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Show CHICAGO HAS FIGHT ON LIQUOR QUESTION Both Sides Prepare for Battle and Each Seems Confident of Final Victory. By Leased Wire to The Tribune. CHICAGO, Feb. o. Both sides began be-gan preparations today to fight out at tho polls on April 5 tho question, "Shall Chicago bocomo antt-saloon territor'?" Leaders among tho opponents of prohibition pro-hibition advised thnt the idea of attacking at-tacking tho petition containing over 74,000 names, filed by the anti-saloon league, bo abandoned and that the saloon sa-loon interests aecopt the issue and leavo tho decision to tho people. Walter Jl. Michaclis, chairman of the political action committco of the United Societies, called his committee together in tho afternoon to discuss the situation. situa-tion. "Tho anti-saloon forces cannot car a ward in Chicago' said ho. "More" than once the votcrw have demonstrated their lack of P3'mpatli3' with bigolrj'. ; "If Chicago woro to go dry, as much liquor would be consumed after the vote as now and it would be sold illicitly J thcro would be no way to supervise pale. You cannat change tho habits of 2,000,000 peoplo by a law. Tho final question also is most important. Chicago Chi-cago gets $8,000,000 a 3'car from liquor licenses. We havo enough money to run tho schools aud the city government govern-ment as it is and what would wo do with that income cut olf?" Superintendent James K. Shields of Anti-Saloon league called a meeting of his advisors for Momhiy to form a plan of campaign. Another mooting will bo called for Thursday to complete organization. |