The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-12-10
A. GREAT VICTORY.
Particulars OF the Overthrow OF Whiskey
in Atlanta.
dtlnnta Constitution,


Particulars OF the Overthrow OF Whiskey
in Atlanta.
Atlanta Consultation.
At 6 o'clock yesterday evening the
most remarkable campaign ever waged
in Atlanta was closed.
Persons living out of the city cannot
appreciate the pitch to which the excite
ment was carried. 1t was literally a
craze on both sides and the gravest ap.
preheasions were entertained Of disor.
ders at The, polls. Atlanea's usual good
sense prevailed and the election was
orderly to q degree Praise is due the
leaders of both sides, aud to a vast ma
jority of the voters for this result. Dis.
orderly inclinations, OF violent impulses
on the part of the votaries of either
side, unless properly managed, would
have resulted in disasters. There was,
however, general good humor prevailing,
and the red and blue, sandwiched in the
line, voted with nothing more than
pleasant chatting here and there.
THE DETERMINED EFFORTS OF THE
VOTERS
a notable point was the determination
Of tue voters. A. man would take his
place in a line, perhaps one hundred
yards from the ballot box, and likely
saudwiched between two negroes. He
would hold his place in spite of the
chilling wind for an hour, moving toward
the poll at a snail's pace. Nothing could
dislodge him from his place. While
three lines were across the street at the
Courthouse. the fire alarm rang and the
engines, hose reels and trucks came dash
ing down tho street at lightning like
speed. 1t actually looked for while as
if the line would not break, but just as
the flying horses we're on them reluc-
tant gap WAS opened, just wide enough
for the engines to pass through, and
closed with unainchiDg regularity the
instant they were gone. There was
almost no changing of the votes at all.
Nine voters out of every ten in the lines
had red or blue badges, and it was &C
cepted rs inevitable that they would
vote as they we're labelled. After vari.
Gus Intellectual dashes at the lines, the
workers seemed to recognize this, and
the long line set out distinctly, the work
ers being huddled in tue angles between
them.
THE PROGRESS OF THE VOTE.
The voting for the first hour was very
slow. The clerks we're unaccustomed to
the registry books and to each other, and
were not up in the details of election
law; and the first hour showed that each
of the six boxes averaged hardly 100
votes. 1t was clear that at this rate the
total vote could not be polled, and de-
tails were at once arranged 10 take voters
into carriages and carry them to some of
the outlying precincts. The second hour
showed, however, an improvement OF %
per cent. in receiving the vote, the clerks
having got the hang Of the thing, and
by IL O'Clock several of the boxes were
taking in $50 votes to the hour. 1t then
became plain that the entire vote could
be polled in the city without trouble aud
with little discomfort. and by noon the
lines in waiting were considerably short
ened. As it became clear that every
man would have chance to vote,
better feeling prevailed, and instead of
rush fer place, there was a disposition
to hold the voters off until weak line
was found The. new plan of triple
boxes worked finely. At 180 per hour
to each box 1880 men could be voted
every hour. This would make 1850
votes for the seven hours the two boxes
were open, or $3.50 for the day.
There was victory in the air for the
prohibitionists in the morning. They
rapidly recovered the loss they started
with 1T the Courthouse, and up to II
o'clock held the advantage they started
with at the engine-house. They were
buoyant and had the hurrah up to about
noon. The Anti's then appeared to be
getting in their work and reports from
the country districts were discouraging
to the prohibitionists. They fought
game but losing fight until the close of
the engine. house polls at o'clock, when
they revived things somewhat by grand
parade of perhaps five hundred blue
badges in line to the Courthouse, where
there was still three hours of work to do.
The country precincts were not heard
from reliably until about o'clock.
1t was 1913 O'Clock when the last vote
had been counted. The doors of the
managers room were then thrown open
and Mr.. Frank Meyer walked out aud
announced that the prohibition ma
iority at the poll was 326.
This left the Prohibitionists net ma
jority of PIG votes. BY that margin
Fulton County had declared for prohbi-
ton. There were rousing shouts and
songs as the figures were called. The
crowd then rapidly dispersed. The pro-
hibitionists formed a procession that
seemed endless and marched to their
headquarters with thunders of applause.
And the unexampled prohibition CAM
paign was over.
INCIDENTS.
An unfortunate negro who had not
mado up his mind, announced at the
engine-house polls yesterday that he did
not know how he would vote. He was
instantly seized by the workers of both
sides and almost literally torn in two.
He was beIildored, aud committed him
self freely to both sides, which only in
creased the energies of the contestants.
Commissioners English ordered police.
man to disperse the crowd, but be could
not do it. lie then told the policeman
to take the negro out Of tho crowd. The
officer took him to the corner and re-
leased him. Before the Gnfranchiscd
citizen had time to turn around the op.
posing crowds were on him again. He
broke loose in despair and fled down
Walton street to Peachtree, where he
was overwhelmed by some Of the Pro.
hibitionists, mounted on a dray aud
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