Evening star., 1933-11-08

The Republicans quite naturally are
Claiming victory in the election of
La Guardia over the Tammanv SUM-
ported Democrat OBrien, and the Far
ley supported Democrat, Mckee. How
ever lt must be admitted that McKee's
canoloacy Grew lot Of Democratic
EoteS from the regular Democratic nom
NEE O6rlen- Furthermore, 1t is clear
Inat La Guardia must have received a
big Socialist vote in the CITY. The So
clallst candidate for mayor. Solomon
yesterday polled only 63.45O votes a
year ago the Socialist candidate for
mayor received upward Of $50 900 votes.
Ware Beaten by Fusion.
Wnlle Boss Curry was losing in New
YORK City to the Fusion candidate Ross
WiLnam S. Ware Of the Republican ma
cnlne IN Philadelphia vas being de-
IeaIed by the Fusionists, the Democrats
nna a.s.1 tne Pinchot Republicans. Out In
riscsDurgn the Republican machine also
went down to defeat before the Denoo-
cratic candidate, most unusual occur.
renee. Indeed. the Democratic inroads
IN PennSylvania yesterday can only be
considered encouraging to the Demo-
cratic party. In Boston, where six cam
oldates, four Democratic and two Re
publican. struggled yesterday for the Of
nee OF mayor, Frederick w. MansfieId
democrat, was elected, beating the can
qldate OF Mayor James M. CurIey. the
Denocratlc boss of Boston. Indeed. it
was gloomy day for the bosses.
PronlDition repeal went over the ton
whsn Utah, the last State to report last
night, declared for repeal bv a Elbstan-
uai margin. Earlier, Pennsylvania and
ONO, the latter the old home of the
Antl-Saloon League of America. had
turned In huge majorities for repeaI.
repeal. 1s
Kentucky Vote Not Counted.
Kentucky's stand on prohibition re-
peal VIII not be known uuti1&<he votes
nave been counted there TOD Under
the State law the count could not be-
GIN until ii am. today, although the
paHotlng ended last night. If Kentucky
votes Tor repeal and elects a repeal del
egation to its State constitutional con-
Ventlon, to be held November 81. then
prombition will have been formaIIv
stricken from the Constitution by De-
Csmper D, when Pennsylvania, Ohio and
Otan hold their conventions TO ratifv
the twenty-f1rst amendment. reueaIin1
the eighteenth.
should Kentucky's vote be dry. then
prohibition repeal would not be ef-
Iectve until December 6. when Maine.
Wnlch already has elected a list of re-
peal delegates to its constitutional con-
will ratify the twenty-first
amendment. Had Utah failed 10 vote
Ior repeal, and Kentucky should be
placed In the dry column, the whole
program for repeal of the eighteenth
before the first of the wear
might have been thrown out of line
North Carolina and South Carolina
nave stuck to prohibition, the first
states to refuse to vote repeal. Their
action has buoyed the hopes of the drvs
ior victory in many of the States which
are still to be dry under the twenty-
iirst amendment, unless they change
tnelr present laws and constitutions.
In pennsylvania the vote stood four
10 one for repeal of national prohibi-
tion and Ohio rolled up a 500 600 lead
Tor the repealists. On the other hand
North Carolina went very strongly drv
Everett Sanders, chairman Of the
Republican National Committee. was
wiling TO let the election results speak
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