The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-28
BATTLE IS ON
In EARNEST
"Wets" and "Drys" Work.
ing HARD for Victory.
OLD GENERAL APATHY
Was Chased to the Woods
Long Ago
Rigs Galor are Flying Over the
City, Hauling Voters to Polls
Women are Hard Workers.
OLD GENERAL APATHY

~ dlluOol tNtIl pitNlANb ~ 'i'N
city there was an early vote out this
morning in spite of the inclement
" leather conditions. In the country
the vote was not very heavy, ac-
cordng to the reports sent In to the
city, but II Is expected that a big
vote will be polled before night.
Notwithstanding the rain which
drove some Of the male workers 70
shelter, women in numbers flocked
about each of the polling PAGES and
urged the voters to cast their bal
lots against the saloon These wom-
en- remained at the polls all day,
becoming drenched by the harl driv-
en- rain and no doubt chilled through
yet they did not lose heart and fear
less'y approached each voter, urging
him to vote dry.
1t cannot be galn.aid that the
contest will be close one. The
"drys" claim the county by 400
votes and many even predict tht
they will carry It by more than that
number. On the "wel" side there
are fully as many claimants for VIC
tory. The '.wets" estimate that
they will carry the county by az
least 200 votes.
Never has there been q campoipn
that has shook the county from eel Far
TO garret in such a manner as has
this one. General Apathy WIS
chased away on the first day Of T.
campaign and it has been mighty
battle since. Men who under or
dinary conditions seldom 90 TO the
poll, were the first ones ont this time
and spent the day IN urging others 70
cast their ballots Hundreds of dol
lar. have ben spent in this campaign
by both sides and there Is scarcely q
man I'm the county who has not had
every opportunity Of hearing or read
ing the arguments of both sides.
Thousands have. followed the news
paper advertising OF both sides ana
fol owed It closely.
The dry take as a good sign
that Warren and Mciss voted 'dry'
on Saturday. while the ''wets" sy
that It wa- conceded two or thro"
weeks ago that both counties would
80 "dry" and that not much OF n
fight vas made there by the liquor
men, They say that they expected
both counties to go dry by from tx
to eight hundred. The voting Will
Mcigs and Warren dry viii doubtless
have some effect upon the local sit
uation Notwithstanding
. nh tbn 1pI t1n wet ~
are well organized today. Each side
has rigs galore and men working
Who arc familiar with 'heir pre-
cincis and with the way most of the
voters viii cast their ballots. rs
the organization is so complete and
as the interest is running so high, 1t
is quite likely that Marion county
will poll the largest vote for many
years today.
From the time the polls close I'M
I'll the vote Is counted, Marion coun-
ty viii literally hold its breath. SO
much depends upo1 the outcome to
each side, The victors Will cela-
brate. that Is certain.
Election returns will be received 1T
many places tonight and 1t is c7r-
tain that all of Marion will be down
town to receive the returns. The
election board will canvass the vote
in its headquarters in the Marion
National bank building As 1t should
require but a short time to count the
vote the complete returns from ey-
cry part of Marion county should lie
IN and the rosult known before seven
o'clock tonight