The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-02-18
LOCAL OPTION MEETING BLOCKED At
HAYRE DE- GRACE.
The Saloons and Their Political Alliance In
Hartford County's Only Wet Spot Afraid
To Have The Facts Become Known.
The influence Of this Liquor. Political Alliance
In Withholding Use Of Opera House Pre-.
vents Free Speech and the Dissemination
Of The Truth About a Moral Issue.
UP TO HARTFORD co. TEMPERANCE VOTERS

knowing thu, there !. danger that the
Hartford county members ct thu Legislature
with I'll" cNCrptiDnUf Dr Jarrett and noHsibIy
one Other, WI vote against the general local
option bill unless thry hear from home the
Nnti saloon l"Hgur tired to arrange u local
option mass meeting ~ HHvrc lie Craze, the
lh'rs' town nnd "nly wet" place IN the
county.
A. the pastor Oi the Methodist Church 4.
ava on account ~ ~ heath, aud tie IfcA-
hNt'iihn I'hHi"rht' T. Nhcnnt, mud there In M
IihNtnI IN the ground IN HHyfc dc Grace III
any denomination witch IN unuunlIhrhly
committed 10 aggressive advocacy of the
local option bill, Assistant Superintendent
wood, al tia League. WAS Hrut 10 engage the
nan ANA nInkc arrangements The manager
~ the linNfr de tIn"c Opera House was
plainly unwilling I" rent the house lie.
however, made an engagement to meet MI.
wood aud give an answer In the afternoon.
! his engagement h inticd 10 keep After IL.
crt'lng much misleading information Nj.
wood settled dUWntu wait Tot thr manager.
return. By intrTccpiing signal he finnllY
cnrn"IrI the manager In front oi another
"NtnbltShmcnt. ny 'vnNivc replies mud zen
rInl conduct the manager showed that he
had No intention Whatever ui renting the
house lie claimed ihnl certain purties had
arranged i"i un entertainment which might
run aver ANA conflict with the date desired
but agreed - give u final answer On Mundn,
the III, III" League representative inter
viewed the 'ntcrtniurf IN question IN Baiti
more hnh ipunh that lir has ne engagement
Whatever lrt the time In question. ms II,
this time no intention at making any, aud
IiI not At my time contemplate an engage
mcnt beyond one night,
The League wrote the manager Of tiir
opera House aud set out these fact and
claimed that II was being Disseminated
against aud offered the manager hts choice
ri thrrr dates IN tie week beginning rrbrn.
any CON, and stated that unless u reply va.
.tnt out "n Monday Il. agreed. giving the
hall tor one Of these dHtrS Mt the regular
price. the facts would he published No Irply
NH- I,Ctiscd az tu tuesday eyruinp
rom TINS n "ill We nppnfent that thu
saloons aud ihcit political allies In HAVE de
ifn'' ~" not "ulN going To tty Ia force I'll,
balance ni Hartford comfy and the nrighb1I
ing county ri CrCil - submit To the snlnon
uui4nnc" iUI tie nest ip.u years hut they M,
attempting 10 block Efforts to spread the
truth.
Dr Inrrtt y"tri in favor ri the local up.
ton Tin twu ycHt. Hgu IN spite Uf the politi
cal bosses and can he trusted to dn the anne
thing again. W arc reliably Informed TINT
Mr. Dzbutn says that he has tnndr no pledges
3p'iihri SIDE luud win support the inCuI up
lpu iii II the voters ui the county write t.
linn IN sufficient number to convince him thnt
Iltry lrWlly want IT, Nj D,burn thus puts
It up /" the voters. and he has perfect right
to de- 40.
Those familiar with the situation at An.
unpulis know however TINT the Drmocrhti,
! organization. ~ hi'h has its headquarters ~
inyTr dr trace, vill USE itH utiuUat efforts to
induce the Other m'u to vote against the
lncII option hll, We believe thnt SENATOR
Chnris ANDREW aud delegates l"scph ".
NrDhrr nnd 4 sullivan Will vote IN GtyDr
at the local "ptI"u bili 1t convinced that the
people want II,
Hon. Murray |HndycT. Chairman uf the
! lirWuCtrti, state Committee IN regarded ~
democratic header IN HHtiprd county. Nj
| NUnhiycT used his influence nRntnst the local
uptiUu hill twO wears ago. We btltEe TINT
| h' VIII Hdyi-r the HHrf0fd County BemncTnts
| To- vote for n II convinced that Tie Democrats
| 81 Hartford county vll not stand far amy
! thiug else.
Meantime ~, huii Saloon LcnguC suRgrst>
! lhHt Tho temperate" voters 1i HHrlDfd COUNT
! brgiu 20 prepare 10 overthrow any political
| organization winch attempt, 10 vote th,
| Unri"td county members Of the Legislature
| IN the Interests ri the liquor trnlhc III HRyft
| Il, Gruou aud Baltimore against the ~ ishr- 81
| tie p'ppl" ~ ihrCuunty, Temperance Demo
| yrnir might advise Mr.. Nnndycr that Demo
! tutir lrNdrr- 'nnunt AFFORD to oppose and
| D'nn'rttir legislators cannot afford tn vote
| against - ulcnsiit' rmbud Ying the Democrats
| principle III SulI government.
| M persons interested In the lD,ul option
| TIN whDruH yet 10 the meeting At Masonic
| non, Hcl Aif on this GPridus1 night at eight
| r.pln,k urc invited to hc present. There win
| b' No prTs JnHl attack upon any individual
| i,ui the truth VIII he told and the issue dSiin
| eel " ithuut tear Or frNDt,
| THI ASH SALDOS I.BAGIE 81 MARS
| LASD.
WILLIAM H. ANDERSON,
| Superintendent.