The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-12
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he no sooner lit in the Denison House
than he began doing things in the
interest of L. Ert Slack, who comes |
from his district.
Cyrus Cline Of Angola, congress- |
man-eIect from the Twelfth district |
is here working for Hoffman, and he |
insists with all the solemnity that be-
comes a congressman-elect that Hoff-
man is going to win. And Cline was
not the only one present form Fort
Wayne and the Twelfth district-not by
a good deal
A delegation came in last night from
the First district, headed by Mayor
Boehne of Evansville, congressman
elect from the First district, and they
are yelling for Menzies, And it was
said that delegation, numbering at
least 100, would arrive today to whoop
things up for Slack
No change in Situation.
No one has been able to see any
change In the situation, however, In the
face of this great lot of hard work
Kern is still in the lead, with Slack
and Shively giving him race for his
life. The question will not be settled
in the hotel Hobbies. 1t will have to
be done in the caucus tomorrow night
The question of whether the voting
in the caucus shall be by open ballot
or secret ballot is still bothering the
candidates and their friends. Kern and
Lamb have declared for an open bali
lot. while the others have all favored
a secret ballot. Kern believes he will
get a good many votes In an open
ballot that might be controlled by his
opponents if the voting were secret.
On the other hand Slack thinks he will
get some votes on a secret ballot or
men. who wish to vote for him In spite
of instructions if they are sure they
will not be found out. Shively's friends
say a secret ballot will help him won
derfuIly Shivelys opponents insist
| that it is the brewery element that
| wishes a secret ballot in his interest
because they can control votes on a Sc
cret ballot that they could not control
If the members knew it was to be-
| come public that they voted as the
brewers dictated. So there are the two
| sides of the case. 1t is likely that a
| test of strength will come when the
| question of open or secret ballot is
voted on in the caucus. If Kern and
Lamb are able to force an open ballot
it will then be practically a. cinch that
Kern is going to win, because Lamb
will drop out of the race before many
ballots are taken. But If the secret
ballot fellows succeed in having their
rule adopted it will not look SO good
! for Kern And, by the way, it looks
| like the secret ballot will be adopted
Got Many Compliments.
| Governor MarshalPs inaugural ad-
| dress and message to the legislature
yesterday received many compliments,
| even from republicans. 1t was pro-
nounced a clean cut, able paper, that
showed great force of character in the
governor.
1t was admitted last night, however,
that the governor recommended a good
i many things in his message that he
4 will not get. He asked for authority
for the governor to remove without
Il cause any appcintjve officer of the
Il state when that officer has failed in
i his duty, and for power to remove any
/ elective officer for the same reason, the
/ right to appeal to the supreme court
being reserved. He will not get any
such law, it is said. 1t is pointed out
that this would be placing too much
power in the hands of the governor
Neither is he likely to get the APP
pointment of non-partisan expert to
make an examination of all the state
offices. The present state officials are
republicans and the senate, which is a
republican body, will not be likely to
lend it's aid to such plan when it will
be only putting political capital in the
| hands Of Governor Marshall
These are only two of the things
that it is believed the new governor
will not get There are many others
But it is known that he has recon-
mended some things that will have the
support of many republicans. prominent
among the subjects being rigid econ.
omy in managing the staet's business
This part of the message made hit.
Fell Into Hopper.
Today the bills began to fall into
the Legislative hopper. 1t was the frs
day for the call for bills in the two
houses, and it looked like every mem
Der was going to do his best to swamI
the session with pet bills. Under the
rules a member may introduce not more
than two bills at any one call. Thi:
was rather tough on Representative
Behymer of Elwood, because he ha:
eight bills in his pocket. that he. wishes
them in today.
Senator Mccullough of Anderson saiC
that he would introduce his bill fo1
the repeal of the metropolitan police
law at today's session and that he vii