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When, with “tremendous enthusi
asm,” “tumultuous applause,” and
“resounding cheers,” soma American
citizen is nominated for the Presi
dency of the United States at Chicago,
and when, later, some other / merican
citizen, with ditto enthusiasm, ditto
applause and ditto cheers, is nom
inated for the same office at Denver,
There Is usually little trouble over
the election ot a temporary chairman:
The chairman then appoints a com
mittee to escort the temporary chair
man to the platform; the band plays,
the delegation from Mr. So-and-so’s
State makes a lot of noise, and all is
merry.
It is incumbent on the temporary
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COLISEUM AT CHICAGO WHERE THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION WILL BE HELD.
maic pup uiauuu ui me uiincu
States, or the great majority of it, at
any rate, will want to know just how
It was done, why it was done, and
“who done it.”
At a National Convention each
State has its own headquarters, where
the delegates gather. They do a lot
■of “conferring” with each other and
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variably takes advantage of the op
portunity. Ho "sounds a keynote.”
After the speech various resolu
tions are offered. Usually these
have been arranged for in advance,
and the temporary chairman works
according to a printed schedule,
calling on John Doe and Richard Roe
at the right time, so that there may
William H. Taft.
wrih delegates from other States
They hold meetings and elect chair
men and honorary vice-presidents
The honorary vice-president has i
seat on the platform and an extr;
ticket, b little else.
Prior to the calling of the conven
tion to order the National Committei
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IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PANTRY
The Favorite Sons (in chorus) —
“Somebody's taken a bite out of m;
pie!”
—From the Journal (Minneapolis.)
is virtually in command of the situa
tion. With it lies the arranging o
the details, the “framing up” of th(
procedure of the first session, the se
lection of the temporary chairman
and, in a great many cases, thougl
not always, the program making o
the whole convention, temporary anc
permanent organizations, nominating
and platform building.
Tt. is thf> rhairmnn nf tho Vntir»na
Committee who calls «the convention
to order, usually about noon upon the
day set. This year the Republican
National Convention will be called to
order by Harry C. New on June 16,
and the Democratic Convention will
be called to order by Thomas Taggart
on July 7.
The convention called to order, the
chairman requests the secretary to
read the call for the convention,
which is done. Then the roil call is
gone through, and this takes a lot of
time. The next step is the announce
ment by the chairman that the com
mittee offers to the convention as its
temporary chairman the name of So
and-so. There are loud and pro
longed cheers, and by a viva voce vote
Mr. So-and-so is unanimously elected.
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William J. Bryan.
be no hitch. Committees are appoint
ed; one on resolutions, which will
have the drafting of the platform;
one on credentials or contested seats;
one on permanent organization.
These are the important ones. When
1 they are all chosen, and there has
been a lot of hand-clapping and cheer
' ing, as well-known men are appointed
! to this or that committee, the tem
porary chairman announces an ad
journment, usually until the next day.
A Leap Year Dilemma.
—From the Washingtcn Star.
During the recess a lot of real work
is done. Three or four men, somj
times more, hut never many, get to
. gether in a back room of a hotel and
, talk and smoke cigars. They are the
leaders.
Part Played by Committees.
At the second session of the con
: vention the committees report. They
have held sessions in the meanwhile
, and have decided the contests, ar
ranged for the permanent organisa
tion, adopted the platform. The
Committee on Contested Seats and
that on Permanent Organization,
however, are ready and they report.
The contests decided, no matter
how, the permanent roll of t^ie con
vention is made up and called. Then
the Committee on Permanent Organ
ization reports, and the permanent
chairman is named, cheered and es
corted to the platform. The pro
cedure is identical with the 'election
of the temporary chairman. The per
manent chairman, too, must make a
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Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota.
speech. It, too, Is of the “keynote”
variety.
The Committee on Platform VS
ports after the permanent chairman
has made his speech. When the ma(
| ter of the platform is disposed of,
-either by the committee reporting or
by the announcement that it is not
ready to report, the permanent chair
man announces another recess; may
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Vice-President Fairbanks.
ne until tne next aay, possibly tin
later in the same day.
