The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-02-13
NO SALOONS
IN LINCOLN
TEMPERANCE FORCES WIN
GREAT VICTORY SATURDAY



ton in Lincoln county for the next
fifty years.
Lincoln county voters on Satur-
day defeated the proposition TO vote
bacl; saloons by the magnificent ma
jority of 0iS votes. This majority
exceeded the most sanguine expec-
tations of the most ardent Temper
ance advocates and 50 disheartened
the leaders of the whisky forces that
they admit the question of attempt
ing 10 vote back saloons in Lincoln
Is dead for many many years to
come.
The vote pollcd Saturday was
very heavy one IN spite of bitter cold
weather. The temperance forces were
organized, however, as few working
organizations have been IN Lincoln
in many years. They got their vot-
ers TO The polls, aud in addition
watched the election as a cat does "A
mouse. There was very little buying
Of votes attempted by anyone. The
Temperance forces assert that they
bough. not n single one, while the
Whisky forces say that they had no
money. 4 number of floatcrs were
voted in Stanford late on the day
of election, but So close was the
vigilance of the drys that many who
had come over from Boyle 81 Gar
rord were kept from getting in their
work
A total Of 3,i2G votes were cast
q which 2,ls5 were registered for
the drys ard ,239 for the vets. Only
two precincts IN the county went
"Wct" Macksville and Tunersville
in th, West End. The largest dry
mGioritics were returned at Crab
Orchard. which gave the banner ma
ioIi;y for The Dry. AZ the workers
there had claimed that IT would.
The Vets say that their lack OF
fund was caused by the vote OF
Senator r. l.. Hubblc Of this county,
fol' the county un.i Lll in the logis-
nature two weeks age. They say
that the big brewer aud d.,iilict-
had promised from $1,000 70 $1,000
for use OF the wet- IN Lincoln but
that when Senator Il. l.. Hubble vot-
ed for the unit bill, they called it all
off and what little money they had
heyc. had to be raised by their own
personal subscriptions, lloweyer,
none Of the Vets express the belief
that any amount of money could have
changed the result.
1'Lv climax of the vis". .u- contest
which was waged by the Temperance
forces during the past four wesLS
|cn;e on Saturday, when women and
children paraded the streets, of Stan
ford. Crab Orchard, llustonville, Ne
Kinney, singing and praying for
votes against the saloons. The bau-
ners in Stanford bore such legends
a. "Note to save Your Boy" Para
Vote for Me-" ~ hichhall leads To a
Pal and Chain" "Npte rs iuu praA'
etc. 4 long banner across Ma,u
street in Stanford read III YOU Vote
for Saloons Where Win Yu Spend
~ ,,,,D ~. n. = NJ, ,.~1l "a,
men served hot coffee au2 sand
wlrhes 10 the election workers. and
kept mp the enthusiasm all lay long.
Boeland was the first precinct to re-
port and lis majority Of - against
Tie saloons brought cheers IRON the
so,lcs of men who has assembled IN
tie Interior Journal office to hear
the returns as they were te,cphonc,I
IN from ali sections OF the county.
When the big malorliies wtte recelr-
ed from iiustonyille aud Crab Orch
ard, il was seen that the county had
gone dry by tremendous majority,
aul he enthusiasm of the Tcmn'r-
Al's ltl tta l itW nv pvNt''N'
Sunday night u big lollificat'on
meeting was held AT the CHRISTIAN
church in Stanford, pres"lal over
by Hon. p. NJ McRoberts. who had
acted BE- chairman Of the Temper
ance t,umiitee. lie and the i"r
last, IL of tho local chuch made
s.i,vmg talks upon the victory wL.eh
had been won, and urged thai the
worl; be kept up and that now that
the saloons ahve been put out OF
Lusincs. for ever. the good people
&c 10 work on the blind tigers
The vote by precincts in the elee-
lion saturday was MS follows.