The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-20
But Onlcial Reports Have Not Reached
Chairman Gowdy, and the Call ON
the Governor Is Delayed.
PREPARING TO BRING SUIT
ELEVENTH DISTRICT ZEN SUGGEST
A WAY OUT OF THE DIFFICULTY.
Hon. J.. ID. Kenner ut Work in McKin-
Will Head the POpulist Ticket.

The visit that the subcommittee of the
Republican State committee is to pay to
Governor Matthews to present reasons why
he should convene the Legislature in spe-
cial session to enact a legislative appor-
tionment law is still delayed. The cause
of the delay Is the failure of the three
members of the State committee to secure
and send to Chairman Gowdy the sigma
lures of the members in their districts to
the pledge, that If a special session Is
called. the Legislature will pass a fair ap-
portionment law and transact no other
business. The three districts from which
reports have not been received are the
Third, Zenith and Twelfth.
In the First district all the Republican
member have signed. In the Second the
two Senators have refused to sign. The
delay in the Third is occasioned by the
fact that Committeeman Self has been
busily engaged in an important law suit,
and he has been unable to devote the
requisite attention to the subject. In the
Fourth all the members nave signed. The
potency of the influence of Committeeman
Filbeck, Of the Fifth, is shown by the fact
that all the members of his district except
two have refused to sign. The two who
have signed the pledge are Representatives
Moore and Hanna. In the Sixth district
all members. except Senator Shiveley and
Representative Binkley, have attached
their signatures to the agreement. In the
Seventh district all have signed the regu-
lar or a modified agreement, and Speaker
Adams has signed both. Representative
Hundley, of the Eighth, refuse to sign,
but all the other members have attached
their names. Committeeman Osborn, of
the Eleventh., called q meeting of all the
members of his district at Marion yester-
day, and all responded except two. All
those present signed the agreement, and 1t
Is expected that the absent members will
do likewise. Committeeman Holman, of
the Thirteenth, reported yesterday that all
the members Of his district except one had
Der had not been seen, and the expectation
was that he would sign. The pledges al
ready constitute considerably more than a
majority of the Republican members, and,
therefore, enough to control the action Of
a joint caucus. In those cases where
members have refused to sign, the REFUSAL
has not been based on any unwilllngness on
the part of members to agree that a fair
bill should be passed, but because members
have been opposed to the plan that has
Chairman Gowdy and Committeeman Fes-
Ter and McCulloch, who ompose the SUBJ
committee, will not move on the Cover
nor's Office until all the districts have been
heard from. It may be that this mornings
mails will bring the desired packets from
the delayed districts, and If they do. Gov
eTnOr matthew's VIII receive u WISH ITOm
the subcommittee as soon as Mr.. McCul-
looh can arrive from Muncie. Mr.. McCul-
loch will probably state the case to the
Governor, and Chairman Gowdy and Mr..
Fesler will make such additions as they
may deem necessary.
Governor Matthews has been abundantly
forewarned Of the visit, and he doubtless
has his answer prepared. He may give it
offhand and at once, but the probabilities
are that the Governor will not let the OPP
portunity slip Ito take a few days to con-
sider." and in his refusal take occasion to
say some things about the last Legislature.
The Republican leaders are proceeding on
the theory that there is at least a chance
that the Governor will refuse to comply
will their request. Attorneys Ferdinand
Winter and Addison c. Harris have in
charge the work of preparing the COM
plaiat that will be brought in the event of
a refusal to have declared void the act of
1856, and the other acts that are on the
books, thus magnifying the necessity that
appears for an extra session. Chairman
Gowdy said last night that he did not
know what would be the form of the COM
plant or where it would be filed in the
event that it is filed. These points. he said,
will be left to the discretion of the attCr-
neys who, are handling the case.