The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-02-06
Political
NerUs ofDay
In Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 6.-DemocratIc
assaults on the legislative apportian-
men acts OF 1921 on the eve Of the
primary election campaign is recognize
Cd by political observers in the capital
- an attempt 70 create some carapalg n
thunder rather than an effort to bring
about q more equitable districting OF
Indiana
In the suits which have been fled
IN the Johnson circuit court by Demo-
cratic attorneys. which seek to have
the senatorial and representative ap-
portionment acts of 1921 declared IN
constitu tional. 1t is alleged that in some
districts there are far more male vot-
ers than the proper unit number and
IN others there are less than could be
reasonably expected
While il is not set out in 80 many
words, the suits are intended to con
vey the idea that in normal democratic
localities the representative ana sena-
torial districts were made to include
more voters than the proper unit and
IN republican districts less than the
unit
Under the 1919 enumeration OF voters
It was found that & representative
shoHld be elected for each 8.osz male
voters and e senator for each I6.l94
voters. The enumeration and the ap-
portfonrnent A-e prescribed in the con-
stitution and the supreme court has
held IN previous attacks that any -rea-
sonable" disricting will stand. II has
never been possible for any legislature
TO create districts rsving the exact
unit number of voters.
The state in defending the 1881 APP
portionnnf will contend that the dis
Sricesnx WAS reasonable and for that
reaaoe should stand. But il will be
srYued. that IN event it IS found that
sc1ne inequality may be pointed out in
tho apPortionment that q return 70 the
lalS aeE0rtionncnt would be FAR more
irscssatsiale-
u. the event the 1871 zca should be
declared void then the superintendent
~ruit automatically return TO the 1915
Acss based On the enumeration OF 1918
n viii he pointed out by the state s
attorneys that there has been a great
shaft Of population since 1913. This Will
re shown by the shifts Of population
70 the Northern part OF the state. This
has been caused by the greatly increas-
ed populations of the Calumet district
ard such cities as South Bend and Fort
wayne. Should the only spportion-
ment be permitted to stand Marion
county would be deprived OF one rep
resentseive
The persons who brought the suits
expect 90 obtain favorable action In the
lower court 1t has been announced
by U. . Lesh. attorney general. who
will Direct the defense Of the acts. ard
by Frederick z. SchortaIneier. secre-
tary Of the republican state commit
tee who will be one OF the attorneys
for the defense. that the case viii be
appealed to the supreme court no mat
ter what the decision OF the lower
court may be.
The democratic state organization
has been working up some pep for the
purpose OF putting some life in THE
meeting Of the state committee in IN
atanapolis, Feb IS, TO be held in con-
uection with the convention of the
.)en1ocratic Editorial association
Although there Is little or no interest
n democratic nornin ations IN Marion
county, and no scramble for the nomi-
nation for United States senator.
number OF booms for the senatorship
domination have been engineered The