WET AND DRY ISSUE UP IN 8 ELECTIONS
The wet and dry issue went before the voters in eight states in various forms, and the results were equally variegated. The ballots covered repealing state prohibition and enforcement laws, petitioning congress to modify the Volstead Act, and other proposals, while the drys declare that in some instances their people ignored the questions.
State referendums asked voters whether to repeal or modify laws enforcing prohibition.
New York, Nov. 3. - (AP) - The wet and dry issue went before the voters of eight states in yesterday's election in various forms and the results were equally variegated. How much the results may be regarded as reflecting popular sentiment vis not without dispute, for the drys declare that in some instances their people ignored the questions.
California's question was on the repeal of the state prohibition law. Latest returns today showed that in 2,223 precincts of the 8,512 in the state, 104,525 votes were cast to repeal the law and 65,746 against it.
Missouri's referendum was on the repeal of the state enforcement law. Such returns as were available today showed a mojority of 100,000 against the proposal.
Illinois presented a question almost identical with that in New York. It was a proposal to petition congress for modification of the Volstead Act to permit states to make their own definitions of what constitutes an intoxicating beverage. In Illinois in 3,570 precincts out of 6,053, the vote was 525,983 for the proposal to 258,-490 against it.
Modification Favored In New York, with some districts unaccounted for, but with the state generally represented, the vote was 1,620,919 in favor of modification and 473,961 against it.
Colorado's proposal was for a law which does not conflict with the federal law and repeal of the state law as at present. A little less than half of the state reported 64,401 against repealing the present law and 53,642 in favor of it.
Nevada's proposal was on denouncing the national prohibition law as a failure and calling a convention to submit amendment to the 18th amendment. The results were about 3 to 1 against the prohibition law. Such returns as had been reported from Wisconsin showed a vote of 214,557 in favor of 2.75 per cent beer with 27,-362 against it. In some of the cities the ratio ran as high as 5 to 1 for the proposal.
Montana's Vote In Montana on a straight out proposal to repeal the state bone dry law, only 672 precincts to the state's 1,481 had reported today, but they
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WET AND DRY ISSUE UP IN 8 ELECTIONS
The wet and dry issue went before the voters in eight states in various forms, and the results were equally variegated. The ballots covered repealing state prohibition and enforcement laws, petitioning congress to modify the Volstead Act, and other proposals, while the drys declare that in some instances their people ignored the questions.
State referendums asked voters whether to repeal or modify laws enforcing prohibition.
New York, Nov. 3. - (AP) - The wet and dry issue went before the voters of eight states in yesterday's election in various forms and the results were equally variegated. How much the results may be regarded as reflecting popular sentiment vis not without dispute, for the drys declare that in some instances their people ignored the questions.
California's question was on the repeal of the state prohibition law. Latest returns today showed that in 2,223 precincts of the 8,512 in the state, 104,525 votes were cast to repeal the law and 65,746 against it.
Missouri's referendum was on the repeal of the state enforcement law. Such returns as were available today showed a mojority of 100,000 against the proposal.
Illinois presented a question almost identical with that in New York. It was a proposal to petition congress for modification of the Volstead Act to permit states to make their own definitions of what constitutes an intoxicating beverage. In Illinois in 3,570 precincts out of 6,053, the vote was 525,983 for the proposal to 258,-490 against it.
Modification Favored In New York, with some districts unaccounted for, but with the state generally represented, the vote was 1,620,919 in favor of modification and 473,961 against it.
Colorado's proposal was for a law which does not conflict with the federal law and repeal of the state law as at present. A little less than half of the state reported 64,401 against repealing the present law and 53,642 in favor of it.
Nevada's proposal was on denouncing the national prohibition law as a failure and calling a convention to submit amendment to the 18th amendment. The results were about 3 to 1 against the prohibition law. Such returns as had been reported from Wisconsin showed a vote of 214,557 in favor of 2.75 per cent beer with 27,-362 against it. In some of the cities the ratio ran as high as 5 to 1 for the proposal.
Montana's Vote In Montana on a straight out proposal to repeal the state bone dry law, only 672 precincts to the state's 1,481 had reported today, but they
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WET AND DRY ISSUE UP IN 8 ELECTIONS
The wet and dry issue went before the voters in eight states in various forms, and the results were equally variegated. The ballots covered repealing state prohibition and enforcement laws, petitioning congress to modify the Volstead Act, and other proposals, while the drys declare that in some instances their people ignored the questions.
State referendums asked voters whether to repeal or modify laws enforcing prohibition.
New York, Nov. 3. - (AP) - The wet and dry issue went before the voters of eight states in yesterday's election in various forms and the results were equally variegated. How much the results may be regarded as reflecting popular sentiment vis not without dispute, for the drys declare that in some instances their people ignored the questions.
California's question was on the repeal of the state prohibition law. Latest returns today showed that in 2,223 precincts of the 8,512 in the state, 104,525 votes were cast to repeal the law and 65,746 against it.
Missouri's referendum was on the repeal of the state enforcement law. Such returns as were available today showed a mojority of 100,000 against the proposal.
Illinois presented a question almost identical with that in New York. It was a proposal to petition congress for modification of the Volstead Act to permit states to make their own definitions of what constitutes an intoxicating beverage. In Illinois in 3,570 precincts out of 6,053, the vote was 525,983 for the proposal to 258,-490 against it.
