The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-01
| KNOX COUNTY WET
BY MAJORITY 71S;; |
ENDS HARD FIGHT
iincennes Yesterday a Very
Heavy Vote Was Polled
While in the County Vote
Wasn't Normal.
SALOON MEN FOUGHT
WITH GREAT ENERGY
Usual Talk of Protests and of
Vote Buying Heard After
The EIection-victory Is
Celebrated.
The following table shows the To-
cal option status of Indiana, includ-
Cd In which is the action taken by
Knox county:

vincennes. Ind, Oct. 1.-Knox coun-
~. at its local option election yester-
day. voted to retain the licensed saloon
by . majority of 71S. Vincennes went
wet by majority OF LOO. The
'drys" carried the country precincts
by q majority of 1876.
The figures at the wet" headquar-
ters show the county went wet" by
781, but corrected returns received by
the press show the wet majority to De
rs.
Vets Are Jubliant.
The "wets" were jubilant and cheer
ed while parading after the outcome
was certain. The fight has been a
bitter one. but now that the county
has voted to remain wet" many of
the business men who supported the
"wets'' are declaring that there should
be better regulation of Vincennes's
seventy-two saloons than there has
been in the past.
The liquor forces are rejoicing over
the result of the election all the more
because they believe that had the
county voted dry" the temperance
forces would have prepared to attack
Vanderburg, Vigo, Allen and st. Joseph
counties and possibly Marion county
within the next few weeks. They be-
lieve the result here will tend to dis
qgurage the temperance forces in these
dCunties. s.
The "drys'' last night remained at
their headquarters until all the returns
were In. hoping that the country vote
would show better results. The vote
In the country precincts was only aver
age The vote in Vincennes was
heavier than that cast at the election
last fall. The excellent weather, it is
believed. affected the country materi-
ally, as farmers are busy sowing
wheat.
The fight was close in several in
stances. In Precinct A Of Vincennes
township the "wets'' polled 112 votes
and the "drys" poiled the same num-
Der. Two mutilated ballots were
thrown out. The ''wets" carried Deck
er township by only four votes. The
'drys" carried Widner township by on
ly twenty-seven votes.
May Attack Vote.
The "wets" profess to have a report
that the "drys" will seek to have the
vote in Precinct r of the second ward
In Vincennes thrown out, charging
that the polling blace was not fifty
feet from a saloon. as required by
law.
The "wets'' will fight this. contend
ing that other elections have been
held at the same place and that it Is
fifty feet from the saloon.
Every precinct in Vincennes went
wet" After the final returns were
in several hundred wet" sympathiz-
ers marched to the dry" headquart-
ers. where they stopped and cheered
wildly.
Hundreds Of men and boys paraded
the streets until late hour last
night, shouting and blowing tin horns.
The scene was one of confusion.
Many business men and saloon men
where.
Concerning the defeat Of the "drys"
w. A. Hill. vice chairman Of the Knox
County Option League. and chairman
for the 'drys" In Vincennes. said: 81
have only this to say-the "wets" had
money and used 1t. They controlled
the floaters and beat us with the city
vote. We have no regrets because Of
the fight We put up. We had an ex
ceilent organization and we did every
thing we could to win. can not say
what will be done about the buying o.