The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1874-06-05

4 Great Temperance Victory in Santa
Cruz.
VERY CLOSE CoNrEsT-oNLY Il MAJoE1rY.
Especial Dispatch to the Chronicle.l
SANTA CRUZ, May 24.-The Anti-Li-
cense party carried the election on Sat
urday by a majority of - out !, ,l16 votes
cast in the three townships. 1t was the
most exciting contest ever witnessed
here, and though nearly 100 names have
been added 10 the Great Register since
he last general election, there were l27
less votes polled. Many who favored IL
cense, but who were opposed TO the re-
cOgnitiOn by law Of low groceries, re-
mained neutral in the contest; others
who came out to vote, fell back rather
than face the opportunities of the
women. Many ladies led their hus-
bands and strangers TO the polls and saw
that they deposited the right ballot. !
The credit Of the victory is given 10 the
ladies, who remained in the very front
rank until sundOwn. Mrs. r. c. Kirby,
a prominent Woman Suffragist, drove
around in buggy, visiting every point
and directing the operations like q gen.
eral in the field of battle. Mrs. Ferdi-
nand McCann, the wife Of q prominent
lawyer here, addressed groups Of lum-
bNA AANAA Az AA4N oAANEAHf anu Will kEtAAH III
her eFe pleaded tor their votes. II a
man elccesel running the gauntlet
@. one lerF - lsaders, he was imme-
aia.e' " another.
Upon c-tt e the ballots last night
lle election o.d GERS found on a large
uaune- ef gca5 hair peeping from the
ends This is imposed to be one OF the
ingenious tricks Of the ladies' to discover
whether their victim changed the ticket
they had handed him before he voted.
One Of the incidents Of the day aCGS the
appearance Of tlUO or three diSreputdbte
tCODleR, tghO began eLectiOneeriilg in the
crot0d. They approached s0elL- knotoll
Temperance men tCjth the anti Temper
0llce ticket, and claimed The same right to
aOorE at The polls that the ladies CT
erciSed. A citizen who ordered one of
these women of the street received a
slap in the face from her for his atten-
ton. The saloons were all closed, every
retailer being out and working to save
his business. The large vote polled for
license showed that the
PUBLIC SENTIMENT on THE QUESTION
Is ABOUT EVENLY DIVIDED.
Branciforte township was the Glib
rRltar Of tbelicense men, they expecting
q large majority there, but they were
defeated by a majority OF four out five
hundred and eighty-four votes pOlled.
BrancifOrte contains the Barbary Coast
saloons, nearly%wenty-six of the thirty
saloons in Santa Cruz being located in
that township. A large foreign popula-
tiOn also reside there. Equally surpris-
ing to all was the result in santa Cruz
township. Its territory contains the
homes Of nearly all the leading citizens
and business men, and the churches and
schools. The license party conceded to
the local OptiOnists a two-thirds ma
jority in Santa Cruz township, but il
only gave six majority against license
out of three hundred aud twelve votes
polled. Now that the license men
are defeated the usual reports Of fraudu.
lent voting are circulated, and il is said
that enough illegal ballots will be con-
tested at the canyassing Of the vote tC
turn the scale in favor Of license. Th,
Sentinel, which made an exhaustive anC
severe fight in favor of license, in an ex
ira to-day accepts the situation and con
fesses that the clatter Of women tongue
and their tears were more effective
in achieving the victory than a thous
and arguments. While adhering to ID
convictions against local option, tn
Sentinel declares that the traditiona
submission to the will OF the majority !
now in order; and that the Courts re
main open TO any citizen having griev
ances which may accrue from the con
hict. The corporate limits OF the towl
OF santa Cruz extend over two town
ships. Had the vote been taken in tn
town alone, without including the rura
precincts, license would have had q ma
jority Of fourteen out Of seven hundre,
and fourteen votes polled. It is under
stood that the victory obtained bv th,
Temperance party here has stimulate,
the prohibitiOnists in several town
south OF here to action. WatsonvilI
mas been waiting the result Of the battl
in Santa Cruz, and will be the next Isry
town to move.
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