Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-06-28


len, Mrs. Huston, ex-Mayor Bryan's wife,
Mrs. Eflinger, Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Rohr,
Mrs. Messerley, Mrs. Wayland, Mrs. To-
gan, Mrs. Handy, Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Col
vim, Mrs. Smell, Mrs. Daingerfield, Mrs.
Strayer, Mrs. f. II. Rohr, Mrs Bowman,
Mrs. Staples, Mrs. Arbogast, and Misses
Daingerfield, Points, Colvin, Fletcher,
Henneberger, Chilcott and Harris. This
list will give you an idea of the interest
taken in Local Option here. They, as well
as the gentlemen working on that side, all
wore a breast-knot of blue ribbon.
Another working element was some boys
who belonged to the Good Templars and
who evidently had been under instruction,
for their familiarity with all the arguments
of their cause and their aptness in discus
sion were remarkable. And those discus
sions on the green were of hourly occur
ence The most prominent man i'll these
discussions was Hector who worked all
day long. Everything was good humored
and during the day did not hear an angry
word.
The Vets also had their workers.
Their headquarters seemed to be at big
lemonade tub near the gate, where two
Negroes wearing For License tickets on
their breasts, were handing out free lemon
ade. One of the most prominent and as [
thought one of the most effective workers
for the Vets, was John Wallace from
Staunton. He had been the most popular
saloon keeper in Harrisonburg, and rather
than stay there to violate the law after the
election of 'S7, he broke up his business
and moved from the town.
Both sides buttOn-holed the voters with
alacrity as soon as they came into the court
yard, but i'll great number of cases the
voter was brought from his home by a Dry
Oh Wet worker.
AN INCIDENT.
One of the most striking incidents oc-
CURED about II O'Clock, at which hour
Forty-Seven workmen from J. 2. Houck S
tannery marched up in line, the rear being
brought up with a white banner having on
it "Save the Boys" They came to vote
the Dry ticket. and were received with
huzzahs by the men, and waving
of handkerchiefs and shrill cheering by
the ladies'. Before they voted, MI. Houck
himself announced that he had received an
intimation that his men were voting Dry
at his request and he asked them to say If
he had ever influenced one of them to vote
in any way on political OF any other ques-
lions. A loud No was the response. He
then made an effective little speech on what
Local Option had done under his obserVa-
ton. 1t had, he said, given men bread i'll
the last two years who did not have bread
before tcheers.) He was glad his men were
voting Dry: it was good for them and what
was good for his men was good for him
(cheers.) The incident had a good effect
for the Dry side
ANOTHER INCIDENT.
Some lady in the town sent a bouquet OF
flowers to be presented to Hector. He was
busy eectioneering around the yard and
was called up. [ suppose there were fifty
ladies standing around, and number OF
gentlemen. When it was presented to him
he answered without moment hesita-
ton in about as eloquent little speech OF
fifty words, as you ever heard, closing by
saying that he gratefully accepted the
flowers, and to say to the lady who sent them
that after this battle we are now waging IN
the world is over / trust we shall all meet
in land where flowers bloom forever"
THE MINISTER'S.
Whoever else may have fallen short in
their work for the Drys, the ministers of
Harrisonburg were true to the cause. Rev.
Dr. Cox, the Methodist minister, has been
an active worker and was at the polls all
day working. Rev. L. B. Johnston, of the
Presbyterian church, was another who was
untiring in active personal work. Rev.
MI. Gresham, the Baptist minister, worked
from dawn to the closing of the polls. [ am
told that for a year past, this last named
minister has never had Sunday service, in
which, either in his sermon OF prayer. he did
not refer to this cause. Rev. MI. Waters
of the colored Methodist church, is another
who has been personally active, and so was
the pastor of the colored Baptist church.
THE RESULT.
The following is the result of the day
election:
WET DRV