CALIFORNIA DRYS IN LEAD BY 30,000 AS AGAINST LAW REPEAL
With the count in 7,467 precincts out of 8,512, the vote on repealing the state enforcement act had reversed, from a margin for repeal the day before to a margin against repeal.
Late returns on the vote to repeal the state enforcement act, reported with other western election results.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 (AP) - Prohibition, the storm-brewing issue of 1926, stirred the dying embers of election interest in the far west today with a blast of arid ballots that reversed the trend of California's vote on the question of repealing its state enforcement act. From yesterday's 107,000 margin for repeal the vote today had shifted to a margin of more than 30,000 against repeal.
The count in 7,467 precincts out og 8,512 in the state was: For repeal, 450,482; against repeal, 482,-804.
Republican pluralities in California continued to be of interest to the student of landslides. Half million leads apparently were the goal of the victors. Burton Fitts, republican candidate for lieutenant governor, already was more than 510,000 votes ahead of his democratic opponent, with about 2,500 precincts still to come.
Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young was landsliding into the governor's chair about 450,000 ballots ahead of Justus S. Wardell, anti-McAdoo democrat. The bone dry democratic senatorial candidate, backed by William Gibbs McAdoo, John B. Elliott, was more than a quarter of a million votes behind Senator Samuel M. Shortridge, republican. Elliott conceded his defeat.
Idaho also elected a complete republican state ticket, headed by H. C. Baldridge for governor, as well as returning Frank R. Gooding to the senate.
Nevada and Oregon discarded democratic governors for the republican brand. In Washington, Senator Wesley L. Jones maintained a safe lead over his democratic opponent, A. Scott Bullitt, and in Oregon, Frederick Steiwer apparently was elected United States senator.
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, was returned to the senate with a majority of more than 30,000 over A. Snow, democrat. Unlike the California enforcement repeal measure, the Nevada measures, aimed at prohibition, pursued the even wetness of their way as the count of ballots neared completion. Both the proposals ask congress to call a constitutional convention to modify the eighteenth amendment and the "straw vote" resolution, declaring prohibition a failure, apparently carried by about 4 to 1.
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CALIFORNIA DRYS IN LEAD BY 30,000 AS AGAINST LAW REPEAL
With the count in 7,467 precincts out of 8,512, the vote on repealing the state enforcement act had reversed, from a margin for repeal the day before to a margin against repeal.
Late returns on the vote to repeal the state enforcement act, reported with other western election results.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 (AP) - Prohibition, the storm-brewing issue of 1926, stirred the dying embers of election interest in the far west today with a blast of arid ballots that reversed the trend of California's vote on the question of repealing its state enforcement act. From yesterday's 107,000 margin for repeal the vote today had shifted to a margin of more than 30,000 against repeal.
The count in 7,467 precincts out og 8,512 in the state was: For repeal, 450,482; against repeal, 482,-804.
Republican pluralities in California continued to be of interest to the student of landslides. Half million leads apparently were the goal of the victors. Burton Fitts, republican candidate for lieutenant governor, already was more than 510,000 votes ahead of his democratic opponent, with about 2,500 precincts still to come.
Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young was landsliding into the governor's chair about 450,000 ballots ahead of Justus S. Wardell, anti-McAdoo democrat. The bone dry democratic senatorial candidate, backed by William Gibbs McAdoo, John B. Elliott, was more than a quarter of a million votes behind Senator Samuel M. Shortridge, republican. Elliott conceded his defeat.
Idaho also elected a complete republican state ticket, headed by H. C. Baldridge for governor, as well as returning Frank R. Gooding to the senate.
Nevada and Oregon discarded democratic governors for the republican brand. In Washington, Senator Wesley L. Jones maintained a safe lead over his democratic opponent, A. Scott Bullitt, and in Oregon, Frederick Steiwer apparently was elected United States senator.
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, was returned to the senate with a majority of more than 30,000 over A. Snow, democrat. Unlike the California enforcement repeal measure, the Nevada measures, aimed at prohibition, pursued the even wetness of their way as the count of ballots neared completion. Both the proposals ask congress to call a constitutional convention to modify the eighteenth amendment and the "straw vote" resolution, declaring prohibition a failure, apparently carried by about 4 to 1.
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CALIFORNIA DRYS IN LEAD BY 30,000 AS AGAINST LAW REPEAL
With the count in 7,467 precincts out of 8,512, the vote on repealing the state enforcement act had reversed, from a margin for repeal the day before to a margin against repeal.
Late returns on the vote to repeal the state enforcement act, reported with other western election results.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 (AP) - Prohibition, the storm-brewing issue of 1926, stirred the dying embers of election interest in the far west today with a blast of arid ballots that reversed the trend of California's vote on the question of repealing its state enforcement act. From yesterday's 107,000 margin for repeal the vote today had shifted to a margin of more than 30,000 against repeal.
The count in 7,467 precincts out og 8,512 in the state was: For repeal, 450,482; against repeal, 482,-804.
Republican pluralities in California continued to be of interest to the student of landslides. Half million leads apparently were the goal of the victors. Burton Fitts, republican candidate for lieutenant governor, already was more than 510,000 votes ahead of his democratic opponent, with about 2,500 precincts still to come.
Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young was landsliding into the governor's chair about 450,000 ballots ahead of Justus S. Wardell, anti-McAdoo democrat. The bone dry democratic senatorial candidate, backed by William Gibbs McAdoo, John B. Elliott, was more than a quarter of a million votes behind Senator Samuel M. Shortridge, republican. Elliott conceded his defeat.
Idaho also elected a complete republican state ticket, headed by H. C. Baldridge for governor, as well as returning Frank R. Gooding to the senate.
Nevada and Oregon discarded democratic governors for the republican brand. In Washington, Senator Wesley L. Jones maintained a safe lead over his democratic opponent, A. Scott Bullitt, and in Oregon, Frederick Steiwer apparently was elected United States senator.
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, was returned to the senate with a majority of more than 30,000 over A. Snow, democrat. Unlike the California enforcement repeal measure, the Nevada measures, aimed at prohibition, pursued the even wetness of their way as the count of ballots neared completion. Both the proposals ask congress to call a constitutional convention to modify the eighteenth amendment and the "straw vote" resolution, declaring prohibition a failure, apparently carried by about 4 to 1.
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CALIFORNIA DRYS IN LEAD BY 30,000 AS AGAINST LAW REPEAL
With the count in 7,467 precincts out of 8,512, the vote on repealing the state enforcement act had reversed, from a margin for repeal the day before to a margin against repeal.
Late returns on the vote to repeal the state enforcement act, reported with other western election results.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 (AP) - Prohibition, the storm-brewing issue of 1926, stirred the dying embers of election interest in the far west today with a blast of arid ballots that reversed the trend of California's vote on the question of repealing its state enforcement act. From yesterday's 107,000 margin for repeal the vote today had shifted to a margin of more than 30,000 against repeal.
The count in 7,467 precincts out og 8,512 in the state was: For repeal, 450,482; against repeal, 482,-804.
Republican pluralities in California continued to be of interest to the student of landslides. Half million leads apparently were the goal of the victors. Burton Fitts, republican candidate for lieutenant governor, already was more than 510,000 votes ahead of his democratic opponent, with about 2,500 precincts still to come.
Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young was landsliding into the governor's chair about 450,000 ballots ahead of Justus S. Wardell, anti-McAdoo democrat. The bone dry democratic senatorial candidate, backed by William Gibbs McAdoo, John B. Elliott, was more than a quarter of a million votes behind Senator Samuel M. Shortridge, republican. Elliott conceded his defeat.
Idaho also elected a complete republican state ticket, headed by H. C. Baldridge for governor, as well as returning Frank R. Gooding to the senate.
Nevada and Oregon discarded democratic governors for the republican brand. In Washington, Senator Wesley L. Jones maintained a safe lead over his democratic opponent, A. Scott Bullitt, and in Oregon, Frederick Steiwer apparently was elected United States senator.
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, was returned to the senate with a majority of more than 30,000 over A. Snow, democrat. Unlike the California enforcement repeal measure, the Nevada measures, aimed at prohibition, pursued the even wetness of their way as the count of ballots neared completion. Both the proposals ask congress to call a constitutional convention to modify the eighteenth amendment and the "straw vote" resolution, declaring prohibition a failure, apparently carried by about 4 to 1.
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CALIFORNIA DRYS IN LEAD BY 30,000 AS AGAINST LAW REPEAL
With the count in 7,467 precincts out of 8,512, the vote on repealing the state enforcement act had reversed, from a margin for repeal the day before to a margin against repeal.
Late returns on the vote to repeal the state enforcement act, reported with other western election results.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4 (AP) - Prohibition, the storm-brewing issue of 1926, stirred the dying embers of election interest in the far west today with a blast of arid ballots that reversed the trend of California's vote on the question of repealing its state enforcement act. From yesterday's 107,000 margin for repeal the vote today had shifted to a margin of more than 30,000 against repeal.
The count in 7,467 precincts out og 8,512 in the state was: For repeal, 450,482; against repeal, 482,-804.
Republican pluralities in California continued to be of interest to the student of landslides. Half million leads apparently were the goal of the victors. Burton Fitts, republican candidate for lieutenant governor, already was more than 510,000 votes ahead of his democratic opponent, with about 2,500 precincts still to come.
Lieutenant Governor C. C. Young was landsliding into the governor's chair about 450,000 ballots ahead of Justus S. Wardell, anti-McAdoo democrat. The bone dry democratic senatorial candidate, backed by William Gibbs McAdoo, John B. Elliott, was more than a quarter of a million votes behind Senator Samuel M. Shortridge, republican. Elliott conceded his defeat.
Idaho also elected a complete republican state ticket, headed by H. C. Baldridge for governor, as well as returning Frank R. Gooding to the senate.
Nevada and Oregon discarded democratic governors for the republican brand. In Washington, Senator Wesley L. Jones maintained a safe lead over his democratic opponent, A. Scott Bullitt, and in Oregon, Frederick Steiwer apparently was elected United States senator.
Senator Reed Smoot, of Utah, was returned to the senate with a majority of more than 30,000 over A. Snow, democrat. Unlike the California enforcement repeal measure, the Nevada measures, aimed at prohibition, pursued the even wetness of their way as the count of ballots neared completion. Both the proposals ask congress to call a constitutional convention to modify the eighteenth amendment and the "straw vote" resolution, declaring prohibition a failure, apparently carried by about 4 to 1.
Reproduced unchanged from Douglas Daily Dispatch, November 5, 1926, page 1.
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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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