The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-21
Wayne's Representative Saw
ed Measure from Being In
definitely Postponed.
WAS MUCH EXCITEMENT
THOSE OPPOSING THE BILL HAD
BEGUN TO CELEBRATE WHEN
RATLIFF ANNOUNCED CHANGE
IN HIS VOTE.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 20. (Spl)-
BY changing his vote at the last mo
ment, Representative Walter Ratliff
OF Wayne County, saved the high Ii
cense bill from being indefinitely post
poned in the house this afternoon
Representative Ratliff had first voted
recommending the indefinite postpone
ment of the measure. After he had
changed his vote the bill was advanced
to second reading.
The scene was one of the most dra-
matte of the present session of the
legislature. Those who were opposed
to the bill had practically commenced
a celebration, while the friends of the
measure were correspondingly depress-
ed, when the Wayne county legislator
gained the attention of Speaker
Branch and announced that he de-
sired to change his vote, explaining
that he believed the bill should be ad-
vanced to second reading SO that it
might be printed and laid on the desks
of members of the house.
The Roll Had Been Called.
The result of the vote had not been
announced and Mr.. Ratliffs change be-
ing recorded the vote announced was
AZ for the indefinite postponement
against 4S who favored the 81 900 Ii
cense.
The contest for and against the high
license bill commenced shoStly before
noon Wednesday afternoon, when the
house committee on public morals sub
mitted its report. There was a divid-
ed opinion among members of the COM
mittee. Messrs. Morton Kelly,
White Ulrfch and Springs signed a
favorable report while the minority re-
port recommending indefinite post
ponement, was signed by Messrs. Hot
tel. Pierson and Loudon.
The debate on the minority report
was started by J. Mojroe, Fitch, repub-
Ifcan, of Delaware county, who de-
nounced the bill with all the power of
his personal mannerism. He stated
that he had never been connected with
the saloon element and had never had
ents. He charged that some saloon
men favored the bill SO that they
could get monopoly of the liquor traf-
fic and in stating that he opposed the
bill. said that he was like just 1000
Delaware residents who had signed
petition asking that he vote against
the bill and as he made the announce
ment he waived the petition and ask
hot l. 10 - h.
ords.
Representative Fitch, during the day
took occasion to denounce the Indian
apolis News, owing TO the fact that in
one of it's issues it had, he said, ''prac-
tically charged all legislators who
voted, or were in favor of killing the
bill. as having been corrupted
Representative Kelley, of st. Joseph
county, as well as almost every mem
ber of the house. was heard on one side
or another of the question and there
was not a moment during which
charge and counter charge and the In
dianapoliS papers came in for more
than their share of harsh treatment
In fact, at one time there was ready
Tor introduction, a resolution intended
TO exclude from the floor of the house
at least one member of the editorial
force of the News.
The following is the way members
of the house of representatives voted
on the question of increasing the sa-
loon license to 1000.
The vote was on the question of in
definitely postponing the bill.
AYES.
Republicans-Baltzell Condo. Fitch,
Geisse. Johnson, Klecknor, Loudon
and Schroeder.
Democrats-Barkley. Behymer. Brol-
1y, Burns, Cobol. Cravens, Dwyer.
Forukner Fleming, Fruechtenich.
Trump Gerard. Green, Hay, Honam,
Hotel, Joyce Kimmell. Kinsley. Leib,
Lutz. Mccullough, Mcdonald. McEvoy,
Madden. Moon, Obertling. Parker.
Pierson, Reed of Fountain, Rentschler, |
Simon. Steel. Stephens, Sweeny, |
Thornton, Wizard. Wade and Wells.
NOES.
Repubicans-Andrews Babcock, Ba- |
ker. Benson. Bowlus, Carmichael, Cay !
Tor, Cox, Daily, Edwards Elliott of st. !
Johnson. Keller. Keeley, King, Johep, |
Elliott of Wayne. Esehbauch, Furnas. /
Greiger. Hanna. Hays, Johnston. kel- /
Ter, King, McClaskey. Meeker. Mongan. I
Morton, Norwood, Olive, Porter. Rat /
lift. Read. of Hamilton, Simiso, I
Slimp, Springer, Stultz. Ulrich, Wat I
son, Weaver. Woodfill, Zeok. and
Branch.
Democrats-Brown, Downey. Hostel I
ter, Jackson, Mckinney. Slick, Strick- /
land and White.
ABSENTEES.
Republicans - Billingslv. Holloway.
School and Volz.