The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-21
BY ED MERRIAM u,nffed Press Stan Correspondent )

Memphis, Tenn, July 21--(U.PJ Vets won a hair-breath victory s in Tennessee's repeal election. al- Z most complete returns indicated |. early to-day. With all but 290 of s the states z,25z precincts counted, z the vets had q lead of 10,s95 votes. { The missing precincts, almost all ( in isolated rural communities. were 2 expected to reduce tho wet lead 7 considerably, but competent politi- cal observers believed they would { not prevent Tennessee from becom- ing the 18th state to approve rati- fication of the 21st (rcpeaD amend msnt.
 The victory was by the most narrow margin the repealists have had in their clean sweep of the states that so far have voted on res peal. IL made Tennessee the third state of the so-ca1led "solidly dry south" to go wet.
 The United Press tabulation Oi 1882 precincts showed:
 For Repeal: 122,3ty.
 Against Repeal: 111.e24.
 Reports were circulated that dry leaders would contest the election 7 Before the election dry leaders said that If the state voted wet 1t would be because repeal ballots were counted that were not voted" They were critical of the Shelby County , (Memphis) democratic organiza- ' ton. Memphis gave repeal a 15 to Il majority.
 Repeal, after sweeping 1S states, encountered it's first concerted op- { position in the rural mountain dis @fffcts of East Tennessee where the quality of tho produce of mountain Z stills has been celebrated in song and story. Some districts voted q, high as three to one dry.
 The states four large cities -- Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga and Knoxville voted wet, although knoxville's slender repeal margin Nas not enlugh to overcome the dry vote of Knox County. Five of the states congressionn district apparently favored repsa and four voted against It.
 Tenncssee's ratification will b' held in Nashville August II. Al though the delegates were elected by districts--seven from each 0 tine nine congressional districts the total vote of GS must be cast ai | unit. Thus the delegates elected In 0FH EMSttTU lbuhNbSpV VI" " forced arbitrarily to vote repeal.
 Oregon Is At it
 Portland, Ore. July 21-- (U.p)-- oregon, which has had optiona proilibitioD since 1t was q territorj 1n fg44, voted to-day on repeal O tho 18th amendment.
 4 heavy vote for repeal of thu EAndefson enforcement act in th' November election presaged fay sgrabie vote on adding the Els amendment to the consultation most observers declared.
 Remaining state dry statutes Have been virtually inOperativt since repeal of the enforcement set.
 The tw6.to-one vote of the cleo. forate fo kill the state enforcement act aroused the semblance Of dry campaign.
 Ths Antl-Liquor League aIit other dry groups, with the ala 0i William '.Pussyfoot" Johnson, m. fiona1iy known dry, sponsored 2 epnsfuCdic speaking campaign but concentrated their efforts chiefly in upstate small cities.
 The Women's National League For Prohibition Reform, on the other hand, concentrated It's anti- Dfohibition drive in Portland where Sentiment is wet.
 Muitonah County, in which Port land is located, has q large block Of }be 5fe delegates 70 De elected tc fIle repeal convention