The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-04-03
'ORYs. AND VETS
BOTH SEE VICTORY
People in 28 Counties Vote On Local
Option Question Monday-Sur-
vey OF Counties.

The fight which the "drys' and
"wets" are waging tor control OF %
counties In Michigan will close soon
On Monday the people OF these couE'
ties will vote on the local option ques
ton. The prohibition and sdloon par
ties have conducted their campaigns
with unerring consistency On the
eve OF election they both claim vic
tory. The Times prints stories from
different parts of Michigan giving an
idea of the sentiment in these places
The "drys" have declared they will
win in every county. while the vets
are equally as confident.
JACKSON. Mich. April 3.-There
is every indication that the coming
election will he the most exciting and
will poll the greatest number OF votes
Of any ever held in this county. The
fight Is on local option. There are
1913 saloons. 80 of which are in the
city. besides two brcweries.
The sentiment is divided into three
classes--wet. dry and high license. y
Citizens Alliance was organized a
few weeks ago TO head OF local option
by substituting higher licenses and
succeeded in getting the passage 81
an ordinance by the city council re
ducing the number Of saloons TO 81
and making an additional lax OF 5000
or $1,000 in all. A Urge majority OF
The leading business men have joined
he alliance. Many people believe thai
the ordinance was framed by the
liquor element and that ii has de
fccts which would make IL illega.
and in the event OF the county going
vet IL would he taken TO the supreme
court and knocked out. again permit
ting all the saloons To do business.
II is believed the city will go wet
hy 800. but the townships viii poll
heavy vote for dry. Some Of them
will go almost solid for local option,
The optionists are confden; that the
vote from the townships will more
than offset the wet vote OF the city
The ants are badly frightened
ANN ARBOR. Mich April 3.-When
the votes are counted in Washtenaw
county next Monday night the great
est battle that has ever been waged
ut the polls In the county will have
10 come to close. 4 is the battle ~
the "wets" and 'drys." and no quarter
has been asked or granted. Ths vets
long ago saw the trcnc of opinion. and
they have been carefully lining up
heir forces for the final struggle ever
since.
Both sides have held public meet.
lngs at which talented speakers have
presented arguments in favor Of the
cause i'm which they were interested
The daily press is being used lib
orally by both sides, and every voter
In Washtenaw county has received
many circulars.
The stereotyped arguments tha'
have done duty all over the country
wherever the white ribbOners and the
liquor forces have gone to the ma
have been hashed ana rehashed here,
but the campaign has been remark
ably free from personalities.
Little else is talked Of on the
streets and in the stores than local
option. The University OF Michigan
has sent out large number Of stu
dents who have talked to the residents
Of the rural section. and members Of
the university faculty have written
articles galore for the "drys." Presi-
dent Angel has declared aimself as g
"dry."
But with all Of the fuss that has
been kicked up by both sides neither
is willing to claim the election by
more than 200 or 800 votes. Each
side claims to be confident OF the re-
suit. but conservative politicians who
have long kept finger on the pulse
Of politics in this county believe that
the result will be very close. and M
man can say positively what the re-
suit will be.
The "drys" will bring their cam.
naign to- a close Saturday afternoon
with big parade or school children
The children will march through the