Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1907-11-06
RICHARDSON
VOTED WITH VETS
Kent County United States
Senator With the License
Side
EX-SENATOR ALLEE
WORKED HARD FOR DRY

There was great rejoicing In Kent and
Sussex over the dry victory. Church
bells were rung last night in Dover and
Milford. and crowds of men and women
gathered in groups singing campaign
temperance songs
State Chairman A. NJ. DAILY who d.
rectcd the anti-llcenso forces. and to
whose able efforts much Of the victory
In the two lower counties is due, said:
1T was a great fight and a magnin-
cent victory. We felt that II Wilmington
went dry Il would be little short OF a
miracle 1 am satisfied that rural New
Castle went dry II we got an honest
vote there. II Il is finally placed In the
wet column Il win be because Of fraud"
Thousands Of boys and girls we're vote
getters At Milford Harrington, Wyom-
ing and Dover they marched through the
streets. and by their presence induced
hundreds OF citizens TO vote dry" who
had left their homes intending to vote
wet.
In Dover the children made n huge
demonstration. At 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning forty boys from the Conference
Academy marched to tho three polling
places carrying an American flag thirty
feet IN length. At noon 80 students at the
academy, boys and girls, marched through
the streets and visited each polling place.
where they sang TO enthuse the worlSora.
when the public schools were dismissed
yesterday afternoon 500 children, headed
by the academy students gathered about
the big flag on Dover Green. IN front Of
the statehouse, and sang for an hour the
anti-llcense campaign songs.
Hundreds OF citizens stood by and
Joined IN the singing. Men who were
never before suspected OF having much
feeling took on their hats and stood with
the tears streaming down their cheeks
The kids" got em.
Child Wins Salesman.
Just one Incident 10 illustrate how chill.
dren Influenced votes. A whiskoy sales
man stepped up to ono Of the polling
pE.ees to vote. He Is q drinking man.
but this Is what he said
II can't 60 back on those little ones oui
there. have one Of my own. As wa.
about 70 leave the house my little daugh.
ter put her arms about my neck and said
Papa, ] want you 70 vote against license
for me. Won't you promise me 20 do iti
promised. and all the Jobs IN Delaware
wouldn't make me break that promise
Boys, mark my vote down dry
And when that man came out Of Tho
polling place his face was radiant II wal
work like this that drove Dover dry.
In the first election district OF tho F1fti
Representative District. where forme
Senator J. Frank Alice lives. tho "drys'
had s92 votes, the ''wets" 300 and bal
lots were rejected. making la2 majort,
against license.
Alice as a Vote cetter.
Senator Alice stood al the polls all dal
and personally voted more than half o
the negro voters Of tho district He ha
proved by the result OF this election tina
he Is a powerful factor in the game O
vote getting IN Kent
Friends Of United states Senator Harrl
A. Richardson are deeply grieved az tn
stand he took upon the issue. Mr.. Rich
ardson announced. after depositlng hii
ballot, that he had voted wet" He de
clared that IN doing so he had followel
the dictates Of his conscience