The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1914-03-04
Editorial Writer Arrives Sat.
urday to Assume Charge of
Publicity Work Of Liberal
Element.
NICHOLSON TO TELL
ABOUT CONDITIONS
Drys Expect Big Crowd AT
Tabernacle Tonight to
Hear L. E. Allison Speak
on Prohibition.


paign in Richmond win be a lively one
| was assured today when liberal lead
ers announced that ]. Bennett Gordon
Of Sioux City, Iowa. formerly a Rich
/ mond newspaper man, had been Sc
cured to conduct the publicity bureau
of the vets.
Gordon has the reputation OF being
one of the best editorial writer's in
| the country and created a sensation
five years ago. during the Wayne
county local option campaign by wag-
| ing vigorous fight for the vets
through the columns of the local news
paper of which he was then editor
| Much of the credit for their victory at
that time was given Gordon by the
liberals. and for that reason his ser
vices have been secured to handle the
wet factions publicity bureau during
the present campaign.
Mr.. Gordon is expected to arrive in
Richmond Saturday or Sunday and
will at once take change of the work
assigned to him. Mr. Gordon since
leaving Richmond has been editorial
writer for the Indianapolis Sun,
Washington Times, Philadelphia Times
and recently accepted a position with
a newspaper in Sioux City
Remains Silent.
s. Edgar Nicholson. leader OF the
drys in the coming local option cam
paign today refused to deny or affirm
the report that the drys were securing
the names OF every voter In the city
to ascertain names of those who have
not paid thir poll tax. and had planned
| to challenge every voter who was de-
linquent -- ---~---r-
Il don't believe I care TO say any,
thing about that matter" said Mr..
Nicholson.
| The Citizens Committee having I'm
charge the local option campaign for
the drys has opened headquarters on
the fourth floor of the Second Nation
al Bank building. William Macy will
be in charge OF the headquarters. al
though Chairman S. E Nicholson, will
spend part of his time in these rooms
Any calls for literature and informe-
tion about the dry campaign can be
made to the headquarters.
Expect Largo Attendance.
The drys expect a large attendance
at the tabernacle tonight when L. E
Allison. a commercial traveller Of DAY.
ton. will speak.
! Chairman Nicholson expects to say
some things this evening at the taber-
nacle about the situation here in
Richmond and the conduct OF the cam
paign.
Election Cost $500.
| The local option election to be
held Tuesday. March "a. will be con-
Quoted. as the law provides. by the
| the county. but the city of Richmond
will pay all costs incident thereto
The estimate of the probable expense
has not been officially made, but it
will approximate $1,000 very closely,
and there is little chance OF It being
! carried on for less.
There will be thirty voting precincts
established. those provided at the gen.
eral election to be unchanged at the
| local option election. The election
boards will be made up Of an tnspec-
tor. two judges, two clerks and in ad-
dition there will be one or two sher-
iffs for each polling place.
If precedent is followed. the inspec-
tors will be allowed three days time
at 81 a day; clerks and judges two
days time at 50 a day. and sherff1s
two days time at s1.5O a day The
rental of voting places will cost s.
each, if the usual conditions prevail.
and meals to be served the election
boards will cost 40 cents each.
Estimate Conservative.
The printing of ballots and the fur.
nishing of other supplies and the cost
of transportation of voting booths to
the various polling places will make
up the balance of the expence Those
persons who have been figuring on
/ the probable cost say that $1,000 is
( a conservative estimate
The county auditor, under the law.
will certify to the city the detailed
| cost of the election at it's conclusion.
and the city will liquidate. the law
going so far as to say that such pay
ment shall be made out of any funds
available without the necessity of a
/ specific appropriation being made.
! The suggestion has been made that
the cost of the election might be re-
duced considerably If members of the
election board should serve without
compensation. but this is not regarded
as at all likely
II the dry forces should ask the
men who they will designate to serve
| as judges and clerks to overlook the
matter of pay for their services. the
vets might follow suit, II was pointed
out today by man who thought he
saw a chance for saving the city
money.