Evening star., 1933-06-22
LIQUOR NOT LIKELY
TO BE 1884 ISSUE,
LEADERS BELIEVE
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Government managed control Of the
liquor traffic. For example, there are
plenty of Republicans in Kansas who
insist that no candidate for Congress
or State Office who announced himself
a wet. would have a show to win. They
point to the fact that the candidates
in Kansas last year were drys, Demo-
Gratis and Republicans alike.
Republican leaders of responsibility
in Congress, however, today say they
believe that national prohibition will
not ngure to any great extent in the
races for House and Senate next year,
except in isolated cases They are
figuring that the eighteenth amendment
will have been repealed before the cam
paign Is we'll under way. An estimate,
which after all is merely estimate was
made that 80 per cent Of the candidates
would run as vets, or certainly not as
drys in the sense that they demanded
continuance OF national prohibition.
Issue Will Be Dead.
These Republican leaders take the
view that II repeal shall have beeil
accomplished, or even nearly accom-
plished, the prohibition issue will be
dead at least temporarily. Even If there
Is to be swing back Of the pendulum
and recrudescence OF dry sentiment
after the sale of liquor shall have been
well under way In many of the States
they do not believe that sentiment will
have had time TO be aroused by the
elections to be held year from No.
Vember
The Democrats today are congratu-
lating themselves upon the way in
which they clutched the wet side Of the
prohibition issue to their breasts In
1882. They see in the wet victories in
State after State complete vindica
tion OF the Democratic party's stand on
the prohibition issue. They expect their
candidates for House and Senate to run
as -prohibitionists, perhaps even in
Kansas.
While the Republicans, who Topped
pretty nearly all the way over to the
wet side in the campaign of 1882, are
generally admitting that the prohibi-
tion issue will be "out" so far as the
congressional elections are concerned
next year, they are ready to revive the
issue at some future date, If the oppor-
tunity seems ripe. Even now it is pos
sible to hear the comment that the
Democrats closed all the banks and
opened all the saloons" coming in half
jocular fashion from Republican lips,
but also giving promise of an attack
upon the Democratic party.
In the list of Senators who must
stand for reelection next year are sev-
eral Senators who have been outstanj-
ing dryS in the past. What is going to
be their position? Take for example
Senator Fess Of Ohio and Senator Rob-
inson Of Indiana, both Republicans and
both from States that used to be con-
sidered banner dry States politically
Senator Robinson not long ago again de-
clared his allegiance TO the prohibition
cause. He Is apparently aiming, how
ever, not to campaign on the prohibition
issue next year so much as on the
issue OF more liberal treatment Of the
war veterans and on the war debts
issue.
Democrats Seeking Re Election.
There are IA Democratic Senators
who come up for reelection in 1884,
II Republicans and one Farmer Labor,
Senator Shipstead Of Minnesota 1t
certainly looks as though none OF the
Democratic Senators would be found
stressing the prohibition issue except
those who are perfectly willing to es-
pOuSe the wet cause Here's a list of
| the Democrats who are to stand for
denomination, it is now expected
Ashurst Of Arizona, Byrd Of Virginia,
Connally Of Texas, Copeland of New
York. Dill Of Washington, King Of Utah,
Stephens Of Mississippi, McKellar of
/ Tennessee Pittman of Nevada, Thomp-
son Of Nebraska, Trammell of Florida,
/ Walsh Of Massachusetts, and Wheeler
Of Montana. Senator kendrick of Wy
omlng. veteran of many political bat
ties, has said that he will not be a can
didate to succeed himself
On the Republican side of the fence
! those Senators who come up for re-
/ election are Austin OF Vermont, Cutting
/ Of New Mexico. Fess of Ohio Frazier Of
/ North Dakota, Goldsborough of Mary
! land. Hale OF Maine Hatfield Of West
/ Virginia. Hebert OF Rhode Island John
son Of California, Kean OF New Jersey.
! La Toilette OF Wisconsin, Patterson OF
/ Missouri, Reed OF PENNSYLVANIA, Robin
son OF Indiana, Townsend OF Delaware
| Walcott OF Connecticut and Vanden-
berg OF Michigan.
Might Want Issue Submerged
/ What Will Mr. Hale have to say about
the prohibition issue. and Goldsborough
/ OF Maryland? 1t would look as though
many Of the Senators might prefer to
have the issue submerged during the
campaign next year, with economic
issues so called dominating.
In the House there are $40 Demo
cratic members, 1T Republican, s
Farmer-LabOr and vacancies. In the
'of-year" elections-When no presiden
tlaI election Is held-there has beer
almost invariably swing from The
party in control of the Government
back to the minority party All mem
berS OF the House are to be reelected
How they will line up on prohibition
is still doubtful, but the guess must
at this time be that they will be over
whelmingly against national prohibi-
ton. The drys may undertake to beat
them in the nominating primaries II
some Of the districts, but the chances
for such upheavals do not appear
bright, although it is to be expected
that number of the seats held by the
Democrats today will be won again by
Republicans.