Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-26
THE PROHIBITION STRUGGLE.
Preparing to Take Care Of the Polls ON
Election Day-secretary Leslie Will be
Ready for Repeaiers-AF Flood ofOrators

Preparing TO Take Care Of the Polls on
Election Day-Secretary Leslie Will be
Ready for Repeaiers-A Flood ofOrators
Liquor Men Comparatively Qniet.
At Constitutional amendment headquarters
yesterday the chiefs of the prohibitory forces
were considering the important subject OF the
manning OF the polls on the fateful day OF the
June election. There will be someone at
each and every voting place in the county"
said Secretary Leslie; someone who is well
acquainted with the precinct and knows those
who have right to vote. Those unknown will
be challenged and forced to show that they
have right to cast ballot before they will be
permitted to do SO. We, of course, are not
doing any cheating and we do not intend to let
anyone else cheat Our agents and workers
through the county and in the city tell US there
will be efforts to ring in repeaters, but we think
we will be in position to prevent anything OF
the kind. There are many men who moved on
the first of April. They are on the registration
list Of one precinct and actual residents of
another. Unless great vigilance is used it will
be a comparatively easy matter for such per.
sons to vote twice at the prohibition election.
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How the Vote VIII Stand.
"If we had one-third the money the liquor
people have" continued Mr.. Leslie, "there
would be no dc1bt whatever Of our carrying
the county. Will we carry it? Well. our re-
ports are thus far very favorable. No. can
hardly give you an estimate from the returns
have received. 1t is really difficult matter to
make an estimate on anything of this kind. The
campaign has been progressing quietly and
people are only now becoming warmed up.
Pretty soon they will talk more freely. 1t will
require thorough canvass of the county to
show us just where we stand. The work is not
yet completed in the country districts, and has
only just begun in the city. BY the way, our
advices on the liquor mems canvass of Phila-
delphia differs great deal from the hgures
published this morning. We learn that the
liquor peoples real estimate is that their ma
Jority In Philadelphia will not exceed 1000.
Are we receiving much money? WE'LL if we
received more we could make much warmer
campaign. As it is, we are using every cent to
the best advantage. We are giving the people
a great deal of reading matter and we are bring,
ing some good speakers here to talk to them"
As to Carving the State.
The prohibition people, it may be said unof-
fcially, have NO idea they can carry Allegheny
county. Their efforts will be none the weaker,
however, because of this. They realize that it
is only by keeping down the majorities in such
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Reading, Erie. etc., that they can hope to carry
the State. They talk hopefully of this latter
accomplishment, or at least make no admis-
sions. They speak very hopefully of Western
Pennsylvania Their adYices from Venango,
Warren Beaver, Washington and other coun-
ties are rose tinted, and they expect the vote
OF Erie county outside the city of Erie, to
more than Offset the vote of the city.
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Much Oratory Let Loose.
ho ;r;a l.
in the campaign, and besides Judge White on
Tuesday night at Old City Hall, 8. A. Haines,a
New York manufacturer, at the Opera House
tomorrow night and ex-Attorney General
Bradford, of Kansas at the Opera House on
June z, they have SO volunteer speakers on
their lists. who are assigned to various locali-
ties throughout the county. Ex-Attorney Gen.
eral Bradford is relied on to show that prohihi-
tion does prohibit in Kansas. The local speak
ers who fire the popular heart in the school
houses through the country districts are SAID
to be taken from all classes-clergyrnen doc
tors, lawyers and mechanics. "They will tell
the people about saving Pennsylvania for Penn 1
sylvanians," said Mr. Leslie. In regard to pro-
hibition in Kansas, a circular is being
prepared to show that persons who clai m in
public argument it doesn't work, often tell
different tale on the witness stand. "W. P.
TOmlinson is at work for the liquor men in this
section said Mr. Leslie. He was at work in
Massachusetts and told there what failure it
District Attorney he told different tale. Here
it is" And Mr.. Leslie showed CODY of the
testimony, wherein Nh Tomlinson was made
to tell that liquor was sold nowhere in the
county, SO far as he knew.
The Anti. rohibitiou Campaign.
The liquor men have little to say as individ-
uals, when approached. Their campaign is in |
the hands of a committee and the committee |
has done little as yet beside sending out circu-
lars and tracts. The two weeks Immediately |
preceding the election they believe to be the |
time to do the real hard work, and their pres
ent efforts are mainly in preparation for that.
Both sides will probably make things hum in
the closing days of the campaign. THE liquor |
men can do nothing themselves" said
a wholesale dealer. yesterday: There
IN the State 4 and mGES 1otes are mere drop
the bucket. The people must decide this mat
ter. We can't OF course, the liquor men are |
organized in each county of the State. That |
was attended TO long time ago by Secretary |
Turner, of the Liquor Dealers National Pro
tective Association, whose headquarters are at |
Louisville, KY. The ward workers expect US
to employ them, eh? Well, am afraid they
will be disappointed. We cannot take an active |
part in the campaign without arousing bitter
and we don't care to do that"
Another gentleman, prominent German
saloon keeper, said: 1.-THE polls will be at
tended to on the day of the election. There |
will be men there. i can't tell you anything |
more just now. I'm too busy. Look at the |
thirsty crowdt A committee has charge OF |
everything and will see to it"
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Cider In the Campaign.
Cider is very considerable factor in the |
campaign in the country districts, which have
all along been counted on as strong factor in |
favor of the Prohibitionists. There is no
doubt that if there were no cider in Pennsyl- |
vanla the prohibition vote would be larger.
The liquor men feel that they have the cities,