The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-11-14

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more towns that had pies lQusls soEle
ldfy the Fesl.te majority OF the
Gowns fa7oFtnE Hcenses WIS 20 goo oE
EI1dEes
he verdict Of the voters Of TeEltl-
lessee who IN the June pEsiIrl voted
a3l1lst state vide Prob 2ltlnn rs
is1staip edafn the Eenerl eleeticr- Al
the DrinarIes Gov. II on
Democrats opposed p. Sarraa elS,
fedItor Of the Tennesseean o. Nash.
Vfile. CarunacIS favored state rrOllt6=
ttion and after h Is defeat bottad the
| primary decision and the platform
ana continued his light for Etate#
elected by 81, 600. running 10000
ahead OF the national ticket a ma
jorfty Of the legislature Il opposed TO
state wide prohibition and Will stand
/ by Gov Patte=son's policies
The main issue = the election Of q
Legislature IN Minnesota was county
opinion. The fight was carried on In
nearly every district ana as the con-
test progressed Candidate jacobson,
Republican nominee. for Governor
came out sc.uarely for county options
He declared against the saloon IN
/ general The result was that while
! TAFT carried the state by 5000. John
son, the Democratic candidate Tor
! Governor, was reelected for a third
/ term by over 10000 and the 1egtsla-
ture is 2 to 1 against any county OPP
ton
In Colorado. wisconsin. Nebraska
and idaho the issues were identical.
The county option question did not
enter into the state campaign, but an
effort was made by the Anti-SalooE
forces to capture the legislature. IN
I all three states the attempt failed
and majority Of the Legislators chos
en- In each state are opposed 20 county
lon H.
Statcs in Which Antl-saIoon League
Made Fight and the Result.
coiorado-Not an issue so Ear as
governorshfp was concerned, but
Anti-Saloon league made bitter fight
to elect a legislature favorable To-
county option. Majority OF new leg
islature opposed to county option.
FlorIda-GeneraI election ratified
state primary result Held in June
against state wide prohibition. elect
ing liberal Governor aud lesisla-
ture.
Idaho-Not an issue SO far As gov
erporshIp was concerned. but ANTI
Saloon league made bitter fight to-
elect legislature favorable to
county option. Majority of new leg
Islature opposed to county option
1lltnois-County option the main
issue for election of members OF Leg
islature, Next legislature strongly
.
cent of members being liberal Pro-
hibItion party has no representation
as against three in last legislature.
Indtana-County option main issue
in state campaign. State Went H.
600 for Taft, but Watson, Republican
candidate for Governor, was beaten
ON county option issue by Marshall,
Democrat by 10000 New legisla-
ture- I9enf0sFa 1taguitt pf SfuNer'tipr
Hanley calling special session OF Leg
islature at which he forced county
option through.
AIinnesota-County option main is
sue in election OF members OF legts-
Iature. New Legislature opposed to
county option 2 to l. State went Re-
publican for Taft by $4,000, but Re-
publican candidates for Governor,
jacobson, wo stongly declared for
county option, defeated by 10000 by
GOV. Johnson. Democrat. who ran
for third term.
NebraslSa-Not an issue SO far as
governorshIp was concerned. but
Anti-Saloon league made bitter fight
to elect n legislature favorable to
county option.
New Jersey-Local option one of
main Issues in election of members OF
Legislature. All leading candidates
who favored local option defeated.
Ohio-State gave Taft a Republics
plurality OF $4,000. but Harris. Repub-
fathered the Rose county option law
and favored state wide prohibition.
defeated by Harmon. Democrat. by
10000.
Oklahoma dlspensary law
passed by last Legislature and sub
mitted for ratification to people de-
feated
Rhode Island-E2ntire state voted
on question of license or no license.
Out of 90 wet towns and s dry ones
before election, 80 went wet and II
small ones dry. a net loss to Prohibi-
tionists OF q Aggregate majority forl
licenses was 10000.
South Dakota-EntIre state voted
under Initiative and referendum on
county option law. which was defeat
cd by 1000.
Acknowledgement election rat-I
flied action of June primaries by rel
electing Gov. Patterson. (Dem.) who
is opposed to state wide prohibition.
and electinE n legislature to carry
out his views.
Observation-Disclosures elected which
will pass on question of submitting tol
vote of people bill for constitutional
amendment providing for state pro-
hIbition. Result in doubt.
washlngton-LeEis elected
favorable to local option, but opposed
to county option. Not issue in gov
ernorshIp.
West Virsinla-Legislature elected
favorable to local option.
! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS elected
which Is strongly opposed to county