Modification Favored In New York, with some districts unaccounted for, but with the state generally represented, the vote was 1,620,919 in favor of modification and 473,961 against it.
Colorado's proposal was for a law which does not conflict with the federal law and repeal of the state law as at present. A little less than half of the state reported 64,401 against repealing the present law and 53,642 in favor of it.
Nevada's proposal was on denouncing the national prohibition law as a failure and calling a convention to submit amendment to the 18th amendment. The results were about 3 to 1 against the prohibition law. Such returns as had been reported from Wisconsin showed a vote of 214,557 in favor of 2.75 per cent beer with 27,-362 against it. In some of the cities the ratio ran as high as 5 to 1 for the proposal.
Montana's Vote In Montana on a straight out proposal to repeal the state bone dry law, only 672 precincts to the state's 1,481 had reported today, but they
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 8.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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WET AND DRY ISSUE UP IN 8 ELECTIONS
The wet and dry issue went before the voters in eight states in various forms, and the results were equally variegated. The ballots covered repealing state prohibition and enforcement laws, petitioning congress to modify the Volstead Act, and other proposals, while the drys declare that in some instances their people ignored the questions.
State referendums asked voters whether to repeal or modify laws enforcing prohibition.
New York, Nov. 3. - (AP) - The wet and dry issue went before the voters of eight states in yesterday's election in various forms and the results were equally variegated. How much the results may be regarded as reflecting popular sentiment vis not without dispute, for the drys declare that in some instances their people ignored the questions.
California's question was on the repeal of the state prohibition law. Latest returns today showed that in 2,223 precincts of the 8,512 in the state, 104,525 votes were cast to repeal the law and 65,746 against it.
Missouri's referendum was on the repeal of the state enforcement law. Such returns as were available today showed a mojority of 100,000 against the proposal.
Illinois presented a question almost identical with that in New York. It was a proposal to petition congress for modification of the Volstead Act to permit states to make their own definitions of what constitutes an intoxicating beverage. In Illinois in 3,570 precincts out of 6,053, the vote was 525,983 for the proposal to 258,-490 against it.
Modification Favored In New York, with some districts unaccounted for, but with the state generally represented, the vote was 1,620,919 in favor of modification and 473,961 against it.
Colorado's proposal was for a law which does not conflict with the federal law and repeal of the state law as at present. A little less than half of the state reported 64,401 against repealing the present law and 53,642 in favor of it.
Nevada's proposal was on denouncing the national prohibition law as a failure and calling a convention to submit amendment to the 18th amendment. The results were about 3 to 1 against the prohibition law. Such returns as had been reported from Wisconsin showed a vote of 214,557 in favor of 2.75 per cent beer with 27,-362 against it. In some of the cities the ratio ran as high as 5 to 1 for the proposal.
Montana's Vote In Montana on a straight out proposal to repeal the state bone dry law, only 672 precincts to the state's 1,481 had reported today, but they
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 8.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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WET AND DRY ISSUE UP IN 8 ELECTIONS
The wet and dry issue went before the voters in eight states in various forms, and the results were equally variegated. The ballots covered repealing state prohibition and enforcement laws, petitioning congress to modify the Volstead Act, and other proposals, while the drys declare that in some instances their people ignored the questions.
State referendums asked voters whether to repeal or modify laws enforcing prohibition.
New York, Nov. 3. - (AP) - The wet and dry issue went before the voters of eight states in yesterday's election in various forms and the results were equally variegated. How much the results may be regarded as reflecting popular sentiment vis not without dispute, for the drys declare that in some instances their people ignored the questions.
California's question was on the repeal of the state prohibition law. Latest returns today showed that in 2,223 precincts of the 8,512 in the state, 104,525 votes were cast to repeal the law and 65,746 against it.
Missouri's referendum was on the repeal of the state enforcement law. Such returns as were available today showed a mojority of 100,000 against the proposal.
Illinois presented a question almost identical with that in New York. It was a proposal to petition congress for modification of the Volstead Act to permit states to make their own definitions of what constitutes an intoxicating beverage. In Illinois in 3,570 precincts out of 6,053, the vote was 525,983 for the proposal to 258,-490 against it.
Modification Favored In New York, with some districts unaccounted for, but with the state generally represented, the vote was 1,620,919 in favor of modification and 473,961 against it.
Colorado's proposal was for a law which does not conflict with the federal law and repeal of the state law as at present. A little less than half of the state reported 64,401 against repealing the present law and 53,642 in favor of it.
Nevada's proposal was on denouncing the national prohibition law as a failure and calling a convention to submit amendment to the 18th amendment. The results were about 3 to 1 against the prohibition law. Such returns as had been reported from Wisconsin showed a vote of 214,557 in favor of 2.75 per cent beer with 27,-362 against it. In some of the cities the ratio ran as high as 5 to 1 for the proposal.
Montana's Vote In Montana on a straight out proposal to repeal the state bone dry law, only 672 precincts to the state's 1,481 had reported today, but they
Reproduced unchanged from The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 1926, page 8.
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Text: read from the Library of Congress scan by A Century Late, within the article boundaries of American Stories (Dell et al., 2023), DOI 10.57967/hf/0757.
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