Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-12-11
GETTING READY
Fer CONVENTION
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Hundreds of Other Workers viii At
o tend conference-Eary Action In
kE Legislature On Law to Provide For
p. Recount Of votes-No Denial Made
of Charges of Fraud and Corruption
l. ln7vote On Home Rule and Prohibi-
&. ton Amendments. eh'
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Five plans are being made for the an
nual convention and conference of the
Ohio >Anti-Saloon league, to be held
IN this city Feb. I and 2. The repre-
sentation Of the convention will be one
delegate from each county for each
500 votes east by that county for the
| prohibition amendment and one for
each fraction of 500. This will make
convention of more than 1000 dele
gates.
There will be q. large number of Wis
itors aside from the delegates. Work
ers, will be here from every county
and much of the time will be devoted
to conferences in regard to methods
to be employed in next years cam
paign- 1t is to, be a meeting for work
as well as entertainment An inter
change Of ideas is- expected to be val
uahle, and IL is likely that out of the
convention will be constructed sys-
ten, OF, campaign work which will be
adopted generally so far as is applica-
bis to local conditions.
|" Arrangements are being made to
bring to the convention several COVER
nors, of states now dry; who will re-
fute the tales of the liquor men cir
enlated during the recent contest.
=, The state board OF trustees of the
I'league viii hold IT'S annual meeting at
the same time. and aside from its reg
tular work the members win outline
l'the policies Of the organization for
the coming year. League officials be-
flteye the convention will be more
largely attended and mere interesting
tnan, any previous gathering of the
kind.
J. Soon. after Ethe Legislature meets
next month a bill will be introduced,
providing for contesting elections held
under the initiatives. and referendum.
The decision of the supreme court In
which it refused recount Of votes in
Cincinnati and otners cities on the
home rule and prohibition amend
ments, because there is no law pro-
viding for such contest. pointed out
l.the duty Of the, general assembly in
no uncertain language. In its deci-
sion the court said:
- The legislature has seen fit to pro-
llyidei for the preservation Of the bal
dots voted at 'an election. 1t has pre-
sscribeda the conditions under which
these ballots can be counted, namely,
in case there is a contest of election.
1t has failed to provide a method for
contesting an election under the refer
,endum. s'~Ai
Section 21 of Article II of the con-
llstitntion provides that the general as
sembfy' shall determine by law before
what authority and in what manner
the trial OF the contested elections
snail be- conducted. 1t is not within
the power of the court to do SO. The
failure OF the legislature to provide
for a contest confers no Jurisdiction
Upon the courts go
Neither the lawyers WAC appeared
against a. recount. or the supreme
! court, denied that there were irregu-
larities in some of the cities in the
vote on these liquor amendments The
belief is as widespread as the state
that there was fraud and corruption,
but the court was powerless to act
because of lack of law. 1t is expect
ed that the legislature will promptly
| remedy the defect and that the people
of every part of the state will be in
Aured a fair election and an honest
count
Brewers and prospective saloon
keepers are putting a heavy pressure
| upon the state licensing board to ap-
point the county boards, SO that IL
censes may be issued and saloons
opened in dry territory before the hol-
idays. The saloon men are anxious
for the Christmas trade. The state
board has an unusual task before it,
| and 1t Is not thought new saloons will
open until after the first of the year.
More than a score of Beal law cleo
tions are scheduled within the next
thirty days.
Ohio editors should be on. their
guard concerning plate matter, now
being furnished free by an alleged
farmers" organization. with. leadquar.
ters at Fort Worth; Tex There seems
to be a close alliance between that
organization and the liquor interests
mathematical prodigy, nineteen
years old, has been found in Chicago
He can reckon the number of seconds
| IN eignty-seyen years; In seven sec