, 1873-03-22
" LOCAL OPTION"
Elections Xcsterdiuy in Ponnsylvantn
on thc Licensed Liquor Traffic.

Elections Ycstexduy in Pennsylvania
on t1lo Licensed Liquor Traffic.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
p1rIsDunou, March 21.-Iho contest Which
waa to decide throughout tho State whether L.
cenBe or no licenso should bo granted in cities,
towns, boroughH, and countios, by vote Of tho
people, camo of today. This election, by An
act Of the Legislature, occurs trionnially.
Hitherto Pittsburgh and Allegheny County havo
boon exempt from tho Inv, but last yoar great
roaction among the temperance sociotIos, pro-
hibitionists, oto., throughout tho State, caused
tho Legislature this year to enaot, as compro-
misc, that this city ind county should vote on
tho third Friday Of March, when tho election
would be hold throughout the State. The contest
hero on tho question Of local option was very
great. The Temperance Alliance left no stone
unturned, and mado gallant fight, but tho
liquor-dcalors and brewers wero not bohindhand.
Thcy, too, wero on tho lookout for thor side Of
the corn-patcl. They took care TINT their crop
should not 20 to waste by any lack Of energy or
work upon Their part: This community is great
y composed Of the foreign element, German.
tho population. Those, Of course, favor license.
The rolling-mill hands oil favored it. honce tho
largo vote for it pollod in this place
and Allegheny. When taken into consideration
"nofarious traffic." as It is called by tho TOM
perance n,on, the contout could not help but bo
nip-and-tuok. The temperance mon had band
engaged to pnrado tho city in wagon through
out tho day, offering handsome nag to tho ward
licenses, but despite their efforts, this city las
carried the day by very largo maj jority for
liconso. Tho oxcitonout throughout tho day
was mss sst ntonse g5sat d'ai e.. of t{R.as per-
woio no encounters ,betweon opposing factions
Hitherto sumptuary laws have beon enaoted by
Legislative bodies without leaving 1t to vote Of
tho people; but It Wa thought BY thia means mean,
ever tho decision, eithor sido would abide 1t.
The county has probably gono against license.
Everybody expected 4, as tho 7t county people
son,e Of tho continguoua territory now anne1od
to this city, mud aonle about to DO annexed pro-
hi9ition ia in force. re- & Their Votes this tlms
tho wards recently added; and whore
liquor waa not previously sold, it ID
now allowed to 10 vonded, much to tho disgust
OF the temperance mon.
oloso 3s1t but I'll I turned S1e o! oSesase. t las
gono for licenae bY q decidedly largo majority.
Tie majority Iii Pittsburgh tor licouse ID
probably 5000, and Allegheny City will approx"
This evening tho liquor men in various warda
aro jubilatlng over tho result: Music nnd pro-
cessions arc paradng tho slreets. All tho nows-
pepors which supported llcense woro honored
Will AGrenR1e4.
Special Dtspatch to Tit chicapu Tribune.
WAau1SaToN, pa., March 2l.-The vote on tue
question OF local option was takon III this
county today On account Of the severe snow
small. This borough gayo q nlstority against
llconso OF 55 Tho borough Of CnnnonabuEg.
also, gayo u majority Of 80 against. II will 20
impossible to know tho yato 1u the Wnolo
county for aomo days. but tAoro Ia no doubt OF
its being against liconHo.
T1rusy11.1.E, pa Murch 2l..-Joln Fortlg wna
elected Mayor Of tla city to-day by largo ma
iority. Thoro WAS rgemnjority pollel against
Tim incal antiou Inv,