The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-11-01

the friends of prohibition and is much
more of an issue than had been expected
in the campaign. Every section of the
country is involved. and referenda cleo
lions have been called in eight states. In
Missouri, Montana, California and Colo
RADIO the voters are called upon TO decide
whether the state prohibition enforcement
codes shall be repealed or retained while
New York, Illinois and Wisconsin va
ious appeals are made to change or modi-
y the Volstead Act.
In New York and Illinois the question
admitted is. "Shall the Volstead Act be
hanged so as to leave to the states the
decision of what constitutes an intoxicat-
ing liquor" In Wisconsin the question is
whether Congress shall be requested to
modify the Nolstead Act, and whether
us per cent beer shall be legalized. The
Nevada referenduIa proposes that con-
stitutional convention be called to propose
amendments to the Eighteenth Amend
ment.
The Anti-Saloon League and other dry
forces will make strong fight in Mis-
souri,, Montana, California and Colorado
70 defeat the referendum elections to re-
peal state enforcement codes. The states
IRE being organized, workers sent out lit
nature distributed, and the voters aroused
vote against the referendum. The re-
cal of the state enforcement codes would
mean a reign of lawlessnes with the Fed
,ral--e~-sernment unable to cope with It's
meagrc forct with the vets. aaaided By the
state officers. The vets are beginning to
realize that they have gone too far, and in
Missouri especially they have been advised
by wet papers and wet leaders like Sena-
tor Reed and Capt. Stayton, of the Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition Amend
ment, TO ignore the referendum.
Drys Ignore Straw Votes
In the four states where there is straw
vote the drys are abstaining from the ref
erendum. Instead of spending time and
energy and money on an illegal and mean
ingless referendum, the drys are concen-
rating, i'll Illinois. on the defeat of George
:. Brennan for the Senate. In New York
he drys are concentrating on the election
IF Franklin w. Cristman for the Senate,
an independent Republican. Both Sena-
sor Wadsworth. Republican, and the Dem
ocratc candidate, Judge Wagner, are wet.
Among the most important senatorial
contests are those between Frank l..
Smith, endorsed by the Anti Saloon
League of Illinois. and George Z. Bren-
nan, wine and beer Democrat. In PENN
sylvania the Republican nominee. VIM. S.
Ware, wet and much in the limelight be-
cause of the excessive expenditures in
Cured in the primary, is opposed by dry
Democrat, Vim. Wilson, former Secretary
of Labor. The contest between Senator
Willis, of Ohio, staunch dry. and former
Senator Pomerene, Democrat and wet, is
IF much significance. Pomerene's election
would bring him before the national con-
yention in 1923 as a presidential posi-
5ility. Senator Shortridge, Republican, OF
California. has stated that he would vote
Tor enforcement measures but is regarded
as wet He is opposed by John B. Elliott
a bone dry Democrat. Senator Oddie. OF
Nevada. a dry. IS opposed by Raw Baker,
a Democrat with wet leanings In Ore
gon both the Republican and Democratic