The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-11-01
Hlspensafy's Last Ditch.

Columbia, October 30.-Tbere ia a
great deal of interest being taken in
the Howell Union dispensary case.
which is to be argued before Judge
frltchard, at AshevilIe on Tuesday.
one OF the most interesting phases of
the situation is, what is the conntv
board of control going to do about itq
ihey are made'the principal defend
ants of the suit, and it is alleged that
they haye unlawfully deprived the
county dispenser of his office, and the
IWhoie purpose Of the litigation is to
nave dispenser Howell restored to his
tbni 4uto anu,,r ana tne 9ilsfpensary reopened in
case is merely intended as the fore
runner OF others, should the dispensary
people win In the pending Union case:
lt VII! then be an easy matter fo aslr
for similar Orders for Pickens and
Oconee, and Marion and Lancaster and
York and all Of the other connties that
nave voted out the dispensaries. -,
~ Messrs. beiiInger g. Welch and John
pensary side in this fight, arc Quite
confident that they will win, and thai
manentt ad that Dispense1 S1 De mage HopIsai1 per-
VIII ba restored to hfs position. IL
mas been;; sGggested here today that
the county board for. Union. County
VIII pe renresentet by counsel ana
Wii oppose the position taken bY
Messrs.' Beiiinger g. Welch and MI
Capers, and that they do not want
the aispensary rsopened in Union
The statementis also made that tho
county Doaro cannot get any money
from the state board for such q fiphf.
and that If the State board go desired
lt could not Legally expend money for
be expected to mix the State m in .
suit unless there be occasion for Il. and
the way the thing looks unless lila
members OF the county ::board, of Union
county pay tho expenses of an nftor-
ney Themselves there is going to ina M
attorney, unlese the Prohibitionists
do 30, or tiee other side practically Tend
9 g99od lawyer 10 have a bona ade fight
Those who are fighting To have tha
dispensaries reopened Insist chat this
is no "lay down fight" and argue that
1t would do them no good TO have enoii
q hight. fof the sine is Certain 10 1S,na
when there will be q real bona fide
nBuI anu thaG IL would ne lust as ysii
Tor fhem to lose in the Outeat, if, thev
are to lnee tat al, amd .hat .hey .aail :
want the besG possible legal fight nnt
up by the other side. -: :. . - -
One thing is very clear and that Ia 10
Judge Prltchsrd takes O hnnd in n
State affair and reopene tho ilianen
Ear1es in the counties that have vnfe;a
them out, there will be no pc.a- that
can preventive General Asssmbiy from,
passing. general State: Prohibition
!aw: me general Assembly and the
people will not stand for a. Federal
Judge reopening dispsnaaries in conn
ties where the people have voted them
out, whether that view of the people
De Hgns or wrong from common
sense standpoint. s.. :. : -
IT may be that it will be left 20
Judge Pritchard to decide what the
General Assembly of this State is tO ii,
aud 1t will be q better bet than 1e to Il:
tar better, to say what is going to han.
pen next January. iF Judge Pritcharf
!esHea orders that 9ill raena:.. 4ha E!isS;
penearles in counties, that have gone
dry hy vete s:e The The Is ii tor
The suggestion is made that Judge
Pritchard will suggest that the State
pc heard. frcm before !t:e takes
mold Of the case. 4 A great many Der.
sons have asked what the GefIGfal sAs.
eembly ls going to do when it 3mesta
here in January. It is; Slitficult to sav
what it is going to 90; !: ore isifficrilt Ia
venture an opinion Oh .shstIisnanas,rU
question. thar NIL ...:..Gfa INIT tnasthar!
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