| Show u WET VET LEADERS LEADEnS SAY DEBit BEER A AND D D LIGHT WINES I IX IN NEAR lUt FUTURE By Dy Arthur Sears Henning Kenning Beer and light wines within uvo years and possibly by next summer Is the promise held out to the thirsty by the Association Against the hl Prohibition Prohibition Pro Pro- Amendment which h Js is organizing organizing organizing or or- throughout the coun country y to carry the congressional election forthe forthe for forthe the consummation of this program A change of fifty votes yates would woul r record record rec rec- cord c- c ord the house in fu favor favor of of 4 or 5 per percent percent ler cent beer and 10 per cent wine according according ac ac- cording to the organizations organization's organizations organization's organizations organization's organ organ- prime aim therefore in the November election will be to LO bring about the return of at least fifty wet wel congressmen n in place of that man many dry incumbents Numerous gains of this character already are being claimed by the association as a result result result re re- sult of the primaries If the wets should win the next congress they would n an n opportunity opportunity op opportunity op- op to move the modification of the act until a ye year r from next December unless the president should call an extraordinary session for any purpose earlier Th The association working to restore I beer and light wines has arranged for referenda on the question in Illinois Ohio Massachusetts and California The object Is to havethe havethe have havethe the result of the referendum in each congressional district and in the state as large accepted as Instructions instructions instructions by the senators and congressmen congressmen congress congress- men men for tor their votes on tine tile question of modifying the act in the next congress In these and other states the association association association asso asso- also is fighting for the return of wet senators and representatives wherever the situation offers a fair fall prospect of success In Nebraska the prohibition question question question ques ques- tion figures prominently In the contest contest contest con con- test over the Senator Hitchcock Democrat is wet and R R. D B. B Howell the Republican candidate Is Js a dry Hitchcock appears to have made peace with the Bryans Charles Charle Bryan is Js the Democratic candidate for governor and his brother Willlam William Will Will- iam lam Jennings Is reported to be scheduled to speak for the entire ticket Beer and light wines also will bean bean be bo boan an issue in Missouri where Senator Reed Democrat will t take the wet wel side against R. R R R. R Brewster the Republican Republican Re Re- publican candidate for s senator who defeated a beer and light wines opponent opponent opponent nent In the primary In Wisconsin a bone bon dry slate has been put up against La Follette and his associates in the Republican primary primary primary mary and In a majority of the congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional districts prohibition is an issue In a score of other states and more than districts distracts there thero are aro wet wel candidates making campaigns on aber a abel aber ber bel and light wines platform n 0 |
