The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-26

The Democrats fled from Indian
apolis by motor bus at 2 p. m. on
Wednesday to escape arrest which
would force them to attend Senate
sessions. AS long as they stay away
the Senate lacks a quorum and can
not act upon the bill to gerrymander
Lawrence County from the Second
to the Third District The Demo
Gratis say they will return whenever
they are assured this bill viii be
Adefeated or withdrawn.
Cravens said he did not know
who the efnissary on the way to
Dayton Is.
"If he is some oneswho has au-
thority we will listen to him. III
not, he can go back" said Cravens.
Meanwhile: Chief Doorkeeper Je-
rome K. Brown of the Senate and
his three deputies who came here
at 11:30 p. m. Wednesday to serve
warrants upon the fugitives depart
ed for Indianapolis this morning.
Send Message
They took with them this message
to the president of the Indiana SEN
ate from the absent Democrats:
I'VE have received the chief
doorkeeper of the Senate and his
deputies with the message from
you and the Senate.
'He found us comfortably To-
Gated in the Gibbons Hotel at Day
ton.
'In the meantime we have re-
ceived an invitation from Lieu.
tenant Governor Van Orman to
be his guest at Springfield. Ohio,
tonight and we consider this In
vitatiOn a command.
I'VE commend the dOorkeeper
for his faithful public service and
performance RI duty and recog-
nize in him b loyal and efficient
public official"
Before word that emissary was on
his way came the Senators received
from Van Ornan and Cravens an
invitation to stop at the Shawnee
Hotel in Springfield. Van Orman
owns the hotel.
The Senators had planned to go
there for lunch and perhaps spend
the night, later going on to Column
bus, Ohio. to visit Governor Vic
Donahey and the Ohio State Senate.
Welcomed
DOnahey sent a message to the
Senators that "our two Democratic
Senators and myself will welcome
you with open arms"
All plans were In abeyance pend
ing arrival of the Indiana enissary.
The Democrats received private in
formation that the Republicans back
in Indianapolis are considerably wor-
ried over whether the appropriation
bill. pending in the Senate, will get
through before ii is necessary to
call a special session, and therefore
are showing a disposition to COM
promise with the fugitives
Cravens said Van Orman said
nothing about the point at issue dur
ing their telephone conversation.
The big bus in which the Senators
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sits in the hotel lobby enjoying him
self with the Senators. He is ready
to drive when and where the Sena-
tors direct.
We're not coming back until it's
over, over there"
This was the word Senators sent
back to the Republican majority.
The Senator's arrived here in time for
dinner Wednesday. after feeling from
indianapolis at 2 D. m.
The Senators treated as joke
their arrest" by Chief Doorkeeper
Brown OF the Indiana Senate at their
headquarters in the Gibbons Hotel
here about 1:30 a. m. today.
Doorkeeper Brown and his depu-
ties were to go on to Columbus with
the missing minority"
Brown read Q blanket warrant to
minority mepabers
Compliment Brown
The Senators. some in bed. others
10 various stages I1k,1lIsrobe n their
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