The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-19
DRIVE CINCINNATI
HARD IN CAMPAIGN
Liquor strong hold in Ohio Being In
yadcd by Organized Movement
10 Reclaim County.
BREWERS ON THE JUMP.
Nettest County in Ohio Being SO
Well Organized as to Justify
Hopes for Hard Blow TO Potsdam
Grew.

Cincinnati. Ohio. is generally cred
tied with keeping the state in the wet
column whenever statewide vote on
the question Of license or no-hcense
Is taken Ii will be recalled that last
year an error" OF several thousand
votes in favor of the vets turned a
dry victory into defeat. This year it
is announced that the slogan in Ham -
titon county, in which Cincinnati is
located Is Every dry vote east and
every dry ballot counted. One Of
the dry leaders, in discussing the
statement that Cincinnati keeps the
state wet, said,
The fact Is that this much exc
Grated county made gain OF $685.
votes last year over the 1915 vote.
This gain was made by inroads on
the wet vote as indicated by the fact
that the wet vote was reduced by
5,S0S votes, Not bad record fer the
repudlatedly wettest county in the
state On the other hand. we notice
IN the official report of the court of
1917 that nineteen counties gained
less than 100 votes each. and that
twentyfour counties lost from six
teen votes TO SIS votes--a total loss
of 6,S42 votes. From this it would
appear that it was not Hamilton
county. after all, that kept Ohio wet,
but the negligent smaller counties
that lost more than we gained
Continuing, this dry leader sets
forth the aims and purposts of the
dry organization Of that county.
Takes More Than Talk.
We are well aware, however that
elections are not won by talking,
even though it be good dry talk.
Work, work. work. is the price of sue
cess. Every voter at it. and always
at IT. What. then, are our plans for
the campaign? First. we are conduct
ing a publicity campaign that is at
tracing attention throughout the
state, and getting under the hide of
the vets. The Union club was carry
ing on this campaign of education, be-
fore the campaign committee got
going They will continue this fine
educational work. Later on there
will be supplemental political adver-
Using, which we expect TO make at
tractive and effective,
Bill boards will be used to some ex-
tent, and of course open AIR speaking
will be utilized in large measure.
Rev F. L. Fagley. secretary of the
Church Federation, is the chairman OF
the speakers and meetings COMMITTEES.
During the summer automobile meets
will be held in various rural centers,
where the cause will be laid upon
the hearts OIL llS Ldi iiic4o' W Q AoPS
to gain many votes IN this way.
Then we are planning to use the
hitherto somewhat neglected force OF
womanhood A Women's Dry union
has been organized with Mrs. William
#. Anderson. wife of the resident
Methodist bishop, as president. They
confidently expect to secure the active
corporation of thousands of women
for distribution of literature. and for
assisting on election day in the pass
ing of ballots and in other ways sup
plementing the work of the men. We
expect their influence to be widely ex-
tended. and very effective in securing a
fun vote.
Counting Most ON Organization.
But the great thing upon which we
are laying our hopes and expecta-
lions is our organization. In addition
to word and precinct organizations. we
are affecting community organizations
wherever it Is possible. This is pecu-
Harry feasible by the nature OF our
city, Walnut Hills. Hyde Park. Mad.
isonville, Norwood, College Hill, and
several other communities, are main
tanning their own organizations. anc
working under and with the organixa
ton committee. The organization com
mittee is composed Of DR.. S. p. Kramer
Rev. F. L. Fagley. Rev. F. N. McMil
| lin. Rev c. r. Stauffer. ana DR.. Thomas
Hare They have secured the services
OF william (BillJ Madison. Of Toledo
who is proving himself . master a
organization. He 10 devottng all OF hi
time TO perfecting, ward ana precinc
He has already otArto<