Arizona republican., 1913-05-29
AND ANTS
CLOSE CANVASS
Last Night Of Strenuous
Campaign Sees Meetings.
Of Both Sides - Saloons
Close Early and Churches
Open

Both the ants and the pros We're
hard at work last evening and until
away late into the night cleaning up
the last of the work preparatory
t. the prohibition election today. The
keepers of the saloons closed their
places of business shortly after 7
O'Clock in the evening, letting all the
employees go home for Il good nights
rest 50 as to get the best of work
out Of them today. The saloons how
ever. Will remain closed for the entire
day III accordance with the law.
Immediately following this action
the saloon forces held an important
session. in which the final dispositions
for the battle of the ballots today was
made, and the final word spoken in
connection with their side of the cam
paign.
The pros were not idle, either. Last
night was prayer meeting night in all
the churches. The general tenor of
the discussions at these prayer meet
ingS was the coming election. and inn
mediateIy after the close of the meet
ngs the leaders gathered in executive
session. also making thir final dis
positions for the fight today.
For more than three weeks can
Vassers have been out from both sides
checking up on what voters could be
made to express themselves upon the
question: All those who would not
express themselves 10 the canVaSsers,
or who could not be lined up by that
means We're reached by means of
friends who would casually ask how
the voter expected to east his ballot,
Many a man, who the voter might
think had no interest in the election.
individual opinion which was almost
rs soon sent into headquarters
The women have not been idle,
either The ". c T L, always in
the advance ranks in prohibition
fights have been working for weeks
on the proposition getting as many
dry women votes registered as posi-
BILE and in many cases leaving the
known wet votes alone. These wet
votes. however. have been looked after
by the forces of that side. 50 that in
the whole county more than 1900
votes have been Registered for TINS
election.
The canva~siug. however. has al
been quietly done Both sides have
worked hard and without the display
or any noise or personalities. No
char2,s have been made from either
side against the workings OF the
other and both quit last night with
the satisfaction that today's contest
VIII he one Of the hardest-fought
elections ever held in the county
The struggle ccnters around Phoe-
niN. Mesa. Tempe and Wickenburg,
where am exceptionally hard fight viii
be made to make the precincts wet
that are now dry. The fight in Phoe-
nix viii be 10 remain in the pres
ent status or to go dry
The pros point to the fact that they
nearly cleaned the county two years
ago. and with the advantages in the
present law which they claim they
have. they point to what they con
slider an assurance that the majority
viii be with the Wearers of the white
ribbon when the ballots are finally
counted tonight.
Several of the more important cen
tiers in the city will receive returns Of
the election from the various precincts.
The Sunday school workers are to
gather at the First NJ. +. church;
others at tn. W. c. r. L. home, where
open house will be kept all day, while
still others Will gather at the En-
press ana Coliseum. whore the returns
viii be- announced during the per
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