Evening journal., 1907-11-02
MANY MEETINGS :
TO END CAMPAIGN
'WetS" Have Theatre. Rink
and Hall for Sunday
Rallies
'DRYS" PLAN {
CHURCH MEETINGS

"Wets" and "Drys" are preparing fon
a whlrlwind finish OF the compaign. ana
Wilmingtonians viii be bombarded
with campaign issues tomorrow as they
have never been before. The city VIE
surpass all records for meetings "a
which campaign issues viii be discussed
ia any one day The License forcea
have engaged the Opera House, the
Eleventh Street Rink and tho Odd
Fellows Temple on Orance street abova
Tenth for meetings tomorrow.
The Anti-License forces wall not havaI
any theatre meetings, but in most on
the churches Anti-License sermons on
addresses will be made. The "drys'9
will have some meetings along Mars
xot street tonight. and rely on the OBJ,
servance of anti license day in the
churches tomorrow.
Memorable Campaign.
Within three days there will have
closed one OF the most remarkablat|
campaigns that has ever ben waged Id
the State Of Delaware. Never hiturch~'
has the Diamond State" been sohla Apr|
set by any movement, polittfif'' ~ ~ Z
otherwise as lt has been by the cai1 q
paign for and against the sale OF liqdl
that has been carried on actively 10.
the pest two months.
Meetings galore have been held dur->
ing this period both by the ''wets" ana
"drys." Speakers, who have talked
unul they were hoarse, have pleaded
and argued with the voters OF Dela-s
ware. Sympathies have played upon
and strings OF figures have been pros
duced by orators Of both slides to cons
vince the patient public that theirs
views on the subject were correct on
street corners, in churches. In pubno
halls and In lots the subject OF license
and ant-license has been discussed.
debated and argued. In ninety-nino
times out OF a hundred Conversations
between citizens and voters. no matter
on what subject political. religious.
business or social. have wound up hv
one or the other fthe PARTIES en.
lRnged thorcin asking. HNVoll. show'a the
ELECTION going? What do You think af
the situation? Are we going to win? ?''
on the surface politics hare been
swept aside for the temperance guess
ton hut beneath. wise ones say. there
Is an undercurrent Of politics which
when lt comes 20 the surface may revo-
lutionizo the State.
Even when one goes 10 a barber
shop to have his whiskers removed or
his hair trimmed. the tonsorlal artist.
In finishing his work with brush and
comb IN hand Invariably says to his
customer, "Wet or dry?"
J License Mass Meetings
The -prohibitionists win close
their campaign tomorrow by holding
meetings. two OF which win be held in|
tho Rink Eleventh and Madison
streets, IN the afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
and in the evening at 7.a0, and In thaI
Opera House at the same hours. The
speakers win be Miss Phoebe Cousins.
OF Washington; William Pennell. sher-|
liff Of Cumberland county. Maine; Will
liam Forster a prominent attorney of'
New York city, and George Muller. of
Pennsylvania. who as regarded as tho'
stongest orator that the license advo-.
Gates have had IN the State since tha|
campaign began. Tomorrow after-
noon the "wets" will also hold a meet-|
ling IN odd Fellows Hall Oranga|
street above Tenth. when addresses I'd
the colored voters will be made ~
Samuel p. Hart. OF Philadelphia and
Mr.. Muller.
q Temperance Day at Grace
Z Temperance exercises win he held I'D
: Grace M. Il. Sunday school tomorrow
e afternoon Addresses win be made byE
v John p. Holland OF Milford, and stan-
Z ley Baker, and there win be speciaN
"a music
John p. Holland to Speak.
= John p. Holland, Of Milford. viii MAX
two anti-license addresses tomorrow
He win speak in Brandywine M. II
Church IN the morning and at 2s0 IA
the afternoon will speak in Asbury ME
c r. Church.