Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-20
WILL NOT GIVE UP HOPE THEY
HAVE WON UNTIL VOTE OF
STATE IS REcANvAssED.
ADMIT 10000 MEN
REMAINED AT HOME
State COMMITTEES Issues Statement De.
~cIaring Havner's Blue Law Campaign
Was Not Responsible For Slump in
vote-Scandinavians Voted Dry
New Blanks Sent Out.
Special to Times-Repubiican.

Des Moines, Oct. 20.-The allied tenn
perance committee Of Iowa which had
charge OF the dry campaign for the
adoption Of the prohibitory const.tu-
tional amendment, does not concede
victory to the vets. In a statement
issued by J. B. Weede, campaign man.
ager, the committee says:
Since the election on last Monday
the allied temperance committee which
represents ali of the temperance forces
in Iowa has been asked for an Official
statement and up to this time non has
been given out.
The allied temperance committed
does not now and never has conceded
the defeat OF the amendment. We will
not max such concessions until such
time as ths laws Of thu state OF Iowa
have been complied with and the votes
in each precinct counted by the board
OF supervisors In each county and the
returns certified 20 the secretary OF
state and reviewed by the state exccu-
tive council
We do not feel that the attempt by
Attorney General Havner to enforce
what Is commonly termed the Sunday
blue laws materially affected the re-
suit Of the election for the constitution
al amendment one way Or the other.
The whole life and work of At
torney General Havner is an open book
to the people Of the state OF Iowa and
NE needs no defense from this organ
ization.
During the whole campaign this or
--.,o+;o- raof;.nI shat fp orGor fo r-tr
1t would be necessary to get out the
whole dry vote Of the state and it is
evident from the returns tina. because
Of the apathy and over confidence OF
the supposed friends of temperance
there probably were about one hun
dred thousand dry votes that staid at
home.
ANY person who makes the state
ment that the Scandinavian people o!
Iowa or that Of any other nationality
was more derelict of duty in voting
than native-born citizens OF our state
does not understand the facts for an
analysis Of the vote Of each county
will show that where his foreign
born population Is strongest a large
vote was polled."
New Blanks Sent Out.
In addition to the letter and tele-
gram sent out by Attorney Genera
Havner to county attorneys to require
a canvas Of the vote by the boards OF
supervisors, Secretary Of State W. s
Allen has sent instructions to the
county auditors to see that the vote
is counted and not just reviewed by
precincts.
Herewith I am enclosing a new
blank on which to make out and then
forward to this office an abstract OF
the anvas Of the votes cast In your
county on the proposed constitutions
amendment at the special election on
the 18th instant" states the communi-
cation from Secretary Allen.
This Is necessary for the reason that
a careful study Of the provisions Of
section III Of the code shows hat the
county ~canvassers must n the
votes that IS to say, they must coun'
the ballots IN each precinct the samt
as judges Of election are required to
do. At a special election it will no
be sufficient for the county c~anvassers
20 merely canvas the returns from the
different precincts as in an ordinary
election"
Secretary Allen includes a specia
blank to report on which Is to be for
warded to him by the county auditors