Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-24
GOODRICH, IN
LETTER, SAYS
HE'S UNDECIDED

AAhN app PAOaNAaAhS Vh~h AAN
Must Make Up His Mind,
He Tells Republicans.
SUMMONS CANDIDATES
A second special session of the In
diana legislature may. not be called
Despite definite promises made by Gov.
Goodrich in nearly every speech deliv
cred on his recent tour of the state
and despite definite promises to the
American legion that appropriations for
its national headquarters would be taken
up at a special session, he is. still unde-
termined whether or not to call a session,
according to letter received from him
today by republican candidates for gov
ernor.
HERE Is TENT OF
GOVERNORS LETTER.
The governors letter to candidates fol-
lows:
THE time is approaching when II
Is necessary for me to determine
whether or not a special session of
the general assembly Is to he called.
II would like TO have a conference
with the candidates for state office
Thursday. The state committee meets
upon that date and 1 assume that
most OF the candidates viii be in the
city anyway. / would Ike very much
to have you meet me in Room 32i, at
the SEVERN hotel, Thursday, Feb. o6,
at o'clock
This Is the first intImatlou from the
governor that a special session may not
be called. lie has given persons asking
him about il to understand that there
was no doubt about the calling Of
session.
AND 1T HAD BEEN
INEVITABLE"
on Jan. II, the day after the one
day session, which ratified the national
suffrage amSndment. the governor, when
asked II be intended to call a second
special session Of the legislature. said
There II no doubt about "A second
special session being called. Such
session is inevitable. The only aues-
iIon Is when II will bo called"
This statement followed conference
with republican members Of the assembly
the night before when the governor gave
them to understand that second session
would be called and when he gave them
to understand that be would not oppos,
amendments TO the tax law taking from
the hands OF the tax board the power to
past on local bond issues.
LEGION CoNMITTEE
PAYS HIM CALL.
Just before the onc-day session con.
vCned committee representing the
Efnerlean legion and representing an or
ganization Of citizens who are Interested
in the construction OF war memorial
building In indianapolis TO be used as
the national headquarters Of the Ameri
can legion called upon the governor and
asked him when the legislature would
consider an appropriation for the cree
tior Of such building. This committee
was told that the question would not
come before the one-day session, but that
II would come before n second special
session.
When the day session was convened
senator Craveus attempted TO introduce
bill providing an appropriation for such
a building. Senator Tsgue. a member of
the American legion, led the opposition
10 the Introduction of the bill lie said
the American legion did not wish to have
the bill introduced az that time, referring
TO the governors promise that Il would
be considered at a second special session.
On the strength Of this argument the SEN
ate refused to accept the bill.
WHAT GOVERNOR
SAID AT EVANSVILLE
In his speech at Evansville Feb. 10
Gov. Goodrich said
THE legislature will he given an
opportunity at a special session which
will convene in thirty to sixty days TO
consider amendments 10 the tax law.
l will not object TO changes In the law
in regard TO the control of the legis-
lature over bond Issues and local
levies."
In his speech at Logansport Gov. Good
rich promised definitely that a special
session would be called "in thirty or
forty days"
THEY'LL TALK
1T OVER.
When the meeting or the state commit
tee and the state candidates for Feb. 26
was announced 1t was said that the
meeting was 10 be called to determine
what measures should be presented to
the assembly. 1t was stated that pro-
gram would be outlined ana that the
program would be sent to members of
the Legislature for their approval or
for suggestions for its alteration. Moth.
ing was said about the possibility that
no session would be called.
The letter caused considerable con-
sternation among candidates for the re-
publican nomination for governor. who
had Understood that a session was in
evitable." Lieut.. Gov. Edgar n. Bush,
one of the candidates, said he would not
be party to any attempt to gag the
assembly should a session be called.
Other candidates would not make state
ments, but there were general express
sions of surprise over the governors
letter.
The governor has demanded repeatedly
that all republicans, including candidates
for office. approve his administration.
The candidates are now wondering
whether they will be expected to approve
the administration, with all It's mistakes
which the legislature was to be asked
to correct.
O'NEIL TO SEEK
CHAIR IN CONGRESS-