The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-26

ATLANTA, NOV. Z0.-Ine election on local OPP
ton passed quietly and pleasantly. Seven thous
and votes were polled Both side worked hard. The
negro vote was evenly divided. Prohibition has
carried by 225 majority 1t will go into effect
I the last day of next July, when the existing Ii
censes expire.
The Outlook the Night Before the Election.
4 Atlanta Special.
] The utmost enthusiasm prevails in the city
tonight and both sides are claiming to-morrow's
fight In every city and town in Georgia the
same interest is manifested in the contest in At
lanta, for it is by everybody conceded that if At
lanta goes dry" every county in the State will
follow, if not voluntarily by legislative enact
ment ordering State election There are only
about fifteen of 1877 counties now "wet" in
the State Should it tbe brought to
"a State election, prohibition would GER
tainly sweep the State. Atlanta is the
first OF Georgia's larger cities in which the
issue has been made. The campaign has been
conducted in a most vigorous manner both
sides; funds are unlimited and the best men in
the city have been on the hustings.
1t is generally agreed that the result depends
on the negro vote, which numbers $500 of the
5000 registered 1t is for these that both sides
are bending every energy and fesorting to every
expedlent The negro preachers of the city are
without exception for prohibition, and they have
been exhorting their congregations day and
night for three weeks. The white preachers are
almost without exception for prohibition. and
/ have adopted it for their texts for
several Sundays. Dr. Hawthorne, Of the Bap-
list Church, the most fashionable in the city
has spoken almost every night for two weeks to
thousands of people, whites and blacks. The
/ meetings on both sides are attended nightly by
from 5000 to 1000 people. Both sides have
been unsparing in their gifts of money in paying
\ taxes for registrations: indeed, Dr. Hawthorne
openly announced to 900 negroes that all who
could not pay and wanted TO vote for prohibition
could have their taxes paid by applying at proh-
bition headquarters The other side did the
same thing, a..d consequently thousands have
a been registered in this manner.
Tonight unusual state of affairs exists in
the city. Brass bands have been imported from
every Georgia city. and also from Cincinnati,
Chattanooga and Nashville Every colored
church will remain open all night. and after the
monster parades, which are now taking place.
the prohibition colored marchers will be filed
into the churches and the doors will be closed
rableaux, magic lanterns, prayers and speeches
Will serve to pass away the night hours. The
churches are literally packed with edibes for the
4 night, contributed by the ladies of the city
coffee and biscuits. Wagons have been unload
ing before the church doors all day. Thus it is
that the churches will hold their negro vote to-
\ night Tomorrow morning at o'clock they
will be marched to the polls to vote.
The anti prohibitionists the less
4 shrewd. They are now parading the streets with
torches ana banners, and. when through will be
separated, and sent TO their respective quarters
every hall in the city being engaged by the ants.
Big barbecues are being served in several places
III the city, and will continue till morning. Men
will speak all night to the corralled colored
people, and long before daylight they will file to
the polls. Here it is that trouble is anticipated
at the openi ng of the polls. Both sides will be
there IN an army, each side declaring tonight
that it will hold the polls in the morning until
It's full vote is polled, they fear that the clos
ing hour will arrive before the full vote is poed
There are twelve precincts in the county, two
only of which are in the city. Special precincts
viii be run to accommodate the overflow OF the
city voters. In almost every town Of any size
in the State special bulletins arranged for
all through the day tomorrow. Hundreds of
visitors are here from neighboring towns to wit
ness the elections, and several correspondents of
Northern papers arrived tonight. The weather
I gives promise of a beautiful day tomorrow
bright but rather cold
One of the most notable personal difficulties
growing out of the canvass is that between Rev.
DR.. Hawthorne and Mr.. Julius Brown Dr.
hawthorne began his campaign byfsaying that
the reason OF the recurring famines in Ireland
not due to lack of grain, but that the people
converted it into liquor, drank down the liquor
and then appealed for help. From this assault
of the Irish he went to a meeting in Sam Joness
81
gestions were called for; candidates for pastor
and deacons. In this manner very scurrilous
use was made of the names OF Mr.. julius Brown
Paul Jones' George Bullock and other citizens
known to be against prohibition. julius
I Brown is the eldest son of Senator Jo-
seph E. Brown, lives in a $100000 house is
at the head of Atlanta's society. He at
once resented Hawthorne's use of his name, and
4 in the Constitution of this morning assaulted
Hawthorne bitterly. saying that if he, like Haw-
tnorne. was preacher. he would not drag the
pulpit into the mire of politics. bringing the
ladies' into the rude contact of the hastings.
smugele Objectionable documents into school,
and otherwise disrupt the peace of the section.
This evening DR.. Hawthorne, throwing off ali
the reserve of the clergyman, writes:
4 perhaps ought to apologize to the public
for making any allusion to the little fellow
Brown prominent citizen of Atlanta says
1t is not a sign of courage in any man to attack
q julius brown; he has not a friend i'll the world.
My only reason for bestowing thought upon
q him was to let people know that he was on the
doggery side OF the question before them. If he
y had come to us the issue would be very doubt
n full 1t has been our policy to keep him on tho
other side until the election is over No
who knows me- and who knows Julius
will pay the least attention to his charges
against me. He does not expect anybody to be-
ieve them. The only thing the little creature
says that at all dlsturbs my feelings is that he
and belong to the same church. Now, will not
somebody come to my reefa Is the little fell
'ow not taking In his sleeps Can 1t De possible
that he belongs to any church, Is it possible
that any church has such q burden to carryl
4 Alas--alas"
Tomorrow Mr.. julius Brown will print the
following in regard to Dr. Hawthorne's card: 1T
is nay painful duty to lay before the public this
extraordinary production The argument is too
glimmerine and the logic too nebulous to admit
Of reply. I am sure the public will excuse me
for declining to exchange epithets with bias
phemer or handy words with blackguard."
THE town a 10 o'clock tO-Oipht ia in hlaza Of
of torchlight, and the noise of brass bands rem
dered hearing impossible. Bets are feely offered
that prohibition will be defeated.
The President and His Party.
Special to Cincinnati Enquirer.
AS to the fear that President Cleveland's AID.
pointments are to be antagonized by Republican