The Washington times., 1930-09-11
VETS REJOICE,
DRYS HAPPY
OVER VOTE

ADktS WIN w WusI SV''J oOV'S .
HaIf-Wins In WASH, Mich;
Drys victors In Four Polls
While. wet apostles were frankly
jubilant and dry leaders plainly
pleased, the prohibition issue
scared to the front again today
out of the welter Of political ques.
tions voted upon by some 1000. 700
Americans in Tuesdays primaries.
Vets rejoiced over victories in
Washington, Michigan. Maryland
and Colorado. The drys were
pleased with victories in New
Hampshire, Delaware, Vermont
and Texas. In Michigan and
washington, the electorate voted
for both wet and dry candidates
Vets Boast Now
VETS boaSted more Of their
gains in Washington and Colorado
than in Michigan or Maryland,
where they have won before.
Their outstanding successes were
the denomination of their old
House Republican leader. John
Philip Hill, in Baltimore; the vic
tory Of Senator James CouzenS;
the defeat of bone-dry Representa-
tive Grant M. Hudson and the
hairline decision for the equally
dry Representative Louis c. Cram
ton in Michigan: the defeat Of the
dry Representative John F. Mil
Ter. after II years in the House.
in Washington. the home State
of Senator Wesley L. Jones. fam
Gus national dry leader; and tlie
nomination of George H. Shaw
for the Senate by Colorado Re-
publicanS over Anti-Saloon League
opposition.
On the other hand, drys were
equally happy over the nomina-
ton of dry Republican Senatorial
candidates in Vermont and Della
ware, the denomination of q diy
Republican governor in New
Hampshire, dry victories In moist
Michigan, the denomination OF
four dry Congressman in Wash
ington, and, above all else, over
the action Of q Texas Democratic
State convention in declaring
whole.heartedly against repeal OF
the Eighteenth Amendment.
Drys Like Defeat
Unbiased observers saw wet
gains in the primary results, but
dry leaders were not diSheartened..
One dry spokesman in the Capt.
tai declared the Anti-SalOOn
League was really pleased with
the results since "our defeats may
act as an alarm clock. awakening
the temperance and moral forces
to the need for vigilance in the
prohibition movement" He added
that dry leaders felt the defeat
of men like Hudson and Miller
and the rear reputation Of
Cramton will do us q world Of
good, by making our followers
throughout the nation understand
that the battle is not yet ended"
Results in Michigan and Wash
ington were rather confusing. In
Michigan, a wet Senator was re-
nominated, one outstanding dry
Representative was defeated and
another won by a mere rs votes,
with a recount necessary. Then,
a bone dry lieutenant governor
was renominated, a dry juriSt
elected mayor of Detroit, and an
outstanding House dry, Repre-
sentative John c. Ketcham, re-
nominated in another congreS-
sional district after an out and
out prohibition battle.
South Still Dry
In Washington, a State Repub-
lican convention recently called
for modification Of the Eight
eenth Amendment. In Tuesdays
primaries, four dry Republican
CongresSmen were renominated,
but one, Miller, was beaten by a
wet on the prohibition issue. He
had held his seat for IA years
but in the next Congress. it will
be filled by q wet. since the
Democratic nominee also opposed
prohibition. =
In the South, the prohibition
issue was Of minor consequence.
Wherever Democrats were de-
feated, drys merely replaced drys
SO far as Congress Is concerned.
Indeed, the Anti-Saloon League
may call it q gain to have Sen
ator Cole L. BleaSe. the self
styled drinking prohibitioniSt," ;"
retired to his South Carolina