Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 313, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1918 — First Of Necessary 36 States Secured; Mississippi No. 1 [ARTICLE]

First Of Necessary 36 States Secured; Mississippi No. 1

Fifteen minutes after the subjectwas presented in Governor Bilbo’s message to the state legislature both Mississippi houses ratified the proposed prohibition amendment to the federal constitution. Only eight dissenting votes were cast. The Mississippi assembly was the first to act on the proposed amendment. The following table will show what will be necessary if the United , States is to becoihe dry: State votes needed for nation-wide prohibition—4o. States staisfying proposed amendment—l. • Number still needed—3s. States now dry and expected to ratify amendment—26. Wet states needed to put through ' dry amendment —9. Stated in which wets will make - last stand-^IS.