Ogden Daily Standard | 1908-02-27 | Page 4 | Ohio Now among the Dry States

OHIO NOW AMONG THE DRY STATES counties of that state are granted local option columbus ohio feb 27 after more than two hours rebate which the members generally admitted was all to no purpose because vote could be changed thereby the house parsed ibo rose county option bill introduced and championed by senator isaac R rose of washington county the vote on passage of the bill was 79 to 36 several amendments were offered by the opponents of the measure but all were voted down mr briggs of fulton who stood sponsor for the bill in the house declining to accept any modification of the text as it came from the senate declaring that the friends of the bill did not care to again risk the fate 0 tho bill the measure will now go to the governor and it Is generally expected that he will sign it the bill as it will become a law provides that elections may be held lit any county to vote on the question ot banishing saloons upon petition of 35 per cent of ahe qualified voters A majority of tho votes cast shall determine the policy of the county but in event of a county voting wet no or residence district which has voted dry shall be affected thereby elections may be held every three years stringent regulations and fines for the enforcement of the law are pro aided vided the law will not go inlo effect until september 1 1908 thus giving persons interested in the liquor business almo to anticipate its operation the house was besieged by crowds of people interested in the fate of the bill during the entire afternoon and the galleries of the house packed but there was no demonstration when the vote on the measure was announced noun ced as the speaker had admon ishad the spectators that none would be tolerated