Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-08
Vast Majority Of the Large
Cities vst6 Il Down
At Polls.
CAPITAL IS VERY WET
joliet, Aurora, EIsln and Blosm-
inston Among others 50
Disposed.
SPRINGFIELD.

SPRINGFIELD.
Springfield, April 7.-(Argus Spe-
cial.) .)-Springfield. after an energetic
campaign on both sides, was carried
by the anti-prohibitionists by 1890.
FREEPORT.
Freeport, April 7.-(Argus Specially
|-Freeport went against local option
by 730 majority.
ROCKFORD.
Rockford, April 7.-(Argus Specially
Rockford went dry by 1854 majority.
ELGIN.
Elgin, April 7.-(Argus Special.)--
Elgin went anti-prohibition by 1926.
AURORA.
Aurora, April 7.-(Argus Special.}-
Aurora was carried by. the anti-prohi-
bitionists by 1,55O majority. The
total vote was 7.O08.
Geneva, st. Charles and Batavia
went dry by small majorities.
JOLIET
Joliet, April .7.-tArgus Special.)-
Joliet went wet. The total vote in
Joliet township being, for prohibition
1904; against prohibition 5.532; ma
iority against prohibition, 1854.
| Lockport is dry by Q majority
Plainfieid is dry BY mu1urfty -MIh-
haitian is wet by 10 majority. Chan
nahan is wet by majority.
| A riot is reported at Plainfield.
BLOOMINGTON.
Bloomington, April 7.-tArgus Spe-
cial. Bloomington went wet by a
vote of 2,971 against prohibition to
$3.50 for. The whole OF the. county
except Bloomington is anti-saloon..
| DECATUR.
Decatur, April 7.-tArgus Specially
Decatur was carried by the local OPP
tionists by 1,04s. the vote for the prop
osition being 1867 to 2,61s against
GALEsRURG.
Galesburg, April 7.-fArgus Spa
cial) went dry by 600.
MONMOUTH.
Monmouth, April .7.r-(Argus Spe.
cial. was carried by the
anti-prohibitionists by l0I
In Adjoining Counties.
IN HENRY COUNTY.
7 Kewanee, April 7.--fArgus Specially
I-Kewanee went wet by 246. the totals
being for local option, 1,547; against.
l1,793.
Geneseo went wet by G votes, and
Wyoming by 80. Camhridge and An
nawan are wet also. the figures not
being stated sss@
i Local option carried In Galya 1876.
and in Toulon by 100
\ Orion, April 7.-tAJgus Specially
Orion. Annawan. Neponsst, Princeton
land Cambridge went dry.
II wHITEsIDE COUNTY.
: Sterling, April 7.--tArgus Specially
THE count tonight shows that Ster-
ling went wet by a single vote. In
Rock Falls, just across Rock river.
. lthe drys lost by eight votes. The
IprohibitionistA promise q contest in
tDoeu Soo~o, Su0t VoktOto WSI0
thrown out that should have been
counted and that the saloon support,
ers voted fraudulently In 3 number
|of cases Seventeen. odt OF - town
ships in whiteside coanty went dry,
Though IA of that number hay& never
had saloons. There are II saloons In
iSterling and five III Rock Falls.
Morrison. April 1.-tAfgus Specially
Morrison voted f0r local option. the
majority being IS.
Erie, April 7.-fAfgus Sretial
Erie narrowly escaped being placed in
Ithe anti-saloon coidh1n, thes Majority
| Hagainst local option being but 81 votes.
III Fulton. April 7.-4(Argus Specfal
Local option was defeated Id fulton
| by a majority of 30.
Dixon. April 7.--(Areus Special. -
| Dixon, as was expected, voted In favor
Iof local option the unodAcial count
|showing majority Of 100.
I IN MERCIsR c6e6Nff.
Ill Cable. April 7s(A Argus Special. =,
/ Riceland Grove t0Wnshib voted fCi
iiocal option. Precinct No. 1 gives 3S
majority, precinct No. : gives 81 ma
| itjorfty. The entire rttetlican tiekel
Ills elected With The pc1li1Ie ezceptioz
/ iof collector. 4 bitterk Ut Was wsxe(
tby both Sides