Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-10-10
SPECIAL ELECTION
Held next MONDAY
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT TO BE
VOTED INTO CONSTITUTION
BY VOTERS OF IOWA.
DRY LEADERS SURE OF VICTORY
Every Vster In Delaware County
Should Give John BarleycOrn
The Final Blow.

ture and sale Of intoxicating liquors
will be forever stopped. The legisla-
lures of Iowa have given the saloon
in Iowa telling blows, and now the
question is up to the people for final
settlement. The temperance forces
over the state are united in their ef-
forts to have the proposed amendment
to the constitution carried by such an
Overwhelming majority that the liquor
interests in neighboring states will
take note. There is no question but
that the wet forces are not asleep on
the job. The whiskey interests are
going to see to it that every wet vote
is out on Monday, and if the PROPOSE
tion is defeated it will be because of
the Indifference of the temperance
people.
william Jennings Bryan, one of the
foremost temperance men in the ma
tion is making speaking tour of the
state. The Bryan speaking tour will
open at Centerville on the afternooneo of
October 10, when he will dedicate the
new Centerville high school, In the
evening he will speak at Fairfield,
where he will talk to big dry rally,
and also will address the attendance
at the county old settlers picnic.
On October II at 10 o'clock in the
morning he will talk to a special con-
vocation of the state university, and
in the afternoon will speak at Marion
at 2 O'clock He will close the day
with speech at Oelwein.
On October IL he will speak at New
Hampton, morning; Mason City, af-
ternoon, and Britt, evening.
October 13 he will speak at Eagle
Grove and in the afternoon will talk
at Webster City. The night meeting
will be big rally at Fort Dodge.
October IA, the day before the cleo
tion, he will speak at Des Moines. One
meeting will be held at the canton
nent, and two more addresses will be
delivered down town.
The temperance forces in the coun-
ty have organized their forces and will
endeavor to get every dry vote out on
Monday
The outcome of the election in Iowa
will be closely watched by the people
of number of states which will vote
on constitutional prohibition later n
the fall.
Every citizen of Delaware county
who believes in the highest and best
that is possible for the county and the
state at large should let nothing keep
him from doing his patriotic duty next
Monday, and that is to go to the polls
and cast vote in favor of the pro-
posed amendment. ..r
In cities of six thousand or over
registration is required and the polls
open in such places at 7 o'clock. In
Delaware county the polls open at
o'clock in the morning and close at
u in the evening. No registration is re-
4uired in the county.
The rules governing general elec-
ton will also govern the special cleo
tion next Monday.
The official ballot appears on page
eight of this issue.
T011 hn ho
been chosen as judges and clerks of
the election:
Adams: Judges, J. J. Heiberger, P. F.
McElliott, Wm Montgomery; clerks,
John Duggan jr., w. B. Robinson.
Bremen: Judges, Henry Lechtenberg,
clerks. John Deppe, c. D. Hunt.
Ceffins Grove: Judges. ]. L. Rose,
Jenkin Evans, w. H. Scanlon, clerks,
Vim. Barclay, VIM. Behan.
Celsny: Judges, Geo. Dittmer, Ed.
Diers, J. G. Brown; clerks, ]. F.
Merten, VIM. Hammond.
Delaware: Judges, M. D. Hutson,
Grant Brayton, Martin Maurer;
clerks, F. l.. Sly, L. l.. Coon.
Delhi: Judges, John Hartman, I. G.
Miller, A. O. Billings; clerks, G. r.
Angel, E. B. Porter.
Delaware: Judges, Peter Larson, RObt.
Davis, c. H. Gienapp; clerks, A. w.
Sackett, L. Davis.
Earlvtlle: Judges, Jas. Rogers, H. A.
Tobie, r. H. Davey; clerks, Arthur
Metcalfe, Frank Faust.
EdgewOOd: Judges, A. J. Eaton, A. l..
Alcorn, Edward Robinson; clerks, T.
Pilkington, H. M. Barr.
Elk: Judges, E. ]. Kruemple, E. w.
Timmons, John Chase; clerks, V. E.
Dow, Frank Miller.
Hazel Green: Judges, B. J. Walder-
bach, Carl Wendt, Jas. Mcdonald;
clerks, H. F. Mcbride, S. A. Milroy.
HopkintOn: Judges. E. M. Hucker, J.
d. McAllister, P. r. Wheeless;
clerks, w. r. Reeve, A. K. Cramer
Manchester, LIST Ward: Judges, E. w.
Williams, E. E. Cowles, M. S. Van
Auken; clerks, S. Lyman, Geo. Fray
Manchester, End Ward: N E. Davis,
Harry Kelsey, A. E. Peterson, clerks,
~. Burbridge, e. Leighton.
Manchester, 3rd Ward: c. J. Hockaday,
Ton Noonon, c. O. Noble; clerks, J.
b. Higman, James Burnes.
Nile: Judges, Thos. Delaney, H. D.
Oiass, Frank Hogan; clerks, G. Q.
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