Now back to the little room go the
four or more bosses who do the heavy
work; back to the hotel lobbies, the
theatres, the cafes, the sight-seeing
tours go the other delegates. Com
promises are effected, promises are
made. Eventually, in the back room
Gov. Folk. Judge Geo. Gray.
and not in the convention hall, what
is to be done is finally determined as
a rule.
Again the convention meets. If
the platform has not been adopted it
is now. Then nominations are in or
der.
AUDITORIUM AT DENVER WHERE THU' DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION WILL BE HELD.
Brief News Notes About the Conventions.
The Roosevelt third-term bug which
attacked Washington as well as other
parts of the United States a week or
two agp has disappeared.
Governor Albert E. Mead, of the
State of Washington, stated his be
lief that President Roosevelt would
no£ accept a renomination.
The threat of capital to go into
politics and make its influence felt,
just as labor threatens to do, has
caused perturbation in both parties.
'Ex-Governor "David R. Francis,
of Missouri, member of Cleveland's
second Cabinet and extensively iden
tified with the industrial life of St.
Louis, gave it as his opinion that
Taft and Bryan would be the re
spective candidates.
Complete returns of the unofficial
California primary for President of
the United States have been received
by General George Slone, chairman of
the Republican Slate Committee. The
vote polled is J 0,500. Of this Taft
has a majority c/er Roosevelt of 2Oil
votes.
The Chicago Tribune finds Johnson
leading for Democratic Vice-President
with twenty-two per cent, of the
votes. Ex-Governor Douglas, of Mas
sachusetts, fe second with sixteen per
cent. Chanler gets only seven per
cent., Culberson and Gray still less,
and Hearst brings up the rear.
Wyoming, California, Missouri,
South Carolina, Hawaii, Alabama and
Texas are counted on as certain to
elect Bryan delegates.
The “Roosevelt stampede” scare is
being used to drive the dark horse
delegates into the Taft camp.
A secret ballot conducted by the
Chicago Tribune (Ind. Rep.) shows
that Bryan will get the nomination
without trouble, leaving the main in
terest to centre about the Vice-Presi
dency.
When his attention was called to e
newspaper article naming John Mitch
ell as second choice on his ticket
William Jennings Bryan said he die
not feel at liberty to discuss who hi:
running mate might be.
The Rhode Island delegation is un
instructed, and will be subservient to
the wishes of Aldrich.
Even yet the vision of a Roosevelt
stampede is disturbing the rest of the
more nervous of the Republicans.
It is altogether likely that as a re
sult of the convention of the National
Association of Manufacturers there
will be formed a business men's polit
ical party ao take a hand in the ap
proaching campaign.
Leaders of the temperance move
ment in Pennsylvania declare that
the next Gubernatorial campaign will
be waged on a local option issue, and
that William H. Berry, of Chester, ex
State Treasurer, will be their candi
date.
Virginia is for Bryan.
Louisiana instructed its big four
for Taft.
George A. Knight, of California,
figures in the plans of tbe Roosevelt
men for second place with Fort, of
i ] New Jersey; Wilson, of Kentucky,
i and Fairbanks.
Thomas E. W atson.
(Already Nominated For President by
the Populists.)
When the nominations are all made
and the speeches all heard there
comes the balloting. This means a
call of the States. The leader of each
State may rise in his place and cast
the vote for the whole delegation
from that State. He may announce
it as so many votes for So-and-so and
so many votes for Thingamebob.
Some delegate may protest ^nd ask
for a poll of the delegation. Then
Bach name will have to be called sep
arately.
No matter how long it has taken to
choose a nominee for the Presidency,
the whole performance has to be gone
William F. Stone,
Bepublican Sei geant-:it-Arms.
through again when it comes to nom
inating a candidate for the second
place on the ticket. There are not
so many "favorite sons,” however,
and one ballot frequently suffices.
More noise, more enthusiasm. The
convention has nominated the ticket.
