The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-08-19
HIGH LICENSE BILL
IS ALREADY PREPARED
Leader of Temperance Forces Also
Has a Draft to Abolish the Rail-
road Commission and Substitute 1t
With One of Larger Scope. Cam
paign Opens in Fl. Wayne.
Especial to THE TIMEsl

indianapolis, Aug. 1S.-Reports COM
piled by Carl w Riddick, secretary of
the republican state committee. show
that of the republican candidates for
the house of representatives farmers
and lawyers are in the lead. The latest
report shows an equal number from
each class-nineteen. The former com
piliation showed majority of farmers,
but the lawyers seem to have crept up
on the men from the rural districts
All classes are represented the
butcher and baker and candlestick
maker-but the farmers and lawyers
are in the lead. Miscellaneous occupa-
tions and professions number twenty.
These include three physicians. three
money lender, one justice of the peace.
two contractors, on printer, one editor,
one capitalist, one manufacturer. one
insurance agent, one real estate deal
er. one lumber seller. etc.
Named Their Nominees.
There are one hundred representa-
tives to be nominated by the republic
cans and all but sixteen districts have
named their nominees and forwarded
their names to Secretary Riddick. Oc-
equations and professions are not des-
ignated in all cases, however, so the
comparison has to be based on sixty
names. For the senate the lawyers
seem to be in the lead. With nine
teen of the twenty-six to be nominated
heard from, there are nine lawyers to
three farmers, there being one each of
tn following: Doctor mine operator,
banker, merchant, capitalist and insur-
ance agent
The reports show that practically all
the candidates for both the house and
senate are married.
VIII Have Charge of Forces.
Senator Ezra Mattingly of Washing
ton, who led the fight in the senate
two years ago for the high license bill
is to have charge of the temperance
forces again this winter. 1t is likely
that the county local option bill will
bear his name. This has already beer
drafted and under it. says Mattingly
eighty-six of the ninety-two counties
of the state will go dry" the very frs
dash out of the box. The only sis
counties that will, according to Mat
tingly, remain wet after his bill has
been enacted into law are Vanderburg
Dubois, Vigo, Marion, Allen and Lake
PrOvisOs of Bills.
The bill provides that local option
elections shall be held not oftener thar
once every four years. A petition
signed by 20 per cent of the voters o,
a county may be filed any time within
three days of the date set for the
board of county commissioners to meet
the commissioners must designate al
election date not less than twenty Of
more than thirty days after the petition
is filed; no other issue must be pre-
scented to the voters for their consid
Grafton and the election must be con
Quoted under the rules governing gen
eraI elections.
Mattingly points out that under hi.
law the whole state may vote on the sa
loon question at practically the sam,
time BY united effort on the part O.
the temperance forces petitions may b,
filed in each county on the same day
Then, according to the law, ninety-tw,
elections would be held within tel
days of each other.
Would BE state Election.
This would make practically a stat,
election and brewers and liquor deal
ers would not be able Mattingly point
out, to switch their forces from on,
county to another. to divide up thei
resources or to COLOMBO voters. B,
making the election a state issue vi
and down and across the state. h.
thinks that all but six counties woul,
Danish their saloons at the very frs
election under the new law.
Mattingly also has a bill to abolish
the railroad commission and to Great
in its stead a public utilities commits
sion of five members, to control rail-
roads. fractions and city car lines
light. heat and power companies an,
telegraph, telephone and express com
panies.
Open Campaign Next Week.
Belief exists that the republican
will formally open their campaign il
Fort Wayne on August 26 James E
Watson, candidate for governor, viii
of course. deliver the keynote It i
not known why the republicans favo
Fort Wayne as the city In which t
open up unless 1t is that they wis
10 enter the enemy's country earl,