The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-01-29
Dorsey Declines to Say
Whether He Would
Veto 1'Bone-Dry"
Measure
AZ SHALL HAVE NOTHING
TO SAY FOR PUBL
CATION" HE SAYS

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 27.-Hugh M.
Dorsey declines to say he will not
VETO a bone dry" bill if one is pass
sea at the next legislature. Further
sEaore, he declines to say he will not
oppose the passage of such legisla-
NON by the next house and senate
II such a bill is introduced. He de-
asIiues to say he will not veto bill
sazcrely repeating the present shipping
Rail-, the advocates of which, in large
nrrznber, today admitted was "a big
'saistake made by the present legisla-
azre''
a letter asking specific questions of
Mr. Dorsey and directing attention to
abe question now before the people of
aha state, was replied to tonight by
BIN with the few words: Il do not
Ezre to discuss the situation"
En- the light of the remarks made by
dSovSrn0r Harris, today to the dele
CATION which called upon him in ref
'erence to the special session of the
Legislature, the following letter was
dhIs afternoon delivered to the COVER
nor-elect:
Atlanta, Ga, Jam 20, 1917
Hon. Hugh NJ Dorsey, Atlanta, Ga
Dear Mr.. Dorsey:
There is very considerable inter
est in and newspaper discussion OF a
proposition to call the present gener-
al assembly for the purpose of con-
sidering the enactment OF what is be-
ing commonly termed 'bone-dry'
legislation, in view or the recent L. S.
sapreme coure decisions touching the
states powers under the Wcbb-Ke en-
<yon law.
This discussion auG newspaper
Publication has included speculation
on the probable attitude of the next
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS event OF
enacement of further prohibition leg
Rs'Stion by the next regular session OF
asle general assembly, in the light OF
pour campaign platform in which you
say: 4 shall oppose consistently any
change or modification of the pres.
ent law unless such change or modi.
Sication has been declared the ex-
pressed will of the white voters OF
Georgia
May / ask you to be good enough
10 give me, for newspaper use, the fol.
lowing information to clarity the sit.
nation:
1T the next regular session of the
general assembly passes a bill pro-
hlbitSng the shipments of liquors in
any quantity from another state into
Georgia. will you approve or disap-
prove such bill after its passage?
IT such a measure is proposed in
tie next regular session Of the gen
rral assembly, will you oppose its
passage by that body?
IF bill merely repeating the pres
Fnt Georgia shipping law is passed by
tae next regular session of the gen
eral session, will you approve or dis
approve the bill?
l shall be glad to use, for news
paper publication, the purpose in
which this information is sought. anv
comment you will make.
Yours very truly,
JOHN w. HAMMOND"
Mesr Dorsey, replying personally to
the above letter over telephone, to-
night said:
i shall have nothing to say for pub.
2'CatSon- ] do not care to discuss the
situation at all"
Saying this Mr.. Dorsey asked thai
ase telephone conversation be taker
as an answer to the letter.
And, thus the state is left up in the
air as to what to expect in the shape
'af relief from the present flooding O.
1sSc state with liquors shipped in from
other states.
y Sponge Growth.
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