The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-04
Remonstrances Filed with the
County Auditor Show that
Saloons Are Defeated if Sig
natures Are Bona Eide.
| LIQUOR MEN PLAN TO
CHALLENGE MANY NAMES
Chance Still Exists That Mis-
take May Change Result in
Jefferson Jackson Looks
to Go Dry.

Jackson townships are successful in
their effort to challenge signatures to
the blanket remonstrance petitions
from these two townships. the temper
ance organizations have achieved vic
tory, and at the meeting Of the county
commissioners on Monday nothing but
favorable action on the petitions can
be taken. In jefferson township there
were 277 petitioners, making major
ity OF 9 and in jackson township the
temperance forces had 642 signers. a
majority of 53. The two petitions
were left with the county auditor yes
terday afternoon about o'clock, with
ten additional names being filed to the
jefferson petition some hours later.
The apparent victories for the tenn
perance forces In each OF the town
ships are very close and the "wets"
have not entirely lost hope. Their at
torneys, Henry U. Johnson for John
M. Miller. who applied for a license
In Hagerstown, and William H. Kel-
ley, who is representing the saloon
lists Of Jackson township, had copies
OF the names to the petitions made
this morning and no stone will be left
unturned to prove sufficient number
Of the signatures are not bona fide.
However, 50 far as can be recalled.
there eKRs never an instance in which
sufficient signatures were proven bad
to defeat q remonstrance petition in
this county.
Withdrawals Change Again.
Many of those who were induced to
withdraw their names before Thurs
day at midnight were later prevailed
upon to again sign the petitions and
their names helped to swell the
total. The organization in jackson
township had completed its report
early in the day. but in jefferson the
result was in doubt until late and was
not ultimately decided in favor of the
"drys" until about 10 o'clock when
Merton Grills filed ten additional
names to the petition.
In Jackson township the necessary
number of signers is $50. or one-half
the total vote cast for the head of the
state ticket at the last general cleo
ton. jefferson townships total vote
for governor in 1908 was 537 and at
was necessary therefore for the tenn
perance organization to have 269
names.
First Fight for Jackson.
This is the first remembrance fight
that Jackson township has ever engag
ed in. The majority OF fifty-three
which the voters cast in favor of the
blanket remonstrance petition is a
little more than twenty less than the
majority of votes cast for the "drys'
by this township In the county local
option fight in 1909. jefferson town
ship gave slightly larger majority
for county local option.
The temperance forces of the two
townships attribute this to different
causes and do not regard the condi
tion as an indication of dissatisfaction
The blanket remonstrance petitions
| were not signed personally by the
township voters. Instead powers OF
attorney were vested in many resi-
dents of each township and they pre-
sented cards to the voters for theil
signature. As these were secured
they were transferred to the petition.