South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-07-01
Forecast Political Row if
Special Session of State
Legislature is Called

in the district absolutely no chance
20 win.
Mr.. Greathouse has had another
honor thrust upon him and demo-
Gratis here believe il Will force him
20 resign as state chairman. The
new position is the one discussed
I'm these dispatches some time ago
membership on the commission
that is 10 administer the federal
vocational education law. This
position carries with il a salary OF
$1,000 a year Mr. GreathOuse. be-
fore ne knew that mis- name had been
sent 70 the senate by Pres't Wilson.
said that if ne were given this po
sition he did not know how he
would handle the new burdens that
recently have been placed on his
shoulders. he rather Indicated that
he might try 10 continue as state
chairman by grouping about him a
real working force of which he
would need 10 be but the Girectins
hand.
Fleming In Offering.
In case GreathOuse is forced 70
resign the democratic Craftsmanship.
because Of the new federal position.
speculation fails here as &c who
would be selected 70 succeed him.
J. r. Fleming of Portland. who
was in the race very mich at the
time Greathouse was agreed on by
the democrats, would like TO have
the place and there are some lead
ers in the party who might want
him. 1t is hardly probable he
would be able 10 land the job, for a
bitter fight was made on him BY
some elements of the party Great
house Just now is considering Rob-
ert Adams, a son Of former judge
Andrew A. Adams of the Indiana
appellate court, very favorably as a
secretary TO the state committee
Adams did great work for the COM
nittee last fall in organizing the
young men of the state.
After many peculiar turns to the
constitutional convention situation
this week it finally seems to DO
agreed that women of the state may
continue to register TO vote at the
special election in September. which
viii be held to choose delegates TO
the convention in January Judge
w w Thornton. in local court,
has declared the legislative call for
a convention valid. but has declared
unconstitutional that part of the
law which gave women voters the
right 10 cast their ballots at the
special election.
Women TO Register.
Immediately an Interpretation
was placed on this opinion by Judge
Thornton to the effect that any
county clerk receiving the registra
ton Of women voters for the special
election would be in contempt of
court. Concurrent with this opin-
ion came an informal opinion from
Ele Stansbury, encouragement, in
W hich he declared that it was the
duty Of every women TO register as
she had intended, for registration
would violate no court ruling and
unless the women did register the
statutory time to register-60 days
nave Ielapsed before the
supreme court passed on Judge
ruling, so that. IN case
;he supreme court reverses that
part of the ruling there would be
no legal way for women TO register
and they would lie deprived of their
vote.
Eventually Judge Thornton, &C
cording 10 the press admitted that
women probably should continue
TO file their registration applications. |
pending the decision of the supreme |
court Thousands of women are
registering throughout the state ana |
the peculiar situation that has /
arisen probably will keep many of |
them from registering now.
Attorneys for the women are /
plans 10 argue the cinsti-
tutional convention case before the |
supreme court, when it hears oral /
argument in the case, July 10. Most /
Of the attorneys are interested in /
keeping the constitutional conven- /
ton law alive. The opponents of 4
both woman suffrage and the con-
ention also are active and the /
legal battle before the supreme 4
court promises 70 be lively. It is I
understood Evan B. StOtsenburg OF /
New Albany, former attorney gen
aral. believes the Thornton ruling IN
both questions was legally correct