The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-05
.ASP|RANTS FOR The TOGA
OPEN THEIR HEADQUARTERS
Kern. Slack, shively Lamb, Hoffman and Menzies All
on Deck at State Capital for Democratic
Caucus-All Confident

and he will probably get a majority
of the votes in the Third. It is esti-
mated that the Third will give Shively
FIVE, Kern two and Slack two.
IN the Fourth district, which is
Stacks home district, there are eighth
democratic members. Slack will get at
least six of them and may get them
all. but 1t is believed that two will go
to Kern.
Fifth for Lamb.
The Fifth has nine votes Lamb will
probably get all of them on the early
ballots. though there is a chance that
two may go TO Slack
In the Sixth district, which has no
| candidate of its own. Slack win proba-
bly, get three and Kern two. At least.
there will be almost an even break one
way or the other.
| The Seventh district has eleven votes
and all of these will go to Kern, of
| course
The Eighth will be badly split. 1t is
believed that Kern will get four, Shive-
| ly 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 di-
vided between Slack and Kern.
Tenth for ShiveIy.
| There is no doubt as to what the
Tenth district will do. Representative
John B. Faulkner of Michigan City, the
only democratic member of the legis-
| lature from that district has already
announced that he will be unanimous
for Shively.
The Eleventh has three votes and no
candidate for senator. 1t is figured
that Shively will get two and Shive-
Iy one in the Eleventh.
The Twelfth is for Hoffman. It has
eight votes and Hoffman will get al
of them.
The Thirteenth is solid for Shively
with its six democratic votes
Rank and File with Kern.
Undoubtedly each district has it
that in this fight second choice Iie
between Kern and Slack. If this b.
.true, then the real fight lies between
these two candidates, just as 1t ha
} all during the campaign for the sena
torship. And it seems at this tim
almost impossible to figure out jus
J how they are going to keep Ker
from winning out He will have NOR
votes than any other candidate at TIL
start. and he win have in addition tn
, expressed with Of large portion Q
t the rank and file that he be elected
!, And this counts for something.
e Add Indiana Senatorship Scrap
4 The time for electing a Unite
i States senator is fixed by the Unite
s States statutes. The first ballot mus
d be taken on the second Tuesday afte
d the legislature has been organized. Ac
: cording to the constitution of til
s state the legislature shall convene 0
s Thursday after the first Monday
: January. It is not absolutely necessar
u for the legislature to organize on tn
;. first that it convenes, but this is usua
g Iy the custom. If this plan is followe
t the first ballot on the senatorship wi
: be taken on Jan. 10.
e How the Voting Is Done.
g The first ballot is cast by the tw
IS houses separately and the result of II
IT vote is entered on the record of IL
It respective branches. Then on the TO
k lowing day at noon the two branch
meet In joint session with the lieutel
ant governor as the presiding offc
lie and the vote is announced. If al
J. candidate has received a majority
/ the vote In each house he shall be d
is clared elected. But If no candidate h
lie received such majority then vote
lg rollcall of both houses in joint Sc
e, sion shall be taken. Then if no ca
g didate receives a majority of the vot
i'd on joint ballot, another joint sessi
g. shall be called at noon on the #
is lowing day and the legislature shi
es continue meeting at noon each day a
taking one ballot until some candida
is has received a majority OF the vot
g, on joint ballot