Evening star., 1933-11-06
Final Decision Expected on
Prohibition in Elections
in Six States.
ROOSEVELT CONTROL HELD
AT STAKE IN NEW YORK
Indications of National Political
Trends Foreseen in State and
City Contests.
By the Associated Press.


Spirited last-minute arguments and
predictions today created fervent inter-
est in tomorrow's repeal and mayoralty
elections.
Two things put unusual significance
into the of-year elections-only three
of the six States voting need favor re-
peal to make certain of prohibitions
official death about December 5; State
wide and mayoralty contests were ex-
pected by some Of the politically inter-
ested to indicate the direction of
national political currents.
In maLy States and cities, conse-
qucntly, there were predictions of heavy
and even record voting.
Thirty-three of the necessary 36
States have balloted IN unbroken sue
cession to end national prohibition.
Tomorrow Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah,
Kentucky, North and south Carolina
give their verdicts.
Mrs. Peabody Makes Appeal.
Postmaster General Farley. general
issimo of the Roosevelt administrations
campaign for repeal, predicted again in
New York last night that with the
counting of the ballots the dry law
would be erased.
At the same time -ars. Henry w.
Peabody, chairman OF the Womans S
National Committee for Law Enforce
ment, appealed to the women to make
a "last rally to save the prohibition
amendment.
"I know they can win if they'll go
to the polls and vote against repeal, =
she said.
with Tammany Halls fortunes In the
balance. New York City's heated elec-
ton was being brought to thunderous
climax.
The three candidates-Mayor John p.
O'Brier. Fiore,lo H. La Guardia and
Joseuh ". McKee-predicted victory BY
overwhelming pluralities.
Final Exhortatio9s Made.
Farley. national and State Demo-
cratic chairman, had indorsed Mckee
Some Democratic chieftains conceded
the outcome would affect President
Roosevelt's, control of the State.
VETS and drys made final exhorta-
tions in the States voting on repeal. Re-
ports indicated the result in Utah, Ohio
and North Carolina would be close;
anti-repealists had been especially
active there.
II three of the States favor repeal, it
could not be achieved before December
since conventions to which the voters
will elect delegates tomorrow, must DO
the actual ratifying. The result IN Ken
lucky will not be known until Wednes-
day because Of State law.
Important Contests.
Other important mayoralty contests
include:
Cleveland-Mayor Ray T. Miller
Democrat, against Harry Davis, Re-
publican.
Boston-Six candidates, four Demo.
cratic and two Republican, In the field
Albany, N. Y.-Maj. John B.
Thacher, I'd, Democrat supported by
the powerful O'Conneil organization,
against Reynolds K. Townsend, inde-
pendent Democrat.
Louisville, Ky.-Prof. Neville Mil
Ter, dean of the University Of Louisville
Law School, Democrat, against Dan M
Carroll, Republican.
In Virginia Senator Byrd, Democrat,
seeks to succeed himself, with Henry A.
Wise, Republican, as his opponent.
Virginia also elects a Governor and
State Assembly.
National political leaders also will
pay close attention to the results in
New York and New Jersey State legis-
lative elections.
Fifth of Population.
The six States voting on repeal will
record the decision of one-fifth Of the
Nations population.