The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-05
LIQUOR FIGHT to-
Be DECIDED T0Dl|
Question Will Be Passed On in Cd
Counties-Both Drys and Wets|
Confident of Victory.

The voters In % counties I'm Mich
gan are today deciding the local o.
ton question. Both sides have Co
Quoted bitter fight for control
10 the last minute. The optionists q
saloonists both see victory, but
many counties the vote will be a
tremely close. The foes of the salo0
have planned a wholesale slaughto
against the wet counties, and the wed
have sent the best speakers available
to these places TO fight the optionistc
The campaign. which ends when The
polls close tonight, is the greatest ever
waeed in Michigan. The dry leader74
realizing the magnitude of the fgllx|
they have challenged. have left no5
stone unturned The liquor advocates;
are equally aroused, for they stand toi
win a great victory or an overwhlem-1
ins and crushing defeat
CHARLOTTE. Mich, April 5.--That'
local option will carry In this county
is practically conceded, although the.
majority for dry will be considerably.
less than il would lave been had theI
vote been taken month ago. Char
lotte and Grand Ledge can be depend.
ed on to go wet but the liquor men
admit that the outcome In Eaton
Rapids is doubtful, which is an admis~
sion of defeat, as the vets need ma
jority in all three cities to offset the
local option majoritics in the rural dis
tricts. The only thing chat would
save the vets is the fact that local
option as Eaton county remembera'
the law previous TO May 1, 1908, was q
farce of the rankest sort. Now the
drys insist they will see that the law
is inforced, if the voters will give t.
another trial. The drys closed their
campaign in this city last night with q
big union meeting in the opera house.
Rev. Adam Clark, OF Eaton Rapids,
superintendent of the local option
forces. gave the principal address aud
predicted dry vote by an overwhelnl-
ing majority. The city and townships
elections are practically lost sight OF
because OF the interest In the local
option fight.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, April Both
sides made speeches on the liquor
OF Portsmouth, o.. addressed large
terest OF local option. President An
CELL. Of the university, presided. Elk.
| Gov. Peck. of Wisconsin. spoke to 3
big crowd in the Whitney theater.
Both sides see victory.
MUSHROOM. Mich. April Sit Is
expected today's election will see the
largest vote in the history OF the vart-
Gus townships. A large number OF
women are permitted TO vote through
/ the provisions of the new constitution
to bond Muskegon county for $4,000
for new roadways and bridges. Rep
resentatives from the various town.
ships and wards are also to be chosen
for the county board.
The liquor question will be decided
at the next county election and will bo
the bitterest anti-saloon fight ever con-
Quoted in Muskegon.
BAY CITY. Mich. April 5.-The
mayoralty candidates. f. T.. Evans, Re-
publican, and Mayor Hine. Democrat.
presented public service franchise plat
forms. The mayor claims credit for
saving the city s1,0O0.000 by blocking
the Northern Michigan Power Co. fran
CHlSG. EVANS ItDiltS III 0iiu
offers franchises on terms favorable
to the city. The contest between the
candidates grew more bitter as the
hou for election approached.
An afternoon newspaper owned by
Detroiters charged Labor Commissions
er Fletcher. who is running for alder
man on the Republican ticket in his
ward. with being a tool of corpore-
lions and man unfit for Office. Fetch
or challenged the paper to show where
he was influenced by any one other
wise than properly.
GREENVILLE, Mich, April 5.--Tho
6rys held two mass meetings last
night and the vets one. ]. Earle
Browne. of St. Johns, was the principal
sneaker Cor the vets. and Kelly Searls.
of ithaca, for the drys. 1t was pre-
ldicted last night that the city would
go wet. but the rural sections viii
roll close vote.
TAXPAYERS INTERESTED.
Note for Nm. y. NageI and n part
iSan Hoard of Auditors.
Job Printing done right. Times Prinf-
| ing Co. 10 John R.-st. Phone 1898.