The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-28
CHICAGO DRYS
PUT ON ARMOR
OPEN sIX-MoNTH CAMPAIGN TO
PUT SALOONS our OF Busl-
NEss-PoLITIctANs ARE
JARREp.

Chicago, Sept. 2S.--Chicago is at the
edge OF vicious and straightway fight
upon the fiat proposition. Shall the
city of Chicago become anti saloon ter
ritory?"
Enemies of the Demon Rum begin a
six-month campaign fight Friday, Oct.
/. The election is Tuesday, April 5.
The issue is plain and untrammeled.
The liquor interests ore declared to be
ready for the onslaught. If the anti
saloon forces make winning fight.
such result means that the 1000 sa-
looms in. Chieago under the Illinois OPP
tion law enacted in 1907, must go out
OF business for eighteen months at the
very least.
John III. Hill, chairman OF the Chica-
so no-license committee of 100 drop
ped the bomb today which initiated
what is most likely to become the most
stupendous contest ever known in the
United States, or anywhere else, be-
tween the friends and foes of the open
saloon.
Suppress Liquor Men.
To the great surprise of representa-
tives of the liquor interests, to the
politicians and to Chicago in general,
Mr. Hill announced that all prepare
tions are made for initiating the Chi
cago santi-saloon campaign next FRI
day. He said the necessary petitions
will be placed in the hands Of hum.
dreds Of trusted lieutenants OF the no.
license committee upon that date. The
anti-saloon forces have until the first
week in February to secure the sixty
odd thousand names which are neces-
sary to secure the automatic submits
sion Of the question by the board Of
election commissioners at the April
election.
There is not the slightest doubt In
the world concerning the ability to get
the necessary number Of signatures"
said Mr.. Hill Tn 1908 we needed
$4,000 names to get the proposition on
the ballot. We secured $4,000 in three
weeks. We need $4,000 now and have
four months to do the work"
EvangsIists to Take Part.
Can any one doubt the resuIt?"
1t is the tentative plan of the man
ayers of the anti saloon forces to open.
the campaign against the d. r. with
a monster mass meeting, to be followed
by big meetings in each
section of the city If the petition is
properly secured the real fight will
open up.
Gypsy Smith, who is about to start
an eyangelistie campaign on the south
side at the Seventh regiment armory,
is counted on for big results there.
Billy" Sunday is scheduled to explode
the fireworks in the west side, and DR..
r. A. Torrey may lead the speaking
campaign on the north side.
The arrangement for this angle of
the campaign against the saloons,
however, is to be deferred until the Pc
titions have been signed up sufficiently
and any legal difficulties which may
be interposed are smothered out. Then.
according to Mr.. Hill-and 1t Ia not
doubted in the slightest by the leaders
of organizations which stand openly
for the saloon--the most tremendous
and notable campaign in Chicago's his
tory will be actively initiated.
The practical politician can figure
nothing but trouble ahead for them in
Chicago and Illinois, with a wet and
dry showdown for Chicago on tap.
That the mayoralty campaign OF 1911
and the state campaign for the Cow
ernorship In 1912 would become hope
lessly and inextricably enmeshed in the.
anti-saloon scrap is almost a foregone
conclusion.
Down state all arrangements are be-
ing made for a knife to throat strug-
gle between the opposing forces in
practically every city and village TO be
settled next year. The liquor interests
have q perfect working organization
in each county In the state where there
are saloons enough to make possible
an organization. The vets will scrap
desperately to regain many OF the ball
iwicks which were swept up by the.
drys in the 1908 sixirnish. the first un-
der the local option law. The. drys
hope to hold what they have and to
pick up some more for their string.
There's work for want ad.---when
the new home furniture displaces the