Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 162, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1912 — GOVERNOR'S PET MEASURE GIVEN DEATH BLOW. [ARTICLE]

GOVERNOR'S PET MEASURE GIVEN DEATH BLOW.

Supreme Court Declares Hie Marshall Constitution Illegally Advanced and Rules Adversely. r «" The one big act attempted by Governor Marshall has been discredited by the supreme court of the state. The finding of the supreme Justices of the state on the Tom Marshall constitution was made public last Friday and is the final blow to the governor’s effort to override the constitution now in effect by ignoring Its provisions for amendment and to provide a new constitution which had the approval of the governor and a coterie of his democratic advisors. The legislature of 1911, which was democratic, passed the act to place the proposed constitution on the ballot at the coming general election. Judge Charles Remster, of the Marion county court, declared the act null and void, which would restrain the governor, secretary of state and other members of the board of election commissioners from placing the new constitution before the people. The majority members of the state supreme court upheld Judge Remster’s decision and the constitution act is thus declared invalid. «