Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-05-28 | Page 1 | Liquor Men Win Elections in Two States.

LIQUOR MEN WIN IVIN ELECTIONS IN TWO STATES Petersburg Va a May 11 a 27 7 P ler Petersburg bur tOda today voted wet vet b by a It majority of oC TS and tho Saloon Anti-Saloon L League nue of oC Virginia met Its Ils first Waterloo as a result The rhe presence of ot women and children around tho the polls apparently did tho time cause of tho time di drys 1119 ys more moro harm than good us UI the tho men mOn expressed tI I themselves open openly I as all disgusted with such a display of or feminine regard for the safety of or orthe the city cUy and home which was a campaign campaign cam cam- slogan Women sang hymns and In front of ot tho time voting booths In various arlous parts of t the city The wets vets polled 1185 votes while tho the drys only received ed Laporte Ind hod May 27 Laporte Laporte county county coun coun- l ty broke all record records today when It ii wet wel b voted by over 1000 majority Michigan City gave a wet majority of ot 2921 I. I Floyd county mt went wet weL eL The TheIna ma Ina- na- na In favor of ot retaining the lOG saloons saloons sa sa- sa- sa loons in tho the county count was about 2000 The drys rs won WOO the local option election in Harrison county by a majority majority ma ma- of ot