The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-20
Services in Local Churches
Open Strong Campaign
and Start Petitions for
Prohibition Measure.
JUDGE FOX WISHES
MOVEMENT SUCCESS
William H. Bartel, Jr., Rep
resentative-Elect Announc-
ces FirrH Stand. Against
Voting Out Saloons.

With the slogan Indiana dry by
1918," a movement, to become state
wide in scope, was launched in Rich
mond yesterday which aims at the
passage of law by the legislature.
which meets in January, prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors" in the state of Indiana.
The launching of the statewide pro-
hibition movement in Richmond yes
terday was under the supervision OF
Timothy Nicholson, Richmonds vener-
able temperance worker and president
of the Indiana Anti-saloon League. the
Rev. E. S. Shumaker of indianapolis.
superintendent of the Antisaloon
league, and by six other league lead
ers residing in various parts of the
state.
Extend Movement Rapidly.
Having started the prohibition ball
rolling in Wayne county Mr. Nichol-
son today stated that the movement
would at once be extended into the
other ninety-one counties of Indiana
Yesterday was "Anti-saloon Sun
day" in .Wayne county the temperance
question was the principal topic dis
cussed in practically every protestant
church in the county. League leaders
who were in the county all occupied
pulpits and sounded the statewide
prohibition keynote.
Following services, resolutions ad-
dressed to the members of the senate
and house of the 1917 legislature were
circulated in the churches for sigma
lures. Some time the latter part Of
the week or the first of next week
there will be general circulation of
these petitions. The petitions for the
men to sign read:
Text Of Petitions.
"We, the undersigned legal voters
of Wayne county, State of Indiana, re-
spectfully petition and urge you to
vote for the passage of bill prohibit
ing the manufacture and safe of in
toxicating liquors for beverage pur-
poses within the state of Indiana"
The petitions for the women to sign
pray for the enactment of a prohibi-
ton measure in the name of "thc
mothers, wives, sisters and daughters
of Wayne county. state of Indiana"
The various Protestant churches fol-
lowing the morning services appointed
representatives to attend a meeting
held at the Y. NJ. C.. A. in the after
noon, at which meeting plan was de-
vised for the general circulation of
petitions. Mr.. Nicholson was chair
man of this meeting and he was in
structed to appoint a committee of
ten, five men and five women, to have
charge of the petition circulation cam
paign.
'I will appoint this committee short
ly," Mr.. Nicholson said today. 81 ex-
pect these petitions will be in circula-
tion throughout the country not later
than the first of next week"
Nicholson is Very Active.
Despite his Lightweight years Mr.
Nicholson is as enthusiastic and ener-
getic in directing the prohibition move
ment as youth in his twenties'
"a statewide prohibition law will be
passed by the 1917 legislature. am
confident of that" said Mr. Nicholson
Nothing can deny this movement and
the supporters of the measure will be
both Republican and Democratic Iegis.
lators. 1t will not be a partisan bill.
The Anti-Saloon league had planned
this prohibition movement several
weeks before the election and the aues-
tion was to have been brought before
the 1917 legislature had it been con-
trolled by the Democrats or by the Re
publicans. hope the Lord will permit
me to live to see the day when Indiana
becomes dry"
Fox Extends Best Wishes.
While Mr.. Nicholson was talking
with newspaper man Judge Henry c.
Fox called to wish the prohibition
movement good luck"
"The entire country will be dry
within eight years." Judge Fox pre-
dicted.
Superintendent Shumaker of the
Antf-Saloon league said, while in Rich
mond Sunday, that Indications were
that the proposed statewide prohibit
ion bill would be put through the legis-
lature with little difficulty.
The League apparently anticipates
the big majority of the Republican
legislators will support the measure
and Is expecting substantial Democrat
ic support because Of political feud
now existing between the Democratic
state organization and the so-called
brewery interests.
Propose Option Election
Mr.. Shumaker said that following
the election certain members Of the
Democratic organization called upon
him and proposed immediate steps for
calling an option election in Marion
county as a reprisal against the liquor
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