The Detroit times., 1911-02-09

Although the day OF voting on the
local option question. in Michigan. is
almost two months away. the officials
Of the Anti-Saloon League have been
campaigning hard for some weeks
back and are COW planning big
broadside, which Is expected to plunge
into the enemy with such force that
IL will knock every prop from under
the 0use OF the saloon and give the
local optionists clear sailing for
complete victory. However, Supt
Morrow is not now claiming that his
side Is going to win every wet
county, conceding that the vets have
a chance to hold Alpena and Mont
morency. At least, that's the way 1t
looks to him at the present time. he
says. Later on, he suggests. the con-
ditions might change to the advantage
Of the local option workers, giving
them prospects OF winning the entire
Is counties.
Things are looking all right for us
in the state" said Mr. Morrow. with
much enthusiasm, to The Times,
Wednesday. on his return from Che.
boygan and other places, where he
largely. at this time, for the purpose
OF gathering funds for the campaign.
In three towns, Cheboygan. Tower
and Wolverine. where he spoke. he
succeeded in rolling up a subscription
list OF about $500 for the work In
Cheboygan county. s. A. Dean, In
charge OF the Anti-Saloon forces in
the Saginaw district, accompanied
him. and also made addresses. IN
the opera house In Cheboygan, Sun
day evening, an audience OF 700 turn
ed out to hear the two speakers.
People In Cheboygan told me-" Mr..
Morrow continued. that the county
would go dry by at least 500 majority.
Encouraging news is also received
from other quarters where voting Is
to take place, April 3. The vets are
putting up stiff fight in all the dis
tricts. but we feel that We are well
prepared for them"
What is expected to prove the dis.
astrous broadside to the liquor inter
ests will be campaign of education
and revelation 10 be made known by
ex-Gov. Robert B. Glenn. of North
Carolina, who is largely credited with
bringing about state wide local op-
ton in North Carolina He is her
aided as a brilliant orator. All his
life he Is said to have been working
for the cause Oft temperance. his
itinerery will be as follows: Fen
10, Monroe; Feb 16. Plymouth: FEB
H. Manchester; Feb. 10, Sunday,
First Presbyterian church. Detroit.
morning; mass meeting in Detroit
Light Guard armory, at o'clock in
the afternoon; Feb. 90. Ann Arbor:
Feb. 81, Mt. Clemens: Feb. %. Che
boygan; Feb. %, Sault Ste Marie;
Feb. "a, Saginaw; Feb &c, Sunday.
Westminster Presbyterian church.
Grand Rapids, In the morning. M. F.
Church, Jackson, afternoon: Feb. 81.
Greenville; Feb. 28, Kalamazoo.
The members OF the ,Anti-Saloon
league are confident that the Glenn
meetings will greatly boost the
chances Of local. option success
throughout the lower peninsula.
Preparations are being made to take
care of large gathering in the De-
troit Light Guard armory. when Mr..
Glenn speaks on Feb. 49,
Another big itinerary is also plan-
ned by Mr.. Morrow, and he Is to be
accompanied by A. NJ Thatcher. vo-
calist, OF Chicago, who was heard I'm
the state campaign meetings OF the
local optionists year ago. Mr.. That
cher will be at the Glenn meeting In
the armory. Mr.. Morrow has arrang.
ed to speak as follows: Feb. 20, Dry.
den; Feb. 81, Rochester; Feb %, Al
monte; Feb. %, Oxford; Feb. "a. Sag.
NAV. where he will join In the meet
inc of Mr. Glenn. Feb &c f,ro,.l
Rapids Feb. %, iceland: Feb. %.
Coopersville. March 1. Vermonteille;
March 2. Leslie; March 3. Stock
bridge; March 5, morning. Glare, If.
ternoon, st. Louis
There Is a bare possibility that the
vets" may prevent Montmorency
from going on the voting list this
year The supervisors OF the county
declined to take the necessary action
TO give the people a chance TO vote
on the question, but Attorney Piiny
W. Marsh. Of the Anti-Saloon league.
got an order from a lower court. com.
handing them TO act. The supervis.
ors have appealed 10 the supreme
court and II IL doubtful IL the de.
cision OF this tribunal will be re ,aiv-
ed in time to allow the vote 10 be
taken on April 8.
There 10 TO be no local option vot.
ing in the upper peninsula this year
at all. Just now ell that territory Ia
wet. The local optionists caused
vote to be taken In number OF np-
per counties last spring but all were
held by the liquor interests
Mrs. Louise White Asks Divorces.