Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1920 — WANT 10TH DIRTRICT DIVIDED [ARTICLE]

WANT 10TH DIRTRICT DIVIDED

Lake County l*ro|MMiea New District With Jasper, Newton, Porter. There is a likelihood of Tippecanoe county finding itself in a new congressional district after the legislature meets in regular session in 1921. The proposal has been made to incorporate Lake, Porter, Jasper and Newton counties into a new district which would leave Tippecanoe, White, Benton and Warren counties In the Tenth district. It would be necessary to take in more counties to make up this district and that (probably would mean a complete re-district-ing of the state. Discussing the matter in the Indianapolis News W. H. Blodgett says: It was the original intention to introduce at the special session of the legislature a congressional apportionment act creating a sew congressional district composed of Lake, Porter, Jasper and Newton counties. But* investigation of the law shows that apportionment act must come before tihe next regular, and not the next special session and for that reason the proposed bill w! be held off. Lake county is a large Industrial county, while the others are rural 'counties although there are a few industries in Porter county. It is understood that The two Republican aspirants for the new congressional job, If one is made, will be J. Glenn Hlbrris, present representative from Lake county, and W. A. Hodges, mayor of Gary. Neither of thorn 'has anrecommend h|s candidacy but the friends of both say they will be contenders for the place when it is made. There will be some apposition outside Lake coumty to making the district but the advocates of It think they will have no trouble in getting the law enacted.” —Lafayette Journal.