The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-27
In the Latter County, Election
Was Held Without Council
Making an Appropriation
For Expense.
WOMEN OFFER PRAYERS
WHILE THE MEN VOTE
No Disorder or Demonstra-
tons Reported at Any of the
Polls Sixteen Saloons A.
fected.

Two more counties nave gwen tnelT
verdict on licensed saloons, Gibson and
Carroll. and sixteen saloons in these
counties are added to the steadily
growing list of Indiana barrooms that
have been voted out by overwhelming
expressions of the people at the polls.
Twentyfour counties have given this
sort of expression and the total list Of
the saloons thus affected numbers $50.
To this may be added Rush county's
sixteen saloons as a finale for the
weeks voting, for in the election
scheduled to be held in that county to-
day it is conceded by the wet faction
that they have lost.
The elections in Gibson and Carroll
yesterday were quiet affairs, but there
was a deep undercurrent of interest
and much natural excitement, although
there was no trouble at the polls and
no demonstration by either side except
in the ringing of church bells at the
outset Of the voting day. In Princeton
an all-day prayer service was held and
the women's prayers went up as the
ballots of the men were deposited.
Gibson Votes Without Appropriation.
Gibson county's election of yesterday
was held without the financial sanction
of the Gibson county council. which had
refused to make an appropriation to
cover the expense of the election. In
this respect the county stands alone.
but the temperance forces rallied to
pledged that every item of expense
the support of the cause and virtually
pledged that every item of expense
would be met. 1t was the intention to
bring legal action againstthe county
council, but since the verdict Of the
people has been REGARDED 1t is probable
the council will grant the appropria-
lions necessary at it's next session and
prevent litigation.
A similar situation has arisen in Mi
ami county, where at Peru yesterday
priation for the option election sched-
uled for March Is. One of the members
owns property now occupied by a sa-
loon and he based his refusal partly on
that basis. The temperance forces
have begun mandate proceedings to
compel the council to act under the
law.
GIBSON 1867 FOR "DRYs."
Princeton, Ind, Feb. 27.-Great JOY is
felt by temperance forces in Gibson
county over the sweeping victory won
by them at the polls yesterday. The
'drys" won the victory by 1,o67 ma
jority, which was close to the estimate
placed on the county at the close of the
campaign. Almost so per cent of the
total vote of the county was polled,
which was in the nature OF surprise
to both sides.
Following the news Of the victory of
the "drys" the church bells of the city
rang out the tidings.
All but three townships gave dry"
majorities, those voting wet" being
Barton, Patoka and Johnson town
ships The vets carried Patoka
township, in which Princeton is stu
ated. by thirty-three majority. Nine
saloons in the county will be affected.
eight going out in ninety days. With
one of the saloons the license will not
expire until next fall.
CARROLL is DRY" 1000.
Delphi, Ind. Feb. 27.-Carroll county
has added it's disapproval to licensed
saloons by an overwhelming majority
piled up in yesteday's election. From
incomplete returns it is estimated the
total will be in the neigh oorhood of
2,OOO in favor of the dry forces. On
the basis of twenty-three precincts re-
ported out of the thirty in the county
the ''drys' have a majority of nearly
LOO and there is little doubt the score
will reach approximately o,oOO.
Reports from various polling places
throughout the county show that the
total vote closely approached that poll
ed at the last general election, interest
being great in the crusade against the
saloons Nothing in the way of dis
order is reported from any of the pre-
cincts and no reports have been made
of attempts at fraud on the part OF
either faction, and the day passed
quietly.