The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-21
Thought Recount There May
Place Three More Offices in
The Hands of Democratic
Party.
GOODRICH LIKELY TO BE
OUSTED AS CHAIRMAN.
Reorganization of State Re-
publican Committee Proba-
bile and Durbin or Cromer
May Lead Next Fight.
By Ellis Searles.

Indianapolis. Ind, Nov. 2i.-Tt is be-
ieved that a great deal hinges on the
result of the recount of the vote in
this county 10 decide whether the
democrats or the republicans really
elected some of the state officers.
The pluralities of some of the repub-
licans who received commissions for
the offices We're very small. particu-
larly those of John c. Billheimer. au-
ditor of state. Fred Sims, secretary of
state and George Self, reporter OF the
supreme court and there is bare
possibility that the recount in Marion
county may show up enough mistakes
to overcome this slender lead.
The republican county candidates in
this county who We're defeated at the
election filed proceedings for re-
count of the vote of the county and
the defeated democrats on the state
ticket Immediately asked that the re-
count include the vote for the state
ticket also. The question of consoli-
dating the recount was taken up by
Judge Remster in the circuit court to-
day and the recount began. Ii will
be watched with interest because so
much may result from Ii.
Faulkner for Speaker.
A new candidate for speaker of the
house appeared yesterday I'm the per-
son of John B. Faulkner, of Michigan
City. representative from Laporte
county. Faulkner says he is entitled
to the place because he comes from
part of the state that has not had any
thing for years. He says also that
he is the only democratic member
from the Tenth district and that this
ought to give him some standing.
Faulkner comes from one of the
counties in which the foreign vote is
very heavy and he has i'm mind a bill
to regulate II. 1t will be remembered
that there was a great scandal at the
election over the voting of about $500
Hunyaks and other foreigners in Lake
county who were naturalized only
day or two before the election. Sew
eral hundred were voted in Laporte
and st. Joseph counties, also, and the
democrats charge that hundreds of
them voted illegally The democrats
sent lawyer to New York to look up
the steamship records of these Hum
yaks and they say he found that at
least 700 of those naturalized mad not
lived in the United States long enough
to become entitled to naturalization.
Faulkner will introduce a registra-
tion bill at the coming session of the
legislature and hopes to see it passed
A similar bin was introduced i'm the
senate two years ago by Senator
Roemler. a republican senator from
Marion county. but Ii failed to get
through for some reason. Faulkner
insists that IL voters are required TO
register a certain length of time be-
fore the election IL will give both par
ties an opportunity to see who they
are and to investigate their right to
vote. He says ii would be fair to
both parties. and he expects TO have
support for his bill on both sides OF
the house.
| But it is not believed that Faulkner
| stands any better chance to be elect
ed speaker than some of the others
who have no show at all He inter
viewed the Marion county members of
| the house as soon as he come to town
and they told him that they were not
/ pledged TO any candidate for speaker,
/ but Ii is considered almost certain
that Tom Honan, of Seymour, will get
/ their votes. Honan is in the lead in
the speakersnip race and there is not
i
date will be able TO head him off
/ The fact is that the same element
that will elect the United States SEN
ator will also elect the speaker of the
| house. This will be done by trades
and by the distribution of the plnms
| that will be distributed when the ses-
i sion opens. It is always the case that
representatives from over the state
are given the opportunity to name
people for the jobs in the house In re-
turn for votes on certain matters. Ev-
cry member of the house has men
hanging on to his coat tail in the ef-
fort to land a job during the session.
Generally the applicant is some party
worker that has done much 10 help
elect the representative and he be-
lieves that ne is entitled TO something
in return. The representative feels
i that he would like to reward him. and
in order TO do ii he makes a deal with
the faction that controls the house He
concludes that he might as well vote
for a certain man for speaker as 10
vote for anyone else. and besides he
can in that way get job for his man.