The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-12


state, said after his call:
we realize what the governor did
for US in the campaign, and we realize
the justice of his appeal to the people
for economy and care in the admins
tration of the states affairs. As for
myself, / shall conduct the office of
treasurer of state to add to the
excellence of the administration of
Governor Marshalrs administration,
with which 1 am in thorough sympa-
thy
At the next session of the legisla-
ture the senate will no longer be a
stumbling block to partisan lawmak
ing efforts, as 1t was at the last ses-
sion. The democrats, as far as the
legislature is concerned, now have a
free sweep and a clear field and it is
up to them.
When the democratic leaders first
realized the tremendous legislative au-
thority that has been conferred upon
them they began to map out a legisla-
tive program. On all sides there was
felicitation among the democratic
leaders over the opportunity now pre-
scented to the democratic party to in
trench itself IN power in this state
Democrats who play politics with a
view to Selling every possible advant-
age now profess to see way through
legislative amendments whereby the
democratic party can perpetuate its
| lease of power Indefinitely in Indiana.
For this reason the coming session will
| be one of vital Importance in the politi-
| cal annals of Indiana.
Agitation for a new law which is to
| be added to the democratic legislative
program has been started. 1t was
| semi officially stated that the legisla-
| ture will be asked to pass a registra-
| ton law, which will have an important
| bearing on Indiana elections in the flu
| ture. Stokes Jackson, chairman of the
i democratic state committee, is back of
| this registration agitation, and he in
| tends to urge the reform with all of
| the influence at his command. Under
! the bill which he as in mind registra-
| ton six months before election
| would be required to entitle a citizen
| to vote. Chairman Jackson says that
this would be the most welcome cleo
ton reform that could be enacted in
| Indiana. He says it is not designed In
any way to prevent negroes as a class
1 from voting, but 1t would minimize
frauds by both blacks and whites.
/ The legislative program now includes
four highly important measures, as
follows:
A law repeating county option and
Il substituting some other form OF liquor
regulation.
law redistricting the state for tn,
election of senator's and representative
in the state Legislature.
II law redistricting the state for tn,
election of members of congress.
II registration law.
| ing the state for both congressional
and legislative purposes is creating
hubbub of large proportions. Reappor
: tionments are always interviewer wit
| political ambitions and destinies, an
, there is no other bone of contention
that provokes more wire pulling o
fercer controversies. Every democrat
&c congressman will be jealous In tn
protection of his political preserves
congressman who have been holdin
to public life by their eyebrows wi
bring influence to bear for a change 4
their districts which will incorporat
more democratic territory and thro,
out some republican counties. Natural
: Ily their democratic neighbors will re
sist being deprived of democratic coun
ties. The same motives govern for re
districting for legislative purposes, an
! for q regular Kilkenny fight when tn
Legislature takes up the reapportior
ment question.
1t develops that in framing the les
islative reapportionment the aim of til
; | wise ones in charge of the democrat
8 organization will be to draft a law ths
: will keep the state senate democrat
!. through the stress of all kinds of DC
{ litical weather While the purpose
:, doing this is not obvious to the layma
r the student of state politics will reac
Il lily see the reason.
= No reapportionment law could /
= framed capable of standing the test y
q courts that would make it possible fl
- the democrats always to carry the Low
. er branch of the legislature. bur IL
a keen lawyers who are on the job
g | preparing for the reapportionment a,
= convinced that a law can be passs
q | which will keep the senate democrati
If the democrats are able to keep col