Show 4 Governors Governor's View on oil Prohibition Puzzles D 1 Politicians E of or W Wisconsin 1 MADISON Wis Ivis AP AP Jn Tn the hands of Governor Walter J J. J l I ohler an enigma so far tar as prohibition is concerned although a staunch supporter supporter supporter sup sup- porter of ot President hoover el rests the theato fate ato of prohibition enforcement In Wisconsin The wealthy industrialist who was elected governor a year ear after ho he forsook his lils business office for the stump has before him the death warrant for state prohibition enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- in Wisconsin By a sweep of f the pen he ho ma may give his approval l. l to the Ule action of the legislature In complying compiling with a mandate mandate mandato man man- date dato from the people and end send Wisconsin Wisconsin Wis Wis- to Join its sister ages st stales les which i have retired from the business of prohibition enforcement Such action thereby would place the he burden of ot punishing violators of or orthe the tho act upon the federal government Ins Ills refusal would precipitate precipitate pre pre- a a. renewal of the legislative conflict in an effort cort by wets to enact the ho bill bull Into law despite the governor gover gover- nor Wets ets Including Thomas M M. 1 Duncan Duncan Dun Dun- can state senator Milwaukee so socialist socialist so- so and author of the Ule repeal referendum referendum referendum ref ref- which was approved ed by majority having predicted that Governor Kohler ohler would sign the bill But nut strangely enough there Is no record of his attitude on prohibition prohibition prohibition that might bo be regarded as a barometer Since entering politics In the spring of 1928 to run nun as a delegate at large to the republican national convention con con- Mr Kohler ohler has never given public expression to his prohibition view views a. a He lie responded d to the roll call rollof of the so-called so conservative republicans to enter tho the nal fight upon a platform which asked congress congress con con- gress for a national referendum on prohibition but he said nothing publicly Ills His friends pictured him as a liberal The Saloon Anti-Saloon league tailed failed to indorse him when he did not answer Its Que questionnaire He Ile gained support from both wets and drys Successful in the primary ov or- or Kohler went into the general genera election and in every speech announced his support of 01 the I national republican ticket lIe Jle won 1 by more than and Hoover Hoove can carried led Wisconsin by odd Governor Kohler took no visible part pait in the legislative battle that tha finally placed tho question In the spring election and said nothing after it was carried in a n note vote ote that tha approximated one half halt of or the strength shown in the presidential Im I election e |