Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-19
READY TO TRY AGAIN.
Mrs. Swift, the Good w. G. T. U. Leader,
is Not Discouraged Joseph ID.
Weeks in the Afternoon-Other
Dreams With an

Mrs. Frances L. Swift the lady who has been
most prominently identified with the prohibit
tion cause, last night expressed herself as
follows:
swell, if the result of the election is against
us, we shall not despair. We shall try again
still the work of the W. O. T. U. before us, and
we shall carry it on to its ultimate object, the
| obtaining of prohibition.
1.-THE object of the w. C. T. U. work is main
ly educational, and now we must strive SO to
educate the people as TO render easy the ac-
| complishment of prohibition in the near
future. That's really all have to say. We
MIR. Joseph D. Weeks, the County Chairman of
| the County Amendment Committee, spent a
| busy day at the headquarters in the Bissell
He said (early in the day.: II am
well satisfied at the way things
are looking. especially in Allegheny
claims. For instance in thew the TEenty-firss H % ward
| in this city, they claim majority of 600 or 700
while the total number of votes won't reach
1000 On the Southside they claim majority
greater than all the votes of last fall. when the
| Republican and Democratic vote was 1889.
At Allegheny headquarters, on North avenue,
busy day was spent by Rev. Dr.. James M.
| Fulton and those associated with him. Mes
sengers were coming and going reports arriv-
ing, and dead earnestness to do their utmost for
| the cause they had espoused, characterised
the movements OF every person in and about
| the rooms.
Spec ial mention should be made of the un-
ceas1ng efforts of the ladies. on whom great
deal OF the real hard work of the campaign
| was thrown.
:At the Ninth precinct of the Third ward"
Said DR.. Fulton, ''the tickets which should be
on the table were securely hidden in the pock-
cts OF Councilman, where, suppose" contin-
ued the Doctor, smiling, 'they had
gotten by mistake. In these pre-
syidenee - Of A'f intimidat.on, 'a and Il S shs
impeach him before the Council. In two dis
tricts of the Third ward and one of the Thir-
teenth the men we had engaged were bought
off. and they came forward and frankly ad-
mitted that they had secured more money"
In contrast to the scene alluded to above, 1t
was a very quiet collection of people that as
sembled outside the Allegheny prohibition
headquarters last night to hear the results of
the election. Very few Of them but had a
and while an adverse report was listened to in
silence. majority at any of the precincts or
outside points was received with cheering of
such half-hearted kind as suggested that hope
for victory was far from being present. Inside
number of gentlemen and not few ladies
were busy receiving and noting the reports.
which were announced outside as soon as
made. There did not seem to be much disap-
pointment at the result as only few of the
very sanguine anticipated any other.
Among those present were the Rev. w. ].
Robson, DR.. Homer, Captain l. K. Barbour, of
the Oil Exchange, Rev. Mr.. Barnett. Mr.
Sampson, etc.
Shortly before IL o'clock the results ceased to
come LAND the building round which so many
hopes had centered for the past two weeks was
quickly vacated.