The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-27
ATLANTA GOES DRY.
LOCAL OPTION WILL CAUSE THE
BIBULOUS CITIZEN
To Remark That 1t Is "a Long Time lie.
twern Drinks-End of AN EScitin:
Contest in a Vi.i.rS for
the TeetotallerA

ATLANTA, Ga, Nov 27 After the most
exciting election ever held in in the state,
Fulton county has adopted prohibition by n
majority Of 2l9 out of n poll of 90. Late
Tuesday night the eXcit,me was SO
great, AMI the fears OF trouble were
so grave, that the Gate City Guards
slept Oh their arms at the armory
and extra police were on duty in nll parts of
the city. AT a. m Weine ;day the col
ored voters who had been locked up in the
various halls were marched TO the different
polls, and the battle of the ballot began in
dead earnest. All day long the best of
humor prevailed, and the lea ler' of both
sides were active in taking up all bets
otferad. One man had 81, coo in the pot,
ontingent upon the success of prohibition.
The city hall was surrounded all day by
over 5000.
As night drew near it became owl
dent that the contest was a hani- to-
hand affair, and runners were tout in ali
directions TO bring in the halt the lame,
AMI the blind. There are twelve precincts
arc in the city. Tho vote in the
country precincts gave Prohibition a
ma jprity OF 5i5. North Atlanta gave Proh-
bitlon ma jority of IL votes out OF n poll of
$500. This left only one precinct to hear
from South Atlanta, at which there wa a
poll of over 5000. 1t was known to be the
anti Prohibition stronghold, aud al the "wet'
men had claimel it by majority of 7O),
the Prohibitionists conceding it by 400.
Thus when it was known that the
Prohbitonisti cam + this precinct
with majority of 800 the utmost
enthusiasm prevailed in .the city If
the prohibition concession was substantiateI
it would give the county to the "Iry' man
by IL majority of 100, and if tho claim of
tha "wct' men proved true it would g.
wet $50. Everything depended ON TINS
precinct, and thousands of men collected
around it. When it was announced that it
had gone wet" by ma jorty of only 33i
the most intense enthusiasm prevailed.
TINS gave the Prohbitionists the county by
"A ma jorty of 2l9, and the great fight ended
with a Prohibition victory.
The city is in state of the widest ex-
| citcment Prohbitiouists are plra1ins the
streets by the thousands, and torches and
lontires light the heavens This is not
however the end of tho Prohibition fight
The Prohibitionists declare that not
until the state is absolutely a frobi-
hition territory will the fight be stopped.
Already instructions have bean sent
out to the leaders in the county to see that
all canlilates for the state legislature, for
governor, for congress, and. all other Of
ilces shoald be pledged to Prohibition. The
pushing of the Prohibition question into the
active politics of the state has created un-
bounded excitement in all sections.
The Prohibitionist' openly declare
their purpose of only standing by the De-
mocracy in so far as the party makes itself
II Prohibition party. Cheers for st. John
are heard on all sides. If II national cleo
ton were to take place this week the state
would vote the Prohibition ticket. The
nearoe, are all actively committel to pro
white allie.