New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-05
LIQUOR BILLS HEARING.
Jersey House Committee Reports
FaUorably on BIOhm Measure.
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Trenton, March 4.-The House of Assembly
Vas crowded to the utmost this afternoon at a
hearing given on the various liquor and anti
liquor bills by the House Committee ON Judi
ciary, of which Assemblyman Klenert is the
chairman
After the hearing the committee reported IA
vorably on the Blohm bill by the strictly party
vote of to ?.
Bucks local option measure was the first con-
sidered. II was defended by the Rev. John l.
Scudder of Jersey City. He believed in every
community having what it wanted. II il wanted
rum or beer and majority of the people in the
community so voted. let them have it, Nine
tenths of the churches Of the state favored local
option he said. The option tight was on, and
it was on to stay until successful.
The Rev. Joseph II. Howell represented the
general synod of the Presbyterian Church. He
said by resolution that Church desired local
option in preference to any other plan. Ma
joriiy rule was what was wanted he said.
Mr. Dinwiddie of the National Temperance
Society. stated that about forty Of the forty
five states had some kind OF local option law.
joel Burton of Beavertown represented the So
Getty OF Friends. That organization. he said
favored local option. The Rev. J. F. Galloway
Of Paterson. demanded the same fair play on
local option that was granted on the gambling
question
Ex- Senator Chds. of Somerset. sent tele
gram urging local option. and so did great
many others. The Rev. a. +. Ballard. OF Ocean
Grove and others, spoke in behalf OF the meas
William H. Speer. Of Jersey City, said he was
in favor OF local option but against the Local
Option bill. 1t supposed something was TO
he done by this Legislature and as Prosecutor OF
the Pleas OF Hudson he expected something
What he liked about the Blohm bill was that
there a referendum which left II To the
people 10 decide whether or not the saloons
should be open on Sunday for portion OF the
day.
He did not consider the Local option bin broad
enough He hoped the committee would report
q substitute TO the BlOhm measure that would
leave all the questions In connection with the
liquor Law traffic to the public.
Freebooter Walter Bender. Of Cliffsde. Bergen
County, got very excited. He insisted that the
Democrats had promised To repeal the Bishops
bill at this session. and If they did not repeal
II. I'VE will come down here next year and put
in "A new Governor, new Senate and a new
House. and wipe out the lot of YOU
Ex-Mayor Lankering OF Hcboken made brief
speech in favor OF the Blohm bill. and this in
PRODUCED Col +. 9. Stahl. Of Trenton, who maue
a witty speech. praisng the German Americans
and asking justice for them and their liberal
views Samuel J. Macdonald. of Newark. asked
the passage Of the Blohm bill. behalf Of tho
cigar manufacturers because the effect % the
Bishops bill had been demoralizing.
Ex-Mayor ". H. Fielder of Newark favored
the repeal 81 the Bishops bill. and 81 did Mayor
HaUssiiGg Of Newark. Major Carl Lentz. pre2i
dent Of the New Jersey Saugerbuud. argued FOR
the Biohm hill on the ground taken by Mr..
Speer
Thomas c Hays president Of the State Liquor
Dealers Association. attempted 10 ridicule the
arguments Of the clergyg and quoted aome fig
ures In contradiction. The Rev. DR. Scott Tnglis,
OF Newark. took issue with Major LentZ on the
cause of the Democratic victory in Essex last
fell. Ea did not think il was the Bishops bill
that did II any more than the fight for the Sen
atorship. He did not think the Republican
leaders had been consistent i'm their attitude on
the bill
The Rev. John .. Fox. Catholic. Of Trenton.
asserted that at least one-thrd Of the saloons
were owned by the brewers. The Rev. DR..
Henry c. Mintor. % Trenton. said that under all
the specioUs arguments that had been made for
the Bohm bin was the poisonous attempt TO
'lePalize the dissertation of the Sabbath" +.
X Boyd and Samuel Wilson, OF Jersey City, also
spoke for the bill.