NEW YORK. March 18.—The newspaper polls on prohibition continue to attract an increasing number of votes daily as the largest unofficial referendum ever taken on a public question approaches its close.
With the climax of the balloting set for Saturday, reports to the United Press today showed that within 24 hours 416,591 votes had been cast in the polls being conducted by more than 400 newspapers throughout the country.
The grand totals of three large country wide polls today showed that those who had voted in favor of modifying or repealing the prohibition laws outnumbered by 5 to 1 those who hod expressed sentiments favoring the present situation.
The United Press tabulation to 11 a. m. today showed 67,770 for prohibition and 661,038 for changes.
The Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, IN, March 18, 1926