Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-07
MANY CITIES VOTING
Prohibition the Issue in Most
Localities.
WET DAY FOR A DRY VOTE
Anti-Saloon People Claim General
Success.
ELECTIONS IN KANSAS CITY
Rum Advocates in st. Louis Try to
Break Up a Prohibition Meet
ing-other Contests.
ELECTIONS IN KANSAS CITY

CHICAGO, April 1.-The municipal elec-
contests in the various wards. There was
no direct issue involved except where. In
eight or ten Of the city wards, the cleo
ton Of the aldermen hinged somewhat
upon the Sunday closing of saloons. In
Cook county. outside the city Of Chicago.
elections were held in a number Of town
ships. and in a few Of these local option
was the issue
The campaign has been rather quiet, and
has excited less interest than usual.
An effort was made to force the ques-
tion of Sunday closing into the foreground
by having 1t placed upon the ballot. The
election commissioners however. refused
attitude.
ington and other places as we'll as In
many small townships Of the state, the
main Issue is local option.
While the saloon question will not b
voted on directly in Chicago until No
vember. when the voters Of this city will
perhaps be asked to decide whether Chi
cago shall be wet or dry" over 100O
townships In the state are to decide today
for Or against dramshops. 1t Ia estimated
that the future Of at least 5000 saloons
Is In the balance. In some cities the
women are serving coffee and sandwiches
to voters, and in nearly all prayer meet
| ings are being held.
Rain in st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, April 7.-Despite a drizzlins
| rain. women turned out today armed with
| coffee and sandwiches to take an active
part in the balloting on the local option
question In Granite City. EdwardsvtIle.
Alton and adjoining towns in Illinois
across the river from St. Louis Prohi-
| bition is the main issue. Refreshments
were served at the polls to the voters for
prohibition.
livery stable vehicles to carry voters to
the polls. but the women promptly Of
fered their family vehicles for the same
purpose
Yesterday about $50 children and thirty v
women. carrying banners inscribed with
prohibition notices, paraded Granite City
streets singing Granite City Is Going
| the Sheaves.'
They were accompanied by fifty saloon
sympathizers beating tin pans and bur-
lesquing the women's parade. At Glen
Carbon prohibition meeting was in
vaded by group of men. who ran
through the hall endeavoring to disperse
the audience by offering free beer outside
but the meeting continued and the intrud-
| ers finally departed.
| The fate Of 342 saloons in nineteen other
continuous towns and villages will be de-
| termined today.
Kansas City Contest.
KANSAS CITY. April 7-Despite .
| steady downpour Of rain an exceedingly
| heavy vote was cast during the early
hours Of the municipal election here to-
day. Interest in the present campaign
| has been more pronounced than in any
previous one in Kansas City. A complete
! city ticket, including twenty-one members
! of the common council. Will be elected.
Mayor Henry NJ. Beardsley. republican. ID
| a candidate for reelection. while Thomas
J. Cr1ttenden. jr.. a son Of ex-Gov. Crit
! tenden Of Missouri. heads the democratic
| ticket. Both sides claim victory.
Elections for minor ofnces will be held
Mo. In both places the issues are entirely
| local.
Heavy in st. Joe.
! st. JOSEPH. Mo-. April 7.-Notwithst and
| ing rain. a heavy vote is being polled at
the municipal election here today and
| both republicans and democrats are claim
| ing victory for the nominees for mayor.
Left Out Omaha.
OMAHA, Neb.. April 7.-Munfcipal cleo
| tons were held in all the cities and towns
| Of Nebraska today with the exception Of
Omaha, which works under a special char
ter. The principal issue is prohibition and
the campaign in many of the cities has
been fought out on that line. The pro-
| hibition forces claim 20 per cent OF tho
counties OF the state and in the result OF
| today's election is promised a revelation
Returns in Detroit.
DETROIT. Mich. April Further re-
| turns today from yesterdays local option
vote in Oakland county indicate that the
county went dry" by from Is to 80
majority. making a total OF ten out Of
| fourteen counties which the prohibition
| lists carried In yesterdays election. Last
| nights report gave them nine out Of four
teen. placing Oakland In the wet" col
umn.