The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-10-25
To Be Made In Senato-
rial Districts BY
ANT|-SALOON LEAGUE
Will Force Ciark's Election at
ell Hazards - Bill TO Be
Presented Whether
Or No.

From a Staff Correspondent
Columbus, Oct. 23.--lf the men 'wb J
are in charge of the campaign for tic
liquor interests in Ohio this fall are
as wise as they are reprted to be, tn "
will pledge every candidate that they
can for the legislature and state sc'-
ate. They cannot taks past records
for the situation has shifted and there
Is a great difference IN the plan OF
campaign of the Anti-Saloon league
this year, when compared to the cam
paign of two years ago. for the sa &c
Offices It is conceded on all sides thar
the league is taking no interest in the
etate battle. 1t is in the legislative
and senatorial districts that the fight
is being made, and in some of these
districts there is no fight for the r'a
son that the league has matters in
such a shape as 1t
CONSIDERS SATISFACTORY.
II has, through its agents, s:eh
about every candidate in he stat,
for these offices. and knows just wherY
II stands, so has set about to elect
Clark, the author of the ward option
measure. 1t is said that enough pron,-
ises have been gained IN the state tn
Insure the passage of the bill, II Clark
is elected. They have put 1t to can
didates in this way: The author OF
the Clark bill is an Issue in district
that is about evenly divided politically.
An open fight is being made against
him by the liquor interests, and ar
open fight for him by the Anti-Saloon
league. Let us leave the settlement
OF the matter tc that battle. If Clark
wins, you promise to
SUPPORT THE MEASURE.
IL he does not win, you are free to
let It alone or vote for 1t, as yoi
choose. for a similar measure will be
introduced whether Mr.. Clark is elect
cd or not.
So 1t is along this line that the bat
tie is being fought, and it is on this
account that the Anti-Saloon league
people, through some of their friends,
have allowed 1t to leak out that Rep
rtsentative Pollock. of Stark county
who voted neither for nor against the
bill last time, is pledged for the bill
conditionally. What pledges have
been made in other parts are made
apparent by the attitrde of the tenn
perance element. Senator wilhelm
cannot be reached, 1t is thought, but
the league has strong hopes Of Senator
Archer II has treated him
VERY LENIENTLY
with reference to his Indiana trouble
and 1t expects some enumeration on
bis part.
The liquor interests can see the po-
tency of the argument that is gaining
ground for the Anti-Saloon league, q
rctency that can be destroyed only by
absolute pledges. They can also sec
why some districts ar, apparently be-
ing neglected by the Anti-Saloon
league. Every resource is to be thrown
for Clark.
And the liquor interests through the
state will also see the advisability OF
aiding their brethren here in Colum-
bus to defeat Clark. 1t lie said that
the situation Is such thot aid has been
N0ACu ioi. my III Tic
state who has a friend in Columbus,
h said to have been advised to writa
10 him and ask him to help defeat
Clark. and incidentally ward option.
1t has been figured that three
fourths Of the wards in every city in
The state would go dry Z the bill were
TO pass In Columbus that proportion
WOULD EASILY PREVAIL.
II is almost a certainty that the ward
in which the Park MOTEL is located
would be dry The Mil house would
be dry. which would doubtless hav.,
the same effect on many members >i
the legislature, who make that hos
telry their headquarters. The Chit
tenden would likely be wet Tho
Southern would probably be dry. Thus
Bll the leading hotels would be tenn
perance houses except. perhaps. the
Chittenden.
There Is more at stake for the liQu }.
end temperance people IN the election
his fall than there has been for many
pears.
At this moment the temperance peo
pie, represented by the ward option
hts, have the better of the situation.
WILLIAMSON.