The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-29
Only Six Precincts Carried
by the "Wets"
TAKEN OFF THEIR FEET
Neither Side Anticipated
such q Result,
Liquor Men ale Dealt a Stunning
Blow and the Temperance
Advocates Celebrate TheirVictory

ceCdcd even the expectations Ot the
most ardent temperance workers
marion ana Marion county voted tC
oust the saloon Monday IN the cleo
ton which closed the most strenuous
land exciting campaign ever waged
here The "drys" secured major
ity OF 1858 votes, carrying every
township in the county except
Richland and all but five OF the
precincts i'm the city. Marion itsed
went 1856 dry.
In spite Of the most inclement
weather conditions the largest vote
ever polled in the city and county
w.5 brought out. Every available
conveyance was used by '.Drys" and
{" Vets in the city and throughout
the county in carryir,y the voters to
the polls No vote was overlooked
and no one who had vote coming
was given a chance to stay away
from the polls
But few townships and precincts
had reported the results to the
beard OF elections until IL was very
evident that the county was going
dry by at least eight or nine hum
dred. It was only ?, few minutes
later that II was evident the drys
had the county by at least 1900 and
II appeared as though the majority
would reach 1900.
A more crushing blow he's never
been dealt the saloon men OF the
state Each side to the controversy
desired TO carry Marion county
, The election here was the first to be
lheld In an important county aud for
the moral effect alone the liquor
interests aud the temperance people
wanted to claim Marion county be-
cause o! the moral effect upon coun-
ties voting subsequently The cam
paign here has never been and per-
haps never viii be euul'ed It was
trother against brother. father
against son with the mother and
sister alIying themselves always
with the "drys" The women Of
Marion county fought gallant
fight and in the great victory OF
temperance they must SHIRE and
share alike with the men in the
distribution Of the laurels.
Though wind-lriven rain ac-'
oompanied by extremely low tenn
perature made conditions out OF.
doors most trying, many women ar
rived carly ct each of the voting
places and remained throughout the
day encouraging voters to cast their
ballots for the temperance move
ment. The ladies OF the W. c. r. u
furnished fine dinners and suppers
for the election officials at every
precinct voting pl"re.
II was freely predicted last night
that almost every county in the
state will go dry II the Indications
OF the temperance sentiment in Ma.
ion county are 10 be believed. The
brewers and the saloon men in this
city and throughout the state ex-
peated that Marion county would
roll mp a wet majority Members
OF the Marion Protective association
were more than stunned and dazed
last might as township after town
snip rolled mp dry maioritles and
precinct after precinct in the city
showed great gains for the drys.
There was something pathetic I'm n
all--something that could not but
touch ones innermost heart strings.
The suddenness with which ii has
all occurred at the cud of hard
ana valiant fight put up by both
sides and closing with each side con-
hdent of victory Is sufficient TO ursst
the leaders Of either side. The vic
tors are now celebrating their vie.
tory while the losers are preparing
to close-to tear out their furnish
| ings and their fixtures because the
people of Marion county by a larg
majority have said that they do no.
rNnt them In that kind Of busines.
Had there been a provision in the
law stating that the state should
lake over the fixtures ana stock of
the saloon al fair apprai.ed value In
he event that the county went dry.
/ The dry side would have piled uD a
majority far larger than ii did
Great crowds throDged tn, down
Town streets last night, awaiting the
returns which We're all in within two
hours after the polls had closed At
every one of the smaller towns IN The
county bulletins were posted aud
crowds watched and cheered Never
mas there been more general in
leItst taken in any event or election
N The city Men. women AMI chi'd-
rem IN Marion and even IN the f,r-
thermo-t parts Of the county broaib-
lessly awaited the count Of tle bal
lots.