Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1916 — Democrats Make Gains in Chicago Election. [ARTICLE]

Democrats Make Gains in Chicago Election.

In the aldermanic election in Chicago Tuesday the Democrats made gains in three aldermen. In the wet and dry elections throughout the state the drys won victories in Moline, where there are 51 saloons; Waukegan, with 46 saloons; Mt. Pulaski, with 20, and Dixon with 12, and in more than a dozen more townships heretofore wet. In about 75 townships now without saloons the drys resisted i the invading wets successfully. The chief wet victory was in Bloomington, where the saloon forces won by a majority of 146. Two years ago 78 saloons were driven out by a dry majority of 75, the women being responsible. The wets won in about 15 other dry towns, among them being Carlinville, Lock port and Pana. Thirty towns heretofore wet voted to remain wet. So far as the number of saloons was concerned the res lit was about a stand-off, the dry cities voting wet having about 200 saloons up to two years ago. About 200 saloons will be restored, as against 200 salooons driven out.