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Local Option

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Parent Issue
Day
19
Month
January
Year
1888
Copyright
Public Domain
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The adjourned meeting of the local option conference met last Friday afternoon in the circuit court room. The room was not full as at the prerious meetiug; but there was no particular necessity tor a large attendance. D. B. Taylor, of Chelsea, wat. made chairman in the absence of Mr. Vheeler. He said that he was confldent that the county could be carried for local option. There were many in Chelsea who would vote for it who didn't before. It was of great importance that Washtenaw should vote for it Twro of his classmates in the University contrac'.ed habits of intemperance in Ann Arbor, and died drunkards. Saloons ought not to be allowed to exist right in the shadow of our great Univereity. The reason why the vote was not increased in other counties i- becauae they were sure of sucoess. If we make an fort, we can get out an increased vote in Washtenaw county. If the churches will bestir themselve?, the county will be carried. At 2 p. m. there were 1540 signatures in the committee's hand, and when the meeting adjourned, they only lacked s few of ihe necessary number, J 832. From report8 made by the gentlemen present, it was certain fhat more than the necessary number of signatures bal already been obtained. The executive committee appointed at the last meeting were given charge of the matter ofcompleting the listof Mgnatures, and of presenting it to the county derk. This committee was a!so given charge of the local option campaign. The county committee was continued for the campaign, and the member for each township was given power to appoint four others a3 a local committee. Any vacancies in the county committee can be filled by the execu ive cornmittee. The enthusiasm of the meeting wa9 great, and there was grim determination expressed on eery countenance. The small meeting handed furth $11.60 for the expenses that had already been incurred. Am ing those prpsent at this meeting was Rev. W. H. Ryder, of Anti Arbor, who opposed the arnendment but will do a'l he can to help win prohibition in the local option campaign. PRESENTATION OP P6.TITION. On last Saturday the exeeutive committee handed petitions to the county clerk hearing mere thau 1832 signatures, and since then the numb?r has been in reaaed to nearly 2000. County Clerk Howlett said yesierday that he would examine the papen, and if atisüed that they were all nght, as he had no reason to doubt they were, he would today cali an election for Feb. 20 or 27.

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Ann Arbor Register