The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-27
LOCAL OPTION
PASSES HOUSE
Nothing but Republican Caucus
Will Save the Liquor
Dealers in Idaho.
RESULT NOT ANTICIPATED
DEMOCRATS FORCED REPUBLIC
ANS TO GO UPON RECORD.

DEMOCRATS FORCED REPUBLIC
ANS TO GO UPON RECORD.
Especial to The Herald)
Boise. Ida. Jan. 2e-Although doomed |
to almost certain defeat in a caucus Tues
day night. the local option bill constructed 1
by the judiciary and privileges and cleo
tions committees passed the lower house
of the legislature today. The result was 1
an altogether unantieipated turn in the
wheel of fortune. Even those who pre- /
viOusiy supported the measure had gwen I
up hope. The plan Of the opposition was /
TO recommit the proposed enactment 70 +
the committees from which it emanated, /
but two members voted contrary 10 the /
understanding of the combination, ana 1
third failed TO register his ballot. had /
this development not occurred. the out |
come would be entirely different.
Put Them on Record.
Had five Democrats voted according to
the logical attitude OF their party the as
pect of the situation would be changed
Instead, they preferred 10 place the he-
publicans on record by compelling them
| TO take Immediate action on the tinal pas
sage of the bill.
The two who were counted upon to cast
their lot with the conservatives, but Nho'
it is asserted. failed them at the last mo
nent are PhIbTick and Rihlett of Oneida
The one who withheld an answer when
his name was called was Mcdonald OF
| kootensi.
Tho minority we're divided on the prop
osition of referring back the measure 10
! the committees for reconsideration: those
| who bsllotted against it ard with me
supporters of the proposed enactment
were Sheehan OF Blaine. Rich OF Bear
Lake. and Cummerford, Bangs and Mack
| intosh OF Latah.
Gallery Crowded.
J. o. Webster of Fremont acted as the
| spokesman of the combination, and NC
| Cuteheon of Bingham after an initial APP
peal by AtVord of Nez PerCe. OF the rao-
| ica1s The gallery was crowded to its
| fullest capacity with spectators, and the
! floor of the assembly was filled with SEN
/ ators and wives and friends of the repre-
/ sentatives. Men, known to be the heuten-
ants of the liquor interests. were on hand
to watch during the critical period
/ Webster moved that the proposed enact
| ment be recommitted to the joint COMMIT
| tees Alvord was on his feet IN an m
/ slant to counter the maneuver. declaring
that il had come from those committees
/ The question. he stated, is not
| whether we shall refer the Dill PACK 10 the
| committees but whether we will stand BY
a party pledge. Are we going to GO as the
/ legislature did two years ago and break
! their pledges. If the legislature IS afraid
to trust the people with IocsI opl .l. !,
| law. it had better adjourn right now:
Vociferous applause greeted this remark
AppeaIto Stand by Party Pledge.
IT am sorry tc bring our distinguished
governor into the discussion he contin-
| ned hut the bill was taken before him,
| and he has either Q. I'D it or changed
certain sections. Are We going to stand
| by him and by party proposition
| webster gave at great length his Tea-
sons for opposing the measure
/ NcCutcheon then assumed the leader
ship of the supporters of the bill, and
aroused considerable amusement among
the spectators.
ssThe bill was not brought In here be-
cause the gentleman from Fremont want
ed it, he asserted, but because the peo-
pie of Idaho demanded II Two years ago
the legislators from Fremont came here
with 800 majority behind them; an0 tney
broke their pledges They came back this
year with 800 majority
Endorsed by Governor,
THE governor endorsed the measure be-
| fore il was born in his message Inc
| gentlemen who do not wish to have the
. bill Tailroaded through the house went 70
| PocatefIo and Twin Falls. and Lord knows
where else. and when they got back the
, ! enactment was ready to be born
zone of the most difficult things to do
| Is to get members into committee meet
. ings, and the man who is most stubborn
; is the one who does not wish to go. When
| the committees first met everyone was
! | present but the gentleman from Fremont
1
| floor cf the house. the gentleman from
/ Fremont made the same speech ne made
today. Everything has been done in day
light =. ~
.McCuteheon infers that did not want
to-Ueet the committee he SAID. !
' stated positively that I wished to do So
W. owe the LIQUOR men justice. That is
all am coutendinE for. The Judge would
Q consider a long time before he voted for g
bill DISTINGUISHING lawyers.
q Fell Into Trap.
McCutcheon then laid neatly prepared
. trap for Webster.
Suppose your constituents told YOU t
Y vote against the measure he inquired
/ Webster fell easily. They would not.
/ he answered. When the import of this
Q statement dawned, the whole gathering
! laughed
Motion to ReeommIt Lost.
The motion to reeommit was lost, % tc
: Aves-Adkinson. Dunning. Duvsl, Ed
wards. Farraday. Featherstone- Forest
2 Hoizheimer. Johnston, Morebeck. MeGil
< Patch. Kicks Sanvorn. Sehutt. Shook
Il TavIor BOISE. Taylor Custer, ]. o
q Webster. J. ". webster. Winship ans
:. Woodward.
n Nsvs-Adams. Alvord. Anderson, Bangs
a Broomhead Coates. Cummerford, Evans
II Tones. Kaline. Kerl. McBiTney. McBfat
n neV. McCraCken. MeCutCneou. Adchili
n tosh. NcFadden. Miles. PhiIbrick. Rich
Y RibIett. Shaw Sheehan. Storye. Thomp
Y son. Wilioushby and Clagstone-H-
I'll The Bill Passed.
a The bill vas then passed by a vote o
j a. to 9. -
< Those casting a negative ballot we're
II Dilnnins Farraday. FeatheTstone, McGn
q Ifvrev Macintosh. SchUtt, Taylor tBoisel
j TavIor Custer and Woodward.
< Duruiug Farraday. Macintosh and tn
n two Tavlors are Democrats. Fea therston
e and NcGillivrey claim to be pledged b
} their county against local option al
n though Morebeck. who is also from Sno
Il shone. voted for it. Woodward is froT
Il Idaho aud. although his county indorse
J local option he personally is outspoke
d in his disfsvor Of il. and his Positio
. Is generally understood by his constitu
III -Four Democrats cast their ballots wit
u the Republicans. They were. Bangs an
y CuumerfoTd of Lstan. Rich Of Bear Lax
n and Sheehan Of Blaine
Y TabIeaueen. TabIequeen.
q The bread Of economy. It keeps fires