Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-03
LIQUOR FORCES
FIGHT FOR STATE
TWO THOUSAND ILLINOIS ~.
Looms DEPEND on ntlstlT
on ELEf riONS
VOTE IN MANY TOWNSHIPS
Chicago. Peoria and East ST. Louis
Virtually unlS cities Not
Affected hy NeN Tues
da, Voting
Special to The News

Special to The News
CHICAGO. H.. April > IN the
city and township elections 10 lie held
throughout Illinois next TUESDAY the
liquor question will be rut to the sc-
yoresl test to which It has ever. been
subjected IN this State. With lht
possibility that s.000 saoons may be-
voted out OF existence the liquor IA.
lerests are lighting with the despera
tion that comes of u knowledge thui
defeat mems death 10 their bust
ness. Tho anti-saloon torces. ON the
other hand. aro supported In thf, e.
hattie by a feeling OF Confidence I
they are on the eve ol he -ereli 'et
victory hey h8ss .svtf wiin N his
state. On both sides the struRgie
Is boine conducted with rs much Ng.
or rs ever attended a political c0n-
test in Illinois
Thirty.onc out of loe counties OF
Illinois are now entirely dry" That
numerous counties win be added to
this list As q result of the cominn
eicCtiOns Is generally regarded as "a
iOrcgono conclusion The liqnor In
ter,sts are plainly ON the defensive
and are fighting with view TO keep
ing their loses az the lowest mint
mum
The 'drys' have nlcd petitions IN
about POO township and cities which
vote next TUESDAY These voting
units include q total NJ more than
500 villages and cities. Under the
local option law Che unit may be- o
township. city or village. lnnsmuch
as most township include some ru-
raj territory. besides one or more
villages. owns or cities, the 'drys
I'm mos, instance prefer to have the
vote based on the township % = nnl'
In addition 10 the townships and
some Of the larger cities that vote
next Tuesday about thirty addition
al cities and villa gos nbw Win sa
looms viii vote on the saloSn = ies
lion April y, Chicago, peor >'Ad
Fast 81. Leuis are virtnas,n : q
IA inret ~isF os1h' q VI rtihr : II Z
I the Aal,on Issue WI not ~ e'
ON before the oud OF the ",
No great attempl was made to l0e's
the issue In Chicago ihis near
though small group oi in iiviunal'
did make au unsuccessful ehdeaN OF
To obtain the 1000 signatures me-
essary before tho question 'ould h'
brought to vote Peoria Is th'
largest centre at the distilhng indus
try in the country and ioi ne tm'
beinr any attempt to swing II int'
the "dry" column Is considere'
hopelcr. Tho proximity of East ~
Louis 10 the great Missouri metrop
oli4 initiates against the success o
.,bc dry" movement q. re an
caused the anti saloon league TO &c
fer any attempt 10 make inc question
Ian issue ai the coming election.
The most important Of me down
state BATTLES s hcin, iuusht u
Springfield. which has been consid
cred hopeless bv the dry IN Tor
mrr wears. Othcr leading cite
whore the question Is 10 be- put 10 u
ties, Of the ballot include Hloomine
ton. Rock Island. Decatur reepot
| aurora. Mattoon Moline panVill'
| Galcna. Monmouth Alton Dixon an
. Mount sterling
That the "wots" are ou 'ne deier
.i,e throughout the state /. eviden'
ed by the fact that thrl ave iile
petitions IN only about o l' zen ci'i'
and towns which are already dry
la eighteen counties the Looms az
making their last stand
The "drys' have been aided
ithcir campaign Throughout me Sta'
,b, numerous prohibition .'aders
wide prominence Anon nose "h
have toured the State in 'He intere'
To-, inc movement are lo.H q. Woo
'Ir-. who was the prChiMuon cand
'dgt, tor President OF 'ue lnil'
states in 1900. and Dr Toward R1
|.rU. founder oi the tI nnal AM
, I saloon League
Alarmed by the yienu eau
lp5ien Of the "drys OH. liquor %
'f,rtsts. as represented .he llliu'
state BreWers A5soria' .l. the lll
|rl.rs and IChbcrs 4 citation nf
.tne li0uor Dealers PROC i've N~.
..ation. planned two KS ato
make spectacular caU rlisn ~ .
> doubtful districts IN pecial irW
with "a brass band aud N army
orators The plan u1 Ibandonr
however. ON the advice Of some
tho Hquor dealers wh. .UlieVed ih
. such demonstration Would ON
.lrtr ~ make tho au' ,aloon p'
pIp more determined boz Ieir fi~h'
The most disuuieilr feature
the struggle from the ie~poini
4. t.r saloon element is o.. fact thai
most uiaces the women Till vote q
+. tho drst time in th' local optI'
q contests. u b. remcm 0rred that se
. eral small towns Whir. voted on q
. .aIoon question last N0 embor Nn
made dry hy the lmen's vote
, For the coming cleo ans The reg
+. traiion &C women IN '.r small ciii
a and towns have been unusually h"1
d and the "drys are confident On
with the aid of tho women thet o.
|,rrf4Ir "a ain eWcerIUs NiftOftf.