Middletown transcript., 1909-02-13
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Mr. Bf66ksvn opposed ibis aiiiendmen
on tile groHid that il wAs not constitu
tional, and he read section Of the eoDsti
| tuition which makes She result of such 3
vote Immediately following the election.
/ Mr.. Connolly replied that anybody
couId claim anything was unconttitn'
tional. He bad been told thatit was con.
stitutional. ANY other proposition he
considered unfair and an injnstice.
MF. Spruance agreed with Mr.. BTockson
aud thonght that the Amendments was not
tered in good faith but merely to make
ii unconstitutional.
Mr.. Ainscow hotIy denied this and said
it was only to give the dealers far show,
and Mr.. Spruance quickly replied that he
meant to cas-; no reflection upon his col.
league.
Il was not sent here by the organiza.
tiou, the rum interests or the temperance
ELEMENT declared Colonel AiRscow. "I
am here as an independent citizen and
want to stand by the constitution OF the
State.
Speaker Cooper announced that he was
not constitutional attorney but that be
would entertain the amendment, which
was lost by vote of 13 to 20.
Mr.. Reeves next offered an amendment
requesting that the governor not issue his
proclamation in the event of the district
going "dry" until January LIST, 1911.
This was vigorously opposed by Repre-
sentatiyes Bradford, spruanee and jan
Vier, oil Of whom declared that it was not
constitution. This amendment was lost
by vote Of IL ayes and 20 nays.
Here Colonel Ainscow arose and de-
clared "we are in hopeless minority"
He told the story of the mai who went to
sleep in church. The pastor asked all
who wanted to 60 to heaven to stand, and
al arose but the sleeper. He then asked
all who wanted to go to hell to stand, and
at this juncture the sleeper awoke and
arose to his feet, Sseingthe pastor stand
ing, he exclaimed: Pastor, l don't know
what the question is, but you and l are in
the hopeless minority"
The laugh which followed was general
and prolonged.
The speaker announcing that the bill
was on its final passage, Mr.. Brockson
again spoke in favor of the bill. quoting
the constitutional, but Mr.. Connolly de-
clared that be did not believe the cunsti
tuition meant for a man to vote against
his conscience, or that he should partici-
pate in the affairs OF district he did not
represent. He declared that be, favored
local option inall things, but he did not
think that the members of the General |
Assembly should be required 10 vote on
such bill. He thought once a resubmis-
sion petition was presented, it should 90
signed by the President Protein Of the
Senate and the Speaker Of the House |
and then turned over to the election de-
partment.
Colonel Ainscow arose and remarked,
"If We must, we must" aud he told
another story, concerning woman who |
entered customs Office on business and |
was told by an official that che was re-
quired to swear. Not understanding the |
nature Of the oath, she hesitated, and she |
was again commanded, whereupon with
much hesitation, she said: "Well, il ] !
must, I must. God forgive me, dit.
There was an uproar of laughter and |
applause which the Speaker va:nly tried |
to suppress.
Representative Reeves, Of Delaware
City, said he believed q msjority OF the
people did not want mo license"
THAT will be decided by the people in |
November, l9lO," remarked MIR. Morri-
son, the Newark assemblymaR.
The vote was next taken, and when the |
decision Sss announced there was another
burst Of applause from the gallery.
This caused Speaker Cooper to remark
"0rder must be preserved. II the
spectators do not keep order, we will clear
the hall. This is no show. Order must
be preserved
On the test vote, which was on the first
to extend the time for dis.
posing of the liquor business, the showing
wac as follows:
Ayes-Mesers. Ainscow, Baylee, Bryan,
Connolly, Donoho, Grubb, Marsh, Raw
lins, Reeves, Truitt, WEIGH aud the
Nays-Armstrong, Bradford, Brockson,
Ellison, Green, Hall, Hazel, Hopkins,
Hudson, Jackson, Janvier, Jester, Min
ner, Morrison. Mcdonald, Pharo, Super,
Spruance, Townsend, Ward and William.
son-2l.
The other test votes were substantially
the came.