The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-04-05
DRYS WIN MADISON
MAJORITY OF STATE CAPITAL
VOTERS AGAINST SALOONS.
City of Superior Returns to "Wet"
Column-Supreme Court Justice
Marshall is Reelected.

Milwaukee, April 4.--Early election
returns indicate that Justice r. ID.
Marshall has been reelected judge Of
the Wisconsin supreme court over
Walter c. Owen. In Milwaukee coun-
ty Marshall received 1924 votes and
Owen 1920. Other reports from the
state are scattering, but indicate that
Mr.. Marshall has safe lead.
Interest has centered in the vote on
the liquor question in many Wiscon-
sin cities. towns and villages. The
most notable victory for the dry"
forces was at Madison, the state capt.
tai, where saloons were voted out by
majority of about 400. This victory
for the prohibition forces is somewhat
Offset by returns which show Superior,
the second largest city in the state.
to have swung from the dry to the
wet column by margin of 81 votes.
Superior went dry last year and 100
saloons were put out of business.
Other notable victories scored by
the prohibition forces were at White
water and Fort Atkinson, which have
had saloons. Hudson and New Rich.
mond, which have been dry, voted to
have saloons. Large cities which
were wet and remain so are James,
vile. Beloit. Eau Claire, Chippewa
Falls, Kenosha and Waukesha. The
Kenosha vote shows a majority OF
nearly 1900 in favor of saloons.
Wet Towns Go Dry.
Abram, Armstrong, Baldwin, Bay
field, Baraboo, Belmont, Clinton, Cobb.
Delavan, Elroy. Fort Atkinson, Gales
vile. Glenwood. Hancock. Iron River,
Ladysmith. Linden, Madison, Marke.
san, Me!len. Merton, Mondovi, Nekoo-
sa. New Lisbon, Osseo, Park Falls,
Pleasant Prairie, Reedsburg, Ridge
way. Schley, Sharon, Somers, Spring
Valley, Stanley, Suamico. Waupun.
Wausaukee, Whitewater, Wonewoc.
Dry Towns Go Wet.
Blanchardville. Browntown, Hudson,
Lime Ridge, Menomonie, Muscoda,
New Richmond, Platteville, River
Falls, Superior. Westfeld.
Dry Towns Stay Dry.
Abbottsford. Almond, Augusta, Ar
gyle, Arlington, Black River Falls,
Boscobel, Darien, Doylestown, Els
worth, Elmwood, Fall River, Genesee,
Gilmanson, Hammond, Hancock, Hol-
landale, Kendall. Lake Mills Gown,
Lake Mills, Lancaster, Little River,
Lone Rock, Lodi, Milton, Miff1fn,
Merrimac, Mcmillan, Oconto (village)
Omro, Pardeeville, Randolph, Rice
Lake, Sparta, Stiles, Townsend, Wau-
watosa, Waupaca, Waupaca Gown,
Wautoma, Wilson, Withee.
Wet Towns Stay Wet.
Alma Center, Amherst. Ashland.
Bangor. Beaver Dam, Beloit, BloomeT,
Cashton, Chaseburg, Chip
pewa Falls, Crescent, Cuba City, Oar
)ington, Delafeld, Eau Claire. Edger-
ton, Elkhorn, Fox Lake, Gillett, Gen
GA, Highland, Horizon, Independence,
GAINESVILLE, Kenosha, Lake Geneva, La
velle. Milton, Mineral Point, Monroe,
Monroe Gown, Norwalk, Oconomo-
voc Gown, Oconomowoc (city),
Oconto Gown. Onalaska. Pembine,
Portage. Rhinelander. Ripon. Rock.
Rosendale. Shawano. Spring Green.
st. Joseph, Stoddard, Three Lakes,
Tomah, Waubena, Waukesha. Wash
burn.
All socialist candidates for judges
and school directors in Milwaukee
county are defeated. The total vote
was close to 10000, of which 5000
were cast by women.
Appleton - The Rev. John FavffIa.
Congregational minister, was elected
mayor of Appleton over j. A. Halves.
the business mems candidate, by 229
votes at the election held here.