The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1911-10-17
WHISKY ELECTION CALL
THROWN OUT or COURT.
Judge Bailey Holds Petitions Filed
BY Vets Invalid For Lack OF
Sufficient Names.


cal option election on December 18th
to see whether saloons shall be op-
cned again or not.
The vets petition asking for an cleo
ton, was thrown out Of court by
County Judge Bailey Saturday at
noon upon the showing made upon
the petition from Naynesburg pre-
cinct No. where the drys had sue
cceded in knocking enough names off
the Vets original petition to invalli-
date the petition from this district.
The drys brought the petitions IA
Waynesburg No. from l6l down
To 80 names according TO their fig
rres, which brought the petition be-
low the per cent required by law
10 be- obtained from each precinct IN
the county before an election could
be held The Drys had made a hard
fight to knock out the Vets on Row
land precinct, but Judge Bailey ruled
that the Vets had enough name, m
Rowland after all the petitions aud
counter petitions had been consider
ed. aud then the Drys brought mp
their case from Naynesburg. Men
from the West End who we're here
Saturday sand that had the Drys lost
A. Wayue~bnig, they would have won
out finally in llisronville No. ! pre-
.inct. a.. they claimed 10 have taken
enough names from the Vets pc
Aon IN that precinct tn inynlhdatc
The cali.
The fight over the petitions Tor an
election was very hard fought IN
county court between the vets aud
pry forces. Prominent men m both
causes were present IN court ON ev-
cry day of the county court after
The hearing of the case began on
FRIDAY morning. the hearing being
an adjourned session OF County
Court. Attorney George ID. Florence
represented the Vets and put up
strong battle for his clients, contest
ING every inch % 'ne WAY.
lie was ASSISTED in defending hi
case bv q number of the prominent
Vet leaders including J. q. Weather
ford. Abe Newton aud ". q. Speed
of lIu-torvill,. Dan aud Claude Hes
ter. az Kings Mountain. j. W. Acey
Georle Logan. &. '. Gentry, }. 1.
LINN. Mat Martin. Pryor Camden,
and Others ot Stanford. Among the
Dry leaders who materially assisted
the Two attorneys ~ their side oil
the ficht were y. v. Fowlc Wyatt
smith and Craig Camden. ot Row
land. J. II. Baughman. ID. NJ. Wal
Ler. ]. J. Dickcy. q. -. Ncaren, aud
Others of stanford. J. NJ. Reynolds
uunlev Gooch. jas. Wheeler. ThoS.
Phillips of Stantodr. Ben Ferrll'
Rev. W. :. Willis. George u. frmtl
q. W. Mckinney. George Rife and
others of the West End.
II required almost "a full day to
dispose of the Rowland ease ana
nearly a. much more for Waynes-
burg. At Rowland Juoge Bailey fore
ed those who had signed ~ many n
three petitions To- come INTO court
and SAY which way they wished To
he counted. Several elected Ia re-
main ON the Wet petition while sew
,ral came over to the DrNS. Some
rather sensational feature were de
Neloped IN the bonriu. ot the Way
nesburs ease. The first was when
r. \. Terry swure nu the witness
stand that hi name had been torg-
cd to the Wri-' third petition IN that
precinct. and that he had not author
lied IA, Siguat ire. aud then II was
brought ont nv the testimony that
one of the Jealous dr,- paid - each
Tor signer~ to cuuuteract the vets
petition. JUDGE Bailey. who siited
every circumstance in detail 80 a. to
give each side a fair and impartial
hearing aud decision. to"k OF the
name of Mr.. Terry from the petition
To which he had been forged, and al
~ refused to count the mumeS at the
four men who are said To have been
pad Ia 90 on the Dry, petition.
The llustonyiile petition of the
Drvs. which was said H. have taken
off more names than either of the
other two precincts which were TAX
en- up. was not presented by the
Drys.