New-York tribune., 1922-03-09
One otc Beats
.DryAnacntlmcaat
Again Inn Jersey
Ratification Resolution L.
Defeated in House When
Antis Refuse Consent to
Record Absent. Member
Must Reconsider To-day
Prohibition Heads Struggle
Ola Floor 10 Rally Force;
? Women Side With Wcis
Srccinl Dispatch 10 me Tribune


TRENTON, n. j., March 3. Now
Jersey has not deserted Rhode Island
nnd Connecticut. Tho three states still
stand against the ratification Of the
prohibition amendment to the Consti-
tuition of the United States. The House
of Assembly of tho State Legislature
tonight defeated the Roberts resolu-
ton providing for ratification after one
of the most exciting Legislative battles
IN years. The resolution lost by orc
vote, and If unanimous consent could
have been obtained to record the vote
Of Mr.. Scxsmith, of Monmouth, in favor
OF the resolution as requested by him
when he was called away from the
State House early in the day-it would
have carried and New Jersey would
have ratified.
The calling of the roll presented ono
Of the most interesting scenes that has
marked The making of laws in this
state. Members swarmcd about the
hoor. the attorney of the Anti-Saloon
League offered free advice to mcmhcr,
and TO the Speaker of the House. NON
bcrs opposed demanded loudly that the
vote be announced and dry leaders
trettcd and fumed in an effort TO ret
the deciding vote
Drys Marshal Forces
IL was not TO be had, however. and
while Speaker Rowland gave the drva
the greatest lecway and plenty of time
10 gather their forces, MIR. Hobart, of
Essex, the floor leader in dry leglsla-
ton, hnally was forced to change his
vote from the affirmative to the mega
tive so that he could put the resolution
IN parliamentary position for rcconsid-
Grafton. The vote was % for the reso-
luton and u against after Hobart had
changed his vote. Thrty-ono would
have carried
me proponents of prohibition immc-
d'ateiy gave signs of renewing the fight
"hen Hobart moved that the reconsid-
Grafton of The vote by which the Rob
ertS resolution was lost be made the
special order of business for 3 O'Clock
to-morrow afternoon. It did not re-
quIrc a majority Of the House to carry
and the reconsideration will come up
again tomorrow afternoon
INC Republicans caucused for scv-
tcral hours before the resolution Was
brought up for reconsideration. Every
effort was made 10 bring the majority
m"mbers into line, but twelve Repub-
ilcans Joined With tno Democrats to
bring about its defeat.
Just prior 20 the roll call the con
sent Of the House was asked to have
the vote OF SeXsmith recorded in the
ahrmatNc, as he had been hurricdly
called from tic chamber. Minority
leader Gaedc refused unanimous con-
sent in the event that SeXsmith was the
deciding vote, and this was what hap
pcned
When it was seen that thirty votes
were recordod IN favor of tha resolu-
!loh oorio, of Atlantic, began demand
ing that the vote be announced. Speaker
Rowland was not to be rushed. and he
gave Hobart and the drv lieutenants
plenty Of time to make sure that their
cause was hopeless Mean time G.. RoY
iand Monroe, attorney for the Anti
saloon League Of New Jersey, who had
been sitting with Hobart on the floor
OF the House and advising the Essex
MEMBER rushed to the Speakers ros-
trim and Whispered to Mr. Rowland
Move TO Reconsider Wins
During this prolonged and tense
situation the floor swallned with mem
bers Corio kept shouting for the an
nouncement of the vote and then Ho-
Part took The floor and asked that he
DC recorded in the negative The decj-
sion to make ,he resolution the special
order OF business for to-morrow was
then reached
The vote on the resolution was:
For Alexander, Applegate. Barkman.
hllzzard, Campbell, Champion. Gift
Coles, Coon. Datcr Dclorenzo. Elliott.
GIBBS, Guthrie. Hobart. Kay, McCul-
Tough, Mcmillan. Owen, Parker. pascoc.
Petcrson, Powell Robbins, Rowland.
St'es' Stratton, Taylor, Todd-al Re
publicans.
Against Blair Corio, Evans. Hcrsh-
field, Laird. Littell. Lyons, Mennincor
Moore, Roognor, Williams, RcpubN
cans; and Brown. Cjccieuch, Crawford.
t'astmead, Flynn, Gaedc, George. Lam
bert, Mcssano. Moran. Runyon. Saro-
kin. Stanton, Democrats.
Both women members Of the House,
Mrs. Brown, of Hudson. and Mrs Laird
OF LssoN, voted against the rcsolu- /