The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1915-03-12
INDICATE PROBABLE RESULT OF
COUNTY OPTION CONTESTS
TO BE HELD UNDER
NEW LAW.
"WETS" RECOVER LOST
GROUND IN ONE CASE
Eyota Goes From "Dry" to "Wet" by
Two votes-Reports Show That 81
Towns and Villages, Hereto
fore "Wet," VIII be Sa-
Ioonless for ~ Months.

Minneapolis, March 11.-Indications
of the probable result of county option
elections which will be held in man.
Minnesota counties during the summer
under the law just passed by the leg
islature were afforded by village cleo
tions throughout the state. Sweeping
gains were made by the "drys," while
the "wets" recovered lost ground in
only one case, Eyota, which went
from dry" to wet" by two votes.
Reports received show that 81 towns
and villages which heretofore have
been wet" will be saloonless for the
next IL months at least. And after
tionists, the entire state, with TIE
possible exception of enc or two coun-
ties, will be dry"
Many Towns in "Dry" Column.
License or no license was the prin-
cipal issue in most of the village cleo
tions. Many of the villages and cities
which did not vote will have their
elections either next Tuesday or on
April 6. The returns received up to
midnight showed 101 towns in the
dry" column and sc listed for the sa
looms.
w. G. Calderwood, candidate for
governor on the Prohibition ticket last
fall and the recognized leader of the
"dry''s was enthusiastic over the re-
suits in the state and predicted that
nnfhinCr could the ioc
from going dry" when county option
came to vote.
Frank A. Day, telephoning the re-
suits of number of cities near Fair
mont, said that the whole of southern
Minnesota would vote dry at county
elections.
To Hold Special Elections.
All reports coming in from the vari-
Gus parts of the state told of prepare
tions being made to hold special cleo
tions in May, June or July when the
liquor question would be voted by
county instead Of town.
MinnetcnkG Beach has gone dry
For the first time in it's history as a
village the license question has been
an issue-mainly because, it is said
there were Beach folk who opposed
four brewery agencies in the village
The attempt of the "wets" of Rob
binGdale to put that village back in
the brewery column failed by vote
of 1874 against license and 81 fer. The
village has been dry for the last two
years.
Mound also remained dry" The
vote was AZ to 81. In Long Lake vii.
lage the "drys" kept their foothold
despite determined fight by the sa.
loon interests. The vote was 20 dry
and 26 wet"
The "drys" in Excelsior won by
nearly two to one vote. The poll
was 40 against license and ~ in ia.
vor Of saloons.
In Wayzata the liquor forces man
aged to muster Sc votes, but the
"drys" kept the saloons out of the lake
village by polling 1OS votes.
Hopkins remained on the wet" side
by the comfortable majority of ITO,
the vote being 353 for license and 1873
against.
Eyota, in Olmsted county, which
went dry" year ago by one vo. c
is the only village SO far reported
which has switched back, and here
the majority was by two votes.
Those reporting ties were Cleveland,
Morton, Ottertail, Stewartville and
New Richland.
Rochester was the largest city vot-
Ing on local option and the license
forces carried by II votes out of more
than 1000 cast. A spirited fight was
put up in Rochester by the "antis."