The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-10-20
PULL FOR 1000 MAJORITY
Shiawassee County Likely to Be On
the Honor Roll.

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hummer from start to finish. AT 10 &c
Wednesday morning the autos were
lined up at the M. E. church as the
township leaders began to arrive for
the big war council. All the town
ships except Owosso, Antrim and
Caledonia were represented. Chair
man E. o. Dewey called the meeting
to order and Rev. j. B. Wallace was
chosen secretary. Reports of town
ship leaders were given in order and
made it plain that the county is very
much alive, with good working orga-
nizations in the various townships, and
a steadily growing sentiment.
One Of the important details at
tended to at the meeting was the selec-
tion of challengers for the various
voting precincts. The plan Of using
instruction booths located beyond the
hundred foot limit on election day was
advocated and will probably be adopt
ed. Other Institutional features were
urged, particularly were the ministers
requested to distribute the sample
ballots at their Sunday services from
now until election and to have the
vote taken each Sunday. AS an illus
tration of the ease with which mis-
takes may be made in voting, sample
vote was taken at the morning session
of the committee, on both the amend
ments, of forty-two votes cast three
were defective through misunder-
standing of the proper method of
AT the dinner hour ahotner
vote was taken with II votes cast and
no errors, showing the value of care
full instruction.
Much inspiration and many valuable
were brought to the ses-
sions by the presence and addresses of
Messrs. Dean and Rood, District Su-
perintendents of the Anti-Saloon Lea
que, who are men Of keeness, force and
vide practical experience. Mr.. Byron
Hicks, of Durand, gave several prac-
teal talks and always with his own
punch and convincing
of earnestness and
At the dinner which was served by
the women of the Methodist church,
Superintendent Rood made a speech
which for ginger and sense and happy
humor was a clincher indeed, and was
received with ringing applause. At
the afternoon session the committee
were fortunate in having present Mr..
II. r. Pattingill, Of Lansing, ex-State
of Public Instruction.
''Pat" is always a winner in his con-
vincing style of oratory, and his
speech was replete with sense, humor
and hot shot. He gave a little jingle
to enable the voters to remember how
to mark their ballots.
"Article XVI means sweet sixteen
so we will vote eyes" for sweet six
teen the state prohibition amendment.
Article VIII means full of hate so we
will vote "NO" on the thing called
'' Home Rule
Or if you remember them by sections
it will be "Section IL, will help us
on the way to Heaven, so we will vote
YES" on that; while Section 30 is
mighty dirty and we will vote "NO"
on that.
The financial statement showed that
about 81 400 of the $4,000 pledged in
the county has been paid in and half
of this amount has been turned over
to the county committee for use here.
The OwOsso canvass is in progress
and has about 5000 or 500 yet to
raise.
Plans were outlined for the organi-
zation of several big automobile par
AIDES to be formed in different parts of
the county and to head up in Owosso.
Mr.. B. w. Mattoon, of Shiawassee
township, was appointed Chief of the
Auto Squad who will complete the ar
for the parades.
The outside speakers who are in
touch with many of the other county