The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-20
PROHIBITION LAW UNLIKELY.

tee following represent counties IN
which the county dispensary system
is now apparently giving satisfaction:
Applet, Of Clarendon; Bates, Of
Barnwell; Bivens, Of Dorchester;
Grayion, Of Abbeville; Hardin, Of
Chester; Haynes, (deceased), Of
Berkeley; MCGOWAN, of Laurens;
Sinkler, Of Charleston; Smith, Of
Hampton; Christensen, Of Beau
fort-l0. (Senator Toole, of Aiken,
could be included here, but for the
dissatisfaction recently caused IN
Aiken by opening a dispensary at
North Augusta.) Is there any rea-
son why any Of these 10 should now
favor state prohibition in preference
to the existing system?
Senators MCGOWAN, Of Laurens,
and Bass, Of Williamsburg, both of
whom favored the local option law,
represent counties in which the dis
pensary lost in Briee law elections,
which elections were declared lille
gal, and the dispensaries remain
open.
Of those who opposed the Carey
Cothran bill, the following represent
counties in which the people had Sc
cured prohibition by local option:
Blease, Of Newberry; Earle, Of
Oconee; Stackhouse, Of Marion, ana
Townsend, Of Union.
Of the II who opposed the passage
Of the Carey-Cothran bill the fol-
lowing represent counties in which
the county dispeasaries are now be-
ing operated, to all appearances, with
satisfaction:
Black, Of Bamberg; Clifton, Of
Sumter; Efrd, Of Lexington; john
son, Of Fairfield; Kelley, Of Lee;
Raysor, Of Orangeburg; Walker, of
Georgetown; Wells, (resigned,) Of
Florence; Weston, of Richland, and
Grlttln. OF COlletOn-lO.
Is there any reason why any OF
these 10 should now favor state pro-
hibition in preference to the existing,
system? Senator Wells's successor,
Mr.. Gibson, is understood to be a
prohibitionist, but not necessarily
opposed to local option.
There are two original prohibition
counties, never having had a dlspen-
sary - Marlboro and Greenwood.
Senator Rogers, Of Marlboro, voted
against the Carey-Cothran bill, and
Senator Brooks, Of Greenwood, for
it.
Senator Hough, Of Kershaw, op-
posed the Carey-Cothran bill, but
since it's enactment he has squarely
opposed prohibition in his county
and favored retention Of the present
system. The election in Kershaw
went against the ,dispensary, but has
been declared illegal.
Senator Laney, Of Chesterfield,
opposed the Carey-Cotaran bill, but
his county has since voted out the
dispensary, and the election is being
contested.
Let US more definitely analyze the
vote against the Carey-Cothran bill:
(a) Counties in which the new sys-
tenn is popular .::.'1o
(b) Counties in which prohibition
is secured already .... >. 4
Marlboro 49,. ...... -. .''''' L
Kershaw and Chesterfield ..., 2
s.* -
The vote for the Carey-Cothran
bill:
(c) Counties in which prohibition
is in effect -. ...... -. ...ll
(d) Counties in which the new sys-
tenn is popular .... ..'1o
williamsburg 49,. ..... ..' ''' L
Aiken go. 49,. ......'.''
Greenwood 49,. -. ...... ....
a
: Of the counties marked (c) the
\following senators, if 10 others, are
inclined to state prohibition:
Spartanbr.g, Cherokee, Anderson
and Edga6eld-4.
The reader is at liberty to draw
his own differences from the record.
The writer cannot see muca ground
to expect state prohibition bill to
pass either the house or the senate;