The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-04-06
STRONG GAIN BY
NEBRASKA DRYS
A DOZEN CITIES CHANGED FROM
WET TO DRY YESTERDAY.
MOLINE ILLINOIS GOES DRY
Rock Island and East Dubuque Vote
Wet. Big Cities of Wisconsin Go
Wet by Safe Majorities.
Ten Villages Go Dry.

the dryS were made in yesterdays
ELECTION in many Nebraska towns anC
villages.
Returns show at least IL places
have changed from wet to dry and on
ly three changed from dry to wet.
Among those voting out saloons are
North Platte and Fairbury long listed
a stronghold for the vets; also Super
Tor, Beatrice, Wahoo, Sutton and a
number of other larger towns that
have had saloons during the last year
w. J. Bryan, who is devoting more
than months campaign in Nebraska
assisted the drys in all towns where
the question was voted on, and Is re.
garded as one of the important featur,
es in procuring results.
Rock Island Wet.
Rock Island, ILL.,, April 5. - Rock
Island yesterday, voted to retain sa-
looms by a majority of 1900 votes.
South Moline, South Rock Island and
Andalusia also voted to remain wet.
| Victory for Women.
Moline. ILL.,, April 5. The voting
dry of Moline yesterday was a clear
victory for the women, as the men
rolled up large majority in favor of
retaining saloons. Men to the number
of 1858 voted for saloons, while g.
$50 women voted against liquor sell
ing. Only 1874 women voted for sa-
looms.
Women Vote Wet.
Dubuque, Ia. April g. - Dunleith
township, 10 Davies county, ILL.,, in
which East Dubuque is located, went
wet yesterday 465 to 113. Women. vot.
ed 1S4 wet and 40 dry.
Big Cities Go Wet. !
Milwaukee, April 5.-The Anti-Sa-
loon league failed almost unanimous
ly In its efforts to add 10S Wisconsin
cities and villages to the dry column.
The Jig cities went wet by safe ma
jorfties, while the smaller localities
with hot fights on this issue, in most
cases, voted wet by extremely narrow
margins. Ten villages with total
votes of under 1000 went wet by ma
jorities of ten or less.
The Anti-Saloon league waged it's
fight chiefly in western Wisconsin,
where the Scandinavian population is
large, and made few efforts to invade
SdSLSIh " Will lIS SIiOu6
Germanic population. The election in
western Wisconsin, however, was bit
terly fought, and in one town., West
Salem, the address of the chief cam
paigner for the Anti-Saloon league.
A. E. Fredericks, the fighting parson,
candidate also for the Republican NOM
nation for congress against J. J.
Esch, was followed by a mob attack
on him.
The city of Beloit which two years
ago went wet by about 40, went wet
again this year by 400. The vets had
the same proportionate gain in other
parts of the state.
Superior, the second city in size in
the state, was the center of bitter
fight and went wet by safe ajor-
ity, with no early figures obtainable.
Milwaukee, April 5.-The war cry
of pure water has apparently, from
early returns, succeeded in re-electing
Mayor F. A. Bading. nonpartisan can
didate against Daniel A. Hoan, a So
cialist.
HC mai gin, uO"tNCIp 10
close in spite of the fact that big
vote is conceded to be an anti-Social-
list indication of strength. The indica-
tons are that Bading is elected by not
over 5000 out of total vote of 65,-
600.
The Republicans and Democrats
barely elected their candidate by a
continuance of the merger which four
years ago ousted the city's first So
cialist mayor
Vets Win in Bloomington.
Chicago, April 5.-Wets and drys d.
vided honors in tae downstate town.
ship elections.
The vets won a big victory in
Bloomington, which voted by major
ity of 1876 to restore saloons. Until
two years ago Bloomington had Is sa-
looms. The drys won victory in
Dixon, where IL saloons were voted
out, the majority being 260. Dry cit
les which voted to continue dry in
cluded Freeport, Belvidere, Dekalb,
Rochelle and New Berlin. The dry
majority in Freeport was 291, an in
crease over the dry margin of two
years ago. Silver Creek, the last wet
township in Stephenson county, of
which Freeport is the county seat,
also went dry. The vets won in Lock
port, where 13 saloons were ousted
two years ago. Plainfeld, Channahon
and Peotone, other townships in VIII
county, voted to remain dry.
Henry, in Marshall county, voted to
remain wet by majority of 100.
Italian Officials Resign.
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