Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-03-09

one or tno Warmo6t lrleDO6 OF AaNOur0
told HIM that resubmisslon undoubtedly
meant to himself $500 year in rent
from buildings. The same was urged in
the case Of Alex. Griggs, another old
stand by Of Jud's. The interest OF bust
ness men and property owners in Grand
Forks, Fargo, jamestown, Devils Lake.
Mandan, Dickinson, Bismarck-all over
the state in cities and towns alike
were urged as something to consider as
we'll as personal qualification.
Although greatly discouraged and
scarcely hoping for different result, the
few resubmissionists Friday morning
determined to make an attempt to get
another vote before the legislature ad-
journed. kilograms to business men
were sent urging that they request, by
wire, of their members, more liberal
treatment and the resubmission members
Of the senate, aided by the friends of the
measure then in Bismarck began to stir
themselves to get If possible the neces-
sary l6 votes required to carry a bill
through the senate. The question could
not be reached until the evening session.
The fight over the woman's suffrage bill
occupied so much time that it vas with
in an hour OF adjournment before the re-.
submission question was raised. After
the woman's suffrage question had been
disposed of Senator Burke moved to
recall the resubmission resolution from
the house, where it had been returned,
having failed to pass the senate. Mr..
Burke also moved "that the East Grand
Forks saloonkeepers be removed from
within the bar of the senate" The vote
to recall, after objection by LaMoure,
was IA to IA, and consequently the
motion was lost by two votes. On the
last vote Lamb voted to resubmit, and
Patch (dem.), unexpectedly switched to
the prohibitionists, having voted against
them before. The members who had
agreed to vote for the resolution failed
to keep their pledges at the last moment.
An hour before enough members
had solennly promised to vote for the
measure, to carry it. Ink had left on
the evening train for the east and was
not present. OF those WHO voted against
resubmisslon on the final vote eight we're
republicans, four democrats and two
we're independents, although Lamb and
McCarten are classed as aftiisting with
both democratic and independent or
Ranizations. Ten republicans and four
democrats voted for the resolution. No
debate was held on the merits of the
question, and no one explained his
vote. No reasons were assigned for the
sudden change in the program or for the
failure Of members to keep their word.
Before the result Of the vote had been
announced Mr. Fuller moved to put the
East Grand Forks saloon men out Of the
senate and rush was made by several
members for Dan Sullivan, the repre-
sentative of the saloon men, who had
again appeared on the floor. Sullivan
fearing damage to his person discreetly
skipped without further delay and AZ
soon as he reached the hotel began
opening champagne to celebrate his
victory. Before morning most of
the prohibition allies were completely
intoxicated.
While Jud LaMoure is chiefly respon-
sible for the defeat of the bill, the bust
ness men of the state and those favoring
resubmission relied too much upon the
fairness of the legislators and failed to
foresee the consequence Of what the
powerful and corrupt liquor influences
working against the bill, would be. The
press warned the people of the state
that liquor interests we're at work for
prohibition, but no attention was paid to
the repeated assertions. Perhaps the
statement that saloon men preferred
prohibition to license seemed on its face
so incredible that no one believed it.
But the evidences were beyond dispute
and it the liquor allies of the prohibi
tionists had not taken hand in the
fight resubmission would have carried
without struggle.
Dan Sullivan the liquor mems agent,
has been IN Bismarck twice during the
session. He is . smooth, shrewd fellow,
with direct manner Of doing business
and frankness in talking afterwards
that Is unusual in lobbyists. After the
first test vote Of March 2, Sullivan was
in the lobby of the senate chamber and
when approached by some ladies' who
congratulated him on the success of his
efforts he remarked: "Don't congratu.
late me, ladies'. It was my $4,000 that
did it,"
To an Alert reporter Sullivan after
wards gave his reason for working to
keep prohibition in force IN this state.
He said: EAST Grand Forks has grown
during the last two years to place Of
about 2,2OO people. There are about 35
,o)ooro %hopo md our <I,n 1a.nno< .ul