Evening star., 1933-05-01
FIVE OTHER STATES
TO VOTE IN MAY
Possibility Seen of So Having
Registered Repeal State
ment by 1894.

Five States, in addition to Rhode Is
land, will register their views on the
eighteenth amendment during May
and the legislative situation in other:
is such that there is possibility 81
States may have voted on repeal OF
this amendment by the close of 1888.
Two States-Michigan and Wisconsin
have voted overwhelmingly to wipe
the amendment from the Constitution
Rhode Island, Wyoming, New Jersey
Nevada, New York and Delaware will
cast their votes between now and May
81.
Anti prohibition leaders, headed by
Jouett Shouse, president of the Asso-
citation Against the Prohibition Amend
ment, have expressed confidence OF car
rying each Of these States, while F.
Scott Mcbride. superintendent OF the
Anti-Saloon League, points to the cleo
ton of delegates in Indiana, June 6, as
the first real battle-ground where de
cisive fight" will be made.
If Indiana rejects the repeal pro-
poSal' Mcbride said. the eighteenth
amendment will remain in the Constl-
tuition"
ShouSe said today: I'VE are confident
that by the end of the month
the important initial processes Of repeal
will have been undertaken in almost
ore-fourth OF the necessary 36 States
The result in these six States" re
asserted, scarcely can be doubted il
there is a truly representative partici-
patton by the voters of the States in
these popular referenda'
Citing the possibility of action in sc
States this year, ShOUse said: I'VE dc
not concede the loss of single one"
With elections already held in two
States he said in a formal statement
dates for elections in 1888 have been
set definitely in "a others There are
eight States in which it is anticipated
the elections will be held this year. In
three others it is optional with Cover
nors to call special elections this year
South Dakota and Nebraska have
fixed their elections for November. 1884
In Oklahoma, the law provides for an
election next year unless there is q
special Statewide election in the
meantime
There is sound reason to believe
Oklahoma will have an election in the
Autumn of 1888
That gives us total Of 38 States
in which elections either are set for
1888 or in. which we have a reasonable
expectation such referenda will be
held"
The following dates have been set
Wyoming, May Is; New Jersey. Maj
l6; New York. May %; Delaware. May
81; Nevada. May 27; Illinois. June S:
Indiana. June 6: Massachusetts. June
l3: Iowa. June 20: West Virginia
June 81; Alabama. July IL; Arkansas
July 18: Tennessee. July 20; Oregon
July 81; Washington, August %; Yer
mont. September 5; Maine. September
II; Maryland. September II; Mime
sofa, September II; New Mexico, No
vember 7. and Ohio, November 7.
In Pennsylvania bill providing for
the election November is before Gov
Pinchot and in Texas legislation pro-
viding for an election November is
in conference between the House and
Senate
Both South Dakota and Nebraska
have set elections for November 8, 1894
The Legislatures of Georgia, Kansas
four States-Kentucky, Louisiana. Mis-
siSSippi and Virginia-will have no ses-
siOnS of the Legislature until next year
Shouse, in his review. listed Arizona
California, Colorado. Connecticut. Flor
ida. Missouri, New Hampshire and
South Carolina as States where cleo
tions are expected to be held this year
In Idaho. Montana and Utah the
Governor has the option of setting the
date in 1888 or 1884 and in North
Carolina and Oklahoma the dates have
been set tentatively for 1884