Then resolutions of various sorts are
passed. They are unimportant. The
hotel keepers of the town are thanked
for the splendid hospitality they have
Col. John 1. Martin,
Democratic Sergeaut-at-Arms.
dispensed, and not one word is said
about high prices. Everybody who
can be thanked for anything at all is
thanked. The gavel with which the
convention has been kept in order is
pt’csented to some one, probably the
permanent chairman. The band
plays. Cheers are given from time to
time. Everybody shakes hands with
everybody else. It is a grand oc
casion. The convention adjourns
sine die.
Alton B. Parker will not be the
first defeated Presidential candidate
to go to a National convention as a
delegate. Mr. Bryan was a delegate
to the St. Louis convention four years
ago.
Some Senators are angry over the
assertion by the President that he is
Independent of Congress in the exer
cise of command over the army and
navy.
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Governor Hughes announced that
he would not accept election as Vice
President of the United States, muck
less a nomination for that office.
James Van Cleave, of St. Louis,
president of the National Manufac
turers' Association, threatened a holt
of 11,000 Republican manufacturers
from the party ticket in the coming
campaign if it sanctions the Presi
dent’s policy toward labor.
At Ogdcnshurg, N. Y,, William
Randolph Hearst, of New York, has
been sued in the Supreme Court by
David T. Lethan to recover $250 ex
pended by the plaintiff for campaign
purposes.
Newsy Condensations.
In connection with the assertior
that Speaker Cannon tries to looli
like Lincoln the New York Sun as
serts that “To look like Lincoln is thf
most valuable political asset knowr
in the Middle West.”
Politicians in New York City
learned that Senators Thomas F
Grady and James J. Frawiey will re
ceive nominations this fall to succeec
Representatives W. Bourlce CockrfU
and Francis Burton Harrison.
PROHIBITION WINS
North Carolina Votes Dry By
a Very Large Majority
ONLY SEVENTEEN COUNTIES WET
Returns From Ninety-One of the
Ninety-Eight Counties in the State
Show That the Prohibition Bill
Carried by a Large Majority.
Charlotte, N. C., Special.—With
returns from ninety one of the nine
ty-eight counties of the State in
hand the general result shows that
the prohibition bill framed by the
last Legislature has won out by a
large majority. It is impossible at
this time to give the majority with
any certainty, as in many instances
the votes are estimates, but it is safe
to assume that it will reach 50,000.
The day brought surprises to both
sides in the contest, though the re
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elusion. One county for instance, in
which there has never been a drop of
liquor sold—at lcsat legally—rolls up
a majority against the prohibition
bill and another county, which was
expected to give a handsome major
ity against the bill, is in doubt, with
the prospect that it will give a small
majority for prohibition. And so it
went.. Seventeen counties, of those
heard from, voted against the bill.
The detailed reports, which follow,
tell the tale.
Prohibitionists Claim 50,000 Major
ity.
Raleigh, Special.—The majority
for prohibition in North Carolina
has passed 40,000 and it is possible
it may reach 50,000.
Buncombe County Very Dry.
Asheville, Special.—The prohibi
tionists in Asheville, Buncombe coun
ty and western North Carolina swept
the decks clear, in the city the vot
ing started off brisk with many wo
men and children at the polling
places. Hot coffee and candwiches
had been provided by the ladies and
at each polling place there were ta
bles at some convenient place where
refreshments might be had. The
scenes were not unlike those during
the local option election last Octo
uer save mai iney were not ho spec
tacular. While the ladies and the
children were present singing songs,
and working the cause of temper
ance, there were not the qordons of
women and children thrown around
each “wet” voter as characterized
last October’s contest.
At about 9 o’clock the returns
from the vote cast began coming in
from the city precincts and the coun
ty and it was evident even at that
time that the county would go over
whelmingly dry. Later during the
day the returns showed that the ma
jority would be beyond even the
hopes of the most ardent prohibi
tionist. The prohibition workers
were enthusiastic and kept at it al
thought they knew that a great ma
jority had already been had. The
anti-prohibitionists were ready to
quit early in the day. Very few of
those opposed to prohibition remain
ed at the polls all day. There was
no disorder and little excitement.
The official returns from the six
precincts in Asheville give prohibi
tion a majority of 768. In Ashe
ville and Buncombe county with
three precincts to hear from at 9:30
o’clock prohibition has a majority
of 3.371. The remaining precints,
estimated, will swell the majority to
3,600. Five hundred and sixteen
votes were cast for prohibition in
Marshall and none against it.
