Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-28
THEY CLAIM IT.
Allegheny Said to be Surely
Solid for Prohibition.
APARTIAL CANVASS MADE.
The Blocks Of Twenty System Being
Used With Good Effect.
THE L. & 0. LEAGUE is SCORED
For Working Havoc Among Many Converts
for the Amendment
APARTIAL CANVASS MADE.
THE L. & 0. LEAGUE is SCORED
BY ARRESTING SUNDAY VIOLAT0RS

The Constitutional Amendment Commit
tee of Allegheny met il the basement of thu
Fourth q. P. Church last evening, to heal
the reports of the Chairman and Secretary
on the progress made in the work of can
vassing the city by wards for voters and es
tablishing ward and precinct committees
Rev. DR.. Fulton, Chairman, said he had
nothing but progress to report and very
bright prospects for the future.
Committees have been established and
are in working order in every ward in the
CITY. These ward committees are divided
into precinct committees, and those in turn
into sub-precinct committees, giving one
man to each 20 voters, on the block system;
but not ''bloeks of fve," like Dudley's.
All the arrangements have not been COM
pleted in the Thirteenth ward, but will be
in day or two. Lists of all voters, fac
tories, mills, ETC., have been obtained, and
men assigned to work among them who
work at the same profession. For instance,
a grocer is detailed to see the grocers in his
precinct, mill man to talk to his COM
rades, etc. Eight young men have been
kept busy at the headquarters on North
avenue, for some time sending out circulars.
SAY THEY'LL CARRY IT.
Those present last evening seemed very
well satisfied with the progress made, and
were very sanguine in saying that ALLIE
h. .al g. II,
bya handsome majority. In a week or so a
canvass of the city will be made to see just how
much of majority they may expect They
stated that they did not make the canvass now
because with a weeks work they can make
larger showing. The whole city is being can
vassed now-enough to find out those opposed
TO the amendment and the doubtful voters
and complete canvass, to show the figures,
can be made in days time by calling meet
ings of all the subcommittee in the city.
The committee has engaged two tents, and
will erect one on vacant lot on Beaver avenue
and the other in the north part of the city. and
will hold meetings in them.
Just as motion had been made to adjourn
member arose and assailed the Law and Order
League, charging it with working against the
amendment by its spy methods" He quoted
an instance of a man who came into a restau-
rant on Sunday in his precinct and asked for
meal and was given it. When he arose from
the table he decided he wanted glass of milk
and so stepped to thacounter, few feet from
the table, and asked for
A GLASS OF MILK.
1t was sold to him. and the next day the man
who sold it was fined 81 so at the instance of
the Law and Order League The committee
man said he had worked specially with that
restaurant keeper, and he had promised to vote
for the amendment, but changed his mind
when the Law and Order League arrested him
for selling glass of milk three feet from his
table. The member mentioned several in
Stances of the same kind, and wanted the
committee to restrain the Law and Orderites
from spelling converts to the amendment
Dr. Fulton said he didn't believe men who
whined because they were arrested for break
ing the law amounted to much. The discussion
promised to become lively for few minutes,
as the chagrined committeeman protested that
the Law and Order League was making havoc
with the cause of Constitutional amendment.
The more conservative members did some
whispering. and motion was made to adjourn
and carried with a rush.
The members then went upstairs to listen to
an address by Mr.. S. c. Haines, business man
from New York. Prior to the opening of the
address, 200 school children marched
two-and-twO, up the stairs and up both aisles.
Singing an amendment song, they took their
The speaker handled the subject in nice, PLAIN
manner and succeeded admirably in holding
the attention of his audience.