State-Wide, NC - Prohibition Sweeps North Carolina, 1908 ~~~~~~~~~~ Prohibition Sweeps North Carolina Raleigh, NC, May 27 - North Carolina was carried for state prohibition yesterday by a majority that is estimated at from 40,000 to 42,000. The prohibition ticket has carried 78 out of 98 counties by majorities approximately 4,800. The anti-prohibition ticket has carried 20 counties by majorities approximating 5,600. This calculation is partly based on estimates and the prohibition leaders say that it is possible for the prohibition majority to reach 50,000. The election passed off very quietly, no disturbance of any moment being reported. The total vote cast in the state was about 175,000. Every large town in the state except Wilmington and Durham went prohibition. Under the regulations of the prohibition bill submitted to the people there will be no manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors in the state after January 1, 1909. May 27, 1908 Olympia Daily Recorder ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Connie Ardrey ______________________________________________________________________