Show STATE TO HAVE HA 1933 REPEAL VOTE Colorado Says H Fi Will Summon Summon-Leisla- m ture I r August B Br nT Press Pren WASHINGTON July 21 21 Thirty Thirty Thirty- six s tates-C tates ra ratify illy e i t the eighteenth Amendment will wm will tote yote upon the issue this year it became gr- gr certain r. r tam tain toda today ax Governor Edwin C. C Johnson of Colorado Colorado Colorado Col Col- orado ann announced Unc d here he would call caU calla a special legislative session August 1 2 to provide a vote September 4 Votes in 35 states already had been assured Colorado long regarded as one of oC the standby prohibition states and among the first states before national l prohibition to set up its own prohibitory prohibitory prohibitory tory laws has shown a recent in sentiment to the wet side The state already has voted for forThe sale of beer b r. r S NASHVILLE Tenn July 21 C W- W Charging that the grossest possible fraud was perpetrated in Memphis and Nashville in yesterdays yesterday's referendum dum on the Ithe eight eighteenth nth amendment John JohnF F. F Baggett chairman of the prohibition prohibition pro pro- campaign said ald in a sl statement today that the vote is being very carefully carefully carefully care care- fully studied with a view to contesting the election Mr Baggett said all thinking right people regardless of whether they were for or Of against repeal know VB wo deserve to have won and added We have ha ve the city machines of Nashville N Nash b- b ville vUle and Memphis to thank for the very veri narrow margin which the wets web are claiming Pointing to the fact a number of or pr precincts are unreported he said it was possible the margin will be overcome overcome when complete reports reports reports re re- ports are Ire in Returns from 2007 out o of 2232 precincts precincts pre pro gave For repeal against repeal This was a repeal majority of 92 B Br ny td Press Fret NASHVILLE Tenn Jul July 21 21 Ten Tennessee Ten Ten- nineteenth state to vote on prohibition today became the nineteenth nineteenth nine nine- to approve repeal on the face of nearly complete returns from yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yes yes- referendum referendum but but by the narrowest narrowest narrowest nar nar- mar margin in yet recorded Early toady tabulations of ot the theun theun- un- un Page Five rive Continued on 5 STATE TO HAVE HA VE 1933 REPEAL VOTE Continued From PUll Page One official official vote in 1990 1090 of the states state's 2232 precincts showed For repeal Against r repeal peal The returns showed a majority of for the The unreported un un- un reported precincts w were re scat scattered red over over the state and were mostly small ones nes It was estimated they did not contain enough votes to override the repeal majority and it was considered unlikely they would materially alter the he ratio Commenting on results W. W t E. E Norveil Norvell Nor Nor- Norl veIl vell Jr secretary of the Repeal association as as- said Were Vere very well vell satisfied sat sat- sat sat-I especially in view of the fact that hat so many of the Republicans lined up against us in the First and Second districts Comment was withheld by John ohn F. F Baggett chairman of the dry forces until returns were complete Tennessee voted to elect 63 delegates delegates dele dele- gates from the state stale state at large to a convention invention to be held August 11 The ballot contained two lists of names one for repeal and one against Tennessee Tennessee Ten Ten- has been dry since 1909 1009 A Abone Abone Aone bone one dry law enacted eight years cars after that hat date only recently was modified to o permit sale of 32 per cent beer Two to One for Repeal Predicted PORTLAND Ore July 21 UP W- W Oregon which tabooed liquor in 1915 votes on proposed repeal of ot the eighteenth eighteenth eight eight- amendment today Wet leaders predicted a two one vote for repeal Dr Dry organizations said aid they believed they had a fighting fight fight- ing ng chance The polls opened at 8 a. a m. m for a popular vote on the eighteenth amendment and the remaining state constitutional prohibition statutes Last November by a vote of to o the enforcing acts of state prohibition were repealed This in fact act fact nullified the constitutional provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions which remained Voters will elect delegates to a constitutional convention on repeal o of oC the eighteenth he-eighteenth amendment The state required of each candidate a a pledge that hat he would vote at the convention wet or dry as his county voted The delegates will have no discretion a ahe at atthe atthe the he convention which probably wilbe will wil willbe willbe be held within 30 days Election officials said out of ot a total tola registration of possibly no nomore not more than would visit the polls The vacation season the fact fac that hat it was a special election and an apparent general apathy were re rt responsible LITTLE EXCITEMENT Although both sides made use o of considerable advertising and md oratory the voters have not become greatly excited The ballot counting was to tobe tobe tobe be slow inasmuch as the state de decided as an economy measure to abolish double election bo boards Congressman Charles H. H Martin Martina I a Democrat rounded up the campaign for the with a plea fo for support of the administration You must if it necessary he declared declared de do- dared sacrifice your personal persona views James A. A Farley chairman of ot th the national Democratic committee telegraphed telegraphed tele tele- graphed the Democratic headquarters It is highly essential that Oregon Oregon Ore Ore- gon votes in favor avor of repeal this thi week S Some 0 m e responsible prohibition sources while mentioning for publication publication cation that they believed there sti still was a fighting chance that the wets would b be vanquished admitted pr privately that if it Oregon today gave repeal repeal re re- peal a majority no greater than i idid it i did last November they would consider con con- sider they had won a victor victory |