The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-11-19
perance legislation.

perance legislation.
In Illinois the Anti Saloon people
conferred their fight in an effort to
capture the legislature for county op-
ton. Returns show that they were
overwhelmingly defeated, rs per cent
OF the members elected To the SENATE
and house being opposed to counts
option. The leader OF the local. OPP
ton forces In the last legislature. y.
F. Berry, was retired.
In South Dakota the question of
county option was squarcly presented
to the people Of the entire state under
the Initiative and referendum. ! The
Prohibitionists and the Anti-saloon
leaguers had Joint Headquarters and
made a vigorous fight. County optic.
was defeated by 7.0O0.The defeat of
the question Is more decisive In South
Dakota because 1t is a purely agri-
cultural state and in recent years had
experience in state Prohibition.
The Anti-Saloon league selected
Rhode Island as point In which to
test Its strength In New England.
Two weeks before the election under
decision of the Supreme Court, 1t
became necessary for the state ms a
whole to vote ON the question OF IL
cense or no license. A short but live
ly campaign followed and resulted in
the vets retaining all the towns and
cities they had and regaining seven
more towns that had previously gone
dry. The aggregate majority Of the
towns favoring licenses was 20, 900 or
more.
! The verdict of the voters of Tenn
essee who in the June primaries voted
against state wide Prohibition. was
sustained In the general election. AT
the primaries Gov. NJ. Il. Patterson,
Democrat, opposed e. s. Carmack,
editor of the Tennesseean OF Nash
liville. carmack favored state prohib-
!tion and after his defeat bolted the
primary decision and the platform
and continued his fight for state
wide prohibition. Patterson was re-
Ielected by $4,000. running 10000
ahead of the national ticket. A ma
jority OF the legislature Is opposed to
state wide prohibition and will stand
by Gov. Patterson's policies.
/ The main issue in the election of q
IAS6ldh1tdAG ia AtHlneSUlft WIS county
opinion. The tight was carried on in
nearly every district and as the con-
test progressed Candidate Jacobsen
Republican nominee for Governor.
came out sauarely for county option
He declared against the saloon i.l
general. The result was TINT while
Taft carried the state by 10000, Jo,ia
son, the Democratic candidate for
4 Governor, was reelected for third
term By over 10000 and the leglsla-
ture is to against any county OPP
ton.
!. In Colorado. Wisconsin. Nebrask,,
land Idaho the issues were Identical
The. county, option question did moi
enter into the state campaign. but an
4 effort was made by the Anti-Salool
forces to capture the legislature. In
all three states the attempt failed
and majority OF the legislators chos
en- in each state are opposed to county
option.
States IN Which Anti-Saloon League
\ Made Fight and tho Result.
Colorado-Not an issue SO far Us
governorship was concerned. but
Anti-Saloon league made bitter figh,
to elect legislature favorable tc
county option. Majority of new leg
islature opposed to county option.
Florida-General election ratified
state primary result. Held in June
against state wide prohibition, elect
ling a liberal Governor and legisla-
Iture.
4 Idaho-Not an issue so far as gov
censorship 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.
Illinois-County option the main
issue for election OF members of leg
islature. Next legislature strongly
opposed to county option, as per
cent of members being liberal. Pro-
hibition party has no representation
as against three in last legislature.
Indiana-County option main issue
| in state campaign. State went TO-
900 for Taft. but Watson, Republican
candidate for Governor, was beaten
on county option issue by Marshall,
Democrat, by $4,000. New iegisla-
ture Democratic AZ result of Governor
Hanley calling special session of leg
lSloture AT Which ne forced county
option through.
Minnesota-County option main is
sue in election of members OF legis-
!ature. New legislature opposed to
county option to /. 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.
| Nebraska-Not an issue so far as
governorship was concerned. but
Anti-Saloon league made bitter fight
to elect legislature favorable to
county option.
i New Jcrsey-Local option one of
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