Show THE INDIANA TROUBLE THERE is discontent with prospects of a strife severe and long in the land of the hoosier the late election in indiana resulted in the choice of the republican candidate for lieutenant governor by a little ever majority but the legislature which was at the same time contains a democratic majority of two on joint ballot the republicans having the house of representatives and the democrat the senate by a majority which is two greater than that of their opponents JR in the lower house the laws ot that state require the vote cast for state officers to be canvassed by the two bodies in joint session the second monday in january next following this was yesterday the democrats however claim that under a proper construction ot of the law there was wag no vac vacancy aucy in the lieutenant governorship that therefore the election as to him was a barren formality and that the votes so cast were thrown away holding to this view they refuse to meet their brother legislators for the purpose indicated but the republicans were not to be overcome in that chat way at least not for the time being so having everything previously arrange dafter the house was called to order yesterday ay and the chaplain had offered up his bis diurnal prayer the he sergeant at arms announced the presence kofl the senate which body was of course invited to approach and be seated the senate in this instance consisted of the republican members of that body and they being in the minority did not constitute even a quorum I 1 but they were received in due form as the entire upper branch of the legislature the votes were counted and the republican candidate was declared duly elected he was then sworn by a justice of the superior court took the gavel as a symbol of his newly ac quiren authority andade and the joint convention ven tion adjourned the ability of the republican party to manipulate elections has been frequently illustrated in high and low places its bandi handiwork work is visible here herd and there in the records of the nation of the states composing the nation and of we counties composing the states with only minorities they have run in precinct constables and counted in presidents this might be considered brainwork brain braih work by some whereas it is certain that others regard garbit it as sheer knavery in holding on to abat is in possession after the people have decreed otherwise however that may be it is pi pretty etty certain that they have overshot the mark this time no matter it if their candidate was properly elected and legally entitled to tae the office ine he has not been legally inducted into it od iod i on a contest contest will doubtless be pronounced it if anything onal only a dejure certainly not bot a de facto 0 official cla 1 the law days ays the vote must be counted by the senate aldhouse and house not by one and an interior inferior frat fraction tion of the other as was the case in 04 instance another trouble le hovers about the political horizon ot oi Iq indiana disna the re lie in the house being in the majority propose the unseat ng on a chrest ch test of two democratic members ot of that bat body giving the places to the constants and thus making a change of loir votes which would place blade them in an thi th majority majora on joint ballot and secures republican republican J U 8 senator senater it if this saleme is attempted the demo arsts ini the senate intend arbitrarily it if necessary to unseat republicans Pu public blicaus ans as fast as democrats are unseated in the house bouse below they say with shylock the villainy you teach me I 1 will execute and and though it may go hard ill 1111 bett better erthe the ac account conat 11 the reader will thus perceive that our hoosier friends are up to their eyes in the quagmire of discord the Loel legislature slature meets again t tomorrow to morrow wednesday and we shall see how they get along then |