Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1912 — They’re Mostly Democrats In Indiana Assembly. [ARTICLE]

They’re Mostly Democrats In Indiana Assembly.

The first edition of the state legislative directory for 1913, published by William B. Burford, state printer, is now being distributed and shows the political constitution of the house to be ninety-three democratic, four republican and one progressive. v Twenty-six of the democrats have been members before. Democratic state senators number forty, fifteen of whom are holdovers. Five never have been members before. Republican have nine, all of whom are holdovers. Lawyers are strongest in number in the legislature as a whole. In the house there will be twenty-four and in the senate nineteen. In the house farmers have the greatest representation, there being twentynine. Teachers rank third in the house, with none in the senata Others in the house are three merchants (one retired), two salesmens two editors, two machinists, two druggists, two blacksmiths and two insurance agents. Other occupations or professions, as civil engineer, banker, railroad agent, carpenter, livfe stock dealer, manufacturer, wood turner, electrical engineer, grain dealer, county official and railroad inspector, each have one representative. Next to lawyers in the senate, physicians and manufacturers rank second, with four each. Editors and farmers have two each. There are also one of each of the following: dentist, druggist, livery stable proprietor, grain dealer, banker, civil engineer, coal operator, county official, retail lumber dealer, insurance agent, salesman and court reporter. #