South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-01-24
SEN. GREEN DIES
At INDIANAP OILS
Death Puts Democrats in Con-
trOl-GOOdriCh Program
in the Balance.
NeWs.T I'm. - -.

NeWs-Ilmes Special Service
iNDIANAPOLIS Jan. - The
death OF State Sen William r.
Green Of Albion. Ind. republican.
at the Methodist hospital here Tues
DAY night az $50 o'clock. completely
changed the entire outlook OF the
lith general assembly In Indiana.
From working majority in both
houses the political character Of the
legislature was changed so that the
democrats now control the senate
with a vote * p 20 "a and the re-
publicans -ontroI the house Sen
Green wa stricken With pneumonia
only a day or 80 ago and his death
followed the FIRST indications OF the
illness rapidly.
Special Election Needed.
The only possible method Of fill
ing the vacant seat in the senate is
by the calling Of "A special election.
according 20 legal authorities here,
and this. il is expected. will be done
at once.
Ten days for legal filling Of notices
in Noble. Lagrange and Steuben
counties Cthe district represented in
the senate by Green) Of the cleo
ton are required and il is improb-
able that special election can be held
and the certificate of election is
sued 10 the new senator within a pc
Rod OF two weeks.
G.. o. y. Program i'm Balance
Some Of the most important legis-
lation OF the session is just on the
turning point i'm both houses. Tha
Goodrich program Of legislation
Tuesday night hung i'm the balance.
particularly when it was pointed out
that the result Of the election in
Green's senatorial district might
result in the naming OF a democrat
To the upper house mem bership
which would give the democrats a
majority Of two votes i'm the upper
house
Such bills as statewide prohibit
tion. the calling Of a constitutional
convention, woman suffrage, a state
highway commission measure.
conservation commission measure.
the repeal of the three mile road
law and many others already have.
or may at any moment, take a pOliti-
cal turn and the death of Green
means that the state administration
viii be powerless 10 force so-called
administration bills" through the
upper house from now on. until
Green's is succeeded by a regularly
elected republican in the senate.
Owing 10 the lateness Of the hour
Of the senator's death. definite plans
for the legislature Wednesday had
not been decided upon tonight
Lieut.. Gov. Bush announced the
following committee of senators 70 /
represent the senate at the funeral
and to escort the body home.
Summers on Escort.
G. r.. Summers of South Bend
oscar B. Smith. Knox; Charles o.
Signs. North Manchester. Ohmig
Bird. Fort Wayne, and Glenn Van
Auken. Auburn.
lie added that the session in the
senate Wednesday would be brief,
consisting of adopting resolutions on
the senator's death. and eulOgies
from the floor OF the senate He said
IL was probable that the senate
would also adjourn during the hour
of the funeral.
Speaker Eschbach of the house
Sdid tie rover hIdICu OF tine dSSelil-
bis would adjourn out of respect as
soon as the briefest preliminarieS
could be dispensed with and follow
ing the adopting OF resolutions.
Ranked High rs Physician.
Sen Green was "a PHYSICIAN and
ranked high i'm his profession in
northeastern Indiana. He was born
i'm Montgomery county Indiana,
March % 1851
His father. Samuel J. Green, was
e physician and the son decided TO
follow i'm his fathers footsteps With
that end i'm view. the future state
senator tok course in chemistry at
Purdue university and later was