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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10483, 21 November 1911, Page 6

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WHAT IS THE POSITION IN MAINE.

Maine carried prioihiiibitioir im 18-58 ; adopted .Cwnistitutional Prohibition in 1884. Sine? then, no vote lias- bemi taken of the people until SeptomhoirllfJh, 1911, .wihew (the question of the haJbt paper wias: — "Shall ithe Constitution, he amended so as to abrogate «'nd anmiiil the twenty-sixth a moiudmeint adopted' Gun tine eightlh day of September, in 1 tibe yis'ivv off our Lord one thousand eigflilt hundred and eighty-four, relating to the manufacture and isafo of intox/i----oating iDiquore?" • Those in favour of annulling the 26th amendment to the .Constitution luul to- pfcice «« X in. the square marked ."No."

i On. October 12 the is-eeretary '' of 'the X.Z. Affiance for the Abolition of the 'Liquor Traffic (received n. oabfo from the ißlev. W. F. Berny, D.D., editor of the Civic Record, WaijerViiil/lle, Maine, as tfollo'W.s.: — "C-oirrectious- ooimpfeted October 9. 'Nb' .majorOty seven hundred and forty eight. Total l vote aibrcart hundred and fcriy-eigiTft tli.nu.7and." Representatives of the Trade have persisted in. declaring that prclhibition Quid .bean fcsrt in Maine by 20 votes.

o:ii' 'Xoveixiibierr 3- the Auckland Star published the fWUbwing:—

PROHIBITION IN HIAINiE

CABLE ANNOUNCED BY PROHIBITIONISTS DOUBTED.

Yesterday the Auckland. Provincial Counci'li cabled to the representatives in 'New Yttiik stating that the Bi-ohi-bitioniste have clkiiirued a. victory of 748 votes, and. asking if it was'correct. Tlifcl I'dW'inlDg reply Ihas now been: (received from Xew York: "Nio uisits' claim. The ix/&itj.ui> remains unchanged." Conru.'ent'ing nu these figures, Mr Lisa Myen< (the President) state®:— "On zhv official recount it \vus aiunnieed that Prclri.bition, bad bieen consti.tutioiialy repeated' Iby a majority of 20 votes. The Pa-olii'batimni&ts then «ppW?d for anioth/eir 'recount, ■n.nd' that is, now being considered by .the Governor and his Executive. The. decision may not be given until' December Ist. At '< the request of the Auckland Provincial Council (Trade, organisation), Mr Pickett, flie. American Consul-GW.er-a.l, cabled to the Governor of ihu State of Maine, asking for an official raport of the exact position. The only message. lhe (has received is! that there is. nothing to add to what liad been pubMished a3)rtea.dy,- viz , that Prohibition; has* been, repealed by twenty votes, and that a further caMte. message wnllk lhe isent as soon a® possible*. Therefore the statement, of the Prohibition, party that they have been victorious' is incomprehensible and, according to the. official mews, totally without fuunda- ; tilon." . I

MB, PJETGRETT, THE AMERICAN CONSUL, SPEAKS HIMSELF.

Oil Nbveanfoeir 4, the Auckflland Star pnb&ihed itihe fofllowiLng : MAINE. 'ln. the statemeiiit that appeared last night, Mi- Leo'Myers conveyed the impression that Mir Rnckett, t}\se American Consul', had ' received a eabfe, "That ithero is raatlinng to' add to ulhat-lhas been already published, viz., thlat Plnohobition has been- repealed J>y twenty votes, and that a caMe willl be sent him a<& soo]\ a& possible." Mr Prickett inform® us .that he has irot received amy cable from Mlaine., so knows nobbing of the i above. . Mr plrickett sent the foUcuviiig cable to the dovexoiior of Maine: —"Please cable resiullt of Plrdbibdtion referendum," to which so fan-, no' reply has been received. The Trade had hoped 'that'the official . declaration' wpiuilid: not be made until the New Zealand poll was over, but on Noveimbeir 7th the Governor

of GVlainie. dediar.e<d, 'after nl enquiries had teem made, that prohibition 'was retained (majority -758). On November Bth the se-ci-etary of the- Jfew Zealand- Al'liiaiaoe received anottar eaMegra.m from Da- Berry, as. foOltows:— -'Official; 758 Wo." ■■ Om the same-date tih© Auckland S'taui puMisihed-'t-he Mowing:— "A Trade CJable.— The. Auckland PlrbviLnciart Council (tire Trade organisation) to-day iieceiived a cable iirom IS r iew York ias (follows: Governor (of Maine) has. made aniiKMirLce, meuit to-day that the n-epeal of prohihition was lost by 758 votes.,- but owing tq, altered public opinion ex- j PH'iessed at polilis, ' nt next meeting of Legislature specdali,'session propose ail) 'wiffl 1 be -submitted tfcihlat Constitu- 1 taoii should be amended, with: view < to lnea'l oration. . I

Till.© above copy was at once iiatfid•ed to US', toy .the President (Mi- Tjeo. Myers) nviho, in answer .to our. representative, stated itfiat .this certainly gaye the Proliibiiitifoa Pa/rty a I&gad (vactoay, but a great mortal defeatt.' As- voted Iby tli>e people, declared by Go-veimoirPlllaistow and ackoowedged .by Mr Leo. Myeais, the position in Maine i® that momßmoN STANDS. Tlite ipubEo can tftxrai their -own, estimate of ttihie caolse whose, leprosentativets- continue, to publish & statement that never wais tnue. Maine ejected jblile Tirade 1858, and stiE (rejects itt in. 1911. STRIKE OUT THE TOP MNE ON BOTH PAPERS!