Evening journal., 1909-02-02
TO STAY ON LOCAL
OPTION PETITION
Representatives Morrison and
Mcdonald Deny They Will
Withdraw Signatures
SUSSEX BILL COMING

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Feb 2.-Rumors to the
effect that Representative Morrison, OF
White Clay Creek hundred and Represen-
tative Mcdonald. of Mil Creek hundred,
would withdraw their names from the
local option petition for rural New Caste
county were denied by those members OF
the House yesterday afternoon. Both said
they had no intention of recalling their
signatures from the petition for the sub
mission of the question of license on no.
license in rural New Castle.
According to the report circulated yes
terday among the Legislators, Representa-
lives Mcdonald and Morrison intended to
withdraw their names from the petition
for the reason alleged that the situation
had been misrepresented to them when
they signed. According TO the rumor, II
had been represented TO the two Assem-
blymen that in the local option bill pro-
vision would be made for reasonable
time for hotel proprletors in the rural
county to dispose of their stock on hand
before prohibition should go into effect
II the district should vote dry
Mr.. Morrison's Statement.
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asked about the report he said he had no
intention of Withdrawing his name from
the petition. When asked about the re-
port that he had signed under misrep-
resentation, Representative Morrison said.
During the campaign told the temper
ance people Of my district that II they
helped me I would help them. l made no
promise to sign the petition. but did sign
81. ,fT,. hot
would carry out the provisions of the
constitution and the law. When DR.. Cork
ran came to me and asked me to sign the
petition l told him l would like TO see a
bill framed that would allow the hotel
keepers six months to dispose OF their
stock il the county should go dry. or
would like to see it as DR.. Gilhllan had
suggested-that the hotel keepers have
until their licenses expired. Later l was
told that the bill could not be drawn that
way and be constitutional. did not sign
with the understanding that six months
time would be given and have no notion
OF Withdrawing my name from the petit
ton
Mr.. MeDonald's Statement.
Representative Mcdonald, however,
said that one man had represented to him
that the saloon proprietors in the rural
county would have a reasonable time"
TO dispose of their stock If the county
should go dry"
zone Of my constituents in asking me 10
sign the petition told me that the onl
would provide reasonable time before
it would go into effect if no-license pre-
vailed" said MI Mcdonald. II told him
l.I 10. ..te Ia
way. as my constituents were asking me
10 and it did not make any difference. No,
l do not expect to withdraw my name
from the petition
The Rev. John NJ. Arters, agent Of tho
Anu-saloon League. denied that there hac
been any misrepresentation on his part &C
get Mr. Morrison or Nj. Mcdonald te
sign. Neither Of the assemblyrnen accused
Mr.. Arters Of misrepresenting the s.tua
tion to them.
Local Option Sill Reported.
The Armstrong local option bin for rura
New Castle county was reported favor
ably with an amendment from the com
mittec on temperance by Representativ'
Brockson yesterday afternoon The
amendment is to section one of the bill
and defines with particularity what "th'
is The title and preamble OF the bill de
scribe rural New Castle county very def
nitely but the bill proper only provide
for vote on the license question in ''th,
remaining portion of New Castle coun
ty."
After the bin had been reported Repre-
sentative Connolly moved that two hun
dred copies of it be printed This viii pre-
vent the bill being called up to-day 70
vote in the House. as it will be in IN
printers hands The local option bill 81
now at such stage that every step vii
be fought bitterly by those opposed to il
and the plan OF having IL printed is sal,
to bring about a delay until one Of its op
ponents who was absent yesterday can b.
present when it is called up for final ac
tion in the House.
Msv Hsnne Sussex Bill.
There were reports to-day that a pet
tion for resubmission OF the license ques
tion in Sussex county IS being prepare,
and bill for another vote I'm that count,
will be introduced in day or two. Ac
cording to the report the signatures o
Representatives Bryan. Donoho, BavlIs
Truitt. Rawlns and Marsh are expecte,
in the House and Of Senators Rowland
Dutton and either Drexler or life in tn
Senate from Sussex county. The SUISSE,
bill. Il Is said. win be used to try to brinl
about a compromise with the object Fl
view of having both Sussex and rural Ney
Castle bills Withdrawn. thus leaving tn