The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-03-13
VICTORY FOR LOCAL
OPTION Bill.
HOUSE VOTES TO SUBSTITUTE CARROLL
COUNTYS BILL FOR UNFAVORABLE
COMMITTEE REPORT " TO l6
SOME PROVISIONS OF
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THE BILL.

Joy was brought to the hearts OF
the local option advocates on We'd
nesday. when by vote of 77 to 16 in
the House, the Carroll county local
option bill was submitted for the un-
favorable report by the Committee on
Temperance. The fact was demon
strated that counties and other local
tiles seeking vote on the proposition
Of license or no license to sell liquor
will not be denied that privilege.
Lloyd Wilkinson, who for years was
a favorite target to the attacks by w.
II. Anderson, former superintendent
OF the Antisaloon League, on the pub
lie man in Maryland who did not ap-
prove of his platform, led the fight
to substitute the bill for the unfavor-
able report.
He defined his position on the
statewide local option bill which was
an issue in the last campaign. He
declared that the counties represent
ed by local option delegates tried to
force the same issue on Baltimore,
despite the fact that the city had not
elected delegates favorable to the
proposition. In view or the fact that
the Carroll county delegates were in
favor Of the pending bill, he declared
the county should have an oppor-
tunity to decide the question.
Mr.. McNabb, OF Hartford, declared
that an unfavorable report had been
submitted without his knowledge or
consent. He said he had been led to
believe that the report would be favor
able and that the Temperance Com
Elittee had instructed Chairman New
man to so report the bill. This Mr..
Newman denied. He moved that the
bill be recommitted to the Carroll
county delegation. He said two mem
bers Of that delegation had called up
on him and asked that they be re-
lieved of the responsibility Of con
Inection with the bill. Mr.. Newman
asked that the Carroll county dele
gates take their share of responsible
ity of action on the bill. The House
was anxious to dispose OF the ques-
ton at once. It did not want de-
lay. On roll call, IL members voted
to substitute the bill for the unfavor-
able report. Sixteen voted for the
unfavoraBle report.
III the bill passes the House it is
thought that it will meet with little
opposition in the Senate.
Some of the more important provis-
ions Of the bill as introduced by Dele
gate Wooden are as follows.
Votes to be taken at regular cleo
tions upon petition of one-fourth Of
the vote cast at the last election; /;
laws 20 into effect the following May;
Vote cannot be taken oftener than ev-
cry two years; Provides for the same
method of voting the county wet as
for voting 1t dry; The county Is the
unit on which the vote must be taken,
the whole county going either wet or
dry; Penalties for first violations and
increasing for subsequent violations;
Giving away, delivery, or handling by
any store keeper or at any place of
business, or taking or soliciting Of
orders. shall be unlawful selling, and
such places shall be abated as nui-
sances; Physicians must prescribe in
writing and only when required as a
medicine, and druggists can sell only
under strict conditions and record
must be kept.
The Anti-Shipping clause prevents
the shipment of liquor in any way,
except it may be carried by individ-
uals upon their person, or as their
personal baggage and for their pri-
vate use in quantity not to exceed one
gallon, or delivered to druggists in
unbroken packages and not more than
five gallon lots; or delivered TO
churches in unbroken packages for
sacramental purposes; or delivered
at residences, not placse of business,
or public resorts by manufacturers or
wholesalers by their own conveyances
in unbroken packages or liquor, the
contract for the sale of which was
made outside the county; or shipped
through the county to a point outside
the county.