The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1889-06-27
Dok'I WANT PROHIBITION.
The People Of Ponnsy lyanta Vote On the
Question. and II Is Defeated by Over
10000 Majority.


The People Of ienn.ylyania Vote On the
Question. and II Is Defeated by Oves
10000 Majority.
PHILADELPHIA, June ID This State voted
Tuesday on the question OF the adoption of
a constitutional amendment prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of intoxicants in
the State, and returns from sixty -four Of
the sixty-scven counties Of the state give
majority OF lGI IG5 ag inst the amendment
The counties not yet heard from are Carbon,
Clinton and Elk The State voted
also on the question Of the adop-
tion of an amendment abo!ishing the poll
tax. and forty-two counties not including
Allegheny show 4 majority Of i..,.,.5 in favor
OF it. The rural districts have voted stead.
lily against this amendment, and, unless the
remaining counties show u marked change,
the poll tax will remain i'm force.
Probably no POLITICAL campaign in the his.
tory of the State has been more vigorously
conducted than mas that Of the advocates
OF temperance. Nightly meetings have
been he'd in every county running up into
thousands, and eloquent speakers have
been brought from near and far to i'm.
press upon the people the advan-
tages of total prohibition. The liquor
interest has been equally active,
and between the two parties a good many
barrels OF money have been spent The
campaign has had the active aid OF
Postmaster General Wanamaker, who has
worked vigorously on the side of the l'ro-
hibitionists. and the cause or the latter has
also been chamuioned by tens of thousands
OF the gentler sex. An amendment ab0l-
ishing the poil-tax qualification for voters
was also voted upon.
The amendment to the constitution which
has been overwhelmingly d-feated made il
q misdemeanor to manufacture. sell or give
away any Intoxicating liquors to be used a.
q beverage.
The following are some of the majorities
Tor and against the prohibitory amend
ment received:
County. $50 Tor; Lehigh County. 500 agairst:
Potter County, 5Oo for; Berks County, 2O,0oD
against; Chester County. 2,sJb for; Cleariield
County. l,5O) for, Northampton County, 1900
against: Reading City, G.sU against;
Wayne County. 400 against; Warren County,
40 for: Bedford County. 6OJ against;
Fulton County, 4OD against: Indiana County,
$500 for; Allegheny County, 2aOuO against;
Jefferson County, LOO for; Miffiin County. go
for, Monroe County. 1900 against: Luzerne
County, ..a0) against; Center County, 1,s5J for;
Chester City, 500 against; Bradford County,
LOO for; Juniata County, $50 for; Fayetio
County, 40 majority for prohibitions; Forest
County. $50 majority for; Beaver County,
l,5U for; Huntingdon County, 1000 for; West.
mOreland County. 500 for: Butler County, a,50o
for; Mexican County sou for; Bradford City, IL
against, Washington County. 100 for; ALE.
gheny City, a5 against: Crawford County,
$500 for; Blair County. $3.50 for: Venang0
County. $500 for: Greene County, 400 for.
PITTsBuRGSI Pa. june 1.-THE vote in
Allegheny County Tuesday is without
precedent for special election The
weather was all that could be desired
Both sides began work early and kept faith
fully at 1t MI day. No disturbances ut the
polls are reported and harmony reigned
supreme. The one feature of the day was
the remarkably large ''vest-pocket" vote.
The women were not out in a.
large numbers as was expected,
but the women who did turn out
deserve much praise for the way they did
work. They encountered many unpleasant
experiences, but with all made gallant
fight. Brass bands and children singing
could be seen almost everywhere in Pitts
burgh and Allegheny and presented q
picturesque sight The suffrage amend
inent was almost lost sight of, and 1t Is only
here aud there that it is heard Of The
vote is much larger than was anticipated
Pittsburgh complete gives 80 major
ity against amendment Allegheny City
3,sf9 majority against the amendment.
with seven districts to hear from: will ex-
coed ,O0O. The majority against the amend
ment will be p, uU in the county.
JoHNsTowN, Pa, June ~. Johnstown
gave majority OF six against the amend
nent The vote in the seven wards was
ms follows: For amendment, i37; against,
AZ 4 very light vote wac poiied in all
the wards, and the election was entirely
devoid Of excitement or incident No elec-
tion beard was organized in the Third
ward until o'clock in the afternoon, and
no vote was cast until that time. In the
other wards the voting places were To-
Gated III inconvenient and inaccessible
places