Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1897 — Looks Like Temperance People [ARTICLE]

Looks Like Temperance People

Had Got The Saloon Down Again In The Second Ward. The aspect of matters have changed somewhat since Saturday, in the fight against McCord’s application for a saloon license in the second ward. One new developement was the rerfioval from the ward, Saturday evening, of Mr. Kain, one of the signers of the remonstrance. It was claimed in some quarters that this removal would invalidate Kain’s signature on the remonstrance, but this effect is denied by the opponents of the saloon. A much more important developement is the discovery that, according to two recent decisions of the Supreme Court, the four re- ’ monstrators who withdrew their nameS have not done so legally, and must still be counted on the remonstrance. These cases are State vs. Gerhardt, in 145th Indiana; and State vs. Prifogle, in North East Reporter, for Nov. 1896. In both these the court states very plainly that signers desiring to withdraw from a remonstrance must do so before the beginning of Friday before the first day of the commissioners’ court. In the light of these decisions it looks like the remonstrators would have a clear majority in the ward, even if every other known contention of the applicant is decided in his favor. But the applicant's attorneys are not ready to give up the fight yet, even on this point, and they also claim that several names on the remonstrance can be shown to be illegal signers.