The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-19
RUM RULES THE QUAKERS
PENNSYLVANIA SHOWS UNDER
THE AMENDMENT.

indications That the Anti-Prohibttion
lists Win Have a Majority of Fully
100000 Philadelphia Givesa
Wet Majority OF e3.75o-The Elec-
tion Lively But Peaceabls at Pitts
burg.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, June 1S.-The vote
In this city shows that about three-fourths
OF the total vote was cast at the special
election to-day. On the suffrage
amendment, which abolishes the poll tax,
lO4, ,75l votes wore cast in its favor and
l9,O2s against its adoption, making ma
jority in favor Of its abolition of IS. .723.
The two wards to hear from will still further
increase these majorties.
AN ABSENCE OF WOMEN.
There was notable absence of women
from the polls, and the distribution Of ice
water and sandwiches was not so profuse az
had been anticipated. In some portions of
tho city the prohibition folks utilized Sum-
day school children to distribute cold water
tickets. number Of polls were manned
by ministers.
Returns from forty-four out Of the sixty-
seven counties in this state show a majority
l69, ,454 Full returns from the whole state
will probably raise the figures TO nearly
200, 900.
Corrected returns from all the wards of
this city show the following results:
For the prohibitory amendment. es s75
Against the prohibitory amendment ll9 625
majority against of.-......... ......... 937b0
LIVELY CONTEST AT PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURG, June 18-To-day's election
aV.f Esns 40. III tNa....
equaled for strange sights and sounds The
streets were filed all day with amused
crowds, Watching for the brass bancs of the
antis and The iufantile glee clubs of the
prohibitlonlsts As each would appear the
crowds greeted them with cheers. and h
made little difference on which side the
people were. Every one seemed to be in
good humor, and the election was freer
from fights than any election before known
Wagons containing the brass bands of the
antis were followed by those containing the
glee clubs Of the opposition, and each alter
nately filled the air with music, The bands
aud glee clubs marched all over the two
cities, and at many of the poll
ing places groups Of women were
busy trying 30 induce voters 10 take their
tickets. Two or three cases of sickness
among children and women resulted from
exposure TO the rays of the sun, and. while
there was a good breeze, the day was very
oppressive and hot. At many polls the
prohibitionIsts had refreshment stands. and
served lunches and ''soft" drinks to All
voters. The vote in Allegheny is with
out precedent for a special election and
rivals the largest yoto at any
general election. Both sides were at worlr
early and kept it up all day. There wore
NO disturbances and everything passed cff
as pleasant as summer day. There was
not the feeling between the two parties
that would naturally be anticipated under
such circumstances. One feature
of the day was the remark
ably large so-called ''vest pocketn vote
which came out. Almost every man came to
the polls with his ticket in his pocket and
evidently had long before decided on which
side no would cast his ballot There was
not the usual button-holing tnst is charac-
teristic OF an election, and people were per-
mitted to go to and from the polls without
any molestation.