Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-15
GREAT INTEREST
IN The OUTCOME:
Much Speculation as to Whether
East Moline WEI Vote Wet
or Dry Tomorrow.
FACTS ABOUT ELECTION.
Polls OPEN to ).
Issue-LOcal option and cleo
ton of four aldermen.
Saloons Affected

Will East Moline vote wet or dry
tomorrow?
That is the question which is up
permost in the minds of a large
number of folks, since it is the only
remaining wet spot in Rock Island
county.
With Rock Island and Moline
arid zones. foes of the saloon have
been waging a quiet but determined
fight to drive the liquor business
out of East Moline. Few public
meetings have been held but a great
deal of personal work has been
done and a house-to-house canvass
made in an attempt to line up the
electorate for prohibition. DR.. J.
n Goltra, who so effectively man
aged Rock Islands campaign, is in
charge of the dry organization.
A mass meeting in the interest
OF local option was held last even
ing at the Methodist church at
which time DR.. Goltra delivered an
address on The Peoples Power, ="
in which he pointed how reasons
for voting East Moline dry. F.. o.
VanGalder and W. n. Phillips, both
of Rock Island, and prominent in
the successful drive there, also
gave talks.
Those seeking to have the sa-
looms stay have also been working
frantically in order to save the re-
naming wet community of the
county. The registration books
show that 2,491 have listed their
~
row will draw an unusually heavy
vote, is a foregone conclusion.
When DR.. G. F. Johnson was elected
mayor a year ago, the total vote
was only little over 1000.
While the local option question
is arOusing the greatest attention,
other matters will be up for the
consideration of the voters in the
election. Four aldermen are to be
selected and there promises to be
some close battles, as the following
three tickets are in the field.
CITIZENS.
First ward-Oscar Z. Lundeen.
Second ward-A. d. Smith
Third ward-Eli Darras.
Fourth Ward-Ed Hogue.
INDEPENDENTS.
First ward-J. R. Newton.
Second ward-Emil De Doncker.
Third ward-Fred Miller.
Fourth ward-C. A. Wood.
SOCIALIST.
First ward-G. A. Johnson.
Second ward-W. F. Allen.
Third ward. R. Newberg.
Fourth ward-A. ]. Breecher.
The polling places are;
First ward-Basement Methodist
church.
Second ward-Police station.
Third ward-Van Tieghem build
ing.
Fourth ward = Old Watertown
village hall.
Both the drys and the vets are
confident of winning in last Mo-
lines local option election tomor-
row. The former figure they will
be successful by a majority of dt
! least 400 while the vets are reti-
cent about naming a figure, but
still contend they Will be victo-
rious
DR.. J. \. Goltra, who is directing
the campaign for the local option
forces today made the following
formal statement relatives to the
election. Conditions in Fast No
line give promise of a very large
and enthusiastic. vote. People ap-
pear to have made up their minds
that East Moline shall not fall be-
hind the other three of the quad
cities in the all important matter
Of conserving their own interests
Final preparations have been made
to insure a clean election, afford
ing every legal voter an oppOrtu-
nifty to express his preference, but
TO secure conviction Of all who
shall have voted unlawfuily. We
confidently predict a victory for
the drys by at least 400 majority.
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