The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-04
CANDIDATES FOR
SENATOR ARE ON
JOB N EARNEST
early ballots. though there is a chance
that two may go to Slack.
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Sixth Will spIit up,

early ballots. though there is chance
that two may go to Slack.
Sixth Will Split Up.
In the Sixth district which has no
candidate Of its own, Slack will prob
ably get three and Kern two. At least
there will be almost an even break
one way or the other
The Seventh dictrict has eleven
votes and all of these will go to Kern
of course.
The Eighth will be badly split. Il,
is believed that Kern will get four.
Shively two and HOFFMAN one. There
is no indication Of any Slack strength
in the Eighth.
The Ninth has no candidate. 1t has
six votes, and these will be evenly d.
vided between Slack and Kern.
There is no doubt what the Tenth
district will do. Representative John
B. Faulkner of Michigan City. the only
democratic member of the legislature
from that district. has already an
nounced that he will be unanimous for
Shively.
The Eleventh has three votes and
no candidates for senator. 1t is fg-
ured that Shively will get two OF them.
The Twelfth is for Hoffman. 1t has
eight votes and Hoffman will get all of
them.
The Thirteenth is solid for Shively
with its six democratic votes.
Undoubtedly each district has it's sec.
ond choice. and it is safe to say that
in this second eOxnab G-o.shrdlumfw
in this fight second choice lies between
Kern and Slack. If this be true. then
the real fight lies between these two
candidates, just as it has all during the
campaign for the senatorship. And il
seems at this time almost impossible
to figure out just how they are goine
to keep Kern from winning out. He
will have more votes than any Other
candidate at the start. and he will have
in addition the expressed wish of a
large portion of the rank and file tina,
he be elected. And this counts fol
something.
First Ballot Jan. 18th.
The time for electing a United State.
| senator is fixed by the United States
statutes. The first ballot must be TAX
| en- on t he second Tuesday after thu
legislature has been organized. Ac
cording to the constitution of the state
| the legislature shall convene on Thurs
day after the first Monday in January
It is not absolutely necessary for thu
legislature to organize on the first da,
that ii convenes, but this usually thu
custom. If this plan is followed th'
first ballot on the senatorship will b,
taken on January 10.
| The first ballot is cast by the twt
houses separately and t he result is en-
tered on the record OF the respectiv,
branches. Then on the following da,
at noon the two branches meet II
joint session with the lieutenant gov
ernor as the presiding officer and tn
vote is announced. If any candidate
has received majority of the vote
in each house he shall be declare,
elected But If no candidate has re
ceived such majority then a vote b,
roll call of both houses in joint session
shall be taken. Then If no candidat
a majority ON the votes on joint bal
lot, another joint session shall b
called at noon on the following da
and he legislature shall continu
meeting at noon each day and takin
one ballot until some candidate ha
received a majority Of the votes OF
joint ballot.