The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-05
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Especial to THE T1MEsl

Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 5.-The call
for the special elections was issued
last evening by Governor Hanly with
in few hours of the call for the spe-
cial session of the general assembly.
Politicians are now wondering
whether a big fight will develop over
the county local option measure, which
the governor insists upon forcing into
consideration at the special session
The republicans will make it a party
measure and seek to whip into line
enough votes to make it a law but
doubt exists as to the ability of the
party leaders to control the assembly
The house. of course, will be the scene
of the struggle If there is one. The
republicans have SO members to Al
democrats. This is safe margin if
caucus action can be taken. But it is
recalled that some FIVE or six repubn-
cans refused at the regular session to
go into any temperance caucus and it
is feared that these may cause trouble
May Refuse to support 1t.
1t is feared that the same repub-
1ieans who refused two years ago to
vote for high license will this year re-
fuse to support local option These
include Colonel C. c. Schroeder and
Otto G.. Geiss of EvansvilIe; Schuyler
c. Dwyer of Lake and Newton coun-
ties: James NJ. Fitch of Muncie; Gus
Greiger of Laporte and Porter coun-
ties; James Billingsley of Indiana polls:
John D. Volz of Indianapolis; Walter
Ratliff of Richmond, and perhaps 9TH
ers. Several of these explained that
they had promised they would not vote
for any pronounced temperance Iegis-
lation. If these promises still hold
good. they probably will refuse to sup
port local option.
The Only Thing to Annoy.
Temperance will be the only part
of the governors legislative program
that will cause trouble. The repeal of
the Vincennes university claim law will
probably go through with a rush The
amendment of the appropriation act to
prevent unexpended balance of specific
appropriations from reverting to the
general fund will also be easy.
1t is expected that the democrats
will seek again to repeal the metro
politan police law. If they do, the re-
publicans will acquiece but will insist
on law in substitution whereby the
governor may appoint special judges
and special prosecuting attorneys in
case the regularly elected officials fail
or refuse what he regards to be their
duty.
If the brewers and liquor dealers
lead their forces to the legislative lob
bies and fight the proposed legisla-
ton as they always fight laws not to |
their interest. there will be the liveliest
NJ Err1Nf
pected to do this. County local option |
to them is much the same as cold wa |
ter to the ruler of the subterranean re-
gions, and it is unbelievable that they
will. allow the legislature, which was
prevented from enacting a high license
law, TO enact a law much more ininimi- |
cable to their interests
Just now the governor is in the sad |
die. His enemies are dumbfounded. |
Many of the party leaders are spring |,
ing into place beside him. others are /
holding back Everybody is skeptical |
None is satisfied If harmony devel- |
opes, the special session will probably |
aid the republicans in carving the I
election. If division results and a big
fight develops-but speculation is in |
vidious. The democrats are waiting. /
They don't know what to do. It win |
be several days before the tangle In
both parties is Strengthened out.