tlon-boin rcpublicRn--have an
nouncrd platforms favoring UEht
wines and beer. They are G. Homer
Durand, Coshocton attorney former
ly connected with the liberal FORCES
in Ohio. and J. W. Durnell or Colun'-
bus.
Roth the vets ana the drys al
rcndy are claiming the next ONO
congressional delegation.
MADISON. Wisconsin Is
swinging into q campaign Tor INC
general election primaries Septemocr
& with prohibition enforcement an
issue OF Importance stressed ny can
didates for all parties.
In tho republican field, ho'h rae
tlons. one headed by United states
Senator Robert NJ. la Follette' ana
10 NT a
field. candidate for the United Statoa
sennte. have declared for law en-
forcement without specifically mem
tioning prohibition.
Candidates Accept Issue.
The candidates themselves. how
ever, have taken direct Issue ON the
question, since Atty'-fcn. VIII
liam J. Morgan, candidate Tor
governor In opposition 60 GOV, J. J'
blaine, who In seeking reduction
declared specifically his opposition
TO return Of wines and beer, nSs'rt-
ing that promises OF mobilization
OF the Volstcad act were 'frnudulent
attempts at Note-getunk' l'ilN
stand was indorscd ottioially ny
Doctor Garfield and other candi-
dates on the ticket indorsed by the
citizens republican state conference
which met at Milwaukee, June !.
This faction OF the party in opposed
TO Senator la Toilette.
Governor Blaine has not yet an %
swered his opponents ON tho wet
and dry issue, nor have other NOM
bcrs OF the la Toilette faction, x.
y Hutton, superintendent OF tho
Wisconsin Anti-Saloou league, has
publicly attacked the governor ns
"wet" because OF his veto OF the
league prohibition enforcement hhl
paascd hy the 1921 Wisconsin lesls-
lnturc. At that tlmc Governor Rlaino
expressed himself as believing that
persons should be permitted To man
ufncture wines and beer IN their
homes for homo consumption.
Superintendent Hutton has said OF
the governor:
"Gov. j. j. Blaine, once
counted by tho drys. seems tn sat
isfy the wcts, judging by tho account
given OF his activities in the an
nual year book OF the wet Camels,"
The reference In this instance was
10 the governors veto or the league
enforcement bill, known as the
Mathcson bill lie substituted I'm
its stead tho Seyerson bill, which,
had It passed In It's original FORM
would have permitted the mouufac-
ture of home brew, hut which would
have been in other ways in conforms
lty with the Nulstcad act. The lcgis-
laturc. however, amended tho meas
urc as introduced, making It an en-.
forcemcut law which Conformud
with the wishes OF the Anti-Saloon
league. Tho league supported Il for
passage with amendment and the
governor signed the amended bin
Ants lndorsc Morgan.
Endorsement NJ the candidacy oi
Attorney General Morgan for gov
crnor in opposition 20 Governor
Blaine has heeR given by the Anti
Saloon league.
NuttOu's announcement said
that the old timc-tcstod followers ot
both Governor Blaine and Senator
Ia Toilette are drys and that these
drys hope for acceptance from these
two leaders - 'fh' majority yerd'cf'
Iu" .nhlNInU. Hutton said
that wllIo senator la Toilette voted
for the dry amendment NE though,
the senator had voted since then
with tho vets ON "what We consider
test bills"
Further complication has been 10
1eCtod into the republican prohihl.
f!ou controversy with the announce,
ment Of Mayor a, q, McHoury OF
Oshkosh that ne viii he a candidat,
for governor on the republican 'lck
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