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Show WETS AND DRYS IN CHICAGO CONFLICT Chic.-jso, March 3. Campaign but-ton but-ton bearing u reproduction of thi American ilag and the Inscription. "Our Country. Liberty and Independence," Independ-ence," may mean the wearer Is a zealous defender of the saloon or n an ardent, "dry" crusnder. this situation sit-uation was created yesterday w hen the local option campaign committee appropriated the official button of the 'wets'' as its own emblem. The local option campaign asketl for bids on an order of 30i',000 .but-tons .but-tons exactly like those distributed by the "wets." The association, whioh is. conduct ing the "wet" campaign claims to have ordered one million buttons. Leaders in the saloon cause, when thev learned of the action of the "drys" Intimated that they would brlns action In the courts to put a ptop to the plan of the local option-Ists. |