The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-10-14
BREWERS BACK OF
STABILITY LEAGUE
Proof That Vets Initiated Un-
popular Amendment
WHO CIRCULATED PETITIONS


tions Were Connected With Liquor
5usiness-Labor Strongly Against
the Amendment.
Columbus, O.-(Special.) 1T is now
we'll established that Ohio brewers
and liquor dealers initiated the Sta
bility league amendment designed to,
destroy the effectiveness of the ini-
tiative and referendum by providing
that amendments to the constitution
shall not be submitted oftener than
once in six years if they contain even
any part Of any measure twice reject.
ed since September, 1913.
The liquor men say they had moth
ing to do with initiating this proposal,
although they admit they are support
ing it. This amendment is being Wig
Orously opposed ON all sides and it is
extremely unpopular with labor, there
fore the brewers are more anxious
than ever to hide their connection
with it. However, it is now clearly
ascertained that they are responsible
for it.
Persons who circulate petitions to
Initiate a proposal must make aftida-
Wit to the signatures and these aflda-
Wits, together with the petitions are
on file in the office of the secretary
Of state and are matters of public rec
ord
Responsible parties in many OF the
counties were furnished lists of these
Ietition peddlers in their respective
counties by the Ohio Anti-Saloon
league and we're asked to give the
records Of these canvassers and
whether or not they were allied with
the liquor traffic Here are a few Of
the reports:
Galia County.
Eleven petitions we're circulated in
this county for the Stability league
amendment Ten were circulated by
saloonkeepers, bartenders and part
owners Of saloons. The other one was
circulated by saloon hanger-on.
Ross County.
Nine saloonkeepers and few 9TH
ers closely connected with the liquor
business circulated the Stability
league petitions in this county
Richand County.
OF the A persons who circulated
Stability league petitions in this coun-
ty, 33 are saloonkeepers, bartenders,
brewers and brewery workers. Most
of the others are we'll known vets.
Hooking County.
The Stability league petitions in
Hooking county were circulated by 6
saloonkeepers, bartenders, and a
proprietor of a pool room.
Clark County.
OF the legible names on the heads
of tle Stability league petitions in
this county, 81 out Of SO are saloon
keepers, bartenders or brewery work.
ers.
Sandusky County.
Forty-two persons circulated pett'
tions. Of this number 81 are saloon.
keepers, bartenders, and l brewer.
The others are not known except that
they are actively wet.
Washington County.
The total number of canvassers was
80, of which 33 are saloonkeepers,
bartenders, | brewer, l wet and the
remaining one a brother of one of the
saloonkeepers. One of tne circulators
is now in Jail in Marietta on the
charge of forgery.
Defiance County.
The Stability league petitions in
this county were all circulated by sa-
loonkeepers except one, and this one
by a saloonkeepers henchman.
Trumbuli County.
Stability league petitions in this
county we're circulated by 10 saloon
keepers and as many well known wet
workers.
seioto County.
Petition carriers in this county
were 33 saloonkeepers, bartenders
and porters, the president of the home
Rule league and others are not known.
Muskingum County.
In this county there were SO can
Vassers for names on the Stability
league petitions. OF these, 33 are
saloonkeepers, 7 bartenders, 2 deal
ers in beer, 6 ex-saloonkeepeFs and /
ex-bartender.
Wyandot County.
Twelve saioonkeepers, brewer and
wet workers circulated Stability
league petitions in this county.
Belmont County.
Petition carriers in this county in.
cluded % saloOnkeepers or part own.
ers OF saloons, 3 bartenders, speak |
easy keepers and 5 are more or less
unclassified vets.
PauIdng County.
There were 8 petitions for the Sta |
bility league amendment circulated In |
this county. Six OF the were car
Tied by proprietors and the remaining
8 by wet sympathizers.
Tuscarawas County.
Investigation shows that Of the SO |
men wno circulated the Stability |
league petitions in this county, 90 |
we're sS4oonkeepers, 8 baftenders and
2 ex-saloonkeepers.
AUgiaize County.
In this county IA saloonkeepers. 4
bartenders, brewer, and / brewery
agent circulated Stability league petit
tons
Madison County.
All the circulators OF the Stability
Ieai~'e petitions in this county were
and bartenders except
one or two, and these were barroom
flies.
1t is common knowledge that Sta
bility league petitions were placed in
the saloons of the state and that tbs
liquor element was aiding in their cir.
but the records of the can.