The sun., 1908-08-30
DRY ATLANTIC CITY. SUNDAY
UNION SALOONS TO CLOSE-LAW
MUST BE OBEYED.
Police to Make Raids II II Is NOt-Vlsitors
FOrewarned Lay In Private, Stocks
Gov. Fort Is Assured That He VIII
Have Support or Majority .of voters.

Police 10 Make Hai0s IL IL Ii Not- VtotVTs
Forewarned Lay In Private, Stocks
Gov. Fort Is Assured That He WIN
Have Support or Majority .of Voters.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. j.. Aug. 2e.-Saloons
will be closed tomorrow. At meeting Of
the Royal Arch late this afternoon the l20
saloon keepers who make up its member
ship decided unanimously to shut down
their places.
They demand also that the city ofifciais
force the saloons owned by men outside
the liquor sellers organization to -ploses
Word has been passed around that police
raids will follow any sttempt TO- sell 1iquor
tomorrow. ,ts... -,
The saloon keepers who have defied the
law and the State authorities for years, did
not give In without a hard struggle. Ofi-
oials and heads of the administration who
have been behind the saloon keepers in
their fight for an open Sunday attended
the conference and Joined with the men,
bers Of the Royal Arch in advising dry
Sunday.
As a result Of the news that the saloons
and cafes will be closed Tomorrow there
has been a general sourrying for stock
OF booze on the part Of visitors, and bottling
and wholesale liquor stores are running
out of their stock Of heer and whis'sey.
Proprietore Of hotels. big and little. are
taking orders for drinks TO be SERVED to
morrow
Policemen have been ordered to report
violations Of the Sunday laws, Merchants
and hotel men are behind a movement
for mass meeting to be held here oh Moo
day night for the purpose OF considering
an entire change In local administration.
The heads Of the local political ring are are
fight on the excise question.
Ss.> GIst. N. J.. Aug. 20. Gov, Fort
was in fine humor to-day over the Afiantic
,,ity situation. He said he was satisfied
that the large majority OF the peopto OF
the State were with him.
United States Senator Frank q. Briggs.
the leader Of the Republican party In
Mercer county, telephnned to the Governor
this morning that he thoroughly approved
OF the action that had been taken. State
Senator Samuel X. Robbins. leader OF the
Republican majority in the Senate. called
OH Gov. Fort yesterday and assured him
OF his support. He said that liquor dealers
as well as temperance people in his county
approved OF the stand taken by the Gov,
ernor and that the three Burlington codhtyy
him.
Gov. Fort has received word from. Sepal
tor William j. Bradley Of Cam den county
that he is with him in his fight. and Senator
Avis Of Gloucester has said the same thing.
Senator +. W. Wakelee Of Ber gen county
wrote as follows: u join with you in the
thought and hope that the Atlantic City
officials will obey the law. II the issue be
comes one Of defiance OF State laws there
can be but one answer and one result.
Several members OF the Assembly have
approved the plan Of the Governor to make
Atlantic City obey the law. Speaker Frank
B. Jess, Ma ajority Leader William p. Martin.
Minority Leader Mark Sullivan, Assembly,
man Lewis OF Burlington county and others
say they will support the Governor.
Col. Nelson Y. DUNCAN OF the Second
Regiment wrote to the Governor that while
he did not seek the job. Il the Second was
called out it would take pleasure i1 enforc-