The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-05-04
FUTURE IS THREATENING
FOR REPUBLICAN PARTY
Well Posted Party Men Say That It Is Only by Mar
rowest of Margin That They Can Control
the Legislature.

Hamilton and Upton. c. w. Kimmel,
Kendallville. Lagrange and Noble; Da-
Vid A Lambert, Delaware; Edward +.
Moore, Hancock. Fayette and Rush.
Must Play for Marion County.
study of the condition of things
in the counties that are to elect state
senators at the next election shows al
most beyond a doubt that the very best
the republicans will be able to do. I'M
less the situation changes before cleo
ton day. will be to elect fifteen new
senators. If they carry Marion county
this will mean a total of twenty-six
instead of twenty-five. but there is no
certainty that they can carry Marion
county. Marion county has four sena-
tors but three of them. Harlan, Farrell
and Clark. are democratic holdovers.
elected last fall This leaves only one
senator to elect in this county next
year. to succeed Senator Linton A. Cox.
But outside of Marion county the pros
poets are that the republicans will elect
fifteen senators and the democrats ten.
This will make the senate stand tie.
/ each party having twenty five memb
ers. If the republicans elect a senator
in Marion county they viii have TWEEN
~ to twenty four democrats, a major
ity of two.
Republicans Have Benefit of Doubt.
This estimate is based on the very
closest observance and study of the
map and of the politician conditions. In
reaching these figures the republicans
are given every senator they are rea-
sOnably sure of electing as we'll as Civ
ing them the benefit of every doubtful
senatorial district in the state Anc
one of the two republicans who were
discussing this matter remarked tina
it would be practically out of the ques
ton to carry all of the doubtful dis
tricts. It would be expecting too much
he said. But if they do not carry al
of the doubtful districts they stand
mighty good show of losing the legis
lature.
Same Stakes in the House.
The same is true of the house
the republicans carry Marion count.
and carry everything else that the.
ought to carry. as wen as all of tn
doubtful districts Of the state, they viii
probably have ffty-one members of tn
house-a bare majority of one vote !
they lose Marion county it is all oil
with them
Leaving Marion county entirely ou
Oh CONSIDERATION III lilIS estimate. LltI
is every reason to believe that tn
democrats will elect forty nine mem
, bers Of the house. This estimate in
. cludes only those districts that loo
= like they reasonably should be expect
ed. under present conditions, to eleC
democratic representative It does nc
!, take into consideration any OF th
doubtful districts.
j.. Republicans May Elect 43.
d Basing the estimate on the pres ct
d conditions in the various counties, gi9
ing the republicans every represents
n tive that appears sure and giving the
also the benefit of the doubt in all
= the doubtful districts. the republican
r viii probably elect forty-three memi
<. ers of the house. not counting Mario
3; county.
Marion county has eight represents
l. tives in the house. At present they a.
e, all democrats. For several years here