Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-26 | Page 1 | Hopes of "Wets" for Repeal are Fast Vanishing

Hopes of "Wets". for Repeal Are Fast Vanishing (Chicago Tribune Special Service.) WASHINGTON, May 25. A poll of congress today indicates overwhelming sentiment against repealing the wartime prohibition act in so far as it relates to wine and beer as recommended by the president. presi-dent. It therefore appears certain that j the country will become dry July 1 and will remain so until tho "con-i "con-i elusion of the w8r. " and the "tcr-! "tcr-! niinatlon of demobilization.'' The most that the wets can hope j for is tho removal of the ban on liquors for a period of a few weeks t or months at the outside, between 1 the date of the proclamation of peace and January 16 next, when ! constitutional prohibition goes Into i effect. : The results of the poll follow: ': Senate For repeal. 20; against repeal. re-peal. 04; non-committaL House For repeal, 110; acainst j repeat 216; non-committal, 83.