The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-13
SPECIAL.
MEETING
SUNDAY
Storm of indignation Brings
Speedy Action on
Resolution

Pastors OF Hammond churches who
had prepared sermons scoring the city
council were notified by telephone and
messenger shortly before the hour Of
evening service YESTERDAY that The
council had rescinded its action endor-
sing beer and light wine.
The meeting OF the council had been
called following the morning services
at the churches. In every Sunday school
In the city teachers had denounced the
councils stand on the issue. Practical
~ every clergyman had held the coun-
Gil to scorn in the morning sermon and
was prepared to talk at greater length
at night. Resolutions had been passed
condemning the action Of the council
The concerted drive of the churches
had a telling effect. A meeting or the
council was held at the city hall at !
O'Clock. All councilmen had been notl-
fled to be present and ten of the eigh-
teen responded.
1t was moved by Councilman John T.
stamm Of the fifth ward that the act
ion of the council of March 7th endor-
sing beer and light wine be rescinded
and the minutes of that action stricken
from the clerks records.
The vote follows:
VOTE TO
Yeas: J. V Keeler, John H. Stamn,
Z. W. Hess. G. ]. Wolf. James A. NIaro.
T. Bert Anderson, r. G. Conde Clyde
L. Fowler and H. o. Ressig.
Nay: Fred Dedelow
Absent: Lockiel Simpson. John Me-
nan. George NJ. Slack. John A. Mai.a.
William Schultz. John Krigiolka, Caleb
White and Frank Seliger.
The original motion was passed by a
vote of to I. Malo and Stamm voting
for beer and wine.
Word of the special meeting and the
resembling of the wet resolution was
dispatched to the churches and clergy
men commented favorabiy upon it.
SAYS IT'S ILLEGAL
Councilman William Schultz Of the
eighth ward refused to attend the spec
ial meeting. He said that it was il
legal and that the law would not per-
NIT the resembling resolution TO be
matter of record He declared that the
meeting was called to Save the ma .,
or's face
Mayor Brown knows as well as
40 that any action taken by the city
council on Sunday is illegal" stated
Schultz. "He got in wrong because he
stood b yand grinned when the council
passed the beer. and wine resolution
The mayor is always ready to plead
with the council when some measure
in which he is Interested comes before
them. He had the privilege to SPEAK
his mind at the meeting last Tuesday.
but he kept silent He never said aye,
Yes or no and let it go. Now 1 don't
propose TO go trotting up to the city
hall on Sunday afternoon to 60 through
fool performance of holding fake
council meeting. If l have any criticism
coming from the clergymen I'll take It
ike a man and not welch like the ma
yor / was conscious when I voted on
the beer and wine resolution and moth
ing has happened to change my con-
victions since that time.
Il may be a public servant but I'm
not niger in the rack at county
fair. IF other councilmen don't resent
having their character assailed at the
public meeting Saturday nignt Dy II
Z. Granger. I do.
u maintain that any resolution to
reconsider the councils vos- on beer
and light w;ne should come up at
regular meeting and at the next meets
ing I viii make a motion tha, TIE cierK
erase from his records all mention o.
the sunday meeting"
Cltv Attorney McAIshon coudrned
Councilman Schulte's charge THAI the
sunday meeting was void and any rec
ord of it illegal
STAR CHAIrsER sEsSToN7
Yesterdays meeting was star
chamber session" declared schultz. Tt
was arranged by telephone whereas the
law requires that councilmen be noti-
notified Only visitors desiring the
council to change its stand were pres
ent in the gallery, the others having no
knowledge Of the meeting II the coua-
ell had held secret meeting at tho
behest of the advocates Of wine and
beer what a howl there would have
been.
This wishy -washy system Of doing
business is but reflection of the ma
yors own attitude"
One Of the leaders of the w. c. r.
L. stated today that the members OF
that organization would attend the
next council meeting in a body and de-
mand that the council legally rescind
its wine and beer resolution.