The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-17
THEY WILL FIGHT IT
The Gamblers Will Look Deep Into
/ the Councils Action.
SOME PECULIAR RULING,
Many There Are Who Hope. Tha,
Another Flop VIII Not opcur q
The Old Paul Davls
Beer Hall. So

The gamblers are making every prep
aration to fight the council on, Its ac-
ton Friday night in resembling its
action of the previous meeting, relative
to granting licenses for gambling, on
the ground floor. They have engaged
John w. Cotter as their attorney In the
case, and Mr.. Cotter was busy ali day
over in the city clerks office. He was
taking copies of the proceedings of the
meetings of Wednesday and Friday
nights. and of the rules and order of
| business of the council.
| 1t is supposed to be Joseph voaler to
whom the license was granted, who is
to make the fight in the courts, but it
is understood that the gamblers gem
orally are backing him. The gamblers
( know that IL the license granted We'd
nesday night to Vogler Is valid that all
of them will have the right to open up
gambling houses on the ground floor,
for the council cannot discriminate in
granting licenses. The gamblers who
are preparing to test the matter in the
courts claim that at a regular meeting
OF the council a legal majority Of the
council voted to grant a license for
gambling to Joseph Vogler at NO. q
North Main street; that at the same
meeting after the license had been
granted a reconsideration was taken
the mover OF. the reconsideration hav-
ing, as required, voted for the license;
that the reconsideration was defeated
and that according to all rules OF par
llamentary law only one reconsidera-
ton can be taken and that. after
an action has once been reconsidered
and approved, 1t cannot again be re-
considered. 1t is claimed by the gam
hlArA he ~ q a. 49,
was entirely illegal and that after the
motion for reconsideration had been
voted down Wednesday night, the mat
ter could not legally be brought up
again Friday night or at any other
time.
1t is probable that some of Mayor
Thompson's rulings were a little pecu-
liar. but the actions of some OF the al
dermen had been quite peculiar also
and peculiar actions necessitate pecu-
liar rulings. Mr.. Thompson ruled that
each and every alderman has the priv
ilege OF moving a reconsideration. 1t is
doubtful If this is exactly according to
Hoyle, but no one will blame the mayor
much If, under the circumstances, he
was a little arbitrary. If his arbitrari-
ness had proceeded to the extent, of
summarily adjourning the council
wednesday night, before the aldermen
had made complete asses of Them
selves, he would have even more de
served the thanks of the community.
The mayor is perfectly ready to stand
suit on the ability of the council to re-
scind its action in granting a license to
Mr.. Vogler. The suit will cost the gam.
blers quite a little before they get
through with 1t and the city cannot
lose much.
The NEGOTIATIONS for the Paul Davis
place on Main street. above Broaway.
have been suspended pending the SET
Element of the dispute. The business
men on the west side of Main, between
Broadway and Granite. are up I'm arms
against allowing a gambling house on
that block. Never before have the
gamblers located north of Broadway
but If they can between Park and
Broadway. they have just as much
right to be between Broadway and
Granite. II Paul Davis beer hall is
turned into gambling house, Hight
q Fairfeld's jewelry store win be ancne
side of 1T. and Gamers boot and shoe
store on the other while very close
will be Babcock's hat store, Newbro's
drug store. Kahnweiler's bazaar Hem
nessy's dry goods store and a number
of other of the best and most respected
business houses in the town There
Is no doubt that all the stores on that
side of the street between Broadway
ruined by turning the Davis place into
a gambling house.
The business men on the west side
of Main. between Park and Broadway.
are In just as great a furry Suppos-
ing that the council was acting in good
faith when 1t declared that there would
be no downstairs gambling. a number
of firSt-class establishments have To-
Gated in the old gambling districts.
Three clothing stores have located
where gamblers formerly had full
sway, and the Great Northern rail-
road and express Office has also moved
in there The block has been rendered
respectable. Some OF the business
houses went to great expense fitting
up their places of business and MAX
ing them suitable and attractive. II
Vogler's license holds the business
houses will all have to move out, and
find locations elsewhere at great ex-
pense and Inconvenience. Some OF them
have taken leases for long terms,
which they will have to forfeit, for 1t
is certain that women will not patron
he them and respectable people gener-
ally will go to other stores rather than
pass gambling houses with the gangs
that constantly gather in front of
them.
The uncertainty which prevails has
ITS effects on the business men, con-
cerned, but they are confident that II
the council does not flop again, all
viii be right In spite of the suit which
the gamblers are preparing to bring.
1t Is understood that Mr.. vogler will
open up and permit the city TO arrest
him and then have 1t tested whether
the license granted him Wednesday
night was all right or not.
Newbro's Special Offers Are Paralyxing
His Comp .tifors.