The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-07
'DRYS" EXPRESS SATISFACTION
Declare That Vote Cast Was Equal ,
to Expectations and Get Ready for
Another Fight Next Year-somers
in dry Colump>


There will be no gilded Slice creaul
parlors" in Kenosha for another year
at least as the people of the city on
Tuesday by an emphatic vote declared
themselves in favor of the licensing
of saloons. In fact 2767 people in
the city voted for license while the no
license ballot was given 1852 votes.
Notwithstanding the victory there was
no great rejoicing among the "wets
of the city as many Of the men who
had carefully watched the fight during
the past two weeks had come to the
conclusion that the 40 license move,
ment would not poll more than 600
votes in the city. The result is de-
clared to be emit, otisfactory to
the men who II '&ha emo IL
cense" campaign and declare
that they will take up the again
in another year and that the tie was
several hundred more than h. / been
expected by the leaders of the move
ment. The "drys' did not carry a
ward in the city, but they came near
er. carrying the Second ward than any
other ward. In this ward the vote
was wet 202, dry 14S. There were
few people ON the north side who vot-
ed against license, but at that the
number was lager than had been ex-
pected and the heavy vote cast in all
the south wards was a surprise.
The vets had the advantage of
better organization and this organiza-
tion was worked to the best possible
advantage. There was no let up il
the fight during the day and the vote
on the license question was only %
less than the vote on the heads of all
three tickets.
while Kgnosh4 wotss wet the
"dry" got some consolation in the
fact that the town of ,Somers went
"dry." Somers at its third trial of
the license question voted "dry" by
sixteen votes and three saloons will be
put out of commission in that town
the first of next July. Two of these
saloons are at the village of Somers
while the third is Central Park which
in its time was regarded as a very
profitable resort. In recent years,
however, it is declared that it has not
been a big paying investment and ii
is thought that there will be little
weeping in Somers on account of the
result of the election. It is conceded
that many people in Somers were in
fuenced by fight against one of the
saloons and the "wets" there have
already declared that they will seek
to re-submit the question at the EARL.
est possible time under the law.
In the city the vote on the question
will be studied with the greatest in
terest and it is certain that it will be
used by the "drys" as a basis for an
effort to have certain territory set
aside as prohibition territory.
In this regard the vote in the Third
ward is decidedly interesting as license
had one of its hardest fights in that
ward. Prominent saloon men have
already declared that good will come
from the test of the sentiment and
they declare that better regulations
will be thrown about the saloons in
the city than in any previous years
and that the saloon men themselves
will join in a general movement to
bring the saloons to a better observ.
ance Of the regulations. The vote
on the license in the various wards
is given as follows: