The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-10-17
TRYING To FOOL
WATSON'S FRIENDS
Posters Stuck Up All Over State
and Show Unprecented Brewery
Interest in Democratic Candidates
and Show Them In Their True
Light.

indianapolis, Oct. 1e.-with all that
has been said of the brewery activity
in behalf of the Democratic ticket, the
half has not yet been told. The nc
tivfty on the part of brewers and Ii
auor dealers and others controlled by
them was never great. The saloon
men have assumed control of the demo-
cratic campaign and less Is heard from
day to day of democratic opposition
to james f.. Watson and his fellow
republican candidates. The whole sub
ject of politics revolves about the
brewery opposition to the republican
ticket.
Methods never before heard of are
being employed by the brewers and
liquor dealers and other methods, new
er before used except in secrecy, are
not being openly practiced by them.
The saloon men are determined to win.
They viii leave unturned no stone
ss.sTsose surnipa will inflneaae vote or
two. Every man coming in contact
with the saloon business is being
pledged to vote for the democratic
candidates.
An Estimate on Saloon Vote.
1t is estimated that the saloon vote
on election day will exceed 10000.
| This is gained by computing five votes
| to each one of the 5000 saloons in the
| state. And five is regarded as conser-
vative inasmuch as each saloon has
an owner. one or two bartenders, at
! least, one porter and a landlord. The
man who furnished the fixtures the
man who brings the ice, the driver who
unloaded the kegs, the butcher who
sold the beef for the free lunch, the
milkman, the bread man, the collector
all these are being lined up, to say
nothing of the hundreds of patrons and
hangers-on that each saloon has. Many
think that 10000 is too small by half.
What Patrons Are Told.
Ignorant patrons are being told that
the election of Watson will mean the
closing of all saloons Immediately aft
er the election. This is being worked
effectively among foreigners and ne
groes as well as among ignorant
whites. Then the patrons are told that
if they wish to continue to get their
drinks when they feel like 1t and
have the money to pay for it they must
! vote for the man whose picture is there
over the bar-Thomas r. Marshall But
tons with the head of Marshall are
being distributed by saloon men, as
are buttons-thousands of them-bear-
ing the head of George Washington,
above which is the inscription: TEN
perance. Yes" and beneath which is
the inscription: prohibition, No"
Glaring posters in red and yellow
proclaiming the evils of prohibition
are being put up on billboards all over
the state and big advertisements are
appearing in many newspapers. Or
every hand is evidence of unprecedent.
ed brewery activity. On every hand
there is evidence that the brewers, H.
quor dealers and saloonkeepers are
, solid in their opposition to the repub
lican party.
Taft is a to 1 favorite as a win
ner and also favorite in regard to tn,
outcome in Indiana at reduced odds
The Taft men are asking 2 to / ant
the Bryan men are demanding l to
t Consequently there is not much bet
l ting on the national tickets Bets o
/ $3.50 to 800 that Taft will carry In
diana do not seem attractive It i
noticed. however. that more Bryal
money is in sight just now than eve
! DeIOFe THIS cdllpdlSn On some or TN
D, boards the Bryan hackers seem to b
: forcing the betting. The odds hav
: slipped in the last two weeks fron
/ 8 to 1 that Taft would carry Indian
g to one and one-half to one that h
i will.
What Betting Is Made.
s The betting seems to indicate tha
s the bettors regard Marshall as %. 90
f votes stronger in Indiana than Bryar
i Bets are offered that Marshall will b
: | elected by $4,000 while other bets ar
f that Taft will carry Indiana by 1O.0Ot
: Some think that Marshall will win b
more than $4,000 and by so doing pul
. Bryan across the dead line with hin
but those so thinking wish odds whe
= it comes down to backing up thei
: thoughts.
4 Don't Visit Betting Places.
Republicans smile at the shown.