Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1906 — STORMS IS ONE AHEAD [ARTICLE]

STORMS IS ONE AHEAD

Wins the First Round in His Fight Against the Governor’s ~ Ouster. JUDGE HAS NO JURISDICTION a 1 ■ Law Declared Unconstitutional— Geo. Ade to Run Against Crumpacker?—Notes. Indianapolis, Jan. 26. —Judge Vinson Carter, of tlie superior bench, acting as a special circuit judge in the case of the state against Daniel E. Storms, secretary of state, seeking to oust him from office, has sustained the demurrer made by the defense. He ruled In effect that section 35 of the act under which the suit was brought is unconstitutional, and that the court has no Jurisdiction in the case. The state moved that this decision be made a ~lshrt of the record in the case and gave notice of appeal to the supreme court, rending this appeal the case is at a standstill. Nub of the Judge's Ruling. In his ruling Judge Carter holds: First, that the particular provisions of the act in question, providing In detail for the impeachment of state officers by the general assembly, must be operative as against the general provisions applying against all officers set out in section 35 of the act; second, that the constitution gives the legislature no authority to enact that constitutional state officers shall be tried by any means other than impeachment, and that such was not the intent of the members of the constitutional convention. Throws the Case Out of Conrt. Because of these two reasons, Judge Carter finds himself to be without jurisdiction. as contended by the defense in its demurrer, and sustains the demurrer. In his ruling the question as to whether the proceedings in question were criminal or civil was not discussed, though the court ruled that In either event, there was no right to a trial by jury. He did not rule on the constitutionality of the entire act Charges Against Storms. The accusation against Storms consists of nine specifications, in each of which a separate and distinct refusal _or neglect of official duty is charged. The defense filed a demurrer to each of these specifications, and to the accusation in its entirety.

GEORGE ade for congress? Look’s Like Crumpacker's Seat Was at the Disposal of the Noted Humorist. Indianapolis, Jan. 2t‘>. Humorist George Ade is to be boomed for congress by his admirers in the Tenth district. Ade’s home is at Kentland, although he does not spend much time there, except to go down from Chicago occasionally to stock up his farm. Frederick Gemmer, secretary to Governor Hanly, and a leading Republican of. the Tenth district, announced that Ade would be matched against Representative Crumpaeker for the cougresaioual nomination. “It does not matter much what his politics is," said Gemmer, “for everybody would vote for him iu the district.” The fact that Ade Is in Europe will not Interfere with tils canvass, if he consents to run, for his friends will see that his fences are kept up. Should Ade be a candidate, Governor Hanly\ would be for him, although the governor Ib no longer a resident of the Tenth district Governor Hanly is one of Ade’s stanchest admirers. Gives Up Her Job for Her Boy. Indiana polls, Jan. 20.—Grace Chaplin, a New York actress, was granted a divorce from Ellis Chaplin and the custody of their child, a boy 5 years old, after promising the judge that she would give up the stage to care for the little fellow. She said she had given up a SOO a week position. Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat ojffice.