Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1905 — THE REMOMSTRANCE SITUATION. [ARTICLE]

THE REMOMSTRANCE SITUATION.

Last night at 12 o’clock was the latest date for the remonstrators against the granting of liquor licenses in Rensselaer, on applications coming up next Monday, to file such remonstrance. The Democrat is not informed as to the exact situation of the remonstrance, but it is generally understood that the remonstrators will lack about a dozen names of the required number, and will not file at this time. The applicants filed four withdrawls of signers Thursday night, the latestest date for filing withdrawls, as follows: GEORGE PLATT JOSEPH HALLIGAN W.C.PIIRCE JOHN M. GRAY ~~ The Democrat goes to press too early to state authentically whether the remonstrance would be filed or not, but is safe to presume that it was not, because of lack of sufficient number of names to the instrument, caused by the legislature changing the law and requiring a majority of the votes cast for the highest officer on tire ticket instead of for the head of the ticket, and the further reason that there were many empty houses in the ward when this renonstrance was circulated.