Evening star., 1931-12-01
.13 IN HOUSE BACK
WET REFERENDUM.
IS Senators Also Pledge
Support, Repeal Body
Claims in Survey.

Fifteen members of the Senate and
1873 Of the House who will sit in the
forthcoming Congress favor q proposal
to permit nationwide referendum on
prohibition. according to figures made
public today in New York by the Wom-
ems Organization for National Prohibi-
tion Reform.
The tabulation shows also that IS
Senators and 81 House members oppose
submission, and that II from the Senate
and 80 from the House are non-com-
initial.
The report, the frst ON q poll being
conducted by the women'S group, Is
being submitted to the National Execu-
tive Committee. in session in Detroit.
In all $50 replies were received from
53l questionnaires sent out. and the
results made public constitute the re-
turns ND to November rs. The ratio
Of those favoring submission Is approxi-
mately three to two as compared to the
opponents.
The question put to each member
was: ..........-.-
will you vote to consider and will
you vote in favor Of q proposal under
Article OF the Constitution Of the
United States for the repeal OF the
eighteenth amendment thereto, to be
submitted to conventions in the several
States for ratification or rejection"
Not Asked to Submit Views.
The members were not asked to state
their views on prohibition. but q num-
ber did so. or these three from the
Senate and II from the House oppose
repeal, saying they nevertheless favored
the principle of the referendum.
Senator Vandenberg (Republican) Of
Michigan, one OF the trio. went on
record in favor Of submitting the ques-
ton to the people, provided q SPECIFIC
alternative for liquor control was Of
fered. His name was listed in with the
total fayoring the idea. Representative
'Gasque Democrat) OF South Carolina
also made his approval conditional to
an alternative being presented for the
present dry law, but in the organise
tion's tabulati0n he was carried aS op-
posed to the referendum.
These first replies show the two
parties almost equally divided on the
matter
Seven Republican and eight Demo-
cratic Senators were shown In favor OF
the referendum. and six Republicans
and nine Democrats opposed. In the
House the proponents included 66 DEM
ocrats and 81 Republicans and the
opponents II each.
Four Republicans and 10 Democratic
Senators were listed as non -committal.
Gratis in the House.
Lewis Considered Wet
In the Senate group Senator Lewis
(Democrat) Of Illinois Is considered as
wet" as is Senator Kean (Republican)
of New Jersey. Senator Kean, while
non- -comm initial on the referendum, IA
vorS modification OF the law. according
to the report, along with Senator Ken
drick (Democrat) OF wyoming. also
listed as non -committal on the referen-
dunn. Another Of the nom -committal
Senators was Jones Republican, Of
Washington. co-author Of the Ave
and-ten" law.
In the House ,.ss group six Of the SO are
A statement by Mrs Charles II. Sabin,
head of the organization, which accom-
panies the poll, praises those members
who. while dry, favor the referendum.
One Of these was Representative Ruth
Bryan Owen (Democrat) OF Florida,
who Is singled out for especial praise.
In all four of the flve women In the
all favored the referendum, the state
ment says.
r. Mrs. Sabin's statement says that Of
the approximately 20O members of Con-
greSs who have not replied 66 are known
to favor the principle Of referendum.
The organization plans to follow UP all
cases where no reply has been received
or where the reply was non -committal.
she explains
The result Of the poll follows:
Senators for Submission.
Republicans-Bingham and Walcott,
Connecticut; CouzenS and Vandenberg,
Michigan; Metcalf. Rhode Island;
Blaine. Wisconsin, and Carey, Wyom-
ing. Total, Z.
Democrats - Broussard, Louisiana:
Tydings. Maryland: Walsh and Cool
idge. Massachusetts,: Pittman, Nevada;
Wagner and Copeland. New York, and
Bulkley. Ohio. Total, g.
Republicans - Robinson, Indiana;
Capper, Kansas. Hale, Maine; Howell,
Nebraska Frazier, North Dakota, and
Brookhart, Iowa. Total, 6.
Democrats - Bankhead, Alabama: !:
Costigan. Colorado; George, Georgia: |:
McGin Kansas; Stephens. Mississippi: :
Thomas and Gore, Oklahoma, and Con-
nally and Sheppard, Texas. Total, 8.
Three Republican Senators favoring
submission oppose repeal. These are.
in addition to Vandenberg, Couzens and
Carey. Senator Carey Is listed as mot
satisfied with conditions"
The four Republicans and 10 Demo-
Gratis whose replies were non -committal