Show I lITI IAN S t CONSIDERING N Pl I I I Has Made 1 Its t Way Into Strategy Cham- Cham I bers ber of Political Parties J Gt Guesses esses Made 1 of Outcome J J By David Lawrence right 1320 by Salt Sat Lako Herald lIer D. D C. C March IS U. Pr Pro Pro- h has s made its way Into tho I tesy chamber of the political pard par par- d S with the prospect that tho fern fern- l ts at least will consider seriously ii l rUng a no damp pl plank in their plat plat- rm nn T The e l leaders ders hero here are a against e o a against whisky a against a pull of the tho federal prohibition I but In favor o of a liberal te of the la laws ws and a less enforcement act so that light ht lots lot's and aad beers may be bo made mado In tho thome thone thorne rne me ne or bought like 1110 an any other article r food pro l provided pro etl the tho beverages be do not I bLi Lin too much alcohol Congress ess jer er the amendment to the tho n h can defino what Is Into Intoxicating l atin or b by determining the theM M cent ent of or alcohol that Ul it is use At present ent the law reads ile Ie e to U 1 T L J. 1 14 I. e UL 01 JJ ders rs thin think 1 this is absurd and that thattie lb tie be country countr would not suffer suter tho evils Us II r I wetness which chich the oe Je e preached so vigorously I If it It tho the were doubled or oVen oon e over oyer the present amount Vote Getter it Qt tho the interesting phase of the theu Is the consideration given u t damp plank as a n. vote getter in tet elections elections- Could tho Demo Demo- ry tho the countr country b by it I pre pre- ii r today tody a table of or plates states which hat Democrats of prominence preeminence ha have havo e kw ked out and which the they think kid id b be c carried rr ed with a strong stron cana canon can- can a if on a platform containing dec dec- Duo of a liberal character In the tho litter of laws relative to ll It will be noted that In Insi si first group aro states of tho soia so- so ReA ia solid south couth with certain border borderI I tt thus ste- ste Electoral vote ote na 5 rna ma 12 9 td di 6 14 13 10 io 8 10 io 18 Lb Carolina 1 12 doma k 10 JUi th Carolina C I 9 see 12 as 20 20 ginia 12 12 j I J 4 1 iJ j 00 n Depended On Onn rom n m the above group It Is true the chief support of ot the amendment but as between a wet t ry issue and voting tho the In n ticket tl o ne roo problem Is IsI j I flied r lIt upon to keep the south safe safe- p The south moreover moreo I bad nad tate itale laws Jaws on the liquor ques- ques i l long Ions ng before the tho federal amend amend- t i vhs wu adopted i for Missouri Maryland Maland and Y V. V which have shown a tendency COIn Republican tho Democratic le say sar tho the liquor question Td a mely keep them Democratic to continue continuo with the table tern rn states stales Electoral vote ote chuse Us 1 S y Tork ork 15 r. r 14 t. t I j l fr A A an two groups of or 17 l I. I ti th the grand total ii h Is would be 8 ten more mOle votes than aro are d to lo elect a 0 President of ot the IS d s. s t even ven ir it the four lour eastern stales not ot assured the tho Democratic wet Pet aks JL lei Point MInt to a n. carefully c worked t or of doubtful states tc from which Would expect to acquire enough h i E to t make up for any log in S c Continued on page paro 24 H. H liQUOR PROBlEM N IS WORRYING lEADERS Continued from page paSta 3 t part put S 3 that Massachusetts New York Now Jersey and Ohio combination These I called so-called doubtful states are ArO us AS s follows follows tollow fol- fol I lows low I States Electoral Vote California 1 13 Colorado G 6 Connecticut 7 Delaware 3 jj 3 Indiana Rhode Rhodo Island Inland G j j I Arizona 3 Montana 1 4 Nebraska n. S 8 SUtah I Utah h 4 Totals Total i. i cs 68 I No o Ck lonai Blade The Tho Democrats here by no means concede any of ot the above states but for tho the sake sako of ot conservatism atI m they put tho the above list 1st in the tho doubtful columnAs column olumn As for states that might not bo be carried car car- ried ried-If ried If tho the wet Issue Injected tho the following states would voul 1 bo be conceded to the Republicans States Electoral Vote Illinois 20 29 Iowa 13 Maine C G I Michigan an 16 1 16 Minnesota 12 1 Idaho 4 KAnsas 10 Nevada 3 J Jev New ev Hampshire 4 New Mexico 3 North D Dakota kota 5 B Oregon 6 5 Pennsyl Pennsylvania CS 8 3 South D- D Dakota tota 5 Vermont 4 West cst Virginia S 8 Wisconsin 13 3 Washington 7 Wyoming S Total The Tho foregoing foregoing- total of ot 1ST would however not be e enough to win ns as 66 ire are required Of course the