Astonishing Result of "Straw"
Votes: Big Cities Overwhelmingly "Wet"
Washington, Mar. 22.
The Judiciary Committee of the' Senate has approved the programme for public discussion, on April 5 before a special committee, of pro posals for m to the pro-Ribition law. Bach side will have six days to present its case, the "wets" to begin,—Reuter's Ameri-
New York, Mar. 28.
The result of "straw" votes conducted by two separate groups of newspapers have given big "wet" majorities, They roughly resulted as follows:—
For Prohibition 500,000 For Repeal 1,600,000 For light wines and beer 2,000,000, All the big cities voted overwhelmingly "wet.'—Reuter's American Service,
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