The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-20

is entitled under the excess vote rule adopt
ed by the state committee some months
ago. Under this rule a county that is placed
in a joint representative or joint senatorial
district by reason of an excess vote will be
entitled TO a number of delegates in the
joint convention proportional TO its said
excess vote. The rule affects six joint SEN
atorial and fifteen joint representative dis
tricts, but of the six joint senatorial dis
tricts five have hold-over senator's and will
not be affected this year.
The joint senatorial district affected this
year is that of Allen and Adams counties.
Allen has an excess vote of l.43o and will
be entitled to seven delegates in the joint
convention, while Adams, with ISIS votes,
Will have fourteen delegates ana can con-
troll the nomination.
The other senatorial districts that come
Under the rule, their votes and the number
of delegates 10 which they are entitled are
as follows:
Blackford, 1880 votes, delegates; Grant,
1,54o votes, 5 delegates; Wells, z,0.5 votes, IL
delegates.
Hancock. 2.o9e votes 10 delegates; Madi-
son, 2,O5l votes, 10 delegates; Rush, 100
votes, Ii delegates.
Marion, 4,l52 votes, u delegates; Morgan,
2,Tl4 votes, IA delegates.
Parke, 2,S2l votes, IA delegates; Nermilion,
1854 votes, 10 delegates, Vigo, 1,5.5 votes,
Pike, 2.247 votes. II delegates: Wander
burg, 1.2S7 votes 8 delegates; Warrick, p,
AS votes, u delegates.
These figures show that in the district
composed of Marion and Morgan counties,
Marion will still be able to control the nomi-
nation Of the joint senator, as the ex-
cess vote of this county is third larger
than the entire Republican vote of Morgan.
Morgan county at present has the senator
for this district Senator Pressly Smith,
OF Paragon, but the nomination went to
Morgan because no one of the candidates
from Marion could secure the solid vote
of the county in the joint convention.
This is the only joint senatorial district in
which the excess vote rule does not result
In throwing the control of the nomination
to the smaller Counties. In the other dis
tricts the excuses OF the large counties
are not sufficient TO give them control of
the nominations. However Morgan county
will not suffer. as In all probability a new
legislative apportionment will be made by
the General Assembly next winter that will
give Marion county an additional senator
and not place this county in a joint dis
trict Morgan Will then be thrown in an
other district in which it will receive the
representation to which it is entitled.
The joint representative districts affected.
their votes and delegates are as follows:
Boone, 70 votes, 1 delegate; Montgomery,
500 votes delegates: Madison. 2,03S votes,
10 delegates; Hamilton, GAO votes. dele
gates.
Jasper. 1913 votes. 10 delegates: Lake.
1883 votes, delegates.
Blackford 1880 votes. delegates: JAY
SO votes. / delegate; Randolph. 1.21s votes,
delegates.
Fulton. 2.247 votes. IL delegates; Cass. e24
votes. delegates.
Owen, 1,626 votes, s delegates; Clay, $50
votes, delegates.
vermilion, 1854 votes. 10 delegates; vigo.
1,32S votes, delegates.
Laporte, 1,5A votes, delegates; Starke.
1,261 votes. 6 delegates.
Fayette, 2097 votes, 10 delegates; Wayne,
1,SZ3 votes. s delegates.
Tppecanoe, 1850 votes, delegates; War
rem, 1861 votes, 8 delegates.
Gibson, 694 votes, 8 delegates; Knox, 432
votes, 2 delegates; Vanderburg. 1.6l3 votes.
delegates
Floyd, S7S votes, delegates; Clark. 3s4
votes. 2 delegates; Washington, 1856 votes,
delegates.
Whitley, 2,195 votes, II delegates: Koscl
usKo. S22 votes, 4-delegates./
Grant, IA votes, delegates; Howard, 574
votes. delegates; Huntington. $50 votes. 3
delegates; Miami AIT votes, delegates;
Wabash, 795 votes, delegates
Upton, 2273 votes, IL delegates; Clinton,
$50 votes. delegates.
Hancock 2096 votes, 10 delegates; Marion
1,277 votes, delegates.
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OF these districts three are "shoestring'
districts, in which each county is repre-
scented by, an excess vote. In two of them
the largest county will still be able to con-
troll the nomination. Boone, Montgomery,
Madison and Hamilton counties comprise
one of these districts. Madison county has
heretofore been able to control the nomina-
ton, as it has a larger Republican vote
than the combined vote of the other coun-
ties, and under the excess vote rule Madi-
son will still have ten delegates in the joint
convention. while the other three counties
combined will have but eight.
Knox, Gibson and Vanderburg counties
comprise another of the 'shoestring dis
tricts, and here Vanderburg will still be
able to control the nomination, having
eight delegates to the five allotted to Knox
and Gibson combined
posed of five counties-Grant, Howard,
Huntington, Miami and Wabash-and there
no one of the counties will be in control.
Grant and Wabash, by combining, can
counties can turn the same trick, SO it is
apparent that the fight for the nomination
there will be an interesting one.
In two of the districts the county that is
thrown in the district by reason of an ex-
cess vote will still have the advantage. In
the district composed Of Laporte and
Starke counties the excess vote of the
former is almost 800 more than the total
Republican strength of the latter, and
Starke will profit nothing through the new
rule, unless the Republicans of Laporte are
generous and concede the representative to
Starke.
In the district composed of Tippecanoe
and Warren the excess vote of Tippecanoe
a h.
lican strength, and the counties will eac h
have nine delegates in the joint convention.
Unless Tippecanoe comedies the nominal
ito to Warren indefinite deadlock is pos
sibe there. However, in this district War
rem has always had the candidate by
agreement, and no controversy is antici-
pated.
Now that the Supreme Court has held
the apportionment act of 1903 unconstitu-
tional, the legislative conventions in all
parts of the State are being called RAPIDLY
and a large number will be held within the
next ten days two weeks. The candi-
dates are appearing In almost every coun-
ty that has not yet nominated and lively
next General Assembly will elect one and
possibly two, United States senator's, a
seat in the House or Senate is held as espe-
cially desirable.
The convention for the "shoestring" dis
trict. composed of Grant, Howard, Hunt
ington, Miami and Wabash, will be held
June at Peru, and it seems now that each
county in the district will have one candi-
date. Grant may have two. j. X. McHen-
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