Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-14
CLOSING THE RANKS.
Both Sides Confident Regarding the
Result Next Tuesday.
PROHIBITIONIsTS ARE ACTIVE,
Two Meetings of Workers Held Yesterday
and Another Set.

and Another Set.
WOMEN AND LIQUOR AT TIE POLLS
The interested parties to the amendment bat
tie have begun to grid up their IONS for next
Tuesdays conflict, and it must be said that
both sides are going into the last stage of the
battle with sublime confidence in the result
The liquor dealers are asserting that they've
got the votes and the temperance people are
asseverating that they'll get the votes and you
pays your money and takes your choice.
"Ob. yes! we are all through the literature
branch of the campaign. We have 80 counties
fully organized, and our county chairmen are
not experimental politicians. Legislators and
Congressman are taking charge of our cam
paign, and we are receiving help from unex'
pected sources You can say that we expect to
snow the other fellows under by good round
majority" This is what member of the Cam.
paign Liquor Dealers Committee said yester.
day afternoon
LIQUOR AT THE POLLS.
A visit was then paid to temperance head
quarters in the Bissen block. The County
Committee held meeting yesterday, in which
the question of the use of liquor upon special
election day came up and received much atten-
tion. Chairman Jos. D. Weeks stated that the
| committee had resolved to notify all the Con-
stables in all the wards of the city and all por-
tions OF the county that strict attention must
be paid to the clause in the Brooks law which
says that 1t is misdemeanor for any person,
with OF without license, to sell or give away
| liquor upon election day.
''lt is the sworn duty OF these men," said Mr.
| Weeks, "and we will take steps to compel them
to do it, We will have meeting at noon to-
day In the Grand Opera House. of all our pre-
cinct officers in the county, and the fullest in
| stIuctions will be given them. We shall have
| men at every polling place on watch for traces
wn easily 1ns
to-day that things are looking very much
brighter"
The County Committee claims to have got
| ten hold OF letter sent out by Q. Wainwright
& Co.. brewers. in which the statement is
made that there are grounds for fear that the
| amendment will carry"
| PREPARATIONS OF THE WOMEN.
| A general meeting of the w. c. T. Unions Of
| Allegheny was held yesterday at o'clock P. NJ.
in the Fourth U. P. Church, Allegheny, under
the presidency of Mrs. H. C. Campbell. A
| committee reported that the bells of the fol-
lowing churches would be rung for five min
| utes Of every hour on Tuesday the 18th, be-
| ginning at o'clock A. M: The Second Pres
| byterlan, DR.. Leaks, DR.. Kennedy's, and the
| First Presbyterian
Mrs. Porter introduced a motion. which was
all denominations be invited to take part in the
| all-day exercises which will be held in the
Ninth Presbyterian Church on Tuesday.
The same lady read letter from Mr.. Palmer,
| of Wilkesbarre, giving his opinion that women
are not liable to any penalty under the law in
| being near a polling precinct and that they
might safely go there for the purpose of influ-
! encing votes, adding that the only lawful inter-
| Iuhi ho da tx,
a warrant being sworn out against them and
| placed in the hands of an officer for execution.
| Considerable discussion followed on the propri-
| ETY. Of ladies going to the polls. and a motion,
the expediency of doing SO. fell through. One
| or two ladies volunteered to do what they
could at polling booths in their respective
unions, after which Mrs. Porter made an ap-
peal to the meeting to help headquarters as far
resolution be introduced to the effect
that the ladies present should appear
at certain polls the presiding lady declared
that there was no law, human or divine, which
would compel woman to do what she didn't
break over the assembly, and the sentiment
was one which was evidently acqulesced in.
Then the motion that the ladies who desire to
60 to the polls may 60" was put and carried.
REFRESHMENTS AT THE POLLS.
Considerable discussion followed as to the
advisability Of furnishing refreshments at or
near the several polling booths. but there
seemed to!be some dlsinolination on the part of
the members to attempt this very generally. A
refreshment tent will, however, be erected in
the yard of the Sixth ward, Allegheny, school,
and a booth in the immediate vicinity of the
Second ward school AS o last reoource, seem.
ingly, to have temperance refreshments In
abundance and within easy reach of the faith
full on Tuesday, a committee was appointed to
visit the "a polling places and report on the
possibility of establishing refreshment stations
in houses in the vicinity.
1t Is proposed TO give free musical enter
tainment at the rink on Monday evening, sus-
tanned by wellknown local musicians, at which
Judge White and Mr. Ed Murphy will have a
few remarks to make on the situation.
The meeting then adjourned to Saturday
next at P. NJ. at the same place.
NOT A COMMITTEEMAN.
Yesterday Mr. Matt Weiss sent the following
letter in answer to the request of Joseph D.
Weeks for a joint debate on the southside Sat
urday evening:
PITTsBURG, June lS, 1889.
Jos. u. Weeks, Esq, Chairman County Amend
ment Committee:
DEAR SIR-Your communication of the 18th
inst. received, and In reply would simply say that
while am a member of the Anti-Amendment
Executive Committee, am simply member, not
Lle OldlTInhu OuG OI CONCIOlllnS OmCeES,
and consequently can make no arrangements for
discussion OF the question before the people
you request in your communication.
Yours, NJ. WEISS.
AMENDMENT MEETINGS LAST NIGHT.
W. Mcconnell was the orator at meeting
held on Twenty-seyenth street last night, his
subject being What Shall We Do With the
saloonf' Another meeting will be held to-
night.
General Organizer Boyton. of the K. of l..
addressed the meeting at the Forty-third street
court last night. He addressed the working
men principally, and was followed by Ralph
Beaumont Another meeting will be held to-
night
A Constitutional amendment meeting was
held last night, in the Union Rink Allegheny.
The Rev. Mr.. Kennedy addressed the meeting.
The audience was also entertained with some
excellent music by the Arnold family, COM
posed of father, mother, four sons and five
daughters.
Edward Murphy addressed large audience
last night in Soho, on the Constitutional
amendment.
Colonel John Sobiesky made an excellent
speech on the amendment last night at Home
wood.