Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07
VICTORY FOR LOCAL
OPTION BILL DEPENDS
ON VOTERS OF STATE
Legislators Will Act as
Constituents Command.
Emancipation From Lii
quor Depends on People
Themselves.
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by the members of the Legislature them
selves until their own constituents con-
vince them that Yesterdays demonstra-
tion was not a momontary uprising, but
that 1t Is a continued public demand
The consensus of opinion here today
is that the hearing and the demonstration
did not gain a single vote for local option.
on the other hand, both sides in the
fight say that the Governor lost no votes
for his measure. In other words, the
lineup of forces is the same today as it
was two days ago
The demonstration should, however |
give an impetus to the sentiment in favor
of local option that is gradually con- |
vtnclng the members who are still "on !
the fence" Governor Brumbaugh, dur |
ing the next week, will redouble his er- |
forts to line these representatives up fO' |
local option
The bill win remain in the Law and |
order Committee of the House. which !
conducted the hearing yesterday, until |
next week. No meeting Of the commit
tee has been called for today. Tonight !
tn House Appropriations Committee |
leaves for Pittsburgh and will remain |
there until the first of next week. Many /
members Of that committee are also on
the Law and order Committee In order
to report the local option bill with a
favorable recommendation, Chairman VIII
Hams Of the Law and order committee
would not call a meeting unless there
would he n full attendance as there Ia
majority of only three in the committee
hi,,ta, thet e tho Mi hi ,yili be beid IN in
committee
When the local option bill Is reported
out next week it will have a clear road
Child labor will be disposed of by the
tIon viii ha analIv voted an nv the lower
branch Of the Assembly not later than
Monday night. That viii Give all of next
Iyeels 70 the consideration of local option |
by the members of the House.
An aftermath of the demonstration Ia
+ba reneraI haIief TODAY that Governor |
Brunbauph and Senator oliver Mt last
nights meeting sounded the slogan for a
dry Republican marty in PENNSYLVANIA
,rbe,, bntb intinated that the ReDublican
party. as party. is not identified with
the liuuor interests
Behind their statements many party
leaders here see the first intirnation OF
a plan of Governor Brumbaugh to carry
tha frht against the .'wets" in the party
during the next wear and a half, and to
lead a fight for United States Senator
oliver to succeed himself in 1916
Senator William T. Crow. Republican
state chairman and a strong Penrose
man. has been the candidate for the place
e ment by Governor brumnauGh q; OF senator
tinn of war between the Governor and
the Penrose forces.
A GREAT MEETING.
As climax TO the greatest "local on
,ion day" ever experienced by Pennsyl-
vania came tho final mass-meetiug in
The Chestnut Street Auditorium last
night There Governor Brunbaugh and
limited States Senator Oliver challenged ! (
the Iinuor men TO show the Justice of ! 7
their cause and called upon every red q
b1ooded Penpsvlvanian TO enter the fight 7
for moral cleanliness in politics and for !
the success of the VilIiams local option I
hill :
Both sneakers warned that the defeat !
of tbe measure at this session of the
7 legislature would mean reprisals by the !
elaetors who will choose the members of
the next House and Senate Both re- {
aented the charge that the Republican
party is ruTn-cursed by implication If
not bv omen declaration,
Twice wildly cbeered as the next Presi-
dent of the limited states Governor c
smiled but offered no com !
pant Referrinp IN his nre-election
pledge to stand for local option. the '
Governor denied any man the right to
saw that he did not know before he voted
for him In November exactly where he
MUST hhEP PLhDGE'
am that klnd OF an old-iashlohed
Pennsyivanian VINO believes that pre- {
election pledge Is post-electloh oDiisa-
non'' SAID the Governor Let there be
no. mistake anywhere ABOUT my positloh' /
Although the night rally was not sched- I
uIed to begin until s o'clock, the audi !
t,,,,,,,, mo-, e,ad On bo,,r b,sora tto+
49, ,rhera ,.era signs of rostiossnass I
~ go ~, .,,gastaJ ~ CO.,, s.e,.,.,,
t.,, hS,, r,nre tIa,, SOo ta7,,nora,,,,,.
: !, ~ Sc sa,,e local ontioD sonns tSacL
5aiasation has lis own favorIte but Tho
pt' sisIII,i b, ,,irt,, S 49, -,
,I ,o i,aor tbt,,- ,ratt ,,I,cb
1hat. a1,,, ,,av lanes Sirn,ningtor Of
pbrladeinbia former c,ounciIrnan I
seored = decided bit as voInntaer sonr ,
Issts, v,Ja,Jiys, on AT1.rican esg bjp6 !
!, tba air he led the great audienca IN I
srrigbten tba Corner Where Won Are'' \
- AZ ta,,,neranca all sorg yprittsr =
- th. t,,ne ~ ,|rinnera,,." !
A. q onarter to eieht the front doors
- ths anditoriun we're closed ana nun !
4 ! 5r.sIs ,,-sra turned avav Inside naokad !
,s,sinst tha walls aIIins the rostri,, ana /
insd a dozen dsan throupb the aisIes !
a,ors fhan 9000 men and yvonsn waited +
le..ss,,s :