The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-18
WARRICK COUNTY
GUSTS SALOONS
County Was One in the So
called "Ohio River Wet
Belt
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ESQ MAJORITY FOR DRYs
VIGOROUS BATTLE WAS FOUGHT
~ THE LAST ecHEDuLED or
TON ELECTION IN THE STATE
-OooNvILLE WET.


>-Sunty yesterday broke away from the
ranks Of the wet tendency In counties
along the southern border Of the state
when majority Of $50 was given the
anti-saloon cause at the polls
The result her was q surprise to the
vets. since they had counted on car
Tying Boone township by at least 600,
whereas the drys won it by about $50.
The town OF Boonville. the home Of
former Senator James A. Hemenway,
voted wet by about SO majority. The
vets were able to carry only four Of
the ton townships and eleven Of the
thirty precincts.
A chain Of counties leading from the
"Pocket" along the Ohio river up to
Jeffersonville has held option elections
and each. including Posey, Spencer,
Clark and Floyd has voted wet. The
election In this county was the last
that has been scheduled and no more
have been orderd in any section OF the
state. Ten vet counties have not yet
acted and likely will take no option
action before fall.
Big Vote 10 Cast.
It 10 estimated that at least so per
cent Of the vote was cast in the option
election held In Warrick county. AL
drizzling rain fell throughout the
county during the entire morning, pre-
venting the farmers from working and
this brought out the rural vote. Much
apprehension had been felt because
farmers have been busy with their
wheat and tobacco, and it was feared
they would not leave their work.
The voting was heavy during the
morning in Boonville and half OF the
total vote cast was In by ten o'clock.
At the opening Of the polls the wet
and dry forces were on hand with
vehicles ready to take the voters to the
polls and return them to their work
ing places. Every rig and horse Of the
local livery stables was In use by the
vet forces and the drys appeared to
be little lame in their organization
Of Transporting the voters to the polls.
Prayers for Option Workers.
Services were held every hour at
the Presbyterian church by the women
workers. prayers being offered by
those participating in the service ask
ing that Warrick county be saved from
the saloon. The women failed to erect
their lemonade booths at the polls,
having been forewarned that the vets
were preparing to place those under
arrest who conducted the same.
The anti-saloon league had three
detectives In Boonville watching for
illegal voting In the way Of buying and
selling. They failed to bring about
any arrests and little attention was
paid to them by the wet workers.
q. n. Mcdowell, who led the anti
optionists OF Cass county, recognized
the detectives as the Same ones who
worked in that county. The drys
stated tonight just previous to the
closingsof the polls that the three de-
tectives were from detective asso-
citation Of Indianapolis. It was learned
that two detectives were also at Ten
neson and that three were watching at
Newburg. No arrests were made by
any of them.
Many Electors Move; Lose Votes.
Many votes were lost in Boonville
~ the removal Of voters from one
precinck to another during the last
thirty days. There was but one ar
rest made In Boonville, Orby Roy be-
ing charged with illegal voting. Many
unknown colored people attempted to
vote ct the various polls in Boonville
but failed. being unable to get afiida-
Wits sworn to for them.
One man who has been in the peni-
Tertiary and who was also disfran-
chised for i've years. succeeded in slip
ping past the election officers by false
statements. It was soon discovered
and an amdavit was filed against him
and the sheriff IS now IN search Of the
man. The local option league Of War
rick county declares that 1t intends to
push all such cases. The vets worked
hard all day, sympathizers from Ev-
ansville and other wet towns being on
hand to lend any assistance.
Il was anticipated that the vets
would close the saloons q couple of
days before the election, but they con-
tinaed open until II O'Clock the night
before.
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takes d. Kings New Life Pills hos
mighty Glad to see his Dyspepsia and
indigestion ny, but more he's tickled
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