New-York tribune., 1908-08-29
ATLANTIC QUELLED
GOVERNOR IN CONTROL.
Wwning from Court Scares Saloon
Men, Who Fear Troops.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribune

rBy Telegraph o Trfbune.l
Atlantic City, Aug. Reconsideration is faihPa
among he saloonkeepers and politicians mere W
night because of a statement made this afternoon
~, I,dgc t4ipbee who presides the Atlantic
County courts wherein he advises all the saiooh
keepers and lawbreakers Of the resort TO seen
cover rlst what the result of the movement Iioin
this quarter means is hard TO determine. put IL
has a smack Of the officiaiity about III Oiat .i'
saloon men are loath totally ignore. for Judge
fIigbee gives the impression that ne KNOWS N
he is talking about when he says 1he 1oNeih"i
is in earnest concerning his determination to send
the militia 10 il the saloon men persist
I'm declining 10 observe the Bishops law next Sun
day
Governor Forts proclamation was considered
joke last night Tonight it is looked upon ds
stern fact which cannot be ignored. The opinion
shared by many persons here is that Sunday VIII
be the dryest day ever known in the resort Inc
political machine which has been running thlhes
politically showed fight late this morn
ing but some OF the leaders became less arrogant
as the day wore on. BY night they were all ready
to bow TO the Governor and all talk OF defiance
is over.
Judge Higbee's statement said:
There is doubt in my mind but h9i. that the tn,
lazy with respect to Sunday selling has been Vio-
guarantee thai it will continue TO be violated.
Never before my knowledge has the Governor of
mis- election pledged the people OF the state TO
see that all of the laws We're enforced upon az
that promise he is endeavorin 10 enforce the excise
ps = his ss prpose If there is anything in the
OF the state that win aid him in his pufpose- IA. He
there is doubt that he will succeed, and that In
While the newspapers of the county and many
of the people have treated the mater OF SenIs iis
the time is ripe for serious meditation and candid
e non tTs me % eGpe & OF ciS they cannot
censure him 5or compelling a performance of It's
lators Of the law under the I,, now %
others whose duty ii is TO enforce obedience to the
laws. Subsidiary, 70 en-
force the statutes has been disputed and that
issue must be accepted by them and ouges Se Tera
foundation OF the government. and must not go
am very sorry to see the citizens of my COUNTY
whom love well involved & IN i1 this eitate re-
feet. consider and act wisely before it is too late
This statement was given out, it is said a1ter
consultation with county and city officials VINO
want the law enforced. II IS now believed that
there will be meeting OF the executive COMMITTEES
of the Royal Arch tomorrow, and that body viii
issue orders TO the members TO close on Suncay-
The Royal Arch is the organization to which ali
liquor dealers belong. and which, next to the po-
litical machine. is all powerful here
The opinion held that IL there is any closing 10
he done Il VIII be on the votion Of the saloon men
themselves The county and city officials VIII not
take any part in It unless there are formal COM
nlants made and the matter brought 10 the atten-
This feature to-day Louis Kuehnle said NO action
the Governor may take VIII affect us IN the least
The whole matter has resolved itself into fight
between the Governor and the liquor element Inc
fox-er,or has said he would close the place and the
saloon men say they will not close. In the mean
slime .he hotels and business men await the order
of the political machine
Albert T Bell proprietor of the Hotel Chalfonte.
IS not in sympathy with the open defiance of the
law by the city officials In his statement he said:
fly DC NOT n
liquor selling: II is one of respect ror the 1aS OF
the state. The Governor asks; shall t,e +, laIs
be obeyedy Atiailiic lily S4'oD'D
The prosperity of the resort comes from our
unsnrnsssed natural advantages and the enter
prise OF its business men IN my & 0pidTn dTanced "e
bv Inc violation of laws which represent the best
moral sentiment in the communities from WHICH
our patronage comes
f.overnor Fort issued this statement at Sea
C;irt to-day concerning the manner in which his
proclamation received at Atlantic city yes
ferday:
will stand my proclamation nnequivocallyi os1.
am not attempting TO intimidate by threats
one of the close friends OF the Governor said
Yesterday that the call for special session Of the
Legislature is already made out. and needs only
the filling I'm of the date for the session. which
will probably he September 2 or TO-
II IS fully believed at Sea Grt that next Sun
day Atlantic city will continue its defiance of the
Governor and will be wide open. as in the past
Adsices have reached the Governor already that
such would be the case, and there can be no doubt
If such proves be the that the call for the
special session OF the Legislature will follow IL
issued the call will probably appear on Monday.
and will denounee Atlantic City in terms even more
severe than the proclamation OF yesterday.
It was said that Governor Fort before issuing
his proclamation consulted with several of the
leaders in the Legislature. who assured him that
the lawmakers would stand by him in his efforts
10 have the law enforced at Atlantic City
Charles J. Fisk, chairman OF the State Excise
Commission referring TO the Governors statement.
said:
governor Fort has -aken the proper course at
Atlantic City. and will have the support of all law
abiding citizens in New Jersey There is no reason
why the law should be enforced in one section OF
the state and not in another The conditions at
Atlantic City are disgracefuL''