Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1911 — Some Few Democrats Likely To Bolt Option Repeal Law. [ARTICLE]

Some Few Democrats Likely To Bolt Option Repeal Law.

The democrats of both branches of the state legislature have held a caucus and it seems quite Bure that there are to be a few of them who believe they will be fulfilling the wishes* of their constituents if they do not vote for repeal. From the senate caucus Milton T. McCray, of Frankfort, and Francis C. Tildeh.of Greencastle, remained absent. They are both sail to have refused to be bound by any caucus movement looking to' repeat It is reported that in the house caucus Oliver P. Higgins, of Boone county, and James B. Merriman, of Bluffton, will vote against the measure when it is put on passage, because they hail from dry territory where the sentiment is overwhelmingly dry and where they were instructed in tjw conventions that nominated them to support the measure novy on the statute books. Representative Leon B. Clore, of Johnson county, and Representative Jacob Butcher, of Adams county, are said to have declared in the caucus that they will vote avainst repeal. It would, be a fine tMug if enough men of this type could be found to prevent repeal and there are doubtless many districts where the majority of the democrats are heartily in favor of temperance aul consequently in favor of doing nothing to reinstate saloons any place in Indiana.