Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1911 — BROWN MAKES AMENDMENT STICK AFTER FIGHT. [ARTICLE]

BROWN MAKES AMENDMENT STICK AFTER FIGHT.

Counties Now to Remain so Until “Wets’* Petition for Election And Win at Polls. John G. Brown, of Monon, who represents White and Jasper counties in the state legislature, was successful in getting an important amendment and one which all people will regard as fair to all concerned, into the latest Proctor option bill. Brown was helped by Representative Hammond, a democrat of temperance proclivities who has bolted the liquor support of his party on several occasions. He offered the same amendment whißh prown had previously offered, viz., that counties now “dry” shall remain “dry” until voted “wet.” The effect will be to keep counties now “dry” so until the decision of the people is reversed and this would leave Rensselaer and all other units in this county saloonless until those who favor saloons have petitioned for elections and been successful at the polls. The amendment was adopted after a hard fight and Representative Brown is given the chief credit, and Representative Hammond is also getting much of the glory. Brown’s picture is published in the Star with the following write-up: ■ “Keep the roadhouses out and we’ll make you Governor,” some of the rural neighbors of Representative John G. Brown told him when he left his farm in White county to come to the legislature. Representative Brown thereupon set out to get a provision in the democratic option bill that would keep the dry rural-territory as it is now. He made it broad and included the cities, but the democrats would have none of it. Then he eliminated the cities, and found in Representative Hammond, democrat, a stout champion of his idea. With Hammond offering the amendment, many democrats were willing to vote for it and the republicans, glad to help Brown along, did the rest. Now it’s up to the citizens of White county to remember Farmer Brown’s boom for Governor.