Marshall and Madison county give
prohibition a majority of 1,500; Polk
county is 600 dry; Clay county 550,
all dry. All returns have not been
had from Yancey county. The coun
ty, however, is overwhelmingly dry,
few votes being- cast against prohi
bition. Bakersville. Mitchell coun
ty, it is reported here, went 135 to
1 dry.
The prohibitionists had a great
rally at the auditorium at night.
Fully two thousand people were there
to get returns and celebrate the great
victory.
Black Mountain Dry.
Black Mountain, Special.—Prohi
bition won by 150.
New Hanover Goes Wet.
Wilmington, N. C., Special.—AH
precincts are in and New Hanover
gives a majority of 181 against pro
hibition. Wilmington city voted wet
in all except one ward, but the ma
jority was reduced by returns from
the country precincts, which voted
generally dry, except Delgado.
In spite of the rather heated cam
paign, in which personalities were
more or less indulged in, the best of
humor prevailed among the work
ers at the polls as a general rule
and the election was. as quet as has
been held in Wilmington in a num
ber ofyears. The polls in a ma
jority of cases were roped or plank
ed off and only one voter was ad
mitted into the booth at a time, re
tiring from the opposite side. An
officer was stationed at each polling
place to sec that the rule as to
oh-ioflv nnrl
illness in the vicinity and the ineeS
sant ringing of the bell was irritatin'
to the patient.
Carteret.
Morehead City, Special.—The ma
jority for prohibition in Cartetret
county by precincts is as follows
Morehead City, 230; Beaufort 200
Salter Path, 20; liquor majority al
Newport, 110. These are the largest
precincts in the county. These re
turns indicate a prohibition majoritj
for Carteret county of 300 at least
Quiet Day at High Point.
High Point, Special.—In the elec
tion here prohibition won by a ma
jorit of 898, just 200 Votes being east
unfavorable. Prayer and song ser
vices were held throughout the day
in rooms close to one voting place.
The day was quiet but the prohibi
tionists worked unceasingly.
Cherokee Gives 1,250 and Clay 500.
Murphy, Special.—Chero-kee coun
ty has given the sale and manufac
ture of intoxicating drinks a black
eye by a safe estimated majority of
1,250, and Clay county has done like
wise by 500 majority. Cherokee al
ready had very stringent prohibition
laws, but she joined-forces with hei
sister counties to drive the demon li
quor traffic from tlie State.
Franklin Is “Wet.”
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writing the indications are that the
county will go “wet” by not less
than 200 majority. Lonisburg, Frank
linton and Youngsville, all of the in
corporated towns, gave majorities of
from 100 to 125 for prohibition; but
the county precincts, especially Gold
mine and Cedar Rock townships,
voted “wet” in about the proportion
of four to one. Three townships are
yet to be heard from but they are
expected to return “wet” majori
ties.
The election was a most quiet one,
a light vote being polled. The ow
men held prayer meeting in the
church and a long column of chil
dren marched e>-vn Main street this
morning, lining up in front of the
court house and singing a number of
songs..
Fuller returns will no doubt show
a larger majority than given above
against prohibition.
The special election for a tax for
the support of the graded school was
carried, the required number of
votes being obtained before noon.
Small Dry Majority at Cooleemee.
Cooleemee, Special. — Cooleemee
dry, 123; wet, 34.
Richmond Gives1 Small Majority.
Rockingham, Special — Richmond
county goes for prohibition by esti
mated majority of 150.
Richmond Dry.
Rockingham, Special.—Latest re
turns indicate Richmond county ma
jority for prohibition will be over
275.
Montgomery’s Dry Majority Small.
Troy, Special.—Montgomery coun
ty gives a majority for prohibition
of 140,, approximately. Three pre
cincts are not heard from, though
these figures are practically correct.
Troy township gave a majority of
211 for prohibition. Mount Gilead
township voted wet by a majority of
15. Not a full vote was polled in
the county.
Durham.
Durham, Special.—Durham county
has gone for the anti-prohibition
ticket by from 550 to 650 majority.
