Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-12
CLARK
Confident Of Passage
Of His Noted Local
Option Bill.
Comes to a Vote In Sen
ate Wednesday.
All Sorts Of Silly Stories In
Circulation
OF How Administration Desires
Passage Of Bill.
Especial Correspondence)

tSDeCldl ~S0tltopciioNA-SNy
Columbus, March II Everybody in
Columbus is talking today abont the
probable fate of the Clark local OPP
tion bill. The proposed INV Will come
to final test in the Senate on Wednes-
day morning and its friends are conf
deut that 1t will receive Is or 20 votes.
The liquor meu have not yet given up
the fight and they assert, though not
quite so confidently, that the bill Will
be defeated by very narrow margin.
All sorts of pressure is being brought
to bear upon the Republican Senators
to compel them to oppose the measure
upon strict party grounds The argu-
ment is used that Governor Nash was
beaten with respect to his wishes as to
the Cincinnati ripper, that his own
county failed to declare for his candi-
date for the secrctaryship Of state and
that q few more defeats will make his
reelection impossible. The Repub-
lican Senators, as a rule, look upon
these statements as silly, and their
votes will not be affected thereby.
1t is not from high moral stand
point that the majority of the states
mon view the bill in question. Their
constituents are urging them so strong
ly and threatening them SO constantly
that they feel they must support IT..
Such men as Senator Patterson, Senai
tor Writ and Senator Hanna, who may
he relied upon to do what the Admin
istration tells them to do under almost
all circumstances, will be compelled to
holt this time. 1t seems to be one of
those exceedingly rare occasions when
the people are stronger than the party
and most Of the Senators who will vote
for the passage of the Clark bill will
do so because their standing with the
men who sent them to the Legislature
and upon whose votes they must de
pend for future political advancement
insist that they must vote for it,
Mr.. Clark, the author Of the BILL sale
today that he feels reasonably sure
that it will receive 20 votes on Wed
nesday. He counts upon the suppor
of Senator Long, Democrat, and Sen
ator Elmer,a Republican, both OF whom
have been occupying prominent places
upon the doubtful list. He prophesie
that the vote will stand as follows.
Ycas-Archer Bright, Dodge, Elmer
Hanna, Harbaugh, Howard, Hurst
Long, Madden, Marchant, Middleton
Myers, Patterson, Roger, Roudebusl
Stivers, Williams, Wightman, Writ.
Nays--Broreln, Brown, Cohen, Hard
ing, Lawrence, Mitchell, Nippert, SheI
pard, Slcber, Wilhelm.
The advocates OF the measure clair
that they may secure the votes of Sci
ators Brorein, Brown, Cohen, Harding
Sheppard and Sieber though the
make no pretense of having receive
any assurances from them.
} Meanwhile the enemies of the bi
are remaining comparatively quiet mn
J most OF the senators themselves rcfus
to make any positive statements upo
, the subject Senators HarbaugI
| Bright, Marchant and Wightmnn III
working very hard to secure the pa
- sage of the BILL When the day of {!
/ vote comes, one substitute and two
= three amendments will probably |
s offered. The -four Senators to who
= reference has just been made, w
L hold themselves in readiness TO spes
u for The hill upon the floor, il they co
G slider such action necessary. II is |,
!, llcved that no speeches will be ma,
II against IT, The special order will
considered AT 1890 o'clock and We
large crowd is expected.
ROBERT O. RYDER.