The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-03-03
TO COMBAT
THE BREWERS
ANTI SALOON LEAGUE
READY TO MAKE THE
BATTLE.
Brewers Said to be Working for
Repeal of the County Option
Law.

iSlative campaign which, will be
continued until after all of the
new members of the next legls-
lature have been elected has been
begun by the Indiana Antl-Sa-
loon league and according to a
statement given out at the head
quarters OF the league, Carl Min
ten, attorney and legislative re-
preventative. will devote large
part of his time TO this phase OF
the work from now until next
fall.
The league, it is stated, will
attempt to prevent nomination
of candidates who are believed to
be under brewery influence
rather than to attempt to dictate
the nomination of any particular
candidates. After nominations
have been made the league will
endeavor to prevent the election
of the candidates who are be-
lieved TO be under brewery in
iuence and in such work part
lines will be entirely disregard
ed. according to statement made
by officials OF the league Ii
candidate is believed to be under
brewery influence he will be OPP
posed whether he be republican
or democrat.
One, feature OF the legislative
campaigns for nomination which
Is claiming the attention OF the
league Just now Is the condition
that prevails in some districts
when there is one candidate who
- believed to be under brewery in
huence and more than one can
didate believed to be free from
such influences. While the league
does not wish to do anything
which would make it appear that
it is trying TO dictate the NOM
ination OF any particlar candidate,
it will nevertheless use its IN
fluence. TO get the temperance
people of the various communi-
ties to concentrate their strength
ON one of the satisfactory candi-
dates. it Is feared that if there is
a division of the strength OF the
temperance people, the candidate
of brewery influence will have
much better opportunity to gain
the nomination.
The determination to make the
legislative campaign of the Anti
Saloon league vigorous one, ac-
cording to f. S. Shumaker, super
intendent, comes partly from
word which has been received
from various Legislative districts
TO the effect that the brewers arc
busy lining UP support for GER
tain candidates, and that they are
getting ready to use much money.
Mn. Sfunaker does not know
just what brewers are active IN
This line, nor does he know that
the Association of Indiana Brew
ers, which has headquarters in
Indianapolis, is doing It. In fact
he is inclined to think that the
brewers association is not pro-
noting the legislative work.
But we have received word
OF the brewery effects from a
number OF Legislative districts,
said Mr.. Shun1aker, "and it seems
that the Representatives of the
brewers are active and open IN
their work The plan Is some
thing like this:
"A brewery preseIItative goes
to Mr.. b, VINO also is a candidate
for the Legislative nomination. Mr.
B he believes, would vote for the
repeal of the county option law
in the coming legislature, but
Mr.. b refu ,es to make a pledge
to this effect, SO the brewers are
going to spend money to defeat
Mr.. B. They would like to ard IN
nominating man who will
pledge to vote for the repeal of
the county option law. OF course
If Mr.. A. offers to make such a
pledge he is the man who will
get the support.
81 happen to- know that in one
congressional district, represen-
tatives of the brewers have been
in every legislative district. In
two districts, brewery represen-
tatives have made house to-
house canvass in an effort to pre-
vent the denomination of demo-
Gratis who as members OF the last
legislature voted against the re-
peal OF the county option law
These counties were Adams and
Wells. In Adams county they
were successful and the renom-
nation Of Representative Colt
schalk. a democrat. who voted
against the repeal of he county
option law in the last legislature
was prevented. In Wells county,
where an attempt was made to
prevent the denomination of Re-
preventative Merriman, a demo-
crat. who, in the last session of
the legislature voted against the
repeal of the county option law,
tlle effort was unsuccessful"
1t is understood that the plan
of the league in making its leg
islative campaign will be largely
to cooperate with the friends of
the temperance cause in the 'var-
ious communities and the league
exDectsr TO be useful in getting in