Daily Republican., 1882-12-07
LOCAL OPTION.
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TWO .COUN8IES IE MARYLAND
SWEEP THE DECKS FOR
NO WHISKEY.
A despatch from Annapolis to yei

A despatch from Annapolis to yes
terday's Baltimore Sun says:
"The contest over the local option
election was the most exciting that
has ever occurred here. Both sides
had prepared for vigorous can paign,
but the unexpected appearance Of bands
of women at the different polling places
of the city, singing and praying and
admonishing voters to vote for prchibi'
tion, gave fresh impetus to the sur
roundings and excited people of all
shades Of opinion. The Women's
Christian Temperance Union, ofabout
one hundred members, visited the diff
ferent polling places early in the morn
ing, where they remained during the
day, working in the interest Of the
temperance movement. 1t was all un-
usual sight to see females congregated
about such places, and their presence
there was the subject Of much COM
ment.
They worked earnestly and during
the day influenced a large number OF
voters on the side of prohibition 1t
was frequent occurrence to see a voter
marched to the polls between two OF
the ladies connected with the band ana
triumphantIy voted in the interest
OF local option. AT the first ward polls
directly alter the voting began, the
liquor dealers charged that the female
crusaders were blCckading the side
walks and obstructing voting, and the
Mayor OF the city was appealed to to
have the crowd dispersed.
Mayor Martin, instead Of interfering
with the ladies, notified the police to
arrest any party who dare molest them
in the execution OF their privileges.
Objection was also made to the females
electioneering about the second ward
polls but the police authorities were
not disposed to interfere.
There were also lively times at the
third ward polls. Tho Temperance
Crusaders were there in large number,
the colored women taking an active
part in electioneering in conjunction
with the white workers. The colored
women were present to work on their
color, and in many cases they were sue
Cessful.
Ii one instance they surrounded a
colored man who had expressed his
intention to vote against local option,
and placing loGal-Option ticket in his
hand, carried him bodily to the polls
and voted him, much to the merrimenU
of the spectators.
Many little incidents occurred during
the day. At some of the voting places
a good deal of bad feeling was engen-
1ered between the prohibitionists and
the opponents of local option, but there
was no disturbance. In some of the
churches prayer meetings were held
during the day, and the success Of local
option was reVerently invoked. The
Temperance Crusaders, as they passed
through the streets, were the subject of
much criticism by many, while others
were loud i'll their praise in their en-
deavor to suppress the liqu)r traffic.
The vote III Anne Arundel county
was not by districts, 80 the decision on
the aggregate vote will control the
question OF license or no license in the
entire county.
TIE election in this city resulted as
follows: First ward, tor license 113,
against license 1888; Second ward, for
license l1S, against 241; third for license
lO7, against 3lj; majority in the city
Il against license 557. The temperance
people, elated' with the victory, parad-
cd The streets with bands of music,
singing "HoId the Fort" &c.
The returns from the county outside
of Annapolis are as follows: First dis
triCr, first precinct, for license 249,
against license 1913, second precinct, for
license 1876, against 1926; majority for
license 80. Second district, for licenfe
211, against 342 majority against license
101. Third district, for license 255,
against 209; majority for license 46.
Fourth district, IS majority in favor of
License. First precinct, fifth district,
for license 26O, against 174; majority
for license S6. Eighth district, majori-
ty against license IS.
HOWARD COUNTY FOLLOWS.
ELLIOTT CITY, Md. Dec. 5.-The fol-
lowing ia the vote of Howard county
today on the question Of granting Ii
,ense to sell liquor, the vote being by
districts:
First district, for license 1O5; against
license 236; Second district, for license
950; against license. PA; Third district,
or license 1856; against license 1879;
Fifth district, for license 1913; Sixth
district, for license 159; against license
1913. Total, for license S9B; against IL
,enss 1106. Majority against license,
!08, with the fourth district to hear
rom. The fourth district ia CLOSE, both
ides claiming it by small majority.