Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1907-11-06
ALL SUSSEX in
FRENZY OF JOY
Voters. Bells and Whistles
Combine in CelebatingDe.
feat Of License
LAYTON SAYS IT'S
A "MORALSVICTORr'
By a stan correspondent.

BY STAFF Correspondent.
GEoRGErowN, Nov. e-Anisussez
county viii join in onesbig celebration
here tomorrow following the defeated
the iicense'issue at the,polls yesterday.
1t win be return day." when big
delegations from each of the ten rep
resentative districts ofsthe county win
be In town to hear the official count
and then join in jubilee. The school
children Of the town kwnl march the
streets behind flying banners pro-
claiming victVry. bellsl will be rune.
horns blown and whistles sounded. It
promises TO be a big day in town.
Ihe news that seven of the repre-
sentative districts OF Sussex county
had gone dry" by a majority OF sss
was received here with glad acclaim.
untl late In the night the town people
paraded the streets singing patriotic
songs, while church bells rang ana
every steam whistle in town footed
melody In the ears Of the victors-
Strange TO say there were some sor-
rowful men in the procession: men
who had been largely instrumental h
causing the change Of conditions in
Sussex One of the best-known no
license workers declared the hotel pro-
prietors Of the town We're not such bad
fellows after ALL sand that he. for one.
would subscribe eto a fund Of $500 for
each OF them. Whether he can get
enough other sympathetic no-license
fellows to make up the $1,000 remains
20 be seen.
Dr. Caleb r. Layton and Robert q.
Houston, who in many past political
battles, fought each other bitterly.
/ stood shoulder to shoulder yesterday
for no-license. and It is due more to
them, perhaps, than to any other two
mon in the county that the result was
made possible. All dav they worked
outside the only polling place in the
town, persuading the colored voters.
In particular, to vote against license.
IL is said they controlled 45 OF the SO
colored men. At the end OF the dav's
work Dr. Layton said:
1T has been a tremendous moral
victory for the people, OF Sussex. The
no-license forces have won a victory
without spending one cent"
Mr.. Houston was enthusiastic over
the result. I'VE did not expect such
a large majority. The Georgetown
hundred vote also exceeded my ex-
pectatons." he said.
Children as Vote Getters.
The school children OF the town
turned vote getters early in the af-
ternoon, when they appeared in front
Of the polling places with banners
! hearing fnqaa fpunrf,ffoars
Brothers and fathers vote for u.s.
Young man. put nothing in your
throats TO steal away your BRAIN"
Farmers vote against license"
{ Which shall rule. the Bible or tho
bottleg
Remove the curse from Delaware. .''
"Vote the rum demon down; give ua
a saloonless State"
Wen appreciate your voting for our
boys"
Protect our boys"
"The people VS.. the saloon"
Under the present license system
the saloons multiply drunkards."
Protect our homes"
"Tremble. Kinl Alcohol: we shall
gain"
AS the children walked they sang
patriotic songs with much enthusiasm.
Women OF the W. c. r. U, marshaled
the youthful forces.
The Vote by Districts.
Official returns received at 10 O'Clock
showed these results throughout the
county:
First Representative district. NIL
ford and Lincoln, 27 majority for
license.
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