Show 1 I Prohibition Most Effective Issue In Last Election Analysis Shows I CH CHICAGO Jan 18 ia Associated Pr Press Pro ss-Pro Professor William P. P Ogburn Ogburn Ogburn Og Og- burn of the University of Chicago has completed what he believes tobe to tobe tobo be bo tho the first scientific and mathematical mathematical mathematical mathe mathe- basis for analysis of the 1928 presidential election In tho opinion of or Professor ProCessor O Ogburn Og- Og President President I burn who burn Is a director of ot dent Hoovers ers social survey VC commission commis I sion slon sion prohibition was times more decisive an Influence In the defeat lerent of oC former Governor Go Alfred f E. E Smith than was the U religious Is Is Is- sue sUC The Tiie Issue w was vAS S so 50 dominantly de decisive decisivo de- de e- e that It completely overturned o party lines lIne Professor O Ogburn said J I In the study the vote oto in 17 cotta coun ties des picked at random In Massachusetts Massa Massa- New cw York Ohio Illinois Wisconsin Colorado Montana and California was wall analyzed The reason reason rea rca son was given for using ng these states sate that In several everal of oC them a a. previous vote on liquor questions had fa favored fa- fa the wet et h Issue The Influence of or party part regularity regular regular- ity was almost negligible luring during the last election for tOr Democratic loyalty lon did not suffice to keep keel Voter voters vot vot- er ers In line Une n as a a against aln t their views on prohibition and religion the study stud said It was wag further Indicated that there Was vas practically no correlation between the votes otes which went to Continued on or pago ago 5 Prohibition Most Effective Issue I In Last Election Elect on Analysis Shows Continued from page 1 I James W. W Cox and John W. W Yo Davis previous nominees and those cast casi for smith said sald there wa wano Protes Professor ol O Ogburn burn no foundation to tc the theory that t DO- DO the tho election represented a clash lw tween en old 01 1 American stock and the newel newer emigration W 1 0 foreign born ot voters r Smith did ild ildo cast ballots ballot for Governor cmor they were f foreigner r 1 so o 0 not o bul but because they hey were wet or olle olic o or 01 for tor some flome other reason closely close close- ly Iy correlated these the study said According j to tho stud study the tho elec elee- election lion tion was not n a contest between ur urban urban urban ur- ur ban and rural Influences In the thc analyzing of ot this phase of oC th the tha stud study 11 Professor Ogburn said ld he lie removed td from rom the urban influence nil all strains I of or tho J prohibition religious an and anil Immigration issues eli Then he ridded added tho vote voto went vent slightly more for tor Hoover than Smith |