Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 November 1915 — OHIO WETS WIN BY 40,000 VOTES [ARTICLE]

OHIO WETS WIN BY 40,000 VOTES

Buckeyes Reject Prohibition Again ißut By a Lessened Majority— Cincinnati 70,000 Wet. Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 2.—For the second time in two years Ohio voters today rejected a state-wide prohibition amendment to the constitution. Estimates based on partial returns received up to midnight show that the proposal was defeated by a majority which may reach 40,000. Last year’s majority against prohibition was 84,000. Incomplete returns from 55 counties give the following result: For prohibition 45,200; against, 120,500. Among the 33 counties yet to be heard from are several districts which are expected to give majorities of from 500 to 1,000 for prohibition. Prohimtion was defeated in Cincinnati by 70,000 votes.