The Paducah sun., 1902-10-27
Yesterday Was a Dry Sunday for
Bibulous Paducahans.
Mass Meeting Adopts Resolutions To
A. Once Insugurate q Local
Option Fight.
PETITIONS TO START AT ONCE
TIGHT AS A CLAM

Every saloon in the city was closed
yesterday by mutual agreement. 1t
was the "dryest" Sunday experienced
in Paducah for many years past, and
those who doubted that they would be
unable 20 get what they wanted were
disagreesbly surprised.
The saloons were locked tight, and
the inside doors swung open so the in
terror could be plainly seen from
without. One man who could not so
arrange his place had the stained glass
scraped from the front window in or
der to permit q view Of tho inside.
This state on affairs was not the
result OF an official tip to close, but
was by agreement of the saloon keep
ers themselves, who desire to IS far
as practicable placate the other ele-
mont
YESTERDAYS MASS MEETING.
There were three hundred or more
men at the mass meeting held at the
First Christian church yesterday af-
ternoon to act on the proposed local
option fight In Paducah.
Mr.. T. II. Toof was elected chair
man and Rev. J. W. Irion secretary.
Resolutions were adopted to at once
prepare for q local option election In
Paducah, and Mr.. Toof was instruct
cd to appoint an executive committee
man from each ward in the city, to aid
IN the work.
Petitions will be prepared at once
requesting the county Judge to call an
election for the purpose Of determin.
ing the sense Of the people, and circu-
lated throughout the city.
The resolutions were adopted by al
most unanimous vote, only few re-
fusing to vote for 1t.
Preceding the action OF the meet
ing, DR.. Young delivered q splendid
Temperance sermon.
SAM JONES HEARD FROM
One Of the ministers this morning
received the following letter from
Rev. Sam Jones, which is self explain
story;
Csrtersville, Ca, Oct. 23.
Ny Dear Brother; Two letters from
you. Much oblige. No reply, ! glory
in you spunk, "lsy on McDuff."
Push the tight, never let up Il
would be a good idea for you brethren
to say to the counoilmen and aldermen
Of Paducah that they can give you the
little you ask or else take the slterpa-
tive Of prohibition fight with George
Stewart and Sam Jones TO reckon with
in said fight. OF course have only
the interest Of humanity and the cause
of God in all my thoughts, and that's
what ties me TO any crowd that's try
ing to overthrow the evil and maintain
the good. Don't be afraid Of them,
push the fight and write me occasion.
ally how matters go.
Signed; Fraternally Yours,
SAM JONES.
HOW FIGHT WILL
BE CONDUCTED.
The local option fight, in view of
the action taken yesterday afternoon,
is taken from the hands of the minis
ters, and will be prosecuted by citi-
zens. Mr.. Toof, the chairman, will
appoint eight representative business
men Of the city TO cooperate with
him, and the committeeman from
each ward will be appointed later.
While this tai es the fight out of the
hands of the ministers they will still
be among the mo st active workers.
The first thing necessary to do Will
be to secure a petition to the county
Judge asking for an election ON the
question Of local option.
This petition must contain the
names of at least 2S per cent of the
voters as shown by the last preceding
election, which will require over
thousand signers in Paducah.
The county judge, il ne finds the