The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
LOCAL OPTION
LIKELY To WIN
IN GEM STATE
Fifteen of the Counties of
Idaho Conceded to the
Temperance Forces.
LIQUOR INTERESTS
GET THE REMAINDER
ELECTIONS CALLED IN SOME
CoUNTIEs-sALooN MEN PLAc-
ING FAITH IN THE COURTS.
Especial to The Herald.)

Boise, Ida, July 24.-Rex Osborne.
one Of the best posted newspaper men In
Idaho, has completed a canvass OF the
state on prohibition. He states he Sc
cured some of his information through
conversations with persons who were
thoroughly familiar with local condi-
lions, but that most of it came to him
IN confidential correspondence. His data
Is supplemented by special dispatches
received today from correspondents Of
the Statesman, giving the present status
or local option agitatiOns in practically
all the counties. and an expression Of
the probable outcome Of the election.
Favorable to "Drys."
The result Of the canvass shows only
eight counties in the state that will
likely vote wet, BdnnOCk, Bonner, Gus
ter, Elmore, KOOtenai. Lemhi, Nez
Perez in principal cities, Owyhee. The
remaining fifteen counties viii 20 dry.
according to the information given. Os-
borne declares he found the feeling
against the saloon business as at pres
ent constituted widespread and strong,
ana that the dynamic force behind the
present agitation is not the churches.
but men and women OF affairs, who
have tired Of present conditions after
having waited in vain for the saloon
business 10 reform itself. These prefer
prohibition to continuation Of the old
order of things, and will complete the
work the churches have started.
Forces Well Organized.
He adds that he finds the local option
forces well organized while the saloon
men have practically no organization
ana are making no systematic cam
p2ign, depending upon the courts to
sustain their technical claims against
methods Of procedure and upon the bus
mess communities to stem the tide OF
disapprobation which it is declared has
become 50 strong the saloon men dare
not make an open campaign lest the
majority against them snail be in
creased
How the Counties Stand.
The following is a summary Of the
canvass by counties, the words wet and
dTy 6eing added to indicate the proba-
bic result
Ada-Eelection called for Sept. 6. dry.
STANDARDIZATION called for Sept 1.
wet.
Bear Lake-Election called for Sept
1, dry.
DECENTRALIZATION called for sept g,
dry.
Blaine-Petition being circulated, dry.
BCise-No petition filed. dry.
Bonner-No petition fled as yet. wet
Approximation called for Aug. o.
dry.
Cassia-Petition viii be filed in Oc-
tObeT, dry.
Custer-No report. wet.
Elmore-Petition filed no election
/ called, going into court; wet.
decentralization called for Sept. Is
| dry.
Standardization will be filed in De-
tober, wet.
Idaho-Election called for Aug. q.
dry.
Latah-No petition filed as yet. dry.
LincOln-Petition circulated. but not
/ filed, dry.
Lemhi-NO report. wet.
Nez PerCe-NO petition filed, wet in
/ principal towns.
Oneida-No petition circulated as yet,
| dry.
Owyhee-NO agitation on subject, wet.
ShOshone-NO petition filed as yet,
/ dry.
Twin FaIls-No petition filed. proba-
/ bly, dry.
STANDARDIZATION filed, action de-
| ferred until October, dry.
| In several counties the circulation and
| filing of petitions to the county com
/ missioners has been deferred pending
I the result of Iifiura ffor af of her ro4r,fe