The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-10-27
WILLIS TO VOTE
FOR PROHIBITION
FRIENDS THINK HIS ANNOUNCE
MENT lNSuRES his GER
TAIN ELECTION.
procressives In Ohio Are Eliminated
Gov. Cox on Defensive-haro-
ine's Election Assured.
rnteingencer Bureau.
Columbus. o. Oct &c.

Columbus. O.. Oct &c.
Frank b. Willis announcement that
ne will vote for the prohibition amend
ment to the State constitution has
won him the governorship OF Ohio
This is the belief OF many persons
who have canvassed the situation
carefully. and who declare the election
of Willis and the defeat of Gov. j. Nj.
Cox. who seeks a reelection, Is GER
tain. Ever since Willis made this an
nouncement. following Gov. Cox's re-
fusal to answer the question put To
him. he has gained in strength. The
Progressive party, Republican leaders
claim. has taken seat far back IN
tho political contest. and the Demo
Gratis are losing thousands OF votes
daily under the rapid hre attack OF
the Republicans.
The wet and dry fight is clouding
every other issue, IL Is said; but II re-
ports are true, the Temperance cause
Is gaining rapidly and the prediction
Is made freely that Ohio Will follow
Virginia and West Virginia In taking
a stand in the dry column next week.
The countryside is thoroughly aroused
and in the cites. through the instru-
mentality OF the churches. women 3
clubs and teachers ORGANIZATIONS. rap
Id progress is being made.
Drinking Men TO Vote Dry.
All over the state women's societies
nre adopting resolutions favorable TO
the dry cause. many OF them also de-
claring for suffrage. The temperance
forces have never had such a perfect
organization and never before have
the anti saloon workers labored in
such perfect harmony. IL Ohio goes
dry, too, IL will be by the vote OF the
men who drink. They want the temp
tation removed. II is said there are
not enough total abstainers TO make
the state dry, but there are enough
men who do drink and who would
rather not, to help vote the saloon
out IL Is said that sitting around a
table in a certain bar room in this city
last week were ten men. A poll was
taken and seven OF the ten declared
faithfully they would vote dry on No
vember 3.
This is the sentiment that prevails
all over the state. according TO dry
workers.
Proqressives Eliminated.
According to the Republican view.
the Progressive party. has been elimi-
mated from the senatorial and guberna-
torial contests. The dry votes are
turning TO Willis rather than to J. r.
Garfield. the Progressive nominee for
governor. despite the fact that Car
field Is running on n prohibition plat
form. Willis has dry record while
Garfeld's has never been very salts
factory along that line. The Progress
sive cause has been weakened, too.
by the revelations that A. L. Garford.
the Progressive nominee for senator.
while preaching prohibition over the
state Is running liquor advertisements
in his paper at E,lyria and pOcketing
the profits more or less indirectly
from the liquor traffic. The editor OF
Garford's paper. too. Is n Bull Moose
appointee of Governor Cox on the Ii
quor license commission.
Cox on Defensive.
Governor Cox has practically aban-
doned anything like an offensive cam
paign. being practically on the de.
fensive now. lie has. II Is true, tried
to make capital out OF some things
concerning Mr.. Wills course while a
member OF the legislature II years
ago. but these have fallen fat
Charges that he has been extravagant
that he has buflt IN n Marty machine