Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-24
ECHOES Of THIS
WEEKS CONTEST
Belated Returns Swell
Majority Recorded for
Prohibition.
COUNT ABOUT $4,000.
Few Changes When Official Count is
Made VIII Not Change Results
More Than Few Hundred.

Richmond, Sept. 2l-State-wide
prohibitions victory at the polls III
Virginia continues to grow. Only
| few scattering, belated returns from
Tuesdays election were received yes
terday. and they merely served to
increase the majority rolled up by
1.-THE dry" forces. This majority, It
is now conceded will be about %5-
1000. Practically all returns still 20
lie reported are from counties ii"
ready dry" and where victory 70!
Statewide is assured. There will De
various minor charge in the returns
from the various counties when the
official count is made. but they Will
not be sufficient to change the result
more than Il few hundred votes, one
way or the other
South Boston, Va. Sept. 24--Com-
plete returns give the official vote
for Halifax County: ,515 votes 70:
Statewide prohibition and I9lfor
local option. giving HalifaX-a a major
ity for the drys BY ia votes. South
Boston polled 80 for Statewide and
i55 against, giving the drys a major
ity OF 70.
Lvnchburg. Sept. 24-Correct. but
unofficial returns from Tuesdays ell
cetion in Amherst County, show
majority Of so 70: .5tatc wide p:o-
hibition. The detailed vote is not av-
ailable here. The Monroe Precinct.
where the divisional terminals CT the
various minor changes III the returns
Southern Railway are located. ana
where railway man lost his life.
although acting rs peacemaNer, WAS
shot and instantly killed during
drunken brawl, gave 30 TO for
Statewide. Nearly every precinct in
the county voted dry
New Castle. Va. Sept. 2i-Craig
County gives 3jl for Statewide p:o-
hibi;ion and ll3 against.
Winchester. Va. Sept. 24-Freder-
ick County's official vote for itate-
vide is 3SS against IS.
Lexington. Va Sept. 2i--Complete
unofficial returns from all precincts
in R0ckbridge give 81 votes fer
Statewide prohibition and 5SG a
gainst.. Statewide prohibition ma
iority in Rockbridge and Buena Nis-
Ia is Ili.
L.uray. Va. Sept. 2A-Thirteen
hundred and eighteen votes were
polled in Page County Tuesday, ma
iority of 24i was against Statewide.
baltimore. Sept. 2i>Members anu
officials of the Maryland Anti-Sa!oo9
League are rejoicing over the trium-
ph OF the prohibition movement ii
Virginia. They see in it tremendous
DOOSI lildL titS b'iiIN' " ''i ''-''"''' -
2 similar victory in this State.
Representatives OF the liquor iE-
terests. members and officials Of the
Distillcr's and Wholesale Liquor
Dealers Association OF Maryland COLI
ress that the election in the neigh
boring State is "a hard blow but
apparently they are not terrified at
fine effect il might have on Maryland.
The Virginia dry majority wds
magnificent DR.. T. N. Hare. super
intendent Of the Auti-Saloon League
said. 'I firmly believe that it will
prove the strongest sort Of an impe-
tus toward the passage Of an enah-
ling act TO establish Statewide pro-
hibition in Maryland.
"F'urtherniorc!2 think, that II
cannot bat. have a strong effect on
Congress, and that the Hobson-shep-
pard bin now has a better chance
than ever -!'S '..''- .''' ''-'
Colonel William a. "Boykin. pres1-
dent Of the Distllers' and Wholesale
Liquor Dealers Association Of Mary
land, is just as optimistic in the 9TH
er direction. though be admits the
Virginia election is severe setback
to the liquor interests
Norfolk Oysters Daily at the Ram