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for a referendum on constitutional
matters in the States. The trainers
OF th' Constitution. they say, had no
intention of providing for such a ref
erendunL Such referenda, they add,
diVerts attenti from te main busi-
ness OF the hour-the election of pub
lie officials who will maintain and en-
force the prohibition laws.
Effect of Wet Gains.
The senatorial and congressional
contests present many interesting wet
and dry fights, fights in which both
sides are Intensely interested, for 1t
is we'll understood that if the vets
can make material gains in the Ma
tional Legislature. the impetus given
the wet cause will be to make mem.
bers who have been dry. but whose
States or districts are pretty evenly
divided, sit up and take notice."
Outstanding among the wet and dry
senatorial races are those in Illinois,
Pennsylvania and Ohio. In Illinois
Col. Frank L. Smith, indorsed by the
Anri-Saloon League, is opposed by Mr.
Brennan, the Democratic national
committeeman, who demands light
wines and beer vociferously from one
end of the State to the other, and par.
tlcularly in Cook County-Chicago If
Brennan should win it would be a
distinct wet victory, for the State has
been overwhelmingly Republican,
Coolidge carrying ii two years ago by
nearly million votes. The issue has
been slightly beclouded in the last few
days by the interjection of an inde.
pendent Republican candidate, backed
by Julius Rosenwald, who Is opposing
Smith and Brennan on the issue that
they accepted campaign contributions
from public utility corporations in
their primary contests.
Representative William S. Ware. in
Pennsylvania, having defeated Gov.
ptnchot, the bone dry. and Senator
Pepper, who had both wet and dry
support. according to the part Of the
State in which the votes were cast.
for the Republican nomination, is op.
posed by a bone dry former Secretary
OF Labor William 8. Wilson, There
is surge OF resentment against Ware,
not only because o@ the vast expendi.
lures made for him in his primary
campaign. but because he is recog.
nized as the machine boss Of Phila.
delphia. Other parts of the State re-
sent his nomination. The election Of
Wilson, however. would be a marvel
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vania.
Ohio Fight Significant.
The senatorial fight between Willis
and Pomerene in Ohio has not only
great Wet and dry significance, but
should Pomerene win would put him
in a strategic position for the Demo.
cratic nomination for President in
1928. The drys would be as much
averss to seeing Pomerene nominated
for President by the Democrats as
they would be to seeing Senator Wads-
worth of New York the standard
bearer Of the Republican party.
The New York situation presents
ore OF the bitterest wet and dry fights
under way today. The drys are out
TO get Wadsworth if they can, al.
though they know that his defeat
merely means sending a wet Democrat
to the Senate in his place. But they
want to eliminate Wadsworth as the
Republican leader of the State and to
kill off now any chances he might
have in the future for a presidential
nomination. They are backing State
Senator Franklin W. Cristnan, as an
Independent Republican candidate,
against Wa,dsworth. If Cristuan re-
ceives an appreciable vote Wads-
worth's Official and political head
seems doomed.
In California the Democratic nonli-
nee for the Senate, Elliott. Is dry.
one of McAdoo's followers. Senator
on the other hand, is about 5000"
III the opinion Of the dry leaders. He
has said he would vote for enforce
ment measures IN the Senate. but he
is regarded as having wet leanings.
In Nevada Senator Oddie has dry