The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
BREWERS FIGHT
AGAINST WATSON
BELIEVE COUNTY LOCAL
OPTION CAN BE ULTI-
MATELY REPEALED
BY CARRYING IN
DIANA FOR
MARSHALL

MARSHALL
Unable to overcome the forces
that were demanding the enact
ment of the county local option
law, the brewery combine has set
about to defeat James Z. Watson,
the Republican nominee for gov
ernor.
1t was learned at Indianapolis
on reliable authority that their
plan is to concentrate their efforts
against Watson and to let the rest
OF the Republican state ticket
alone. By doing SO they believe
that they can induce enough Re
publicans who were not for coun-
ty local option to vote against
Watson and accomplish his down
fall.
The fact that Mr.. Watson has
led his party's fight for county
local option is the reason for this
plan OF the brewery bosses. The
latter know that it will be impos-
sible for them to bring about the
repeal of the county local option
law unless they can carry the
state by an overwhelming major
ity for the Democrats. However,
they want to retaliate on the Re
publican party by defeating its
candidate for governor. They
are appealing to liberal Republi-
cans on the ground that their par
! ty will not be hurt if Watson is
defeated and Marshall elected, as
the senate is almost sure to be
Republican and Marshall could
do nothing with it against him.
The plan is an adroit one and is
being pushed by every member
of the brewery alliance. The lat
ter has its agents at work here
and the word IS being sent tc
every large city to the brewery
forces to get busy.
While the brewery bosses are
saying that they know that they
will not be able to repeal the
county local option bill, and that
they merely want to defeat Wat
son in order to get even, it is
known that they have hopes OF
being able Ia amend the temper
ance laws if they can succeed in
slecting Marshall governor. Mar
shall, up to this time, has refused
to say whether or not he would
sign a bill to repeal the county
local option law, and. as long as
he remains in that attitude the
brewery alliance feels that it is
safe to support him. 1t is known
thai the brewers are desperate
and that they do not propose tc
let the county option law become
effective ri they can help it. They
expect to do their most effective
work in cities like Indianapolis
Tcrre Haute, Evansville, For
Wayne and South Bend, where
there are hundreds of saloons. Ir
indianapolis the fight is not only
against Watson, but against the
Republican candidates for> the
legislature. Twelve member:
will be elected there, and if the
brewers can name them they will
be in good position to handle
matters during the next session
providing they are able to say
who shall fill the governors chair
While they say now that they
merely want to defeat Watson il
order to get even, it was learned
from inside sources that they are
looking ahead to the session Of
the legislature in 1911, when, il
they have man in the Cover,
nor's office who is friendly tc
them, they feel they will be in tht
position to make a fierce fight tC
either repeal the county local op
ton law or change it so it viii
not have any effect.
| Brewers are counting ON the
temperance forces losing interes
in the campaign because of the
enactment of the county local op
ton law, and because of the feel
ing of security the Temperance
people have in knowing that the
Republicans will have control O
the senate next winter. By taking
advantage of the inactivity of tht
temperance people and urging the
liberal element to still greater ef
fort. the brewers are hoping they
will be able to defeat Watson
elect Marshall and put themselves
in good shape to repeal the coun
| ty local option law two year.
from now.