| Show FOUR STATES FACING TESTS FOR REPEAL Maine 75 Years in Prohibition Prohibition Prohibition tion Expected to Join Wet Columns cn Dr Associated Tress I PORTLAND Me Mc Sept 11 Maines 11 Maine's Maines polling booths opened today for a vote on repeal of the eighteenth amendment which most observers looked upon as a 41 preliminary skirmish skirt skirt- is ish in a fight by to wipe the state bone bane dry laws from the constitution leaders were not hesitant hesitant hesitant hesi hesi- tant in saying they saw a possible threat to the more than 75 years of state prohibition n in the event Maine today should join the 25 other states which already have signified disapproval disapproval of ot the federal prohibitory laws The polls opening at 6 a. a m. m E. E S. S T. T will close at 5 p. p m. m in communities com coin of ot less than population and at 7 p. p m. m elsewhere While the state supreme court ruled the constitutional convention on repeal repeal repeal re re- re- re peal must be a deliberative body truly representative of the people there was no assurance it necessarily would be representative of ot the peoples people's will willby willby by today's vote EIGHTY DELEGATES Eighty delegates will be e chosen from the 16 counties Listed without designation as to their belief on repeal repeal re re- re peal or retention the names of ot four to 26 delegates appear alphabetically on the ballots of ot the various counties A majority in each county will decide dedde de de- de cide clde whether wet or os dry delegates will represent the county but the possibility existed that by a 41 close vote the state majority might be for repeal and the convention delegation of opposite tenet or vice versa Leaders of both factions expected comparatively light balloting Four state issues to be voted up upon n combined with repeal question to tomake tomake tomake make up an extremely complex election election elec elec- tion presaging many split ballots and retarded returns TWO QUESTIONS Two of the state questions both initiated by the Maine grange call callor for or taxation of all aU intangibles and an excise levy on the earnings earning of electric electric electric elec elec- power companies The others both amendments to the state constitution constitution constitution would authorize use of ot voting machines allow issuance of ot In bonds for tor relief purposes and permit permit per per- mit increase of the states state's temporary borrowing limit and borrowing bo capacity capacity ca ca- ca of clUes cities Maryland Ready For Repeal Vote BALTIMORE Sept 11 ff Mary P-Mary- Mary Maryland land des described by Governor Albert C. C Ritchie as the pioneer of repeal votes tomorrow on the question of retaining or rejecting the eighteenth amendment Ritchie said the only question was the size of the repeal majority George W. W v. v Crabbe head of the Maryland league had other views If U Maryland goes Joes wet it will be because the people fail to vote in great numbers he said Postmaster General James A. A Farley Farley Farley Far Far- ley was invited here to fire the final repeal gun at a luncheon today The drys pressed forward with a quiet campaign of group meetings and conferences i Colorado Prepares For Vote on Repeal I DENVER Sept 11 Colorado JP-Colorado considered for many years a citadel of prohibition votes tomorrow or on re repeal e c- c peal of the eight eighteenth amendment The have completed their speaking campaign while the prohibitionists prohibitionists will hold their final rallies tonight Both sides predicted they will be victorious The majorities which the claimed ranged from rom 50 50 to The forces forces' conceded the more populous centers will vote for repeal but they based their hope for or victory on the heavy majorities for prohibition which will willi come from the farming communities I State Faces Repeal Vote ST. ST PAUL Sept 11 H IP MInne Minne Minnesota sota soth preparing to vote tomorrow on the proposal to repeal national prohibition pro pro- had before it an appeal by Andrew J. J known as ns the father of the national enforcement act spoke yesterday for retention of prohibition The rhe Minnesota Association Against the Eighteenth Amendment expressed confidence of a repeal victory The opposition through the Consolidated Drys expressed hope that a heavy vote would swing the tide their way A 32 per per percent cent beer bill passed the legislature last spring after a bitter fight I Postmaster Gives Presidents President's Views BALTIMORE Sept 11 Post P Post Postmaster master General Farley Fancy said today that President Roosevelt was eager for prohibition to be repealed at the earliest possible moment In his address before the Young Peoples People's Democratic League of Mar Marland Mary Mar land he predicted Maine would join the repeal column today and Maryland Maryland Mary Mary- land tomorrow Today Fancy Farley y said repeal and its ilo early accomplishment Is an nn Inseparable inseparable Inseparable arable part of ot the great national Industrial industrial industrial in in- recovery program of the man mm who stood squarely on that platform and was swept to a glorious triumph at the polls PresIdent polls President Franklin D. D Roosevelt I had an opportunity to discuss this question with the president a few days das ngo ago Not only was he pleased over the rapidity with which the states tates are arc accomplishing ratification but he is eager that we finish the task at the earliest possible moment so that In planning the national budget for tor the next and succeeding y he can enn estimate the proper the national treasury of ot from legitimate alcoholic now are arc going in the form of ot enforced tribute to the illicit traffickers of the underworld underworld the the bootleggers bootlegger and the racketeers I If It we could have repeal repent by an on executive ex cx- order you may rest assured President Roosevelt would have written written written writ writ- ten such an order months ago I |
