LIQUOR "WET vs DRY" - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Attica, Ind March 2 – Attica, Fountain County voted “wet” yesterday by a majority of 20 the vote being 440 to 420 each ward voting wet.  The campaign was one of the hottest every held in this part of Indiana hundreds of cirulars, cards and other pieces of printed matter being used by both wets and drys.  The “wets” depended wholly upon personal work and printed matter.  The election was held under the new Proctor Law and the vote cast exceeded that cast for mayor at the election two years ago by 41.  Liquor began to come into the city from Lafayette early Tuesday night but owing to the fact that Marshal Beamer captured the first suit case which contained 9 quarts of whisky that part of the program was discontinued.  There were not a half dozen men drunk in the city all day.  The change after 17 months “dry” to “wet” is attributed to the fact that Danville and Lafayette are both “wet” and the “wets argued that these conditions were detrimental to business interests.  Seven applicants have already published notice to the effect that they will apply for license next Tuesday which will give Attica open saloons withing the next week.  Veedersburg in this county went “dry” by 22 votes while Covington, the county seat went “wet” by 40.