Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1908 — SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THIS DISTRICT [ARTICLE]

SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THIS DISTRICT

Richard McCain, Now Being Postmaster at Kentland, is Disqualified As State Senator.

In making the announcement Saturday of the vacancies in the general assembly Governor Hanly omitted to call an election in this senatorial district, composed of Jasper, White, Newton and Starke counties. His attention was called to this oversight, and he issues a special proclamation calling for this election, and Fred Gemmer, his private secretary, brought the proclamation here Sunday and within a very few hours after his arrival the Republican office had printed the notices for the sheriffs of this and Newton counties and they were being posted in every voting precinct by various deputies. Sheriff Stoner, of Newton county, was here and lost no time in driving over to Newton county to begin the posting work, while Sheriff O’Connor made haste in Jasper.

The vacancy In this district is occasioned by the fact that Hon. Richard McCain, of Kentland, the incumbent for the past four years, had been appointed postmaster at that town, and had been installed in the office. This disqualified him as a state senator, and Governor Hanly declared a vacancy and called a special election for Sept 17th, and as 10 days’ notice is required all the notices had to be posted before Monday night, Sept 7th. The republican chairmen of the four counties met in Rensselaer Monday and decided upon the nomination of

Abraham Halleck, of this city, who is the regular nominee before the voters at the general election. The democratic chairmen of the four counties met at Monon and nominated A J. Law, the regular democratic nominee before the voters of the district at the general election. All the voting precincts of the district will be opened on election day, Sept 17th, and the successful candidate will represent the district at the special session of the legislature that is to convene on the 18th of the month. It is quite probable that the county option proposition will be taken up and that the majority of the i*> publicans and enough democrats will support it to make it carry, but it is conceded that the brewers will put up a fierce fight against it Considerable surprise has been oocasioned at the action of Governor Hanly in calling a special session of the state legislature for Sept 18. The proclamation was issued Friday afternoon. Immediately after issuing the call Governor Hanly directed that special elections be held on Sept 17th to elect successors to legislators who have either died or resigned since the last session. The exact purpose of the special session is in doubt. It is indicated by the governor that the session will be short, probably of only 10 days’ duration.