The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-05-08
Local Option in Somerset.
\ GREAT VICTORY FOR THE TEMPERANCE
CAUSE ATTIIE POLLSON TUESDAY.

The local option advocates gained u great
victory on last Tuesday, in Somerset coun-
~, CARRYING ali TIE districts in which the
question of prohibition was submitted to the
people. The aggregate ma ority in favor OF
"no license or prohibition, was 5Sl. The
maiorities We're as follows: Cristield district
342 Lawson 1j6, Princess \ me 81, Brinkley
,. The victory is more significant when it
is renem bered that two weeks ago the sen
tment in Somerset county WAS decidedly
against prohibition, and its supporters ad-
vised Mr.. Daniel that there was no use
sending any speakers to the counties, as there
WIS not much hope in carrying the county.
Mr.. Daniels, however, len days ago sent
Mrs Woodbridge, of Ohio, and Mr.. c. S.
Mosher to Somerset, and though at first no
one would listen to their addresses they
gradually attracted good audiences, and the
meetings held last week in the court house
and elsewhere wera crowded. Theandiences
became daily larger, both at EriuCsss Anne
and Cristield, and finally, Henry +. Page,
the States Attorney, gave the subject his
assistance. and aided the speakers at these
meetings. IN last Saturday Mr. Daniel
went down and spoke to large meeting at
C:.isfield on Saturday night. The court
house was filed to overtowing, ali the seats
being taken, and no standing room being
LETT Hon. James L. Dennis presided, and
Mr.. Dauiel and others spoke, Stages :, ttor-
ney Page being also present. Meetings were
also held on Sunday morning and afternoon
and on Sunday night Mr.. Daniel spoke to a
large audience 1T ;awson. On Monday af
ternoon inst eFsniEg crowded meetings
We're held ut Princess Anne. The result
was thar, while two weeks ago the prospects
We're that Il crushing defeat awaited the
prohibition movement in ssolperset ike eiec-
ton on last Tuesday sl;ouen an oyeEwheim-
! ing majority in lis favor. 1t is Stated that
the sentiment ill Lawson heretofore has been
, so greatly against anything looking toward
prohibition, that the iUrics wonid not bring
| III Il bill to punish offenders against the IL
ccn&C law heretofore in force in the county
Tic whole county, with the exception ii Il
14S districts, have ROW prohibition Fight
copntirs IN pc STATE. with the exacpiio, OF
. rev ulNlficiS, nave now brolllDif lOn in
their midst. The law in Prince Georges
lGa.,es 10 exception, aud is very strict.
The following letter has been received by
Mr.. Daniel from the Governor of Kansas,
i'll reply 10 a resolution passed by the last
convention of the Maryland State Temper
ance \ lliance:
"sNolr letter Of tic Sisi has ueeii rsceiveJ
Permit Iie 10 congratulate the friends Of
morality, temperance and good government
in Maryland upon the victory gained at the
hands of the last legislature. l hope that
the fight will be kept up in your state until
you eventually reach absolute prohibition of
go alt..l li.,uCY ;.atl;,.
We have a aonsi .tutiU!!a arHeiian.ent
before the people to be voted UPON at Our
election in November next, by which we
propose to blot out every saloon in this
state, and we have no doubt that we will
grown DIR efforts with majority of 80, 600
or tL;S ,n.atiSUia. (: ii,s';,I i.r.I;,si,8 J.; Sti
an example worthy to lie followed by her
sister states Of the East. Tie battle against
K:rg t'rn'o', and Ills r.;sr may "s cans;h-