Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-16


THE CLAIM IN PHILADELPHIA.
According to the latest returns, the ants
claim Philadelphia city by from rs, 900 to
&, 900. They would not talk about Allie
gheny City, but referred to the gains at
other points.
A call was made at the rooms of the
county committee of the amendment people
at a late hour last night and all were found
busy. A large force was still busily en-
gagged in asserting and preparing for the
mail and other methods of distribution, the
last of the millions OF pamphlets that are
being sent out by the temperance people.
Secretary A. H. Leslie was asked as to
the probable result next Tuesday and re-
piled, "We are going to win"
When told of the claims of the anti
amendment people and their figures on
laughed and said, Il know of no
better way of replying to this than to quote
from an editorial: Both sides are abso-
lutely incapable of indicating the result
with even a remote approach to a correct
diagnosis of the situation.
Now, while the liquor men appear con-
fdent, our people are equally confident
Our confidence is based on careful calcuIa-
tion, made up from trustY reports obtained
by this committee from all parts of the
State. We do not base our confidence on
generalities. but we have the cold figures to
indicate that those of the opposition in
many districts are not correct.
A QUESTION OF vERACITY.
''Many districts throughout the State
have been persistently claimed by the antis
and figure always in their estimate of the
majority, while we have absolute proof that
many OF these, instead of being on the ants
side, will be found giving us even greater
majorities than is claimed they will give
the antis.
As for the claim of the antis that they
would carry Allegheny county, Secretary
Leslie said: 'I believe as firmly as be-
lieve anything that we have not only a
fighting chance to win, but 1 believe the
vote of Tuesday will develop surprises
in the way of monster vote. And, while
we may lose in the city of Pittsburg, feel
confident that we will more than overcome
It by an overwhelming vote from Allie
gheny City and from the boroughs and town
ships.
1--WE have made systematic canvass
and have reached nearly every voter in the
county with our ablest arguments, and we
feel satisfied that we will not only carry
Allegheny county by q good majority, bat
State swing into line with the others that
have declared for temperance.
"You can mark this thing down as a GER
tainty, that we are going to win. We do
not give figures for reasons given you before,
but you may put it in The DISPATCH in
big type that we are going to win."
HOW THE RETURNS WILL COME.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
has made complete arrangements for re-
ceiving the returns next Tuesday evening
from all over the State on the vote cast for
or against the amendment. Superintendent
Rowe yesterday received dispatch from
Superintendent Gill, of the Sixth dis
triGt. telling him he would depend on
him for the returns from the following
counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver,
Butler, Blair, Cameron, Cambria, Clarion,
Crawford, Elk, Erie, Green, Indiana, Jeffer-
son, Forrest, Forsythe, Lawrence, Mexican,
Venango, Mercer, Somerset, Washington.
Superintendent Gill will superintend the
gathering of the returns in the rest of the
State.
Superintendent Rowe Immediately tele-
grsphed the Office managers in each of the
county seats named, instructing them to