At 9 o’clock the official vote from
the city and Durham township half
been received. In the city eight pre
eincts the wets carried by SS major
ity. In this township, Durham, the
same vote carried by 300 majority.
There are five precincts to hear from,
these all being in the country. The
total majority in this ciunty against
prohibition will not be less than 500
and may be. between 600 and 700.
There is no possibility of this esti
mate being changed more than 50
votes. Beginning at 6 o’clock the
church bells in the city rang every
hour until the time for closing the
polls. This was to call the women to
prayer, five minutes being given each
hour to prayer for the cause of pro
hibition. It will be some time before
the total votes in the country are in.
The estimate given will not be. far
wrong.
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Elizabethtown. Special. — Eight
townships in Bladen give prohibition
majorities as follows: Abotts, 27;
Bladensboro, 101; Brown Marsh, S2;
Elizabeth, 39; Hollow, 28; Colv, 19;
White Oak, 200; Central, tied, voting
14 to 14. The other seven townships
not heard from will probably give
from 150 to 200 majority for prohibi
tion is a conservative estimate.
Brunswick.
•Wilmington, Special — Returns
from Brunswick county indicate that
prohibition carrie dbv a small major
ity. Township results are as follows:
Southport, 69 majority; Northwest,
33 majority, and Town Creek, 31 ma
jority, all for prihibition. Supply
and Shallotte townships aiso give a
majority for prohibition. The ma
jority wil probably be 200.
Mount- Gilead Township “Wet” by
30.
Mount Gilead, Special.—The re
sult of the voting in Mount Gilead
township is estimated at 30 against
prohibition. The official account may
slightly change the majority. The
voting was quiet, and somewhat light
Randolph.
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twenty-one precincts in this count}
give a majority of nearly 1,400. Othei
precincts arc small and a light vot(
is expected. The majority will bt
more than 1,500 for prohibition
The vote in aslieboro was 273 dr}
and 4 wet. The vote in Randieman
where The Central North Caroliniar
is published, an anti-prohibition or
gen, was 377 dr}- and 77 wet. Rcdia
county estimates a majority of 25t
for prohibition.
dvL-msboro’s Pry Majority 787.
'Greensboro, Special.—Greensbori
casts 1,150 votes for and 392 agains
prohibition. It is estimated the conn
ty will go drv i>v not less than 1.50f
Polk.
Try on. May 28.—-Returns from lh
live precincts Tryon, Saluda, Colnm
• bus, Mill Springs tuvl Big Level, civ
the vote as follows: Tryou, for 91;
• against 32; Columbus', for 51; agianst
2; Mill Springs, for 51; against 10;
Saluda, for 2S; against 16; Big Lev
■ el, for 3S; against 10; Pearidge, for
14; against 10. About a two-thirds
vote was. polled. No direct communi
cation with Cooper’s Gap and
Green’s Creek and vote not obtain
able at this- hour. The election was
quiet.
Rutherford Dry by 100.
RutherforcSton,. Special.—The pro
hibition election passed off quietly
here and a vevy tight vote was cast.
Out of a total vote in the eounty of
3,400 there will not be over 1,800
votes east in this election, and the
majority for prohibition will not ex
ceed 1,100. Fifteen out of the 22
precincts heard from gives prohibi
tion 1,209 and against the measure
264. In Rntherfordton township
there was not much over a half a vote
polled.
The Vote in Henderson,
Henderson, Special.—-In Hender
son the vote stood: For Prohibition,
404; against it, 258; majority, 146.
Dabney, 15 majority. Six todnships
not heard from. Estimated majority
in iuc tuiuii.) is ouu in iavor or pro
hibition. Indications from Franklin
county is that it will give a majority
against prohibition.
Cumberland Goes Dry Too.
Fayetteville, Special—Reurns from
Cumberland county complete, except
as to five precincts and with missing
precincts estimated, show a majority
of 540 for prohibition. The total of
ficial vote will not be received before
Wednesday, but a revision will make
but litt'e change from the above fig
ures.
Lincoln.
