The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-09-07

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POINTS FROM THE POLLS.
The "wets'' had to sit by and look on.
They didn't like it, but they couldn't help
it.
Yorktown sent in a couple of wagon
loads of "wet'' voters about 6 O'Clock, but
the day was already lost.
Rev. Messrs. Dewolf and Corson gave
two rafting good speeches on the no
license line at the Opera House Monday
evening.
Rev. W. E. Cornwell, of the Woodstown
Baptist church, delivered on Sunday even
ing an able address on temperance as ap-
piled to the Local Option question. The
attendance was large.
The result settles the license question in
the county for three years. All licenses
now in effect will run until their expira-
ton. The two licenses in Salem expire
next March; those at Pole Tavern, Elmer,
Woodstown and Pennsville next May, and
at Alloway and Pennsgrovc in January
next.
The ladies of the W. C. T. u, OF Cedar
vile. Cumberland county, held a prayer
service at s o'clock on Tuesday morning,
for the success of Local Option in this
county. They sent the following message
to the ladies of Salem: Deuteronomy 31:6.
A reply was telephoned in the afternoon:
Psalm 20:5
The Local Option meeting held in the
| Opera House on Monday evening was very
we'll attended. Two good addresses were
delivered by Rev. D. DeWolf, of Salem,
and Rev. P. Corson, Of ~Sharptown, and a
few remarks by Richman Coles. The
meeting was presided over by John w.
Dickinson, and among others on the stage
were noticed Rev. Z. II. Durell and Rev.
w. E. Cornwell, of the Methodist and
Baptist churches Of this place.
CAPE MAY GOES "wET'' BY 222 MAJORITY.
The election in Cape May county, on
Wednesday resulted in the coun-
ty going ''wet'' by a majority of
300. The districts giving majorities
for local option are as follows: West Cape
May, 35; Ocean City, 50; Dennis town
ship, 80; second precinct, Middle town.
ship, Is; West Cape May. G. Total, 11S.
Those giving majorities for the sale of in
toxicating liquors were Sea Isle City, 1s1;
Cape May, CO; Holly Beach, SO; Anglesea,
"a; HfSb pIecluct. Nlluulc LOW ishIp, ~
Lower township, 10; Upper township, so.
Total, $40.
The election was ole of most exciting
contests ever held in the county, and con-
siderable money, it is stated, was used at
the polls.
Owing to a majority of Common Pleas
Judges being opposed to granting licenses,
none have been granted for five years ex-
cepting at Cape May City and in the Dor
oughs, where the licensing power is vested
in the borough or city councils.
Judge Diverty, it was stated, on We'd
nesday said that he would not sign his
name to a liquor license under any circnm-
stances, no matter how the county voted.
wARREN's BIG SURPRISE.
In Warren county, where the election
was held on Tuesday, and where the run
sellers were confident of carrying their
point, returns are now in from all polling
places except Pohatcong and ~Pahaquarry,
and the ticket against the sale of intoxi-
| eating liquors" has a clear majority of
1899. The total majority will aggregate
| 1925 out of a total vote of 5000. The
liquor men feel very sore over their I'M
looked for defeat and accuse one another
| of bad faith and claim that the money sent
| out in the townships was not expended ac-
cording to agreement. In Oxford the
priests took q hand in the fight, a personal
| appeal being made to each church men,
Der. The result was a majority of lSS for
temperance when it was expected it would
90 300 for license. The liquor men think
they have ground for contesting the cleo
ton because some of the tickets voted bore
the words ''no license ticket while the
law says the tickets shall be 'for" or
against" Prominent lawyers, however,
say this claim is absurd. The result of
| Tuesdays vote will probably gain the Re-
publicans two members of Assembly in
that county, as Mutchler and Hoover, who
| will be renominated by the Democrats, are
| both liquor dealers and are pledged to vote
| to repeal the law. Many Democrats open
ly say they will not support them ON this
issue.
| GLOUCESTER GOES s'DRY" BY 692 MAJORITY.
The local option election in Gloucester
| county on Wednesday was bitterly contest
| ed. and resulted in n majority of 692 for
| local option. The following places gave
| majorities for local option: Woodbury.,
| Second Ward, 20; Washington township,
| 21; Mantua township, 40; Harrison town
ship, rs; South Harrison township, SO;
| Glassboro, 159; Woolwich township, 36;
Clayton, 226; Monroe township, 220; Green
witch township. 8; East Greenwich town
ship, 62; Logan, 7.
The following places gave majorities for
| license: Woodbury., First Ward, 43, and
| Third Ward, 81; Deptford township, rs;
| West Deptford, &c; Franklin township, go.
The total majorities for no-license were
963, with 271 majority for license, a major
ity for no-license of 692.
In som of the townships nearly the full
vote of a general election was polled, and
the average throughout the county was not
less than so per cent. of the full vote. The
most perfect organization of the liquor in
terests was IN Woodbury. and Deptford and
West Dentford the adjoining townships.