The Russellville Democrat., 1885-12-03
NOT A DROP. THANK YOU.
Atlanta, and Fulton County, Georgia, Carried by a Small
 Majority by the Pr0Ili- bfffonisfs.


 ATLANTA, Nov. %. After the most exciting election ever held in the state Fulton county has adopted pro- hiUition by majority or about 2l9 Tout of poll of 5000 votes. Late last night the excitement was so great and the fears of trouble were So grave that the Gate City Guards slept on their arms at the armory, and extra police were on dss..ssss.:::ss all I parts of the city.
 At t Q clock q. m., the colored vo- sers, who had been locked up ip their various halls, were marched to the different polls. and the battle of the ballot began in dead earnest. Ali lday long the best of humor prevail 1 ed, and the leaders of both sides were active in taking up all bets of. fered. One man had $6000 in the pot contingent upon the success of prohibition. The city hall was sur rounded all day by over 5000 per sons.
 l As night drew near It became evi- dent that the contest was a hand to hand affair, and runners were sent out in every direction to bring to the polls the lame and the blind. There are twelve precincts in the county, only two of which arc in the lefty. The vote in the country pre- cincts gave prohibition majority of 545.
 l North Atlanta gave prohibition a 1 majority of eleven votes out of poll of 25OO. This left only one precinct to hear from, South Atlanta, at which there was poll of over 5000. It was known to be an ti-prehibitioD stronghold, and all day the wet men claimed it by 700, the prohibitionists conceeding It by 400. Thus when lit was known the prohibitionists came to this precinct with majorl- 1 ty of $50 the utmost excitement pre- !, vailed in the city,. If the prohibit tion concession was substantiated 1t would give the county to the dry men" by majority of 150, and if the claim of the "wet mem proved true it would go wet by l50.
 Everything depended on this pre- cInct and thousands of men collect ed around it. When it was an nounced that 1t had gone wet by a majority of only 33l the most intense enthusiasm prevailed. Fms gave the prohibitionists the county by q majority of 2l9 and the great fight ended with q prohibition victory. The city is in state of the widest excitement.
 The prohibition:sts are parading the streets by the thousands, and torches and bonfires light the heay- ems. This is not, however, the end of the prohibition fight. The prohl bitionists declare that not until the state is absolute prohibition terrlto- " will the fight be stopped. Already instructions have been sent out to the leaders-in the county to see that all candidates for the legislature, for governor, for congress and all other offices should be pledged to prohibit tion. This pushing prohibition into the active politics of the state has created unbounded excitement in all | directions.
 | The prohIbitionists openly declare their purpose of only standing by the democracy in so far as that party makes itself prohibition party. Cheers for Sl. John are heard on all sides. Il a national election were to take place this week the state would vote the prohibition ticket The ne. groes are actively committed to pro hibition, and go armin-arm with their white allies.-Memphis Ava lanche.