The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1920-02-13
FIGHT Is ON FOR DRY ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE
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anayzed the situation or know liquor
House Illinois probably had the known the
jackpot legislature of 1909 which immediately followed the egs
lature that passed the local option law in 1907
Vets Hope Drys Are Slumberng
The pinnng their hopes this time the TACT that the
drys prone quit before the fight entirely and
that partial victory sometimes us the drys sleep. In view of
campaign AnSaoon League wage
this fight the past without any personal iavors any and
date the fundamental principle that each district should support
largest possible of candidates having chance win
only support candidates who do have chance and
favorable law enforcement program. 1t be
that candidates themselves together with their
friends should be willing cooperate dividing and distributing
the votes under accumuaive voting system
the largest possible legislative delegation from every dis
within the state committed this enforcement campaign
Legislative Survey by Districts
The following survey the different legislative districts of the
helpful friends planning for the coming
paen numbered districts Senator well three
House members will be elected in the odd numbered districts three
House members only.
The 1st 3D. 4th 9th 18TH Hh 10Th 18th 9th and 10Th Gall in
Chicago and the 8 comprising the counties of Lake McIenry
Goth comprising gave
for the Most of these districts have been
hopeessy The state8t and 39tlhave always
hitherto supported legislation with This
time both these districts deprived of the votes because
the candidates accepting support did not make good their state
these issues In these districts friends should seek
the election Of who will stand for law enforcement and in
of the other districts least under the accumulative voting
system should be nominated and elected who stands absolutely for
the enforcement the provisions of the Constitution OF the United
States embodied in the Eighteenth Amendment.
and Dry Records of Legislators
third district Mr. Adebert H. Roberts made
splendid showing showing marked ability and loyalty to the law
and Constitution and is entitled to reelection
In the fifth district only favored the constitutional pro
vision and enforcement of the awRpresenatve Theodore X
Long The fifth district should give solid delegation for law
OF the constitutional provisions 1t is the Hyde Park
district of Chicago Representatives lgo Democrat and Lyon
Republican, opposed the law enforcement
Record of Men From Evanston District
district being of the numbered districts will
ais elect Senator This district represented in the Senate by
Hon. Barbour who made good record and entitled to
support for reelection and in the House by Emil A. W. Johnson
Ralph Church and Robert E. Wilson Messrs Johnson and
Church for ratification and law Bob
Wilson, form though representing the hghcas Evanston
Ravenswood districts voted the entire notification program
implication the Zion City and his testimony given
Judge Lands court concerning should shame his const
ency against his Springfield
The seventh district comprising the country territory of Cook
County for law enforcement and ratification the
loyal support OF Representative Howard P Castle This district
should give a larger delegation time
Men Who Failed Make Good
The eighth district gave for ratification but
for the law enforcement Representative Shrte secured the
dry support that district his campaign and then failed make
good law enforcement the legislature He voted for
similar i'll a preceding legislature dry
the understanding that he favored all antaoon
No fight made in the primary and election the minority
ddae Representative Thomas Graham because OF the fact that
local of the an-saloon his dis
sign that he would favor ratification He should
be defeated for reelection less than his lack OF teg
ty In the Senate the eighth district the dry received
loyal support through Rodney B. Swift.
Rockford District Legislator With Wet Record
The tenth district comprising the counties of Winnebago and
Oge gave loyal aud able support ntaoon through
Senator John A Atwood and House Members Charles W. Baker and
H s. Hicks The dys promised in the primary and election
the support OF law enforcement by Guy w Gnde
who failed absolutely fulfill this promise Mr. Gnde not