The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-02-11
yesterdays Victory for the
Liquor Forces May Still Be
Turned into a Victory for
The 'sOrys."
STEVE FLEMING POWER
IN THE LOWER HOUSE
All Doubt as to Where RathR
Stood Was Oispelled Yes
terday-Paper Makes Sen
sational Charge.

Sati0nal Charge.
Palladium 0ureau.
Indianapolis, Feb. ~.
The big fight of the session q the
legislature thus far has been the IL
Quor fight in the house. yesterday, and
while 1t resulted In q victory for the
liquor forces 1t does not by any man
ner of means indicate that the Tomlin-
SON bill will pass the house when it
comes up for passage. Yesterdays
fight was only = skirmish. or . pre-
liminary. as you might term Il The
real fight is yet to come.
Fleming . Factor.
But there Is one thing about yester.
days contest, and that Is that II proved
that Senator Steve Fleming has more
power in the legislature than most peo-
pie give him credit with having. The
T0mlinson bill was . mended yester.
day just to suit the Fleming idea The
TOmlinson bill is the bill that Vas
framed up as q compromise between
the extreme brewery idea and the tenn
perance idea, and It was tho hope OF
the trainers OF the bill that It wUuld
AFFORD q ground ON which they could
get together and repeal the county op-
ti0n Law. But It contained one pro-
vision that did not init Tlemine. It
proposed to limit saloons to eities -
Incorporated towns and to shut them
out of the country districts. This. it
was learned, would put out Of business
q good many saloons around the edges
of Fort Wayne which sell beer manu-
factured by Fieming's brewery. and Of
course Fleming waS opposed to this
feature of the bill. 1t was figured
that under the local option law Allen
county would never 90 dry and that
therefore Fleming's suburban saloons
would continue In business. But un-
der this proposed law they could not
So Fleming was safe In opposing thio
feature of the Tomlinson bill
Sugeestsd IN Amendment.
It became known that Fleming Wa0
suggesting an amendment to the bin
that would provide that saloons might
be licensed anywhere within the police
limits of the city. Now the police lin
its extend four miles beyond tho city
limits Of city, and 1t was pointed out
that this would take In about al oe the
suburban and country saloons aruuno
Fort Wayne. But It was said that ho
would not be able to get the amead-
ment through, because there would b
increased opposition from the temper.
ance people. But the result shows
that Fleming knows . thing or two
about getting things done. Whsa The
Tomlinson bill came mp for amsnd-
ment at the afternoon se0jon 6ehroe-
der of Evansville. . republican. Who
announced long ago that he would vote
for the repeal OF the county option
law. proposed IN amendment to permit
saloons anywhere within The poliee
limits provided . majority q the vot-
ers of that territory petitions the
county commissioners to grant the II
censes.
This was right in line with tie
Fleming idea The amendmeat was
adopted with only few votes against
it. The "ayes" yelled out their vute.
but the noes" made only . faint
sound.
Made . Gallant Fight.
The temperance democrats made .
gallant fight yesterday. against the
liquorites. Maish Of Frankfort, one q
the leaders in the ranks Of the ten
perance democrats. made . sinling
speech In which he took his party To
task for undertaking to repeal the
county option Law. . Law which, ho
said, the people want 10 give . fAfr
trial He pointed to the results Of
county option elections ~ proof Of
the popularity OF the law throughout
the estate. Cl0re. Merrfman and
Chrisney made speeches against the
Tomlinson bill Hostetter. who had
been counted the leader Of the anti
repealers, made q motion to strike out
section 13 OF the Tomlinson bill. which
is the section that repeAls the county
option law. but his motion failed. the
vote being 45 ayes and 81 noes. NiveF
of Lake county. and HaggArd Of TIP
pecaroe did not vote on this m0t5oa.
However, both voted earlier IN the day
with the vets TO send the bin to eo-
grosment.
RepubsIcang seelpod.
OF course the Republicans. Or nearly
IN Of them. helpsd de temperaneo
democrats and pushsd along their LIT
againSt the major o. their ON pwU.