Norwich bulletin., 1909-12-15
MUCH INTEREST LOCALLY
 IN WORCESTER ELECTION
Bulletin Besieged by Inquiries for the Result of License Vote When Li- cense PrevaiIed-Norwich Man at Election.

There was much local interest in the election in Worcester on Tuesday when the license question was voted upon. Throughout the evening there were many telephone calls to The Bulletin office for news of the result. The returns were not sent out until late, although 1t was learned about 10 o'clock that license had prevailed, yet the press report was not received un- til about midnight, showing majority of 3,700 for license.
 All eyes have been centered upon Worcester in this election and for the past three months frequent calls have been received, asking how the election had gone, the eagerneSs for the fray causing the imaginary advancement of the election date in the minds Of many.
 o. E. Ryther, one of the prominent no-license advocates in this city, was in Worcester for the election Tues day. Regarding his experience there, and the election, he writes as follows:
 Awakening Tuesday morning from few cat naps not daring to sleep soundly for fear of oversleeping. heard the pattering of the raindrops on the roof and window panes, to the tune of which the city was to wage the battle of the ballots on the license
  history, Worcester has had two sue cessive years of no-lcense, and both sides have regarded this year as a critical one in determining the policy of the city in this important ques- tion. The added fact that Worcester is the largest city in the world under no-license by local option has centered the eyes of the world on today's bat tie.
 Both sides have waged strenuous campaigns. The license forces tried to make it appear that kitchen barrooris flourish as never under license. They have brought from Milwaukee and Chicago Mayor Rose and Lawyer Dar- row to tell the people of Worcester that prohibition does not prohibit, etc.
 The no-license people have princi- pally rested their case on the results of 19 months of freedom from the sa- loon. Their arguments were streets free of the traffic and its fruit, fewer men in jail, fewer in hospital. less number of deaths from alcoholism, fewer women at the rescue mission, better homes, steadter work, easier collections, lowest tax rate in nve years z On the no-license side are ar rayed all the clergymen of the city, Protestant and Catholic alike, nearly all the business men of prominence, the mayor of the city, the open and persistent advocacy of The Telegram, the leading paper. Their claim was that no-license made good
 Both sides made great preparation 10 get out the vote and keep tabs on their adherents. The Noes" had a complete ward and precinct organiza- ton for the ten wards of four pre- cincts each, with from two to six men in each precinct.
 As the day wore on the clouds clear ed away and 1t soon became evident that a big vote would be boiled.
 Mayor Logan was conceded as a win ner by a long lead. He has made so fine a mayor that his worst political enemies speak of him as ''the salt of the earth,' and some people thought the certainty of his election would re- suit in a large reduction of the vote. However, such was not the case. This splendid man, who came in from the country forty years ago and began life by working in a store and sleeping >un- der the counter, was triumphantly elected for the third time by the big majority of over 5000.
 Alas for the plans of meni As the returns from the first precinct came to the no-license headquarters Secretary R. D. Murphy refused to believe them, 80 great was the difference from his expectations, but all the subsequent re- turns told the same story of perfect landslide toward license. When the returns were all in it became evident that almost 1000 voters had changed from No to Yes, wiping out the small No margin of last year and piling up a Yes majority of well above $500.
 The slogan Logan and License seems to have struck a popular chord and the people decided to see what a first class mayor could make out of the saloon.
 The cheering news that Lynn had stayed No by thousand came over the long distance phone and brought ray of cheer to the sorry but not discour- aged workers.