Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-10-15

Columbus, O.-(Special)-Iti is now
well 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 affida-
| Wits, toGsthex vita tbs 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
| 1etition peddlers in their respective
| counties by the Ohio Anti-Saloon
league and were asked to give the
| records of these canvassers and
| whether or not they were allled with
the liquor traffic. Here are few Of
the reports:
GaIIia County.
Eleven petitions were 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 a 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.
Richland County.
OF the "A persons who circulated
Stability league petitions in this coun
ty, 33 are saloonkeepers, bartenders
brewers and brewery workers. Mos
of the others are well known vets.
Hooking County.
The Stability league petitions il
Hooking county were circulated by
saloonkeepers, Z bartenders, and {
!. proprietor of pool room.
Clark County.
Of the legible names on the head
, of the Stability league petitions il
: this county, 81 out of SO are saloon
!, keepers, bartenders or brewery work
4 ers.
Sandusky County.
4 Forty-two persons circulated peti
4 tions. OF this number 81 are saloon
e keepers, bartenders, and l brewer
}, The others are not known except tha
r they are actively wet.
: Washington County.
The total number of canvassers wa
: SO, of which 33 are saloonkeepers,
t bartenders, l brewer, 1 wet, and tn
remaining one brother of one of til
t saloonkeepers. One of the circulator
Il is now in jail in Marietta on tn
|. charge Of forgery.
d Defiance County.
It The Stability league petitions /
l. this county were all circulated by S;
IS loonkeepers except one, and this on
~ by a saloonkeeper's henchman.
If TrumbulI County.
e Stability league petitions in thi
10 county we're circulated by 10 salool
10 keepers and as many well known VIZ
IT. workers.
II Scioto County.
\ Petition carriers in this count
h were 33 saloonkeepers, bartender
and porters, the president of the hon
- Rule league and others are not know;
- Muskineum County.
y In this county there were So ca
vassers for names on the Stabilit
league petitions. Of these, 33 al
~ saloonkeepers, Z bartenders, 2 dea
ers in beer, 6 ex-saloonkeepers and
~ ex-bartender.
30 Wyandot County.
&C. Twelve saioonkeepers, 1 brewer al
= 8 wet workers circulated Stabili
league petitions in this county.
Belmont County.
ne Petition carriers in this county
of cluded 25 saloonkeepers or part ow
On ers of saloons, bartenders, spea
ne easy keepers and 5 are more or le
N. unclassified vets.
}. PauIding County.
Id There were 8 petitions for the st
as bility league amendment circulated
a this county. Six of the were ca
ried by pronrietors and the remains
IT. by wet svmpathizers.
oy Tuscarawas County.
ie' Investigation shows that Of the
= men VINO circulated the Stabili
ne league petitions in this county,
we're saloonFeepers, barteuders al
3 ex-saloonkeepers.
Auglaize County.
~ In this county IA saloonkeepers,
To- bartenders, 1 brewer, and l brewe
o. agent circulated Stability league pc
ed tons.
IN Madison County.
wn All the circulators Of the Stabill
~ league petitions In this county we
saloonkeepers and bartenders exec
~ enc or two, and these were barroo
,no nies.
wv 1t is common knowledge that s.
~ bility league petitions were placed
W. the saloons of the state and that t
.ch liquor element was aiding in their C
the culation, but the records of the cs
vassers leaves no doubt that the bre
las ers are responsible for the propos
ort The opposition to the amendme
vel on the part of labor is so strong Ii
it's 1t is anticipated thousands of wol
ro- men will vote for the prohibit
My amendment as a protest against t
as efforts Of the brewers to destroy t
effectiveness of the initiative and +
a erendum.
,ot- Nearly all the delegates of the c'
gh- stitutional convention are in open
position to the amendment. and.
We Veu fact, all classes outside the liquor
y 1ir T terests are lining up against it.
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