The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-07-06
WHITE IS GONE AGAIN THE PETITION STANDS,


4 with a majority ~ INV nance tssll
upon sha unsAsIen fw dItsAllefy. Assot
ney ffaahvr nna the AnGldlatliefy
torcm gave ap tAo nght before shs
council Saturday afternoon, and thu
petition WAS accepted ny that body, by
resolution. declaring IL suniclput. The
ansl.dIstillery fnrces dvolnro that al
appeal will be taken ID Il higher court,
and that The night against tho dlntlllery
IN Oskalocaa n Car from concluded.
The session N the council was d
stormy ono. and TIM attorneys dld
forensic battle many times during INC
days work. The MINES were canvass,
ed rapidly. and 225 or tho 800 sigma.
lures challenged were rejected. but
the council. upon fifty-eight names,
ruled approval That did not coincide
with the allegations Of lar. Hauser,
and he withdrew from the fight be-
foro that court. Seventeen names
challenged were laid over for future
rulings.
The debated question during the ar
ternoon and morning hinged almost
altogether upon this point: Whether
the manufacturing law. passed several
years later than the nuict saloon law,
was sufficient unto itself, or whether
1t must BIO construed surrounded by
all the technicalities Of the mulct sa-
loon law, In addition to those OF It's
own wording. Attorney Hauser al
legged that the latter was the case,
while Attorneys Burrell and Dewitt
declared that the manufacturing law
was In itself sufficient for manufacture
or
a. question In point came I'D when
the petitioners introduced other EVIL
dence than that OF the poll booksNto
show that Thomas Baugh and Thomas
T.. Baugh were the same person. In
this ruling, with several others, the
antidistillery forces declare that the
city council has reversed the SUI.
preme court.
Laughable incidents arose, ais when
the attorney for the professionals OBJ.
jected TO Councilman Kenworthy's
signature, because Of iIiegibIlity, and
In a similar case when the objection
was made to the signature of a promI-
nent business man, and former county
official who is known to write steele.
plate hand, but unites his initials
with handsome flourish.
Charges that the petition had been
tempered with were reiterated during
the course Of the afternoon. The pro-
testing attorneys charged that the pc.
titIoners had removed names from the
petition liter filing. In support OF
this contention Charles Hooyrv was
sworn and hiH evidence proved q
boomerang to the protesting forces, as
far as lovers OF fair play we're con-
cerned According to lne admission
OF Mr.. Hoover, after the petition had
been filed he scratched on the name
OF a signer, who asked that he do SO.
after having been approached by the
opposing forces. Mr.. Hoover In 30
doing exhibited the spirit OF fairness
which has marked his canvass for the
petition. Attorney hauser stated
that the entire petition would be pro-
tested upon this ground
The present status Of the petition
can be told In figures:
No. Of names on the petition .. 1871
No OF names necessary ...... .1112
No challenged by protestants. M. 300
No rejected by council .s.....-. 225
No. accepted by the council ..... S.
No held over ................. IL
NO withdrawn from petition .... 10
No remaining on petition ..... 1851