The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1930-11-01


with conspicuous victories in number Of
states.
PENNSYLVANIA
With the possible exception of Massa-
chusetts and Ohio it is doubtful if the
vets made a more determined effort in
any STATE to defeat dry candidates than
they made in Pennsylvania. Former Gov
ernor Pinchot was the regular Republican
nominee for governor Mr.. Pinchot IS per-
sonally dry and his record in public life
has been one of aggressive opoSition 10
the LIQUOR interests. He became the special
target of attacks of the vets. A deter
mined effort was made to inValidate his
nomination by throwing out the primary
vote of Luzerne county. This contest was
lost in the courts but the vets were I'M
dismayed. large block of the Philadel-
phia Republican organization went over
to the camp of the wet Democratic NOM
inee. General Atterbury, president of the
Pennsylvania railroad and an official of
the Association Against the Prohibition
Amendment, resigned his place on the ma
tional Republican committee because he
could not support Governor Pinchot.
Party lines were obliterated. Thousands
of dry Democrats cast their ballots for
the dry Republican nominee and thou
sands Of wet Republicans voted for the
wet Democrat candidate. Governor Pin
chot won by substantial majority and
at the same time James j. Davis, former
secretary of labor, Republican, dry, was
elected United States senator by much
larger majority. In the election of Mr..
Davis, Pennsylvania gained dry senator.
The drys lost one congressman in the pri-
maries but lost none in the election and
Pennsylvania will send 20 to 81 dry con-
gressmen out of IS to Washington. The
lesiglature is dry insuring the continu-
ance Of the Snyder-Armstrong law.
IOWA, COLORADO, MAINE
The drys of Iowa scored a decisive VIC
tory in the election of Mr.. Dickinson to
the United States senate taking the place
of Senator Steck. Democrat, who is wet.
Colorado also contributes to the dry
victory in the election of a dry Demo-
GRAFT, succeeding L. c. Phipps, wet.
Maine, in the election of last August,
sends Mr.. White to the United States SEN
ate supplanting Senator Gould, wet
MONTANA
The victory Of Senator Walsh attracted
national attention. Montana, a supposedly
wet state, with no state enforcement law,
was considered by the vets promising ter
ritory in which to attack the United
States senator who has distinguished him.
self as a dry leader in the upper house.
but failed utterly Party lines were OBJ
liberated and Senator Walsh was re-
turned to Washington by substantial
majority.
NEBRASKA
The success of Senator Norris in Ne
braska Is also a disappointment to the
vets. Senator Norris was elected over his
opponent who was considered by some as
moderately wet
DELAWARE
dry success which has not received
the attention it deserves in the news
papers was achieved IN Delaware, Della
ware IS the home Of the duPonts who are
prominent leaders and large financial
supports Of the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment. In the sena-
torial contest in that state Senator Daniel
o. Hastings Republican dry, was re-
elected. His opponent. former Senator
Thomas F. Bayard, wet Democrat re-
ceiyed the whole hearted and public en-
dorsement Of John j. Raskob and the
duPonts and the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment
TEXAS
Texas returned Senator Sheppard to
Washington by an Overwhelming vote.
Senator Sheppard is an outstanding dry
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