Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-02
THOSE LICENSES.
Henry Gage Squelches His
Opponents.
He Effectually Knocks Out a
Fraudulent Protest.
Details of an Interesting Session of
the Supervisors.
The Granting of County Liquor Licenses.
Gage Carries a Number of Points.
Details Of the Pro-
ceedings.


ceedings
There was another lively session yes
terday of the board of supervisors in
the consideration of the granting Of
liquor licenses to applicants in the
county districts. Henry Gage, the at
torney, and President Last of the Liquor
Dealers association, were on hand on
behalf of the applicants, and Judge An
derson and several others were there as
spokesmen for the Prohibitionists. The
room was packed all day with friends ol
the two factions and at times there were
some lively episodes. There was a
long discussion as to what constituted
the qualifications emitting a man to
sign the protests against the applica-
tions and it was finally agreed that they
should be full fledged voters.
The application of Fred Kuhry of
Alosta was taken up and the protest
read, and Mr.. Gage read a long list of
unqualified signers.
Judge Anderson-There is no use tax
ing up time reading the lists. If there
are sufficient unqualified voters then
the protest fails.
Henry Gage-We have discovered
sixty unqualified voters on the list. We
want to show just what methods have
been pursued in getting up these pro-
tests.
Mr.. Gage-Here is the name of F. c..
Silent who is not resident of the dis
trict, and resides in the city.
Judge Anderson-That is only your
say SO.
Mr.. Gage-I take the record as it
reads in the protest, and it says city.
Judge Anderson--Who wrote city
there?
Mr.. Gage-I suppose some one was
hired to prepare the document.
Judge Anderson-You have no right
to reflect on the best citizens of this
community.
Mr.. Gage-I make no reflections, but
if you will chip in you always get an
answer from me. l claim that all per-
sons on this protest must show when
they signed it, the presumption being
that it was signed on the Goth. the day
list twenty more names to which no
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all be struck out.
Judge Anderson-We should have
the privilege of amending that petition.
decided to give the necessary permis-
sion to make the amendments.
Mr.. Gage-Where persons have signed
the protest before signing the register
we hold that they do not not figure as
legal voters on this protest. The ordi-
nance requires that it must be signed
by qualified voters.
Supervisor Davis-I suggest that the
attorneys furnish us with list of the
names on the protest, and when they
We're placed on the register. We can
then take testimony as to whether they
signed the protest legally or not.
Supervisor Cook-I have made an ex-
animation and found that twenty-four
names on the protest have no voting
number and no certificates. L there
fore move that they be all stricken out.
Mr.. Gage-Now, as it has been shown
that this protest is fraudulent, the en-
tire document can be taken as fraudu-
lent if we follow the we'll established
principle, false in one false in all. If
they have appended their names fraud
ulently it throws the burden of proof on
them. This man applies for license
and he is attacked by fraudulent doc
ument; it now rests on them to show
that the remainder of the protest is au-
thentic.
Judge Anderson-If one man COM
mitted fraud in putting twenty-four
names on the protest, that is no reason
why all tine good men who have signed
it should be ignored. 1t is violent
to say it is fraudulent
document because some names were
placed there that ought not to be placed
there. 1t is an outrage.
Supervisor Forres teri think we
should admit all names where certiti-
cate was issued prior to the date of the
protest.
Mr.. Gage-The burden OF proof is on
them to show that he is a voter.
Judge Anderson-It is presumed that
the names are all right until they are
shown to be fraudulent.
Mr.. Gage-We have shown that this
protest is reeking with fraud.
Supervisor Davis-The proof as to
qualifications of the voters must come
from the parties who signed the pro-
test.
Judge Anderson--It will be exceed
lngly difficult to bring those parties be-
fore this board.
A recess was then taken until 80
o'c lock.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session opened with
statement by Deputy District Attorney
Marble that the attorney representing
the protestants could prove by COM
petent witnesses, other than the parties
themselves, that parties signing the pro-
test were qualified to do so. The case
of Fred Kuhry was then set over for
morning.
The next applications taken up were
g. Galibaldi and M. List, Alhambra.
These protests were placed in the hands
of the applicants for comparison with
the great register. The application of
w. r. Dodson of Ell Monte was read. |
The ordinance required 12S signers to |
the protest and 140 names were signed,
of which % withdrew their names, thus
making the protest deficient.
Justice Bush-There will be no diff
Guilty in proving that petition was not