Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1917 — Senator Representing Jasper Proposes New Bill. [ARTICLE]

Senator Representing Jasper Proposes New Bill.

State senators representing Marioq county plan to hold a conference soon to discuss the bill introduced by Dwight M, Kinder, senator from Lake, Porter, Jasper and Newton counties, proposing an amendment to the primary law, fixing the time of nominations for city officials. Under the terms of the measure all primaries it the cities outside Indianapolis would be held the first Tuesday afttr the first Monday in September, Mid the Indianapolis primary would to be held the first Tuesday after the first (Monday in March. Y r The committee «n~ elections, to which* the bill was referred, held a meeting Wednesday as ternoon to consider it, and It iS said the members are inclined tc make a favorable report. However, no final action will be taken until a number of senators consult their home cities on the plsn. The measure as it is drawn would become effective immediately after its passage. Its enactment, therefore, ibefore March 6—the date the city primaries all over the state will be held this year—would result in their postponement with the exception of Indianapolis.