Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-12-22
DECLARE THE NAMES OF s,o65
VOTERS WERE PLACED ON REC
ORD WITH COUNTY AUDITOR C..
~ M'cARTY IN COURT HOUSE.
Pc TI7ION OF CONSENT 1
. FILED AT $50 TUESDAY
.pRYs" ARE BuslLY ENGAGED IN
TAKING COPY or SIGNATURES
FOR PURPOSE OF PERsUADlNG
sIGNERs 70 WITHDRAW NAMES.

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FOR PURPOSE OF PERSUADlNG
sIGNERs TO WITHDRAW NAMES.
The saloon petition OF consent, con-
tanning, the saloon men claim, 1868
names Of Ottumwa voters, a majority
Of S32 more than absolutely necessary
for the validity of the statement, was
filed with County Auditor G. w. Nc
Carly last night at $3.50 o'clock. This
morning at 5 o'clock, representatives
of the citizens movement were ad-
mitted to the board of supervisors
room, and with the petition in the pos
session of County Auditor McCarty,
the task of copying the signatures was
started Accompanying the petition
was an affidavit signed by S. Il.
Cheadle, C. II. Bank and w. v. Silvers
setting forth that the statement con-
tanned majority Of the voters of OF
tumwa. 1t also set forth thats the
statement consisted of 715 sheets num-
bered consecutively from to 715. The
and 715 contained only one signature
each. and the balance were signed by
varying numbers Of voters.
TO most Inquiries as to what action
the. citizens movement would now
take, Chairman Sumner Siberell re-
sponded that he did not know. but at
9 o'clock this morning representatives
of the citizens movement We're ad-
mitted to the board Of supervisors
room. and with the petition in the pos
session of County Auditor McCarty,
'l,e task of copying the signatures was
,tarted. Attention was first given to
10 individual slips with only one
lame thereon. Attorney c. W. Whit
more in charge of the work, is dictat-
ne to stenographer the name. ad-
lress. date signed, ward, affiant,
notary and voting number of each
signer. He stated that the next ac-
.tion would be to compare the sigma
lures on the petitionN with the poll
books, and that he understood that
when this was completed. thorough
campaign would be instituted to per-
suade signers to withdraw their
names.
| Have Ten Days.
The drys have a period Of ten days
after the board of supervisors gives
notice of the time of canvassing the
petition In which to secure signers to
the withdrawal blanks. It is believed
that the supervisors will begin the
task of canvassing the petition on the
first day Of their next sitting. which
is scheduled for January 2, 1911. When
asked II 2 city wide campaign would
be made to secure signers to the with
drawal petition, Chairman Siberell
stated that he believed SO. He also
stated that the first attention would !.
be given to the signers of individual
petitions. but this is apparent from the
fact that these were given first notice
by Mr. Whitmore. It is believed that
the citizens movement feel that those
who sigred individual slips will be the
most easy to persuade to sign with
drawal statements, as these slips were
not generally circulated by the saloon
men and were provided for the use OF
those voters who do not court the
public inspection of their names on
the petition. No positive statement
would be made by Mr.. siberell con-
cerning the publication of all the
names OF the consent petition signers.
The total vote cast at the last general
election was 4465, making 2.233 the
necessary majority to establish the
validity of the consent petition.
File Petition Quietly.
As. silently as the campaign they
waged for signatures, and in fact so
silent that only a very few of those
who were most close to the organiza- !
tion were aware. the promoters of the |
petition for the continuation of the
saloons in Ottunwa visited the court !
house last night and at $50 o'clock
filed a bulky petition Of names with |
County Auditor G. W. .McCarty.
But Few Knew Plans.
so carefully was the plan of the
effected by the liquor men |
TO handle their campaign that but |
little information has been forthcon-
ing from the petitioners during the
One WORKER would venture
In a. stage whisper that the petition
was meeting with success, while an
other would draw a long face and i'm |
spread the gloom over their
plans. All were affected with GER |
tain type Of lockjaw when information I
the success of the petition
was solicited, and even among many
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