Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-19
LIVELY IN ALLEGHENY.
Dutchtown Gets Up On Its Off Enr and
Makes Teetotalers Hop Scenes
That HIVE No Local Par.
nllel-Wafer Enough

nIleI-Water Enough
for Few.
The election in Allegheny was unusually
lively. The vote polled in most of the districts
was heavier than at the last Presidential elec-
ton and the result was surprise to the Ants,
and in some cases to the amendment adherents
All the votes were counted inside of an hour,
but the returns came in very slowly. The Pro-
hibitionists carried the Second ward by very
good majority, but lost all the other wards.
The most remarkable vote was cast in the
Third district of the Seventh ward, where
there were los votes against and none for the
the amendment. In the Ninth district of the
Third ward there s for and 80 against
and in the Tenth district of the same ward the
vote stood for and S1l against. These dis
tricts are in the upper end of the city in what
is known as "Dutchtown."
There was more excitement and enthusiasm
in Dutchtown than in any other part of the
city. The Ants had everything their own
way, and the Proh1bitionists soon found that
it was useless to bother with that section of the
CITY, In the morning they went up in buggies
with the posters and the tickets, but the per-
sons who owned the polling places would not
allow them to tack up their signs on the
houses, and they were forced to retire. -Four
men arrived at polling place in the Seventh
BEGAN TO MAKE PREPARATIONS
for distributing tickets. The crowd that had
collected hooted at them, and one man brought
out four glasses of beer, which the Prohibit
tionists declined to drink. An old woman then
came out with bucket of water, and said if
they would not take beer they must take
water. and threw the contents of the bucket
on them. The men Immediately drove Oh, and
r,o+c off has lie oil Low
In the afternoon two men drove up to the
First district of the Seventh ward, evidently
intending to leave some tickets, but changed
their mind before they got out of the buggy.
There was sign on the vehicle with the words,
THE Saloons must CO." A large crowd COL
lected at once and began to howl at the men.
They saw it was not safe to get out, and drove
away in haste. Those fellows won't get any
show in our end of town." remarked by
stander. as the men departed.
Both sides had brass bands in wagons and
every polling place was serenaded during the
day. The bands met about noon at the polls of
the Fifth precinct of the Second ward and
both were cheered by the crowd. One wagon
carried banner with the words: prohibition
ment was founded by Abraham Lincoln. Vote
against prohibition"
STOPPED BY A PHYSICIAN.
The other had banner with the words:
widows weeping. BY it none wounded in feel
ings."
Both bands began to play, when a physician,
who had several patients in the neighborhood,
requested them to stop, and they drove away.
The headquarters of the Prohibitionists were
near the Fifth district polling place, and the
women did some very active work. The North
Avenue M. E. Church was open all day. and the
women met there and consulted as to the best
means of bringing out their votes. Carriages
were engaged, and many feeble temperance
men rode to their voting place and deposited a
ballot for the amendment, some of them voting
for the last time. A large streamer was hung
on the church, on which was painted: "For God
and Home and Native Land" Also sign:
will you curse your boy by voting for rumT'
One of the Ants signs read: Prohibition
antagonizes the sterling principles of Abraham
Lincoln. Constitutional tinkering leads to an
archy. Vote against it"
Principal McCandless, of the Twelfth ward
school, instructed tho pupils in the morning
that they would be asked to sing temperance
songs at the polls in the afternoon.
IT WAS soUELoHED.
This reached the ears of some of the direc.
tors, who promptly issued an order forbidding
it, and the songs were not sung.
Mr.. E. Wertheimer, who has charge of affairs
for the liquor men in this section of the State,
was at the Allegheny Mayors Office this even
ing and heard tine early returns. He was not
at all disappointed over the result, but ad-
mitted that he was mistaken when he said
big vote would not be polled. II have just re-
ceiyed a telegram" said he. "from State head
quarters to the effect that Philadelphia county
will give 100000 majority against the amend
ment and Berks county about 20 900. My claim
of 100000 majority in the State, find was
very low estimate, and am willing to add
q, 600 to it now, and bet money on it. This has
been big victory Tor the liquor men, and we
did not do a great deal of work either. At any
rate we did not work as hard as the other side.
We are perfectly satisfied with the result"