Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
BIZ MARK SULLIVAN.

~ UT OF this campaign and the
election next month will come
two main results. Let US speak
~ Of them as results" rather
than tissues" because the
politicians have thrown q fog around
the word tissues" by assertions as to
what are or are not issues. Republican
National Chairman Simeon d. FeSs Of
Ohio declares that prohibition Is not
an issue. Similarly, Democratic orator
after orator proclaims that prosperity
Is an issue.
In agreement with the Demoractic
orators 1t is true that announcement In
the newspapers of November that
the Republicans have held, or the
Democrats have won, control Of Con-
gress, would have concrete effects in
the field called business. And in dis
agreement with Republican Chairman
Fess, the outcome Of the election will
have a direct effect one way or the
other on prohibition.
But let us scrap the word tissues"
and ignore the patter of politicians.
The outcome of this election will have
two main consequences. The principal
and obvious one Is that the Democrats
will either have won or not won con-
troll of at least one chamber of Con-
gress. From that result, II 1t comes,
enormous secondary consequences
would ensue, having to do with the
presidential election of 1882 and
modifying the course of national
politics and history for years to come.
The other main consequence is that
prohibition will either have held its
own, comparatively speaking, or viii
have suffered a setback.
1t is to this. last, the bearing Of the
election on prohibition, that the pres
ent article devotes itself.
Three Dry Law Effects Foreseen.
The fate Of prohibition will be at
fected In three ways: Cd BY the num-
Der of wet Senators elected over dry
candidates or vice versa; CD by the
number Of wet members of the Lower
House elected over dry candidates or
vice versa; and CD by the outcome of
referendums in some six States.
The referendums are difficult to clarity
because they vary in their terms and
few of them, so far as have examined
them, present clear issue between wet
and dry. The number of wet members
Of the House elected over dry candi-
dates or vice versa Is important, but
difncult to treat In an article, because
the districts in which squarely wet and
dry fights are staged are widely scat
tered, because the candidates are rela-
lively obscure men and because each
outcome will reflect only the area of
one comparatively small congressional
district.
The more practical approach, there
| fore, to understanding the bearing OF
this campaign on prohibition is to sur
vey cases in which dry candidates for
the United States Senate are running
! against wet candidates for the same
4 ~ g. A~1A -
| conspicuous cases are here considered
/ and only cases In which the issue Il
squarely drawn between wet and dry.
For the reader who wishes to be ablt
to interpret the outcome of this cleo
ton, in its bearing on prohibition, foul
| contests are outstanding, four havt
| genuinely national meaning. It Is thu
| national meaning of the coming cleo.
ton that is important to understand
and Is not always understood. Voter
| in the several States understand thu
issues and the significance Of results In
/ their respective States. The present
article aims to seek the national mean.
| ing this election will have $50 far as Il
| affects prohibition) even though in fact
it is an aggregate of State elections.
Ohio Senate Contest Important.
The most important Senate contest
candidate is running against clearly
and avowedly dry candidate Is IN Ohio
In Ohio the dry candidate for the Sen
ate is Roscoe C. McCulloch, Republican
running for reelection. Ohio Is dry
and he is supported by the dry organi-
cations. About Senator McCullochs re-
| flecting the dry side there can be nc
question.
Against Senator McCulloch the Demo
Gratis have nominated a wet. His name
is Robert Johns Buckley. He is lawyer
! of high standing in Cleveland. HI
/ served two terms in Congress nearly II
years ago and made good record. HI
Is In all respects a man Of the type
whom politicians call high class"-anc
he is frankly, directly and courageously
wet.
Every voter in Ohio understands Mr.
Bulkley's wetness, and every voter un'
derstands that the contest for the Sen