Evening star., 1933-10-04
NORTH VIRGINIA VOTE STRONG
Arlington and Fairfax Counties Almost
3 to for Repeal.
BY LESTER N. INsKEEP.

The Northern Virginia counties, ad-
jacent to the District of Columbia, did
much to swell the vote with which Vir-
ginia yesterday ratified the twenty first
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States, repeating the eighteenth
amendment. These counties also over
Whelmingly expressed themselves as de-
string abolition of the State prohibition
law and substitution of plan of liquor
control.
While the State voted for repeal Of
both the natiopal and State prohibition
laws, the Northern Virginia counties
built up a majority of something more
than to /. Arlington and Fairfax
Counties voted almost to each, Gull
peper County, to /; Loudon County,
2 to l, and Fauquier County, to /.
The success of the repeal movement
in the Northern Virginia area was at
tributed today by Charles Pickett. re-
peal chairman of the eighth district,
largely to the work Of the women. who.
he said, had labored tirelesSly to rid
the State of its dry law in an effort
to promote real temperance.
Pickett also said that he was I'M
pressed by the sincerity of the many
people who never took drink and
never expected to, who worked for re-
peal because of their conviction that
prohibition has been failure.
1t was indicated today that consid-
cradle opposition might be built up
here to the proposed dispensary. sys--
tenn of selling liquor. This is based
upon the Quebec plan, where hard
liquors are sold by the State. and many
fear that such a system In Virginia
might build up another political ring,
since all persons engaged in the sale
of liquors would be State employees.
Arlington County Vote.
Arlington County. which had local
option prior to the passage OF the State
prohibition law in 1916, yesterday voted
both for national and State repeal by
margin of nearly to l.
While predictions had been made In
many other Northern Virginia coun-
ties as to the margin which would be
enjoyed by repeal advocates. Arlington
County had been counted as extremely
uncertain. Repealists had expected the
county to go wet, but few had esti-
mated victory by more than 2 to l.
For repeal, 1909; against, 1856; Tor
State control, 1887; for continuation
of State prohibition, 1888.
The total vote cast yesterday also
exceeded expectations, most OF those
familiar with the situation having esti-
mated that not more than 1000 Of the
qualified voters would cast their bal
lots. Actually, however, there were a
total of 2,695 voting on national repeal
and 2,670 on State control.
The vote by precincts in Arlington
County was as follows:
Arlington-For repeal, 26l; against
90: for State control, 242; for continu-
alton of State prohibition, 107.
Ballston-Repeal, 1893; against, 80;
State control, 1877; State prohibition, r.
Carne-Repeal, ITO; against, So;
State control, 166; State prohibition, 81
Cherrydale-Repeal, 100; against, 90;
State control, 215; State prohibition, 73
Clarendon No. Repeal, 1853; against
"a; State control, 1853; State prohibi-
ton, SO.
Clarendon No. 2-Repeal, ESQ;
against, ia; State control, 242 State
prohibition, 122.
East Falls Church Repeal, 1926;
against. 48; State control, 13l; State
prohibition. "A.
Glen Carlyn-Repeal 3S: against, 18;
State control, So; State prohibition, 18
Lyon Park-Repeal. 1872: against. SO;
! State control. 1856. State prohibition, 10
Rosslyn-Repeal. 176; against, 72;
State control, 1865; State prohibition, rs
Virginia Highlands - Repeal, 155;
against, so; State control, lat; State
prohibition, GA.
Fairfax County Vote.
Following is the Fairfax County vote:
Centerville district: Centerville pre-