South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-15
RaIStOn Sends Message to Leg
iSIature Asking Repeal of Bill
Which Signed by Mistake
Though Never Passed.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 15.-That
more than John W. Talbot have been
caught in the web believed TO have
been woven by the republican spider
calculated to entrap the democrats of
South Bend. and the st. Joseph cOun-
ty representatives in the state legls-
lature in a movement to Gust the
democratic mayors of Ft. Wayne,
Evansville and Terre Haute by in
stituting bill in the assembly TO get
rid of Mayor Fred w. Keller was
impressed upon Sen. Summers and
Reps. Hagerty and Hepler Friday,
with great telegraphic display. This
is the message:
Tell Hagerty. Summers and
Hepler we want "a new mayor in
South Bend Don't let anybody
mislead YOU. Get quick action L
Signed Joseph NJ. Sullivan, Bert
Claeys John r. Mobile, Bert An
mis-, ]. +. Donahue, DR.. r. Nj.
Mcdonald, Geo. +. Platner.
Frank Hanley, George A. How
ard. T. ]. Murphy. Al. Hauck,
DR.. Chaffee, B. II. Silber, b. Sy-
son, Henry Seifor, w. A Grzesk,
p. J. Killa, f. V. Phillips, John
O. Grief, Harry Strayer, George
Connen. Gus Lardon. Wilbur
HOol, Frank Kies, A. ]. Grief,
e. A. Annis, Frank Springer, G.
J. Allardt, James d. Curtis. G..
Bryant. John Seechy, Frank Du-
zynki, D. II. OrtOn, Chas. e. Tay-
Ior, b. w. Lewis, H. L. Anderson.
E. +. Bernhard, Martin Cole, p.
c. Turner, William HagedOrn.
Another message says:
This town is all heated up over
the annexation of Mishawaka,
and il a law should pass TO annex
the two cities. 1 think they would
hang Hagerty, Hepler. Summers
and O'Neill. Everybody is in IA
vor of the city bill. because they
want Keller out of office, but
everybody is against the anneXa-
ton Of Mishawaka. Signed:
George
whoever George is.
And, nothing doing" seems to be
the one voice of the three legislators,
at whom the messages are directed.
we are not going to take many
chances on getting hung" is the COM
ment of one of them, "and we are in
disposed TO take many chances or
hanging ourselves, or hanging the
democratic party by putting our
necks i'm the other moose
May Provoke General Recall.
The names signed TO that tele-
gram do not constitute a sufficient pc
titiOn for the institution of a recall
measure nor are they representative
Of the democratic party. or of the
people OF South Bend" says another
There are indications here that if
the "aggravatiOn' does not cease, a
general recall bill viii be prepared,
introduced, and pass d, applicable to
all city. county and state offices to
which it can be mad, to apply with
out constitutional amendment. and
like as not "A general constitutional
amendment started, intent on making
the possibility universal The recall
according TO legal advice taken. could
be made TO apply To all city offices.
several county offices. and few state
offices. without constitutional change
and this would render new elections
possible as fast as recall petitions
could be fled-say every 80 days in
stead OF every four years. or even
two.
Asks Repeal of Bin.
Gov. Ralston has asked the 1915
legislature to repeal old senate bin
423, Of the 1913 legislature. over
which all the trouble with regard 10
grand jury investigations, etc, was
started when GOV. Ralston found that
the measure had been signed by him
and had been written in the statute
books. although II had never been
passed by the legislature. In a mes
sage to the senate Thursday afternoon
the governor asked that the present
legislature repeal the bill.
The governors message on the sub
ject was noteworthy. He said:
You will recall that there was in
troduced in the 6Sth general assembly
OF the state OF Indiana a bill entitled.
A bill for an act 20 fix the salary OF
the county recorder OF Lake county.
DESIGNATED as senate bill No. 423. and
now appearing as chapter SO. in the
acts Of 1913.
while this bill passed the senate il
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