Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-02-04
Especial Correspondence.l


lists by the thousands were here from
points in all parts of the state to par
ticipate in the local option demonstra-
tion arranged by the New Jersey Anti
saloon league to win votes in the legis-
lature for the Gaunt local option bill.
Special trains brought large delega-
lions from Jersey City, Newark, Red
Bank, Long Branch, Asbury Park and
other points along those two routes,
while a fourth train came from Cam
den and a fifth from Atlantic City.
The delegation from Atlantic City
was headed by-Dr. Henry w. Slough,
a r~evivalist of the Billy Sunday type.
Leaders of the A~nti-saloon league re-
ferred to today's demonstration as the
biggest thing of its kind the state has
ever seen.
The resolutions adopted were pre-
sented to Senator Gaunt of Glouces-
fer county for the senate and to As
semblyman West of the same county.
who will handle the bill in the house.
Speeches were made from the portico
of the statehouse. after which the
temperance hosts marched back to the
tabernacle, where Billy Sunday preach
ed his sermon on Booze"
It is confidently expected by the Anti
saloon league that the local option bill
will pass the senate this year., as 1t did
1,o4 ,,oor ond tho dnnnnnCtroti nn woo
directed to winning votes for the meas
ure in the assembly. Twelve votes are
counted for the bill in the senate, elev-
en- being sufficient to pass it. Pros
poets in the house are not so bright.
however, there being only about eight
cen assemblymen who are known to
be favorable to the measure. Thirty
one votes are necessary to pass the
bill in the house.
Lively Setto In House.
Neither house was in session when
the local optionists arrived, but the
resolutions they presented will be con-
veyed to the legislature next Monday
night by Senator Gaunt. A prelimi-
nary skirmish on the liquor issue oc-
Cured In the house Monday. Assem-
hyman Lake asked unanimous consent
to withdraw house So, a local option
bill, from the files of the house. Mr.
Crosby objected. and the request was
not granted. Later the bill was re-
ported without recommendation. As
semblyman Wolverton then moved
that the bill be sent back to the COM
mittee on municipal corporations. He
declared that the report was prevalent
that an effort was to be made to have
the house take a vote OIL local option
before the upper branch considered the
Gaunt measure.
Assemblyman Hammond of Mercer
minated that in view of the fact that
there are two senators who are avOw-
ed candidates for governor they should
be given the opportunity to show where
they stood on the liquor issue. Mr..
l0bst, assemblyman from Hunterdon.
denounced those who were afraid to
be counted on the house bill. Mr.. Run
yon of Union then insisted that in or
der to free the members of the house
of any suspicion of cowardice or dou-
Bile dealing the bill should be recon-
mitted and the Gaunt bill should be
considered first by the senate. He APP
pealed to the manhood of his col
leagues and urged them to remember
their oath of Office and vote as men,
not puppets.
Republican Leader Hates also thought
that the senate local option bill should
be given a chance for its life before
the house considered the question. The
average votAr, he said, despised double
dealing in politics, and it did not pay.
He contended that Mr.. Lake, however,
should be permitted to withdraw his
Dill If he so desired.
Jitney Men on Scene.
J1tney drivers by the score invaded
The house to oppose the passage of the
Dill regulating jitneys introduced by
Mr.. Hates of Camden. Members of
We're roundly %applauded during their
speeches by the jitney men, and after
parliamentary fight the whole propO-
Stlon was tabled by the lower branch.
The position of the bill now Is that it
mas no place on the calendar, but lies
inactive until again taken from the
able. The measure applied to cities
and gave them the right to regulate
Tue operation of auto busses, as well as
10 tax them. The discussion was open
ed when Assemblyman Dadley of Pas
sale, Independent Republican, moved
mat the bill be sent back to committee
ior the purpose of holding a public
hearing on it.
The Passaic assemblyman declared
mat it was an Objectionable measure,
Unsigned to drive out of business the
Jtney owner who had acquired his ma
enlne by hard savings. At the conclu-
SION of his speech the galleries broke
mto wild cheers, and it was several
mlhutes before order could be restored.
aeV. Mr.. IObSt of HunterdOn seconded