Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1892 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

-The Carroll county Democracy have irrstructed for tho re-election of Senator Turpie. * It has been decided by a number of prominent Repubiicaus of this city and other parts of this State, says the Indianapolis News, that a suit shall bo brought to test tho constitutionality of the legislative apportionment act of tbo Legisla ture of 1891. The movement is to be made independent of UlO Republican State com mittee. one of the men interested in the suit says, and all the expenses of carrying the caso through the Supremo Court will bo borne by a fund to bo raised by subscription. It is said that a considerable sum has already been pledged, and that the men behind the movement have assurance that there will be no troubleabout raising the money with which to prosecute tho case. Tho suit. It is understood, will be brought in Hendricks County Circuit Court. Some,of the best attorneys in the State will be employed to look after tbo litigation. Hon. S. N. Chambers, in spe&kiug of the proposed proceedings said: “ There are several methods of procedure that can be followed. The question can be raised by bringing an lnjuction suit against any election officer. There can bo a suit to enjoin the sheriff from posting a notiro of election of members of the Legislature under the apportionment, or the clerk of the countv can be enjoined from issuing the notice. In addition to the Injunction proceedings, there should be mandamus proceedings to compel the issuance of the election notices under tho apportionment law of some other yearsay under the act of 1879. I understand that was a constitutional apportionment. The suits may be brought In any conntr in the State, because if the act Is unconstitutional In one coanty it Is invalid in all. ”