Democrats are arc basing all their figures on the th a assumption that hat a a strong can candidate will be nominated They would hardly bo be able ablo to o run Norbert Herbert Hoover on a wet wot platform platform plat plat- form torm as ILS he Is thoroughly dry It would have to bo be what Is called a liberal plank In order to tempt A. A Mitchell Palmer who Is a a. prohibition advocate But If it Mr Ir Hoover were ere nominated maybe m be the Democrats wouldn't feel tho necessity of ot a damp plank They might be disposed to let lett It t be fought ht out in Individual congressional congressional congressional con con- gressional districts where tho the law aw would be attacked lye tiye Vare a Republican has bas already wy announced that he ho would ask for reelection rc- rc election on a wet platform So have many Democrats Thus Thua In individual con congressmen might be lighting fighting for a ali li liberal iberal ral Interpretation of ot the tho liquor laws without regard reg to the tho top of tho ticket Republicans Republican WI Ilan Handicapped U As for tor the tho Republicans the handicap ot of f the solid south would prevent them from rom Inserting Inserting- a a. wet plank In the Republican national platform The They Would not gain southern votes by y being wet and lind they might lose certain Republican states in the west So the tho democratic leaders have havo figured it out that hat the only chance of making It U cm Wi issue on oh tho presidential ticket rests rats with them They point to the sentiment or of f New York st state te Rhodo Island Ohio I and nd tho the recent victory victor of ot Governor Edwards In New Jersey as an Index of or what might bo be expected In a presidential Ual campaign In which prohibition w was wan wasn nn an n Issue They can n always count on the south Tho question Is 15 really how hew many wet states are ro there In tho the north orth which when combined with tho solid south makes a Democratic victory possible Tho foregoing tabulation shows hows one combination based purely on onI he the the supposition that tho the liquor controversy controversy controversy con con- I would transcend all other question all other Ills of ot the Wilson I administration or promises of or tho the Republican Ro- Ro publican party If It it were not for Re-I Re tho the effective uso use of or tho Republicans of or such slogans as Sound Money and Tho The Full Dinner Pail Pall and other promises that had an appeal tho the Democrats wouldn't Dt be bo so BO sanguine So They haven't bavent figured fl on what tho the women might do but they ar Rte are assuming assuming assum assum- ing that denunciation a of the tho saloon prohibition of ot whisky and the fixing oCa of oC ofa ofa a liberal percentage of ot alcohol for light wines and beer would win even the f feminine vote or at least split It Southerner rne Doubtful But Bat would woul southern con congressmen voto vote for a Do liberalization of or the laws relating to prohibition 1 They have always al always always al- al ways stood with wilh tho the dry forces Would It do any good od to vote for a Democratic President If Jt southern congressmen congressmen congressmen con con- gressmen gressmen reverted to th their lr prohibition I views after Cler election There are arc two hio views on this Democrats with dry leanings who say it couldn't bedone bedone be bo done and those who are confident the Ule southern Democrats would bo be able to square them themselves with their communities ties by Insisting that state laws law would protect the ilie south whilst the southern Democrat was in duty bound to assist his northern brother in carrying out outa a campaign pledge Southern Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- havo surrendered on their states rights doctrine to th the northern wing wine of at Democracy for for- forthe the sake oke of or bar har mony It Is an nn open question whether they would favor liberalization of or tho the federal dry laws 8 By SenJ Service Norristown Pa Pa- March 13 Making Making of ot now citizens In tho the naturalization naturalization tion court hero here one day last week re revealed revealed re- re some queer angles of oC the average average aver aver- age ns-e would be citizens citizens' knowledge N Not t one ono of them knew who is vice president of ot the United States St. Not one knew how many states had adopted adopt adopt- ed the womans woman's suffrage amendment But Hut when the tho question was asked How Howlong long has prohibition been In effect ef- ef ef effect the class of was per cent perfect |