Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1911 — TEN CITIES GO “WET” IN TUESDAY’S ELECTIONS. [ARTICLE]

TEN CITIES GO “WET” IN TUESDAY’S ELECTIONS.

i Proctor Restrictive Measure Puts Saloons In Ten Municipalities That Were “Dry” Since 1909. CITIES VOTING “WET.” Connersville 36 Decatur 18? Huntington 102 Kendallville .... 185 Kokomo 32 Marion 35 Rome City 35 Rushville ;.. 56 Vevay 15 Wabash 135 CITIES VOTING “DRY.” Delphi . 57 Gas City 25 Greeneastle .v. 00Noblesville 9SI Petersburg 53 Tipton .......................... 42 - OUT OF, TOWN DISTRICTS. Counties which voted “dry” in townships outside of cities in which elections were held—Adams, Carroll, Fayette, Grant, Hamilton, Howard, Huntington, Noble, Pike, Putnam, Rush, Switzerland, Tipton, Wabash. The democratic platform measure, which was introduced by Senator Proctor, made a special order of business and rushed through with an emergency clause and then signed by Governor Marshall, is responsible for putting saloons in Cpnnorsville, Decatur, Huntington, Kendallville, Kokomo, Marion, Rome City, Rushville, Vevay and Wabash.

These cities voted “wet” by small majorities Tuesday. All had been made “dry” two years ago when the entire counties voted under the provision tJf the law passed at the special session of the legislature. « This is proof of the contention offered by republicans that the city and ward option would not restrict the saloons so generally as the county option plan. " Delphi voted “dry,” as did Gas City, Greeneastle, Noblesville, Tipton and Petersburg. In Marion a hot fight has been going on for some weeks, the temperance forces having been led by George B. Lockwood, editor of the Marion Chronicle, who urged republicans at the state convention to readopt the county option plank. Marion went “wet” by only 35 votes. Mr. Lockwood is quoted as saying that the republican party will be obliged to reaffirm its county option policy and to embody in its next platform a demand for statewide prohibition.