Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-02-09
To Mil the Bill.
Liquor Men Gave Orders
to Gov. Mash.
Helped Put Nash Admin
istration In Power.
Lieut., Gov. Caldwell, Mr..
Cox's Friend,
Forgot" to Make Bill Part of Senate
RecOrd..-H0use Can Reconsider.

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Record. House Can Reconsider.
Columbus, Feb. 9.--Thc passage of
! the Clark local option bill has stirred
NJ muss in state politics. The liquor
interests, which were with the Rcpub-
lican party the past two years, when
a Legislature has been elected, have
called for an accounting.
The passage of tic bill Wednesday
by the House was a great surprise to
the liquor league. Wednesday evening
n conference was called by the frlnds
of the bill and the ground thoroughly
canyassed. It was decided that some
| thing must he done to save the day
and prevent the bill coming to vote In
the Senate, where 1t is conceded that
the temperance men are in control.
| Lieut. Governor Caldwell, who was
nominated as the saloon representa-
| tive, was consulted and Il reconsidera-
|
be allowed to get members who were
favorable TO the bill to change their
vote. Lieut.. Gov. Caldwell was able
to fix this and when the bill was mes
saged over 10 the senate the Lieutenant
Governor carefully forgot to hand 1t
to the clerk to read, thereby saving il
from becoming part of the House
| n 1t.,rre ,,I oil
at noon, and thus all danger of the bill
becoming the property of the Senate
was avoided.
At ) o'clock the Governor was called
into a.conference by the liquor men.
This meeting was held In the Neil
house Gov. Nash, Lieut.. Gov. Cald
well. John II. MallOy, Senator Seiber of
Dicks district, Carl Hoster, who IL at
the head of the Brewers association in
the state: Secretary Chapman OF the
Cleveland & Sandusky Brewing Coz
and Representative Mccormack We're
present at this conference 1t was an
important as well Ms an exciting mcet-
ing 1t is stated upon good authority
that the representatives of the saloon
interests of the state told Gov Nash
that he must kill the bill.
''If this bill becomes law this ses-
sion your administration and the Re
publican party in Ohio will he held re-
sponsiblc for 1t by the entire liquor in
tcrests of the state"
This wa sthe plain, unvarnished ulti-
nmtum given by the saloon men pres
cnt. They reminded Gov. Nash that
they had contributed many thousands
of dollars to his campaign and to the
campaign Of Senator Hanna two years
ago, That the Legislature in both
branches Is now strongly Republican,
and Its acts therefore the acts of the
Republican party.
1--WE demand that this bill be recon
sidcred and killed in the House. and
YOU, as Governor OF the state and head
of the party In Ohio, cnn accomplish
this work. Mr.. Chapman is reported
to hnve said TO Coy. Nash.
The governor is known to have at.
tempted TO dodge the issues and claim
which Is probably true, that he neither
aided nor abetted the bill In fact tool;
no part In the contest; but this would
not SO, Tho agents of the liquor
men accused Ainlloy of trifing with
their interests in IN attempt TO pull
the Cox bill through the House and
Malloy Is regarded by many as Gov
Nnsh's spokesman, The liquor men
pointed out that IL the Legislature
passes this law they will have but one
course open TO them In future cam
paigns, and that viii be 10 work
against the party which has shown It's
ingratitude hy passing the Clark bill.
1t Is said tonight on what appears tC
he good authority that the result OF
tho conference was promise that til,
administration would use It's best Of
dcavors to secure n reconsideration
Three men are mentioned as convert:
To the liquor cause since tho passage oi
the bill. They are Painter OF Wood
Buell. of Columbiana and Mctzger o
| stark Ono of thesc men, u Is said
VIII he secured To move Il recousidcrn
Iion of the bill. The temperance peo
pie are fully aware of the move nnt
VIII make 4 bitter fight against it
! Tho Democrats will divide on the oucs
| lion, but the leaders do not want III,
bill reconsidered
II this move fails Senator Shcppur,
will otfcr the same objection to the bill
as offered by Judge Russell In his at
tempt 10 defeat tho bill, This amend
menl Is 10 increase tho number of pc
tltioncrs required before the bill cal
be submitted from one,Quartor to one
half and an amendment 10 the Ian
guage describing saloon as a publ
house The bill jumped into almos
national prominence as q political fac
= tor last night and its enenies say It
Il passage will do much,to defeat McKir
O ley and elect Democrat Senator Il
!, 1901.