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Indiana Local Option Debate Sets GOP Against Democrats
Fort Wayne speech by James E. Watson argues the Republican platform fully supports local option and rejects Democratic shifts toward a township ward local option. He cites Moore and Nicholson laws, notes Democrats’ past opposition to sumptuary laws, and warns brewery influence could dominate Indiana politics if Democrats win.
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