The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-13
TO RETAIN OPTION
LAW IS HIS PLAN
Shumaker, Head of Anti-sa-
loon League, Is Planning
to Preserve Statute.
MAKES AN EXPLANATION
TELLING HOW THE LEGISLATIVE.
CANDIDATES LED THE TICKET
he WILL START STATEWIDE
CAMPAIGN.

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maker has framed up def and hurl-
ed it at Steve Fleming. And he dares
Fleming to accept the challenge which
is the real stinger OF the def. Mr..
Shumaker is the state superintendent
of the Indiana AntiSaloon League and
his def is as follows:
Steve Fleming says the election
returns show conclusively that the
voters of the state repudiated the
county local option law. Ii he is 30
strong in that belief. let him and the
rest of the brewers call county op-
ton election in any county in the
state which voted dry at county op-
ton election and n which the two
years has expired A county once
voted dry under that law remains dry
until it is again voted wet. but q sec
ton election can not be held within
two years. Steve Fleming has the
right to call an election in any county
in which the two years has expired.
We dare him to call such election In
any OF these counties. either before
the legislature convenes or while It
is In session. The people will show
him that they do not want to get rid
of the county option law. II an cleo
tion Is held independently Of the po-
litical elections. Now. will Steve
Fleming accept this challenge? Not
on your life. He will not dare to ac-
cept It."
Anaiyxes Returns
Shumaker says the returns from
many counties show that the voters
do not wish to repeal the local option
law. He points out that IN many
places the Republican legislative
candidates ran far ahead Of the Re
publican state and congressional can
didates. and since most Of the Repub-
lican candidates were dry" men Shu-
maker says this fact does not show
that the people werc in favor of re-
pealing the county option law.
Senator Beveridge has also called
attention to the fact that the legisla-
tive candidates on the Republican
ticket ran ahead Of the state and con-
gressional tickets in many counties
and his friends take the position that
this shows that Beveridge was strong
er than the rest OF the ticket
Shumaker said that the fight for
temperance reform in Indiana had
just begun. He has arranged for q
big temperance rally day in this city
one week from next Sunday. when
Temperance meetings will be held In
the morning and evening. In the af.
ternoon there will be big mass meet.
| ing at Roberts Park Methodist
church, addressed by George r. Stuart
| of Cleveland, Tenn. a noted temper.
ance orator.
| These meetings will be addressed
by anti-saloon league workers from
several states. including Michigan,
Wisconsin, Illinois and Missouri
viii Use Petitions.
| These meetings, said Shumaker
will be the starting point Of cam.
/ paign which will be carried on
4 lAiOu6nOuI LAC cbHtC Ny tAC 0ntl-S0t
oon league to bring such pressure to
bear on the legislature 40 to prevent
the repeal Of the county option law
i Petitions will be circulated in every
nook and corner OF the state for peo
pie to sign. urging the members Of
the legislature to vote against the re
peal. In connection with this cam
paign the members OF the legislature
will be deluged with letters and tele
grams and personal visits by people
OF their respective counties. all In tht
hope that the repeal may be headed
/ on
sShumaker said he had not yet ana
lyzed the makeup of the two houses
of the legislature. but will do 20 In l
day or two, and that he will ther
know just what kind Of campaign Il
make.