Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1909-04-03
Local Option
The All-Absorbing Question in
Charlevoix County.

sorbing question of the week; and the
man who has scceeded in remaining
non-committal must,be a natural-born
dodger. On the streets. Ia the stores
aud shops. as we'll as in the homes, it
has beeu the subject toward which all
conversation has led. And for the
most part the discussions have been
fair and friendly. and we believe there
will be few, ii any, bitter feuds after
Mondays election.
The committee in charge OF the
"dry" campaign had arranged for sew
eral meetings In town and vicinity.
and The schedule has been carried out
most successfully On Monday even
ing a mass meeting was held at Love-
day opera house which was largely at
tended and full Of spirit. E. A.
Lewis, chairman of the "G0od Citi-
zenship League presided, and other
gentlemen of local prominence occu-
pied the platform with him. The Jor-
dan Glee Club. whose singing has done
much TO add spirit and pleasure TO
the campaign, furnished music for
occasion. 'iMr. Stacks of Charlevoix,
who was %un his way home from q
southern trip and had stopped over
with the speaker, was Cal ed upon to
give report of the Workings@of the
local option law in several dry cOun-
ties he had visited. According to his
observation and enquiries the law was
working most satisfactorily in all the
counties. He had visited Midland
and found the circular sent out by
the ''wets'' and recently. dtstri ibuted
here did not represent the views Of
re than very small percentage of
the business men. Where, the state
meuts were not terls,perverted, the
failure TO enforce laws was due to
whiskey-Sympathizng. 1fficfas wliese'
terms OF office had held over, and the
diversion Of trade, which 1was not de-
MED, was due TO other local reasons
Three-fourths of the business men of
the city were pleased with the Chang
ed conditions.
Miss Winnie Maddaugh recited
(which Shall 1t Be-" in a pleasing
manner aud was heartily applauded.
This was the recitation which won
her the gold medal in the W. G. Il. u.
contest'recenty given.
e. n .CIink spoke in reference TO
circular recently put out relative TO
the present Indebtedness of this
county aud showed the false reason
ing or, the same. In reference to
Rances in Antrim county, in which
the circular states that the county
was $4,000 TO the good at the time To-
cal option went into effect and was in
debt when it went out, Atty Clink
quoted Supervisor Bennett Of Echo
township as saying that these state
meuts:were not true as the Board Of
Supervisors of Antrim always manag-
ed their finances so that at the end Of
each fiscal year they would be between
two and four thousand dollars indebt-
ed and that such was the case during
the years referred to.
Hon. j. s. Crandell of Detroit, was
then introduced and spoke for fully
an hour. His address dealt with the
various phases Of the question, which
he handled vigorously and illustrated
with stories that kept the audience in
best of humor. The large attendance
and the frequent applause demonstrate
eAthe lively interest Of the people of
East Jordan in the issue and along
with other things warrant a belief
that the village itself will go "dry."
On Monday evening. Rev. A. ID.
Grigsby and Com'r j. IL. Milford adj
dressed meeting at Ir0hton and
found an awakened interest in that
place. 1t Is estimated by those who
= manipulate township affairs that
Eveline will 60 ninety percent dry.
On Tuesday night a meeting was
held at Peninsula Grange hall, ad,
dressed by w. E. Malpass, F. M. Sew
erapce and Atty E. N. Clink. This
also was we'll attended and music was
furnished by the ladies quartettt
from tOwn-Mrs. Bush, Miss Com
stock, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Haire
Everything all right in this part o.
- county.
Another meeting on Tuesday even
ing was held at the Wilson Grang,
Hall, apd judging by the crowd
everybody, young and old, must hav'
been there. Rev. w. w. Lamport
and Com'rJ J. ii. Milford Of East Jor
dan spoke, and we're followed by Att!
J. r. Converse aud S. &. Smith o
,Boyne City. Hon. l.. f. Knowles
who was TO have made the prlncipa
speech, being III, Mr.. Converse tool
his place and gave masterful address
Robert Shepherd served as Chairman