Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-11-05
The Drys Have It.
s5 MAJORITY FOR PROHIBITION

s5 MAJORITY FOR PROHIBITION.
All of the returns from the county
have been received and the majority
for prohibition is IS. Some of the
precincts sent only the inajorities
without the totals and the total vote |
in the county will not DO known UNI
til the official count is made to-day.
Tie indications are, however, that il
will be ABOUT $500, as estimated by
the KENTUCKIAN Tuesday.
MAJoRITIEs FOR DRY.
lIopkinsville 2, 80; Bennettstown
s; North Fairview mo. y so; South
Fairview (No. q q; Pembroke so;
Mt. Vernon So; Handy Is; Fruit
Hill G8; Scates' %; Bainbridge 10;
pelleview g; Stuart's So; Wilson's IS ;
Crofton 203. Total majority in ID
precincts 729.
MAJoRITlEs FOR WET.
Ilopkinsville l, 254; Lafayette %;
Union School House so; Newstead
l0l Longview ia Garrettsburg 20 3;
Barker's 10; Kelly /; Casky p. Total
in 0 precincts GA. Net majority for
prohibition s..
ELECTION NOTES.
The vote in the city was heavier
than was expected, l,570 votes out of
a possible l,70l being cast. AT noon
$50 votes had been poled and the
Wet majority was only 48. AT 3
O'Clock in a poll of 1000 1t was but
rs. This led the prohibitionists to be-
lieve that the Wet men had polled the
bulk Of their strength and they left
the polls aud gave themselves up to
rejoicing. A number of young men
formed cavalry procession and pa
raded the streets waving prohibition
flags aud but little attention was
paid TO the way the vote was running.
IN the meanwhile the Wet men were
pouring in Il steady stream OF re-
served voters at both precincts and
before the Drys hardly knew how il
was done they had increased their
majority TO nearly 200. The tide
seemed to have turned and they gain
ell steadily until the polls closed, when
they were POP ahead. The election
was very exciting but orderly enough
in the city. There were no disturb
ances around the polls and but little
IL any drunkenness was seen. The
upper poll was located at the north
window of the county court room and
the lower one in The first window 10
the south of the entrance TO llipkins'
livery stable.
Esq. Randolph lost hundreds of
votes by neglecling to have tickets
printed and sent out. In his own pre-
cinct he ran l23 votes behind Lafloon
simply because the voters did not
know he was u candidate for re-elec-
ton as a member of the Board of
Equalization.
A large banner hung across Main
Street from the Court House 10 the
opposite corner bore the inscription,
"Volc For Your Homes, Yourselves
and Your Boys" and Oh The other
side "Vote For Prohibition" A SIM
liar banner at the lower polls read
"Vo,e for Prohibition, Vote For The
Right"
The women, white and colored, had
tree lunch stands at both precincts
AT No. they were IN the city court
room aud at No. 2 In the rooms on
either side of the poll. Separate Ia
bles were spread for the colored peo'
pie and cOlored women were In charge
of them. assisted by a few of the
white ladies. All who would cal
were lunched at any time during the
day OH sandwiches, hot coffee and
pickles. These stands were decorated
inside and out with flowers, ever
greens, pictures, notices, flags and
banners of all colors and designs
Little girls stood around the door
and pinned bouquets on the lappel
of the voters, white and colored, ant
begged them to vote for prohibition
To each bouquet was attached print
ed motto of some kind. The spectacl,
of seeing women and children work
ing at the polls was novel one II
llopkinsville, but not one word wa
said nor ono thing done by any vote
or other person during the day TO of
fend or wound the sensibilites o
| the ladies. There ia 10 doubt tina
D they made many more votes tina
s enough to have changed the resul
: in the county. One prominent gen
, tleman started TO the poll TO vote 70
whisky and was stopped by it'll
4 girl who pinned 4 bouquet on hi
[ coat. To it was tied a card whic
{ read Don't vote 10 make me drunk
!, ards wife," Here the inscriptio
4 and refused to vote OH tho liquo
Il question. The little CIR. did not gal
# a vote but she sienced one.
: Mrs. Wilson spent the day In tn
II city and rode about the streets in he
Il carriage, never failing to put in
b word for prohibition where an OF
: portunity was offered. She held I'll
'' horses while the colored driver d,
= posted his ballot for the Dry tickle
: The band was brought out as SOC
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