The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-10-07
REPEAL DIRECT
ISSUE IN VOTE
OF e STATES
Senatorial Contests and
Referenda to Play Big
Part in Outcome.
BY HERBERT LITTLE
Times stan Writer

WASHINGTON, Oct. State
wide senatorial contests and ref
BRENDA in twenty-three states a
month from now probably will have
a greater effect on the prohibition
question than the presidential cleo
ton, held that same day.
The eleven referends, even more
than the party platforms. will affect
the votes Of senator's and congress-
men in the next congress. and even
in the lame duck congress which
meets in December
Many candidates from these states
are withholding any stand on pro-
hibition pending the voters de-
cisions.
In eighteen Of the thirty-three
senatorial contests this year, pro-
hibition appears to be involved. In
thirteen others, vets are certain Of
election, and in two, Arkansas and
Kansas. dry senators appear in
evitable.
The fiat wet-and-dry senatorial
fights are in California, Idaho, In
diana Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland,
Oregon. Utah and Washington.
In all Of these except California,
where Tallant Tubbs Rep is sup
ported by repeal forces, the Demo-
cratic candidate Is on the Wetter
side.
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other Republican nominees have
become only moist, from the repeal
lists point of view, through their
espousal of President Hoovers pro-
hibition stand
Other senatorial contests which
will affect vitality the wet and dry
vote in the next congress are in
Arizona Colorado, New Hampshire,
New York, North Dakota, Okla
homa, South Dakota and Vermont.
The thirteen states now deemed
certain to send senator's who will
vote for repeal, either because both
candidates are wet or because the
Democratic candidate has agreed to
support the party's platform, are
Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, I'LL
nois, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada,
New Jersey, North Carolina. Ohio,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina and
Wisconsin.
Voters to Rule on Repeal
or the referenda, six are to be
held in states which have senatorial
battles over prohibition: Arizona,
California, Colorado, North Dakota,
Oregon and Washington,
Arizona, Colorado and North Da-
kota candidates are not discussing
prohibition much, pending the OUT
come.
In addition there are referenda
in Connecticut, Louisiana and New
Jersey, all thoroughly wet, and in
Wyoming and Michigan. The Wyo-
ming and Michigan contests are
being watched here with special
interest.
In six Of these referenda, Arizona,
California, Louisiana, New Jersey,
Oregon and Washington, the pro-
posal submitted to voters is repeal
of the state prohibition act.
In two, Colorado and North Da-
kota. repeal of the state Constitu-
tons prohibition clause is proposed.
Commission Is Proposed
In Michigan there is submitted an
amendment to the state Constitu-
ton empowering the legislature to
set up a commission to have fun
control of the retail sale of liquor,
but providing for retention of
county option. This automatically
would repeal the state prohibition
act.
Connecticut and Wyoming will
vote on the general question of
repeating the eighteenth amend
ment
California, in addition to state
repeal, is to vote on a state con
stitutional amendment setting up
a system of state liquor control.
Louisiana, in addition to state re-
peal, will vote on memorial con-
gress to call a constitutional con-
vention to repeal or modify the
eighteenth amendment.