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Law School Students Cast Overwhelming Wet Vote in Poll Conducted by Roosevelt Club-525 Out of 561 Want Change

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Returns from the poll held yesterday at the Law School by the Roosevelt-for-President Club reveal 525 votes in favor of a change in the existing prohibition law against 36 in favor of retaining the present system. Of the five questions printed on the ballot, four dealt with prohibition and the fifth with the nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt '04 for president. Only 61 students failed to east ballots.

On the question of the nomination of Roosevelt, 500 men registered votes, 314 in favor of the Governor and 186 against his nomination. Roosevelt was the only candidate mentioned on the ballot but. Al Smith and Governor "Alfalfa Bill" Murray of Oklahoma received three or four votes apiece.

The complete results of the poll are as-follows: 1. Do you favor a change in the existing prohibition law? Yes: 525, No: 36; 2. Do you favor repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment? Yes: 318, No: 206; 3. Do you favor modification of the Eighteenth Amendment? Yes: 330, No: 118; 4. Do you believe Congressional action through a change of the Volstead Act would be legal and effective? Yes: 309, No: 116; 5. Do you favor the presidential nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt Yes: 314, No: 186.

The Roosevelt-for-President Club was organized recently at the Law School for the purpose of stimulating interest in the coming election and aiding the campaign of Governor Roosevelt. It is planned to send speakers to clubs and other organizations in the vicinity of Boston in the interest of his candidacy and to take an active part in the campaign. The club hopes also to secure nationally known speakers to address the students at the School on issues involved in the 1932 election.

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