Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-06
Alabama Supreme Court, All the
Judges ConCurring, Declares
Law Constitutional.
LIQUOR QUESTION AN ISSUE.
I'm Wisconsin. Indiana, and California
Voters Passing on it &C the
Polls Today.

Montgomery. Ala, April 6.-Tho Ala
bama state prohibition law was today
declared constitutional and valid by
the state supreme court, all the judges
concurring 90 the opinion. This is The
second time the court has upheld the
statewide act OF the last Legislature.
IL was attacked ON several c0ustitu-
tional grounds.
LIQUOR QUESTION IN WISCONSIN.
Milwaukee, VIE. April 6.--wisconsin
voters are choosing a state supor.nton-
dent OF public Instruction today and
many municipalities are voting on tho
question Of license Among cities which
are voting on liquor questions are Osh-
Sosh. Appleton Eau Claire Bcloit Ash
land, Marmetta, SturE1s and Baraboo.
PROHIBITION IN INDIANA
indianapolis. April 6.-Iu local option
elections being held today I'm Cass ana
Bi4ckford counties, the "wcts' claim
the victory with confidence. I.ogans-
por, is the scat of Cass county and the
Businessmen association has taken
hand against the antl-saloon interests.
There is a large foreign population in
Blackfori county OF which Hartford
City is the seat.
Both Clss and Blackford counties
gave Democratic majoriucs Boo the last
state election. The Democratic Gam
paign was largely made Boz opposition
90 county option
GREAT INTEREST IN CALIFORNIA.
san Diego April 6.-Early returns in
todays municipal and noe alo1n el -e~
ton indicate one Of the hea lest vut ss
ever poned I'm san Diego. In AN pre-
cincts the morning vote shows NJ a.
Forward and Grant Conrad the mayor
atty candidates. evenly matched, Both
are Republicans. but the latter o. the
candidate Of the Lincoln Roosevelt and
Good Government" organic ton. while
Mayor Forward is known as "IeFl-
mr"
The liquor question issue SIS creating
greater interest thuu tho muni opal
contest,
ISSUE ~ MICHIGAN.
Detroit Mich April C--More than GOO
saloons and 10 brewories viii be forced
ont OF business iu tho 10 counties OF
the state which voted dry" az yes
! terday's election. Returns late last
night gave tho 'drys' 20 Of The 20 c0un-
( ties in which the liquor question was
I voted upon but Inter figures swing
Owosso county which has az saloons, in
TO the wet column hy 1s2 ma ity.
In the eight cuunties which the liquor
| interests carried there are 800 saloon
giving to the Anti-saloou league vi tory
over tWo-thirds OF the saloons which
they attacked The slender majority
| of ~ votes which the 'drys" received
| In jackson county, where there ia a
population Of $1,000 indicates the tit-
teTnes- OF the fight. A recount is con-
s'dcred "a certainty IN this county.
/ Waehtenaw, Berrien, Monroe and Ctta
wa counties We're the four big "wet'
/ victories.
Washtenaw. with tho University o,
Michigan within it's borders reject d
prohibition by 500 majority. In Ber-
| riau tho "Wet-' secured 2 900 majority.
| iu ottawa 1850 and IN Monroe, 1900.
NEBRASRA'S CHIEF ISSUE
| Lincoln. Neb. April 8.--The liquor
| question is the chief issue IN the
municipal elections which are being
/ held throughout the state today.
PROHIBITION ~ FLORIDA.
Tallahassee. F1a. April with q
/ possible prohibition battle in prospect
/ the Florida legislature convened here
/ today Although the prohibition force.
] have wagcd "a vigorous campaign. their
/ opponents hope to block am dry
| legislation from tho outset and the
] organization OF tho two houses viii
| furnish the first clash between the
| liquor forces and their opponents.