The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-11
Maine May Vote
 Repeal To-day
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 more states, Minnesota, Maryland and Colorado, tomorrow. Anti- prohibitionists also claim these states and declare that on Novein. Der 2, when nino other states vote, the necessary 36 states will have declared against constitutional pro- hibitoin.
 A vigorous wet campaign in Maine was ciimaxed Saturday night by Q rally hero in which Postmas. tor. General James A. Farley ana Gov Louis Jefferson Brann wero the principal speakers.
 T have no misgivings about how Maine will vote ," said Farley: "You have placed tho question of
 changing tho constitution above
 purely partisan considerationx Brann, referring to >he fact that
 Maine was the Birthplace of prohi.
 bition, said "the nation followed
 Maine in 1919," but "the experi-
 ment failed" He urged voters to
 adopt tho NRA slogan, We Do Our Part
 Dry leaders appeared hopeful rather than confident. "The dryt
 can win if they will but get out and
 votc," said Mrs Henry W. Pea' body, chairman of the women's na- | tional committee for law enforce ment. Tho Roy Frederick W. Smith, executive secretary of tho
 Maine Christian Civic league, fel, that the drys might win "by e nar-
 row margin.
 Here Is the prohibition record | of this native stato of Neal Dow 18th century. temperance reformer
 and dubbed "the father Of pro- hibition."
 ls5I-Adopted first state prohl'
 bition law in nation. 1ss9-Made prohibition part oi state constitution. 19l1-Defeated, by slim margin of 75S votes. proposal to repea
 state prohibition law.
 i03a-Lcglslature voted down
 proposal to take steps toward re.
 peaiing staet prohibition law. 1s33--Legisiature legaAzed S.'
 beer.
 Under the system which down casters will ballot there VIII pt 167 candidates. Eighty delegate, arc to be elected to convention se'
 for December 6. But the nominees will be undesignated on the bal
 lot as to their stand on the repea question, the state supreme cour' having ruled that tho convention should be a deliberative body and that the election should not take the form of q referendum. How ever, there has been an education' al campaign to teach voters who's who among the undesignated can' didates. There will be IS seper. ate contests. one iR~ each county with the number of delegates te be chosen ranging from two In each of five small counties, to lS U popuious Cumberland county. states Vote Tucsday Baltimore, Md. Sept 11.-(uP) --Size of the wet majority was re- garded as the only question " doubt as Maryland. one of the pio'
 neer states In the repeal movement prepared to vote on the issue to' morrow.
 Observers considered a repea
 victory practically certain aithougF | superintendent Chabbe Of th'
 state anti-saion oieague said tha 'If Maryland goes wet it Will p'
 because the people faii to vote U
 large numbers
 Denver. Colo. Sept 1i.-tUP)-- 1 Colorado drys and repeaiists closed | their campaigns to-day. Voter
 balolt on sist amendment to-mor' | row.
 Prohiblfienists conducted vIs oP0us campaign. but on the bak.' 1 of the overwhelming wet victory ii
 the November. 1888 election whel iaI state liquor laws were repeal d. it was predicted the state weul'