The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-02-21
VETS CHARGED WITH BAD
FAITH BY DRY LEADER
Crabbe, Anti-SaloOn League SUI
perintendent, Flags Opposition
Following Defeat of Measure

Double dealing and bad faith were
charged against wet forces in Mary
land by George w. Crabbe, superin-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon League
of Maryland following defeat of the
dry bill in the House of Delegates at
Annapolis last Thursday.
faction against the bill in tabling
it was railroaded through the House,
regardless of promises and the ethics
of the situation Mr.. Crabbe said.
ut shows, however, that you cannot
trust the wet bunch. Delegate Hitler,
chairman Of the Temperance Commit
tee, promised us hearing next Tues
day and he protested until within a
few hours of the action of the House
that reports that such action was in
contemplation were unfounded.
Statements made at Annapolisthat
/ was invited to appear in defense of
the bill this morning but failed are
not true. l was not invited and had
no prior knowledge that summary ac-
ton was contemplated.
THE same gang of vets who block
ed action in the Senate Wednesday on
the plea that there had not been time
for consideration of the bill engineer
ed action on the measure in the lower
house. The bill had been under con-
sideration forty-five days in the Sen
ate and was introduced in the House
only last Monday.
"These are the men who complain
that the drys put over the Volstead
act. They are using the same tactics
now that in the past proved the best
argument of the Anti-Saloon League.
1t was a dirty trick, but it will serve
as one of our strongest arguments
when we go before the people in the
next State campaign.
"The wet forces in the Legislature
by their action have served notice on
the Federal Government that Mary
land proposes to continue to ignore
any obligation to perform it's duty
under the Eighteenth Amendment.
They will have no right to complain
at whatever steps the Government
may take to enforce the dry laws in
this State. Their action is a direct
invitation to Federal officials to step
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IN the Senate during the past days
Of this week, which have not been I'M
like the days Of preceding weeks in
which everything moves along as di-
rected by the unseen forces, nothing
has been done that is of a surprising
nature.
Mr.. Mccullough, according to the
title of a bill, has introduced a
measure increasing the salary to be
paid the States Attorney for Garrett
county.
In the House, Mr.. McIntire on last
Tuesday night introduced a bill au-
thorizing the Mayor and Council of
Oakland to issue bonds for $4,000
for the purpose of repaving the streets
of Oakland.
Mr.. Markley's bill prohibiting the
killing Of wild turkeys and deer in
Garrett county until November LIST,
1880, was passed by the House, as
was also the measure providing that
certain fines and forfeitures now paid
tbs Bar Association for the support
of its library, be paid into the school
fund instead.
Mr.. McIntires bill giving suitors
the right for change of jurisdiction
in the trial of cases before Justices
of the Pease was also passed by the
House.
The Governors appointments were
transmitted to the Senate last night
Many surprises were apparent. The
list contained the names of Supervis-
ors of Elections for the various coun-
ties. The board for this county will
be composed of Messrs. w. H. Hine-
baugh and G.. William Browning Dem
ocrats, and D. E. Bolden, Republican.
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