The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-27
THE PROHIBITION VICTORY.
Scenes and Incidents Of the Recent EX-
citing Election at Atlanta.
Txtrayagant Rejoicing Of the Victors-A Wig
orous Aggressive Movement Against
Liquor in Other Parts of the State.
Atlanta Special.

Atlanta Special.
The most exciting election ever held in At
3anta has resulted in the Prohibitionists carrying
the city by the small but clean plurality of PIG
IN the largest vote ever polled here. Every
effort made on both sides to capture voters.
and all the resources known to politics were
brought into play The colored vote was a great
prize, and was eagerly sought The Prohioi
-aionists seem to have been the more persuasive,
for to their success in that respect is mostly at
tr;buted the plurality they show tonight Moth
ding thought of all day but the election The
saloons had been closed since Monday, and
great disturbing element was thus eliminated.
BANDS paraded the streets all day, and wagons
and vehicles of all kinds were ready
,at ali parts of the city to take voters
40 the polls. Early in the DAY the
wet ticket seemed ahead, and its advocates
were very inbilant; but in the afternoon the Pro
hibitionists rallied and rolled in an unexpectedly
large number of votes that turned the scale.
There was a period of suspense between the
1ime of closing the polls and counting the bal
bots, which ended by the announcement of
abe above plurality. The Prohibtionists went
wild the announcement, and INDUCED in the
determined than ever TO carry the war IN TO the
enemys stronghods, and are showing their ag-
grsssiveness tonight by sending out to all parts
of the State notices TO the effect that unless can
didates already in the Geld shall at once pledge
themselves for prohibition, candidates represent
ing the straight Prohibition party will be put
unto the field against them They feel wonder
fully strengthened. and undoubtedly mean bust
ness Indications are that Georgia will furnish
the battle-ground for the iercest fight between
prohibition and the rum power that has yet
been witnessed in America.
Late last night the excitement grave
that the Gate City Guards slept on their arms at
Abe armory and extra police were on duty in all
parts of the city. At 6 o'clock the colored
voters, who had been locked up in the various
halls, we're marched to the different polls, and
the battle of the ballots began in dead earnest.
All day long the best of humor prevailed, and
4he leaders of both sides were active in taking
up all bets offered
One man had $4,000 in the pot contingent
Dpon the success of prohibition. The City Hall
@zas surrounded all day by over three thousand
persons. AS right drew near it became evident
that the contest was a hand -to-hand affair, and
runners were sent out in all directions to bring
in the halt, the lame and the blind. There are
twelve precincts in the county, only two of which
are in the city. The vote in the country
precincts gave prohibition a majority of 545
North Atlanta gave prohibition majority of IL
votes, out of a poll of $500. This left only one
precinct to hear from, South Atlanta, at which
There was poll of over 5000. 1t was known to
be an anti-prohibition stronghold, and all day
4he 'wet" claimed it by majority of 700
abe Prohibitionists conceding it by 400 Thus
when it known that the Prohibitionsts
to this precinct with majority of $50 the
utmost enthusiasm prevailed in the city. If the
prohibition concession was substantiated it
would give the county to the "dry" men by
majority of 150 and if the claim of the "wet"
men proved true it would go wet" by 150
Everything depended on this precinct, and
thousands of men collected around it. When it
was announced that it had gone 'wet" by a ma
: DrerarfFd This gave the Prohibitionists the
county by majority of 49, and the great fight
ended with prohibition victory.
The city is in state of widest excitement.
Prchibtionists are parading the streets by
thousands and torches and bonfires light the
heavens. This is not, however, the end of the
prohibition fight The Prohibitonists declare
shat not until the State is absolutely prohibition
territory will the fight be stopped. Already
instructions have been sent out to the leaders n
the country to see that all candidates for the
State Legislature, for Governor, for Congress
End all other offices should be pledged for pro-
hibition. This pushing of the prohibition ques
ton into the active politics of the State has
created unbounded excitement in all sections
The Prohibtionists openly declare their purpose
of only standing by the Democracy in so far as
the party makes itself prohibition party
Cheers for St John are heard all sides. If
national election were to take place this week
the State would vote the prohibition ticket. The
negroes are all actively committed to prohibi-
lion, and 60 arm-in-arm with their white allies