Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-08

| Withdrawals that had been on file in
the county auditors office since early
Monday morning, was exploded in the
wet" camp late Wednesday afternoon
| by the submitting Of the Withdrawals
TO the board Of supervisors. it set the
entire machinery of the liquor element
of the city in motion so rapidly as new
| er was seen here before. 1t meant little
rest for saloon keepers, their attorneys.
| or employees, or henchmen during last
night or this morning.
| 1t served for a time this forenoon to
shut most of the saloons of the city
While owners, employees and others
We're seeking out signers of withdraw
| ais to get them to sign Withdrawals
, Of Withdrawals. The saloons are fight
ing for their existence, with the de-
cision probably not far distant.
File III withdrawals.
Late in the afternoon and this fore
noon the "wets" filed III Of what pur-
ported to be Withdrawals Of with
drawals. Early in the forenoon the in
vestigation Of these, and interviews
| with alleged signers, disclosed the fact
| that some We're .forgeries. Later in the
| forenoon attorneys for the "drys de-
clared that more than half Of them were
forgeries and ]. H. Egermayer gave 1t
| out that but fifty-three of the III
were valid Withdrawals Of Withdrawals.
| Whether these withdrawals of with
| dra walls are to be considered by the
| board was the crucial issue upon which
the petition hinged when the hearing
adjourned at noon until 2 o'clock.
| Situation Up to Noon.
! The following is a summary of the
situation. regarding the number Of
names, the number removed, ETC., up
| to noon today:
Names on petition .............. ,7S3
Majority of voters ..............1,5 1867
Majority on petition ............ PIG
| Removed by legal objections 90. ISL
| Maj ority left .................... %
Withdrawals fled (net) .......... 1913
| Petition short ..................a lo3
| Alleged withdrawals filed 80. III
| Presenting the figures given above
! down to the shortage Of 153 names. j..
L. Carney shortly before dinner, filed
with the board resolution that de-
clared the petition insufficient. The
| board adjourned without taking action.
Is Climax Of Argument.
A resolution similar to this one was
presented to the board by C. II. Van
Law shortly after the "drys'" with
drawals were filed Wednesday after
| noon, which precipitated the argument
on the Withdrawals and the re-with-
drawals which lasted until noon to-
! day. In the meantime the board check
| ed the list of Withdrawals against the
! petition and found all the names prac-
tically correct The "drys' are con-
tending that there can be no with
| drawal from the form OF withdrawal
| which the anti saloon attorneys filed.
| The ''wets' contend that there can be
Withdrawals Of Withdrawals and the
argument was pro and con and the
wrangling of the attorneys over the
| subject at times became heated and
personal.
! Claim Withdrawal is Automatic.
It is the contention Of the 'drys.
supported by court decisions, that be-
cause OF the form of the withdrawal
filed that there is no recourse for the
| supervisors but not to consider the
name withdrawn, and that to add the
name to the petition because the signer
Of the withdrawal signed later with
drawal Of a withdrawal is adding a
| new name to the petition after the
time limit for securing signers to 1t
has expired.
The wording of the withdrawal is the
strongest possible and it constitutes
more than request to the board that
the name be removed from the petition
This initiative the signer OF the with
| drawal takes upon himself, and in the
| withdrawal he notifies the board that
he has done so and that they must not
consider his name as being on the Pc
| tition.
Effective When Filed.
! A portion Of the withdrawal reads:
| and the same is hereby stricken out,
erased and removed, the same as, and
to the same effect. as tho did at this
| time, by physical act, remove and erase
my name and signature from said
statement of general consent, and DO
hereby notify you and each OF you OF
such withdrawal Of consent and with
drawal, cancellation and removal OF my
said signature, and hereby direct that
my name be not included or counted
upon the said statement of general
consent referred to, with the same
force and effect as if such statement OF
general consent had never been signed
! by me.
'sThe intent of this withdrawal OF
| consent anu CCdIlCCAldllOA 0a1N WAld
drawal of my signature from the said
statement Of general consent hereinbe-
fore referred to is that, Immediately
upon the filing hereof with the county
auditor, my consent is withdrawn, and
my signature upon said statement OF
general consent shall be and the same
is cancelled. stricken, and removed
therefrom, and the filing hereof with
said auditor shall operate in and for
itself as withdrawal Of consent and
withdrawal, cancellation, and removal
of my signature, and my said signature
upon that statement Of general consen,
shall be Of no force or effect for any
purpose whatsoever"
\ Effect CIaimed Automatic.
| Attention is called to the wording OF
| the withdrawal that It became effec-
tive with the filing OF It., which was
Monday morning. It was the "drys
contention that this wording made the
| withdrawal of the name automatic with
/ the filing Of the withdrawal, and tina!
4 when the petition reached the board to
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