Telegram-herald., 1889-06-20
WON'T PROHIBIT.
ghe Liquor Interests Win a BE
Victory II Peunsylvanis
WATERLOO fOg NAlsR lDsOCsIES
fLs hsssseas stats Gasss |. Majority 81
over Ice .ess Against rtul lib
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FauADGIFEIA 2ns - THIS state voted
TUESDAY % TIE question ~ tEs AeoFt8en ~
. ooRstitN tlanal amendment - 0hstls}uE
The msGGf aOtGSs aEa sAlr ~ tasr1ie4lts -
tAs stzts And IegsTIs frsm slxss fo.I 80
TIE slxty-sssen counties 81 Tie Sssss give q
majority of lts o. ss >.Nst lie s1.s = cn.sns
1l1s ce4hIles act YET n ~ fssgs sfe ~ Dos
CAnson ana Xix he etsSs voted
also on TIE g9es2op o. tas s1op
tloa OF AZ aRasbaussnr aVss.slass the poi
tax, sGd forty tso ssEE Esea~ ESt Including
Alieg heHy-sAss amsloEits et Z. sf Ia favor
~ II The rUTal dastE1cts lave voted sIeaa-
ily against tAls amendment sDd. unless the
remaining eoaaues AAOw q marked change,
Tie poll tax vii remain Ia foroe.
Probably 10 political esRapalsa In the his
tory Of the State has been more vigorously
conducted than hss that ~ tie advocates
~ temperance Mighty meetings have
been he'd ia every county GuanIag 1P iisto
thousands, and eloquent speakers A&Ne
been brought from near AND iaT IL IN
press uHhu The people the ads an
txges oi total Prohibition. Tie hssoE
Interest has been equally as-lye.
anu between the Iwo parties GOOD many
barrels of money have been spent he
campsign has had the active sid of
Postmaster General MAnsmakeI who has
worked vigorously on the side OF Tie Pro
hibltionists and the cause OF the latter has
also been chaiuq uqioned Dy L. &c ~ Thousands
Of tie geEtler EEK An amendment lboi-
ishlng TIE poil-;sE qualification for voters
WAS also voted apos.
The amendment - the constitution which
has been oyerw be s.tngly defeated made 1t
u misdems2por 10 manufacture. sell or give
away any Intoxicating liquors 10 be used a.
d beverage.
The following are some Of the msjorities
for and against the prohibitory amend
ment received.
This city complete, %, ,ls3 against. Cameron
County. 80 Tor, Lehigh County, 500 against ,
Potter County boo for, Berks County, ~. oee
against; Chester County. 2,oD for. Ciearteid
County. 1900 for; Northampton County. 1000
against. Reading City, o,7oo against.
Wayne County. 400 against; Warren County.
40 for; Bedford County. OF against,
Fulton County, 400 against. Indiana County.
$500 for; Allegheny County gl0o0 against,
Jefferson County. !, 100 for; Mifrin County, ss0
for; Monroe County 1900 against; LgEerne
County 2.2oo against; Ceuter Couniy, 1850 for,
Chester City. 800 against. Bradford County.
100 for; Juaiata County 100 for; Fsyette
County 81 40 majority for prohittlon; Forest
County $50 majority for: Beaver CouRty.
1850 for, Huntington County, 1000 for, West
morcland County, 300 for. Butler County. 2JG
for; McKea an County 800 Tor, Bradford City, Is
against; Washington County, zOj0 for. ALLIE
gheny City. a5a0 against; Crawford County.
35OO for; Blair County $50 for Nenanso
County $500 FOR. Greene County, 400 Tor.
PITTsBUEGs, Pa. June l9-The vote in
Allegheny County Tuesday is without
precedent for a special election. The
weather was all that could be desired
Both sides began work early aud kept faith
fully at IL all day No disturbances at tho
polls are reported and harmony reigned
supreme. The one feature OF the day was
the remarkably large ''yest-pocket' vote.
The women were not out In as
large numbers was expected,
but the women VIII did turn out
deserve much praise for the way they did
work They encountered many unpleasant
experiences but with all made "a gallant
fight Brass bands anu children singing
could be seen almost everywhere in PitLs-
burgh and Allegheny and presented
picturesque sight The suffrage amend
ment was almost lost sight OF, a3d il is only
hero aud there that ii is heard Of The
vote Is much larger than was anticipated
Pittsburgh complete gives 10. j49 major
ity against amendment Allegheny City
$500 majority against the amendment
with seven districts To hear from; Will ex-
ceed 1000 The majority against the amend
ment VIII be -, 90 in the county
JoENsTowN. Pa, June 10 -Johnstown
gave a majority OF six against the amend
ment The vote in the seven wards was
rs follows: For amendment 439, against
Az very light vote was poiled III all
the wards and the election was entirely
devoid OF excitement or incident No eiec-
tioD board was organized IN the Third
ward until O'Clock IN the afternoon, and
no vote was cast until that time. In tho
other wards the voting places were 10
Gated in inconyenient and inaccessible
places