Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-02-05
rENssxLvASIA.s COMING srRucaLE
What the Congressman Think Of Prohibit
tion's Prospects Of Success.

NDU&Ee&@mtu
tion's Prospects Of Success.
WASHINGTON, Feb 5--The coming vote on
the prohibitory amendment in Pennsylvania
is creating general interest here, especially, of
course, among congressman from that state
Edwin s. Osborne, congressman at large,
thinks the largest vote for the amendment
win be polled in the country, while he as
sumes that the cities win either be very close
or go against it
Mr. Bingham thinks the amendment viii
have small chance in his district First, Phila-
delphial.
Messrs. O'Neill, Randall, Kelley and Har-
mer desire not to be quoted
Smedley Darlington, of the Sixth district,
says: "The chances are that the Sixth dis
trict win vote for prohibition, but it is by nc
means certain. feel confident that the ma
jority for prohibition, if there is a majority,
viii not be as large as the Republican ma
jority. There win be heavy vote for pro
hibition in the country, but this win be to
some degree offset by the vote in the cities OF
Chester and Phmnixville ] think it would
be the merest conjecture at this time to
prophesy how the state viii GO
Robert M. Yardley is from the Seventh dis
t1ct (Montgomery and part of Bucks county,.
He says: Il have no doubt that 80 per cent
of the people in Montgomery and Bucks com
ties favor the abolition of the rum traffic; but
how many of them will vote for prohibition
is another question
1t is said, by the way, that the Mennonites,
n large and influential sect i'm this district,
favor high license rather than prohibition.
Mr.. Yardley had nothing to say about this
clement in the case.
Daniel Ermentrout, of the Eighth, says he
is sure Berks county will vote against the
amendment. John Hiestand thinks the same
way about Lancaster county
w. II. Sowden, of the Tenth district, says:
'sThe Tenth district will vote overwheim-
ingly against the amendment / can't esti-
mate the majority, but / know that prohibi-
ton is very unpopular in the district Our
people believe in the utmost liberty within
the law
John Lynch says his district (the Twelfth
is uncertain. Franklin Bound, of the Four
teenth, is of a like opinion regarding his (the
Fourteenth), but thinks the chances are
against the amendment.
Henry C. Mccormick, of the Sixteenth dis
Iict says: Il believe that my district viii
give majority for the Prohibition amend
ment and don't believe the majority viii be
small. There is a very strong Prohibition
sentiment in Tioga and Potter counties espe-
cially. Williamsport, however, will to some
extent offset the rural vote"
Edward Scull, of the Seventeenth, is doubt
ful, but leans toward the belief of success for
the amendment.
Louis A. Atkinson thinks the amendment
viii carry everything before it in the Eigh-
teenth
John Patton, of the Twentieth, says: 81
feel sure that Union, Mifiin, Center, Clinton
and Clearfield counties will all vote decidedly
in favor of Prohibition. Elk county is in
doubt
Welty McCullagh, of the Twenty-first, says
his district is in doubt. John Dalzell predicts
a majority against in Allegheny. Thomas
Bayne, of the Twenty-third, doesn't know
anything about it. jackson, of the Twenty
fourth, says the amendment viii be carried
in every county in his district.
Hall, of the Twenty-sixth, says: Mercer
county is for the amendment. | don't know
about Crawford and Butler, but think il
probable that they are for prohibition also"