The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-27
DISPENSARY WILL
NOT OPEN AGAIN
Verdict Of the People Would
Close the Institution Anyhow
at Noon Decentralization
Quiet and One-Sided.
Fight in Other
Cities. e
rspecla, to The Times. DIspatcl.l


hibition wins In Raleigh, and will be
effective from noon tomorrow. when
tho election board will officially de-
clare the result OF the election held
to-day, the majority for prohibition
being 5f7.
So the dispensary. which has sold
nearly s1.000,000 worth OF liquors dur.
ntion. will not again be opened to the
public. 1t was closed Tuesday evening
for Christmas Day and for the cleo.
ton to-day. It could be opened to-
!. morrow morning until noon. when the
result OF the election Is officially de-
ciared. but 1t is not the purpose of the
arrangement to do so. the clerks being
Tomorrow to carry out whatever in
structlons the management may give
for disposing OF the little stock which
remains.
Very Quiet aud Onc-sidcd.
The election day was decidedly quiet
The announcement last night that the
church bells would be rung at inter-
walls during the day was not carried
out although there were prayer meet
ings in a number of the churches by
tho women. The Prohibitionists began
voting carly, the big majority OF the
BALLOTS being cast by 8 o'clock. Prac-
tically no work was done at the polls
by either side. In fact. the dispcnsary
advocates very largely dropped out of
the contest. Tho registered vote was
1885. and the vote cast 1903, so that
there were SIC electors registered who
did not go to the polls, nearly all OF
these being conceded TO be advocates of
the diepensary or saloons. who did not
fpf ha at
for prohibition was 92s; for the dis.
pensary, ISL. and TOR saloons. :.
Carried Every Ward.
The Prohlbitionists secured MAORI,
ties IN every ward ranging from II
to io6. the prohibition msjorities in the
wards In their order being u. 90. 12.
So. los. LOG. IS and IA.
Prohibition leaders are elated at their
victory, the majority being very much
larger than they had ANTICIPATED. They
were claiming last night only ESQ ma
jority.
Twenty fou- saloons were voted out
four years fgo. when the dispensary
was established. The dispensary's sales
have amounted to about 3250,00o year
with about $4,000 profit. this being
placed TO the credit OF the school fund
road fund and the city expense ac-
count It reduced taxation, but the
voters here selt that its influence was
not for the dty's best interest, and
voted it out. The election was per-
Hectly quiet one.
Carry Fight to Other Cities.
In commenting on the sweeping VIC
.ory for prohibition to-day in Raleish
Governor Glenn tonight declared thn'
ne is much gratlhed, and that this u
The biggest victory for temperance
achieved In the State during the year
and will be OF immense benefit IN the
work for prohibition that must bf
pressed on now with renewed yigor lr
other parts of the State.
This statement by the Governor. cou'
plcd with his declarations in the Ra
leigh prohibition campaign. mean:
that 1t is his purpose now to br1nE
about elections In Winston-sa Salem, Sal
1sbury and Wilmington. the three prtn
sIpal towns Of the State still retaining
open saloons. He declared Tuesda!
night In addressing a mass meeting
that ii prohibition was carried In Ra
leigh, where he did not have the RICH
to vote, he would take up the worl
An his home town, Winston, where IL
would have the right to vote as wei
as speak in the interest of prohibition
1t is understood that he has signftiet
his Willingness to contribute as mucl
as $1,000 to the prohibition campatgl
there. as we'll as to do his utmost u
the way OF active campaign work.
MIR. Jones Is Elntcd.
Chairman w. N.5Jones. of the Raleig
Prohibition League, who has been i
charge of the campaign just brough
Z to such successful termination, sal
tonight that he is elated at the resul'
He had made up his mind to be salts
ned with q 2a0 majority, instead of th
547 that was rolled up. He says tn
~ AffnrtS & of liz. lea rle will now he tllrne
to bringing about enforcement of tt,
y lazy aud keeninE down blind tigers.