South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-18
SUFFRAGE LAW
DECISION SOON
Court Action Expected Next
Week-lTWin'S Place
Vacant.
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NeWs-Times Speeds Service
TNDIANAPOLIs. oct. 18-Nobody
seems 20 have any good bunch on
when the supreme court will hand
down a decision in the woman suf-
frage case. bat the impression pre-
walls that DO may come some time
next week prona bly, Tuesday. one
~ the elements OF uncertainty that
has entered the minds Of those who
are Interested ceuters around the an
nouncement that the curt has taken
a week or so of during which time
the judges may consider cases before
me court This Is a usual thing at
ihis time OF the year Some people
cot the idea from this fact that the
court mad taken recess or vacation,
and that f. would not reconvene un-
go oct. go. and that this meant that
there could not be any decision in
the suffrage case before that date
such Is not the case, however. The
supreme court can hand down de-
cisions ans. day during a term. There
f0rt. the suffrage decisi- n may come
at any time
There is 81 uch anxiety over the sit
uauon among the interested persons.
because of the approach Of the city
election day in this city. Suffragists
say that III a decision is handed down
un Oct 80, just one week before the
city election IL would be difficult for
the city election commissioners TO
make arrangements 10 let the women
vote. in case tile decision was fav-
orable 20 the women.
However. there does not seem to
ae much danger of any lack Of time
Even III the decision was favorable
90 the women and the law was held
constitutional 70 is believed that all
necessary ballots and other election
supplies could be prepared i'm plenty
o. time for the election
No one is undertaking to forecast
the decision. for no one knows what
the judges think about the case.
There Is. of course. a possibility of a
tie vote on the proposition. because
there are now but four judges Of the
supreme court. since the death Of
chief Justice Richard *. Erwin. at
Fort Wayne. However. it is believed
tEat there VIII be a definite ruling ON
the law one way or the other, so
thar the women viii know just where
they whether they are voters
or not.
Just when a successor TO Judge
erwin will be appointed is not
known. IL is the duty OF the COVER
nor 20 make such appointment but
Gov. Goodrich is not vet in condition
20 attend 10 state affairs. He is i'm
proving rapidly 81 the hospital and
IS able TO sit mp I'm bed a part Of the
time but he is not allowed 20 give
any thought 20 the business OF he
state. TT he continues 90 improve as
De is now doing he viii be removed
from the hospital 10 his home I'm
Winchester i'm about two weeks, but
even then he will keep away from
the state business for some time.
Edgar u Bush. lieutenant COVER
ror who is acting governor while
Goodrch is inoapacita ted could APP
ront supreme court Judge but il
IS understood that me has no inten-
ton of doing So He does not pro-
pose to take ans action I'm affairs
which COY. Goodrich himself should
deal
T-rder an circumstance. a iudEe
FRAT uiebt be appointed 90 nm the
,ecarcy. even if appointed now.
probably would not ta<e part i'm "a
decision OF the woman suffrage case.
u-,afO -TnHrC III a.