Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-25
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The Exsitiss PrehiSisiss Gsapsaga q
GeOrSia.

A Telegram 10 the New York Times from A.
ianta, Ga, last night, says The great local ON.
ton contest OF Fulton county, In which this
city is situated, win be closed to-morror.
the polls throughout the county being open
at O'Clock. The atmest enthusiasm prevails
IN the city tonight, and both sides are claim
ing toinorrow's fight In every city and
towh in Georgia the same interest n manifested
In the contests rs in Atlanta, for a Ia by eyerv
BODY conceded thai II Atlanta goes dry every
county I'm the state will fellew, IL not volun-
tarily, by legislative enactment orderius n
state election. There are only about 8 of 1877
fe"n,iss ~ now wet sbs state Should q 3
aniy sweep the state. samta + eb ~1 sr.s
of Georgias large cities In which the issue hss
been made The campaign has been oondneted
IN most vigorous manner on both sidea
FUNDS are unlimited, and the best men In the
cit have been on the hustings.
IL IL generally agreed that the result dependa
on the negro vote, which numbers 4, 500 Of the
5000 registered. Ii Is Ia capture this that both
s sass are lending every energy and resortisg =
city are without exception for prohibition, and
Ihey have been exhorting their congregations
day and night for three weeks. The white
preachers are almost without exception for
prohihition and have adopted ID for their texts
for several Sundays DR.. hawthorne, Of The
city, has spoken almost every night for two
weeks TO THOUSANDS Of people, whites and
blacks. The meetings on both sides are attend.
sides have been unsparing I'm tie use OF money
IN paying taxes for registrations. Indeed DR.
hawthorne openly announced 10 4,Otto neg rocs
that All who could not pay, and wanted to vote
prohibition, could have their taxes paid by APP
plying at prohibition headquarters. The other
SIDE did the SHINE thing aud consequently
thousands have been registered I'm this fnanuer
IoUlght an unusual state Of all irs exists ira
the city. Brass bands have been imported nom
exery Geolgia city, and also from Cincinnati,
Chattanooga and Nashville. Every celored
church Will remain open all nisht and after the
monster parades which now taking place
the prohibition colored marchers will be filed
into the churches, aud the doors will be closed.
Tableaus, magic lanterns, prayers and spee,.i,ee
Will serve 10 pass away the night hours. Tie
churches are literally packed with eatables Nor
the night, contributed by the ladies of the aity.
Cpnee aud biscuit wagons have been unloading
before the church doors all day Thus il A that
tile churches will hold their negro vote to- might
uud tomorrow morning at O'Clock they will
be marched with music u the polls TO vote
The anti-prOhibitionists are none the iess
shrewd. They are now parading the street.
with torches aud banners, aud when THROUGH
Will be separated aud sent to their respective
Quarters, every hall In the city being engaged
by the ants. Big barbccucs are being Give, A.,
several places in the city, and will continue
until morning. Men will speak all night 10 lie
coralled eolOred posts, and long before DAYLIGHT
they will hie 70 the polls. Trouble Is anticipated
at the opening Of the polls, Both sides Will bs
that II will h DID the polls In the morhiny until
Its full vote Is cast they fear that the closing
hour will arrive before the full vote is polled
There are twelve precincts in the county, two
only OF which are In the city. Special trains
Will be run To country precincts 10 acrommo-
date the overflow ofcity voters. La almost every
town al any size In the stale special bulletins
are arranged for all through the day to-morrow
towns to witness the election and several core,
BpondentS OF northern papers arrived Tonight