Evening journal., 1909-03-16
NO AUTOMATIC
VOTE ON LICENSE
House Kills DreXIer Proposed
Local Option Amend
ment
SENATE UNFAVORABLE
TO BR0CkS0N PLAN
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, March 16-Parties lines /
and wet" and dry" lines were blend |
ed yesterday afternoon when the House I
killed Senator Drexlers bill proposing I
an amendment TO the Constitution pro- /
viding for the submission to the people I
in 1914 and every eight years there /
after Of the question of license or no I
license of the sale OF intoxicating
liquors. Twenty-Five votes were re-
corded against the Drexler amendment
and eleven were recorded for IT,
Twenty-four votes were necessary to
adopt the proposed amendment.
Il would as soon vote upon smallpox
TO come every eight years as upon
this question" asserted Representa-
tive Tim Townsend OF Sussex, an
ardent temperance man.
Senator Droxler explained the object
OF the proposed amendment. which he
said was TO take the recurrence Of the
wet" and dry" question out Of poi.
tics. lie said the people would know
when the question was 20 be submitted.
and there would be no "wet" and dry
lines drawn FOR members Of the Legs-
lature, and no third party" move
ment.
Representatives Brockson. NJanvier,
Pharo, Connolly. Ainscow ana Towns
end spoke against the bill. The crix
Of the opposition was that the Drcxler
amendment would not take the liquor
| question out of politics. and tho ques-
/ tion Of Iesubmission should be left TO
the people and a vote should not he
forced upon tho people OF any dis
trict, wet or dry" when they do
not want it.
Mr.. DreXler said IL his bill should
not be passed there will result one o,
the btterest fights in the history OF
Sussex county two years hence, and he
said he would not be surprised IL the
| county would vote "wet" He said
he had voted dry" and hauled men tc
the poles TO vote dry but the sub.
ject was being ovcrdone, and there is q
reversion of feeling.
Mr. Brockson in reply remarked: "Ii
a reaction comes. let it come. Suppos,
| Kent county or Wilmington should b,
required 20 vote again. when they did
not want it. / am opposed TO forcinr
a vote in any district where the pco
pie do not want it,
Mr.. Janvier expressed a belief tha
the Drexler amendment would not re
move the temperance question from
politics. "There would be bottle Law
repealers' and other bills for the regu
lation of the liquor business befor
every Legislature, and struggle 70
control OF the Legislature at ever.
election he said.
Representative Townsend alluded {
the bill as one for the Breaking q
the Constitution" Mr. Connolly sal
he agreed with Mr.. BroclSson as {
the people having the right to sa
when they wanted a vote on the licens
question.
Senator DreNler remarked that If "w
hadn't changed the model OF boats "
would still be going around in Noak
arks." The vote on the bill was a
follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Bradford. Bryan. Don
Ohio, Hudson, Jester Marsh Rawilni
spruance, Truitt, Welch, Williamson
IL.
Nays-AIessrs. Ainscow, Armstronl
Brockson, Connolly. CHM, Grubb. Hal
ferty, s.endenham. Minner, Morrison
Townsend. Ward. Mr.. Speaker-22.
Brockson Amendment Dead.
In the Senate an unfavorable repol
was made on the Brockson propose
amendment 10 the Constitution whic
had passed the House 20 give liquc
dealers six months to dispose Of the
stock in any district that should voi
dry"