Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-01
HEARING ON
LOCAL OPTION.
Many Anti.SaIOOn Workers will
Go TO TrenlOn Monday to
Talk on the Subject.

ert, chairman of the Judiciary COM
mittee, has set Monday, March 4, as
the date for the hearing In the local
option bill The nour has been plac-
ed at 2S0 p. IN. J. Frank Burke, su-
perintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League, has been notified and there
will probably be considerable doing
in the way of dry oratory on that
day.
1t is understood that the Anti-Sa-
loon League has notified every
preacher in the state this week by
letter of the hearing, and large
number of laymen, as we'll as clergy
men, have signified determination
of attending.
Among the many who are expected
in behalf of the local option bill are
the following:
Rev. Charles L. Mead, d. d., New
ark.
Rev. P. T. Pockman. D. D., New
Brunswick.
Rev. A. e. Ballard, d. D., Ocean
Grove
Q.y
Anti-Saloon League. Newark.
Rev. j. L. Scudder, ID. D., Jersey
City.
Rev. Joseph H. Howells. D. d.,
Hamilton Square.
Rev. Joseph Lyons Ewing, Bridge
ton.
Rev. George H. Neal, d. D., Cam
den.
j. Frank Burke, superintendent
Anti-Saloon League.
Rev. G. T. Harris, Camden.
S. S. Childs, Basking Ridge.
Rev. P. A. Baker, d. d., Columbus,
Ohio.
Fillmore Condit, Verona.
Rev. S. H. Ham, of the Law and
Order League, Haddon Heights.
Rev. w. r. Dorward, D. D., Stel-
ton.
Rev. w. w. Barker, Bayonne.
Rev. Robert Scott Inglis, ID. D.,
Newark.
Rev. Joel Borton, Woodstown.
Hundreds of resolutions have
reached the assemblymen and sena-
tors in behalf of the local option bill
since the concerted discussion on Feb
ruary II, and these continue to come
in. Mr. Burke, the superintendent of
the league, stated today that scores
OF resolutions had been sent through
the Anti-Saloon League state office,
besides the number that were sent di-
rect to the members. Many letters
also are reaching the representatives,,
indicating that the people throughout
the state are somewhat stirred bn the
matter.
The Anti-Saloon League, it ap-
pears, is laying the foundation for a
tremendous campaign next year such
as is carried on by that institution in
other states, and the local opdon in
next falls primaries and election bill
Is likely to cut omre of figure than
some have thought. The league has
already four men organizing in the
state now, and the superintendent de-
clares that one or two more will be
put in commission before the pri-
maries.
The hearing on the other excise
legislation, says Chairman Klenert,
now before the judiciary committee,
will Immediately follow that on the
local option bill.
1t is admitted, however, that none
of the proposed repealers will be en-
acted. If any of them come out for
a vote at, all, 1t will be brought out
in simply a perfunctory manner in
order to give some of the democratic
members an opportunity to keep their
ante-election pledges. This makes
the hearing on these Bishops law
repealers" somewhat a work of su-
perogation, as it is foregone con-
clusion that none will pass, and they
are going to get them out of the way
simply in order to clear the deck for
a measure that some believe has a
hope of getting through. 1t is ex-
pected that the new proposition will
embody at least two changes from
the present law. 1t is proposed
to relieve the owners of saloon prem
ises from liability and grant to re-
sumo the restrictions of the one
years residence for a license now i'm
posed on the applicant.
In all changes the members will
have to meet not only opposition of
the interdenominational committee,
but more than that while the Anti
Saloon League stands primarily for
local option bill. 1t is understood
it stands unalterably opposed to any
change In the present law which will
in any way favor the liquor dealer
or make his business less difficult.