Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-08

Superintendent of Literature.
Mrs. L. D. MORE,
Supt. of Parliamentary Usage.
MRS. M. j. SAxToN,
! Secretary Central w. G. I. U.
Mrs. MARY E. GARBUTT,
State Cor. Secretary w. G. T. U.
j. w. HARRIS,
| G. L. ENSIGN,
P. T. DURFY,
Farmers Alliance Committee.
H. A. REID,
J. H. COLLINS,
O. r. DoUGHERTY,
Prohibition Committee.
A HERALD reporter was detailed to ex'
anime the records of the proceedings ol
the board on the liquor question, and
adduced the following facts: In the
consideration of the application of Fred
Kelley of Alosta, there was lengthy
protest submitted by Judge Andrews on
behalf of the Prohibition people. At
torney Gage, on behalf of the applicant,
showed the board that sixty signers to
the protest were not qualified voters OF
the district. The name of F. G. Silent,
who does not live in the district at all
and nineteen other names of non-resi-
dents of the district, were signed to the
protest. Supervisor Cook added that he
had made an examination of the protest
and had found twenty-four names on it
that had no voting numbers and no GER
ti6cates.
The application of w. r. Dodson OF
Ell Monte was presented, and 14O names
were signed to the protest, of whom
twenty-five signers subsequently with
drew their names.
Justice Rush, on behalf of the Tenn
perance unions, said it could be proven
that the petition was not signed on Feb.
ruary oath, and added: "We did not
know that we would have to take our
petitioners and herd them up and keep
them sober to prevent them from sign
ing this withdrawal"
Supervisor Davis-Is that the charac.
ter of your petitioners
Justice Rush-I am sorry to say that
is the character of some of our signers.
Furthermore, it was shown that many
protests were invalid by reason of their
having been made by Justice of the
Peace Rush as county clerk, it being
contrary to law for Rush to hold both
offices.
At the meeting of the board held on
March I'd, the attorneys for the appli-
cants openly charged and proved that
names had been forged to the protests
against liquor licenses. They also dis
covered that the names of dead men had
been forged to the protests.
As an indication of what actually did
take place at the meetings of the board
the following discussion is to the point:
The application of B. w. Hall of Ell
Monte came up next. In this case there
were 152 protestants, and 1913 necessary
to quash the application. Mr.. Gage pre-
sented list of forty-nine Withdrawals,
making the protest invalid.
Supervisor Forester - When were
those Withdrawals made.
Mr.. Gage-I am not aware when they
were filed. This case was continued
until today by consent of the board yes
terday. This is the time for trying the
case.
Supervisor Forrester-We will never
get through with these applications if
we are to admit new lists of with
drawals. It will make farce OF the
whole business.
Mr.. Last-The people OF Ell Monte are
perfectly willing that this license shall
be granted.
Justice Rush-Yes, the people of Ell
Monte have no objections.
Judge Anderson-I believe that stop
should be put to admitting these with
drawals. We don't know when this list
was made up.
Mr.. Gage-Let me say that you can
not point to a single act on the part of
the liquor dealers that is dishonest or
fraudulent, yet you men who are sup
posed to represent the highest moral
elements have presented fraudulent pa
pers here.
Judge Anderson-You make that
statement in the absence of witnesses of
ours who are in the country, hence we
cannot reply.
Supervisor Forrester-The board de-
cided that it would admit no more with
drawals or petitions after we have gone
into the hearing Of case.
Mr.. Gage-You give these protestants
one months time to prepare the pro-
tests and only one day to the applicant
to make his defense.
Judge Anderson-TheHe papers have
not been placed on file.
Mr.. Gage-No such ruling has been
made by the board. but we are willing
to place our papers on file. We have an
affidavit here of a gentleman whose
name appears on one OF these protests,
in which he swears that he never
signed it.
Supervisor Forrester-That kind of
testimony is always in order.
Supervisor Davis-I move that all Pc
titions of Withdrawals shall be submit
ted in writing before we 60 into hear
ing of case.
Supervisor Hubbard is not fair.
The people have no opportunity to know
what names are in the protests. L know
OF my own knowledge that great many
people have signed those protests who
did not know what they contained.
I Mr.. Cage Why not allow the appli-
cants ten days time to make their case ?
! Supervisor Forrester-I do not think