The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-09
IS
GIVEN COLD
RECEPTION
States Chief Executive Is
Visibly Nervous Under
the Strain When He Reads
His Message to Joint Leg
islature Yesterday.


Hanly was given cool reception, yes
terday. when he appeared before the
house and the senate, in the house for
the purpose of reading his message to
usual to see the chief executive of a
great state like Indiana go before the
law making body in his official ca
pacity for so important a purpose as
the delivery of his message and recon-
mendations, as required by the consti-
tuition, and receive the silent reception
that was accorded Governor Hanly And
the governor was visibly affected, either
by the GOODNESS of the joint body or
by the fact that he was for the first
time addressing as governor a political
Ily hostile legislative body.
A Joint Session.
Speaker Honan announced to the
house at the opening of the session
that there would be a joint session for
the purpose of hearing the message of
the governor. The members of the
lsenate headed by Lieutenant Governor
Miller came over from the senate
chamber and took their seats in the
house. Lieutenant Governor Miller, by
virtue of his office presides at joint
sessions. and he took the speakers
stand. Shortly afterwards he was
Joined by Governor Hanly, who was
Escorted to the hall by a joint COM
mittee of eight members No way was
made for him through the crowd that
stood at the lobby door. He had to
push his way through. He mounted
the steps of the speakers stand prac-
) tically unnoticed by the members and
the crowd. When he took his seat be-
hind the speakers desk he was seen
by everybody, but there was not the
slightest recognition Of the presence of
the chief executive. There was no ap
plause. Not even a hand clap greeted
his appearance-not even from the re-
publican side of the house-There was
absolute silence. 1t was oppressive ST.
lence because it was so unusual under
such circumstances.
Is Nervous Under strain.
The lieutenant governor arose and in
troduced the governor to the senators
and representatives with the announce
ment that he was there to deliver his
J message. Governor Hanly arose and
there was not sound of applause, such
as greets even the commonest kind of a
, speaker under the most ordinary cir
cumstances. No one stirred nor clapped
a hand The governor started to read
in low tone of voice. He was nervous
for the paper which he held in his
hand shook visibly as he read. But ii
he was Disconnected by his reception
he soon recovered himself and it was
not long until his voice was ringing
y out clear and strong so that all could
/ hear.
J. A Remark Is Cheered.
Il AS he hammered away on the figures
3 to prove that the present administra.
: ton Of the state affairs has been
q sound and business like one he drew
e the attention of every hearer. TIL,
crowd was paying attention to him
: even If it did not give him a warn
q greeting. And when he reached tina
'. part of his message that said that tn,
! county local option law is the lives
d wire in the political machinery of thi.
,e commonwealth and it is charged witt
,e enough electricity to eIectrocute tn,
re party that repeats it, he received hi
r first applause, this from the republican
side of the house and from some o
the spectators on the side lines The,
: clapped their hands. This and tn
handclapping that followed the finish o
d, his message was the size of the ap
III plause that was given him
The governors remarkable array 0
d. evidence, consisting of the espresso
opinions of the heads of the stat
1T penal and charitable institutions to tn
IS effect that alcohol causes most of tn
insanity, poverty and crime of the stat
IS made a telling hit with the member
and the crowd, for 1t was recognize
. that he had presented strong argumen
for the maintenance of the local OF
a. tion law.
d. Altogether it was a scene not 500
to be forgotten 1t was Governo
he Hanly's last appearance before the leg
islature in an official capacity and al
an ter he was gone there were remark
to the effect that he should not hay
n been treated as he was.
es A Parting shot.
That Governor Hanly is just as stron
- as ever in his anti-liquor faith is show
by the fact that right on the eve
&" his retirement from the Office of COY
ernor he has appointed an out-and -ol
oh prohibitionist a member of the metre
poIitan police board at Muncie TIL
is the first time a prohibitionist hi
been honored with place on a poll,
s; board in the state, the appointment
TO taken as a parting shot by Govern,
Hanly at his chosen foe-the liqu,
traffic.
. Looks Like Repeal.
1t seems to be the general belle
however. that in spite of the suppo
of Governor Hanly and of his pleadir
OF for the retention of the local optic
m law on the statute books it will be r
ill pealed. A few democratic members
IS the Legislature are in favor of mai
Ter tanning the law but nearly all are f
In its repeal And they will have the SUI
ne port of a good many republicans
sd probably more than they had ngur
les on. 1t looks very much like the loo
ioptfou law IL donpnad