PROHIBITION: Referenda

The shock of last week’s Wet revolt at the polls made itself felt in the referenda of eleven states, as follows:

Louisiana pitched its enforcement law out the window by a 223,000 to 21,000 vote, requested Congress to call a Constitutional convention to vote on repealing the 18th Amendment.

For the first time since 1914, Colorado voted Wet—by a ripple. Repealed was the State’s Prohibition law. Carried was an amendment enabling the Legislature to provide laws regulating the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages. Washington repealed all its liquor laws save the one which makes it a felony to sell intoxicants to a minor. The vote: 217,075-to-139,895.

California grape growers rejoiced when the State joined the Wet parade, repealed the Wright Enforcement Act 1,385,980-to-630,122.

Dry since it entered the Union in 1889, North Dakota repealed its Prohibitory laws by a close vote. Twice before, in 1912 and 1928. the decision had gone to the Drys.

Hard-drinking New Jersey made short shrift of its enforcement act.

Dry since 1916. Oregon repealed by a few thousand? the portion of its code which prohibits the possession of liquor.

Arizona repealed its ”bone dry” law, permitted physicians to prescribe whiskey.

Michigan voted Yes on a proposal to repeal the State’s enforcement act. Score: 780,154-to-318,871.

Wyoming and Connecticut petitioned Congress to repeal the 18th Amendment. Scores: 30,00840-11,867 & 291,929-to-60,053.

Louisiana. Colorado. Washington, California. North Dakota, New Jersey, Arizona having last week repealed their prohibitory laws, there are now 13 states which do nothing whatever about enforcing, Prohibition. The others: New York 0923), Massachusetts (1930), Wisconsin (19291. Nevada (1923), Montana (1926). Maryland has never passed an enforcement law.