Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1909 — OPTION ELECTION NEXT SATURDAY [ARTICLE]

OPTION ELECTION NEXT SATURDAY

No Great Interest Being Manifested So Far. CONCEDED DRYS WILL WIN • By From 300 to 500, Depending On . the Number of Votes Cast, Which Promises To Be Rather Small, As the Farmers Will Be Quite Busy and Many Will Not Reave Their Work to Come Out to 4he Election.

Next Saturday Jasper county will vote on the local option proposition, when the “drys” hope tS make the county twice as dry as now, it already being dry by remonstrance. Not much interest has been shown in the matter to date, and the election promises to be about the quietest ever pulled off in this county. The drys have been trying to stir up a little interest, and option services were wholly devoted to the opthe churches in the county last Sunday, either morning or evening. In Rensselaer the Sunday evening services were wholly devoted to option question. At the PresbyterMan church the pastor used the stereopticon to illustrate his talk, and it was an interesting service, the pictures being good and clear , and the lecture a forceful one. A good attendance was out at all the services, but not much talk is being heard on the streets about the election and the vote promises to be very light. * The farmers generally will likely be quite busy and are not expected in any considerable number to leave their work and drive several miles to the polls. Therefore the country vote will likely be exceptionally light. The election being held on Saturday, however, will probably bring out a heavier vote than some other day of the week, as many farmers make it a point to go to town anyway on Saturday. So far as known no effort whatever is being made by the wet advocates; they are unorganized and will let the election go by default. For this reason litle interest is being shown and a small vote will be gotten out, it is predicted. The general opinion is that the county will go dry by from 300 to 500, depending on the size of the vote cast.