The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
MATTHEW WINS
LIQUOR FIGHT
PLYMOUTH ATTY. sue
CESSFUL IN REMON-
STRANGE CASE.
Infant Municipality Of Indiana
Will be Unable to Leave Dry
Column.

Michigan Clty., lnd., Jan. IL
In the decision rendered Satur-
day by Judge H. B. Tuthill OF
the Porter-Laporte superior
court, the ban placed on the Ii
quor business in Gary 20 months
ago by the filing of remon-
STRANGE against all applicants for
liquor license, remains intact, and
the steel city is destined to slake
its thirst for at least three and
a half more months via the water
wagon. Throught the victory OF
the demonstrators is complete
and will hardly be subjected to
further legal tests by higher tri-
bunals, it survived only by the
narrow margin of seven votes
it was comparatively easy for the
demonstrators to successfully
terminate their movement as the
original voting population only
numbered 336. while at the time
of the filing of the remonstrance
the voters were numbered in the
thousands.
Only 22S Signatures.
Out of the original voting pop
ulation of the town the remon-
strators secured a total of 2y9
signatures, majority of 60, and
upon which showing the county
commissioners of Lake county
refused to grant liquor licenses.
Following their decision the Ii
quor interests took various steps
10 combat the demonstrators, but
to no avail, and ultimately the
new steel city was placed ,on the
dry list. Following these battles
Theciore Binzen and James F.
Scanlon, two of Gary's most
prominent liquor dealers. pooled
their interests in an action to set
aside the remonstrance on the
grounds that it was insufficient
by reason that some of the names
which, when conpared with the
original 60 majority, gives some
idea OF the reieatlessness with
which the remonstrance was
fought. However, the lean major
ity of seven votes is as effective as
the prove-bial miss is as good
as a mile.' and the citizens of
Gary will be compelled to forego
the public dispensaries OF the
amber fluid for the remaining
few weeks covered by the remon-
STRANGE.
Vim. II. Matthew OF Plymouth
was the leading attorney for the
demonstrators and lead their
forces to victory at every move
The decision by Judge Tuthill
is the outcome OF the wave of
reform affecting the sale OF liquor
in Indiana. that has been sweep
ing over the state during the
past few years. Heading north
ward the wave struck Gary two
year ago, a few months after the
inception OF the new steel city,
and less than a years after the
first election in the infant mimi
cipality. The laws of the state OF
Indiana require only a majority
of the signatures of the voters
at the last previous election OF
successfully combat an applica-
tion for iqulor license, and thus
appearing on the remonstrance
were not bonifde residents of the
territory affected, and henceforth
should not be considered for or
against the remonstrance.
The action was filed in the
Lac county superior court and
eventually valued to Porter
county, evidence, citations and
arguments of voluminous ma
ture. being heard by Judge Tut
hill in Valparaiso some weeks
ago. The court took the case un-
der advisement. withholding the
Judgment until the law upon this
subject could be thoroughly gone
over.
The courts decision is a vol
rminouS affair. covering 43 close
" typewriter pages and embrac-
ing 129, 900 words.