The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-04-14

Milwaukee.-Out of 40 cities and vii
liages in Wisconsin which voted on
the liquor question, 20, or about 80
per cent, voted against licensing of sa-
looms
This has been the greatest inroad in
the state on liquor territory by the
dry in the history of the common
wealth.
The capital city, Madison, had the
closest call to elimination from the
wet column and only the last precinct
The capital city, Madison, had the
the bulwark Of the liquor forces
turned the tide of victory by the mar
row majority Of II. Up to that point
victory was with the ants with lead
of 63 votes. The Madison fights was
one of the most memorable in the
state.
Other strong reflections from the
wet column included Fort Atkinson,
which went dry to 1, and Dodgeville
with a majority of 1871 The city of
Washburn washed it's slate clean of
saloons after having licensed them
for 30 years. Stoughton insurged with
80 majority.
The greatest victory for the vets
was in Janesville with 504 majority,
but the issue brought out the full vot-
ing strength of 5000 Sparat held
strong with so majority and Menom-
ME with 153
OF secondary interest in the state
were the elections in the cities where
commission rule has been in vogue.
Superior links the commission issues
with that of the liquor question mas
much as in that city Mayor Joseph s.
Konkel was up for a recall, his an
tagonists being composed mostly of
forces opposed to an open town, low
license and vice houses.
Mayor Konkel weathered the storm
with majority of SO votes in one
of the greatest fights the city has ever
had.
Oshkosh comes into line of the re-
call as it's councilman, Henry F. Kitz,
whose term expires, was defeated for
reelection by Florian Lampert after a
bitter fight.
Incidentally Amigo elected its first
commission composed of DR.. l. D. Stef-
fen, Frank Dvorak, former city treas
urer, and G. 0. Painter, former
city clerk
Another feature of the state cleo
ton was the defeat of Socialism in
Wausau and Juneau John Ringle won
at Wausau by 600 majority over Alex
ander Archie.
Superior.-Mayor "Silver Joe" Kon-
KEEL emerged victorious from the recall
election, the first in the city's history,
defeating his opponent, J. R. Hile, by
SO votes. Charles OHare, candidate
for reelection as councilman, defeated
A. d. S. Gillett by 375.
Kenosha-Mathias J. Scholey, for
mer member of the assembly and for
mer mayor of the city, won a great
personal victory in Kenosna, defeating
Dr. William NJ Farr for mayor by a
majority of 492 votes. DR.. Farr car
ried but one ward in the city The
Second commonly known as the silk
Stocking ward" where his home is
situated The north side of the city
gave Scholey more than 400 majority.
Madison-The city of Madison voted
in favor of licensing saloons by a ma
jority of 1O7. The vote was the larg-
est ever polled here on the question of
license and was the elimination of
the hottest campaign seen in years.
Adolph II. Kayser was elected may
or by a majority of 600 over John B.
Helm, present mayor. They ran as
non-partisans.
Oshkosh-In the second election IN
der the commission form of govern
ment here, F1orian Lampert won from
Henry F. Kitz, present councilman, by
a majority of 201 The victory was
due to detection in several wards gen
orally conceded to Kitz by a wide
margin.
Dodgeville-John A. Campbell was
elected mayor of the village The
'drys" scored another victory with a
majority of 121, the highest vote cast
against license in the five years in
which the village has been dry.
The following villages in Dane coun-
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