Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1917 — New Suit To Test Convention June 15. [ARTICLE]

New Suit To Test Convention June 15.

The suit filed‘by Henry W. Bennett, president of the State Life Insurance Company, tc test the constitutionality of the statute providing for a constitutional convention, and also questioning that part of the suffrage law given the women the right to vote for delegates to the convention will come up for hearing on June 15, after it was stated that the case would be submitted on an agreed state of facts, and that the only questions to be presented would be concerning the law involved. Emsley W. Johnson, county attorney, has entered an appearance for the county commissioners, who are defendants in the action. The attorney general’s office will be represented, and women who want the vote have engaged an attorney to look after their interests.