Lincoln ton—Special. — Every pre
went “dry,” the mariiytoiv
einct except one in Lincoln county
went “dry,” the majority in this
precinct being 11 for the “wets.” A
vote of about 1,225 was polled and
the majority for prohibition is about
900. Two precincts are yet to be
heard from, but their vote is pretty
well estimated.
Edgecomb Against the Bill.
Tarboro, Special.—Edgecomb gives .
ja majority of 189 “wet,” with one
precinct to be heard from. The prob
able majority is 224. Tarboro went
“wet” by 17, Rocky Mount, this
county gave 3 majority wet. The vot
ing was quiet here. The schools clos
ed and ladies appeared at the polls
in Rocky Mount where 14 saloons are
located.
Of the other counties, Sleveland
gives 1,908 majority for prohibition;
Macon 600. Guilford 1,500, Gaston
1,700, Wayne 500, Alamance 1.200.
\\ ake comity went wet by 500, New
Hanover by 700, Martin 300, Yadkin
and Stokes both went wet by small
majorities.
On the whole the voting was heav
ier than either side expected and the
maority was much greater than most
people looked for.
Bad Sorm in Texas.
Austin, Tex., Special.—A terrific
wind and rain storm that at times de
veloped into a tornado swept Texas
from the Panhandle to the Gulf ear
ly Sunday. The restruction to crops
and vegetation, trees and shrubbery
was the greatest reported in years.
In numerous places houses were up
lifted and small villages and hamlets
in many instances were inundated by
the terrific rainfall which in the
space of four hours reached seven
Inches in many sections.
Fatal Explosion at a French Sugar
Refinery.
Paris, By Cable.—An explosion at
a sugar refinery here buried a number
of workmen under a heap of burning
wreckage. Four are known to be dead
and others are thought to be in the
ruins. Forty-two of the injured have
been taken from the wreckage. The
combustion of sugar dust caused a
blast, burning the Workmen on the
upper floors.
Choked to Death by Husband.
Newark, O., Special.—Mrs. Ernest
Terwilger was found dead in her
room Sunday. She had been choked
to death. Her husband was arrested
and he confessed to the crime. Sun
day night such a large crowd gather
ed about the prison that police re
serves were called out.
A lot of people who are clamoring
for their rights ought really to have
justice. So. 22-’08.
DR. TALKS OF FOOD
Pres, of Board of Health.
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"What shall X eat?” 1* the dally In
quiry the physician Is met with. I
do not hesitate to say that Ip my
Judgment a large percentage of dis
ease Is caused by poorly selected and
improperly prepared food. My per
sonal experience with the fully-cooked
food, known as Grape-Nuts, enables
me to speak freely of its merits.
"li'rom overwork I suffered several
years with malnutrition, palpitation
of the heart and loss of sleep. List
summer I was led to experiment per
sonally with the new food, which I
used in conjunction with good rleh
cow’s milk. in a snort time alter i
commenced Its use the disagreeable
symptoms disappeared, my heart’s ac
tion became steady and normal, the
functions of the stomach were prop
erly carried out, and I again slept as
soundly and as well as In my youth.
"I look upon Grape-Nuts as a per
fect food, and no one can gainsay but
that It has a most prominent place In
a rational, scientific system of feed
! ing. Any one who uses this food will
soon be convinced of the soundness
of the principle upon which it is man
, nfactured and may thereby know the
facts as to its true worth.” Read
‘‘The Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
“There’s a Reason.”
Ever read tl ' above letter? A new
one appears from time to lime. They
arc genuine, true and fyll of human
t. interest,
there were no attempts to resist
this authority. The workers ^of both
sides were, of course, active at the
polls and every voter was beseiged
with prefers of tickets as soon as he
presented himself to exercise his
suffrage. While both sides were
claiming the result up to almost tuc
hour of the close of the polls, no
one knew anything defmiie. The
large number of folded ballots cast
gave an element of uncertainty as tc
how the vote was progressing and
the statisticians were largely at vari
ance in their estimates. An all-dip
prayer meeting was held, at the first
Baptist church by the prohibitionists
among the ladies of the city and th(
p/ii.i opened with a toiling oi tin
1 bell of the church, but ibis later hat
to he dispensed with oi\ account o: