Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-01-16
HORN AND HOGAN.
These Two Are Most Highly Honored
by the Senate and Assembly
Respectively.
The Former Becomes President Pro
Tempors aud the Latter
Speaker.
Hume and Porth, Chief Clerks: Bar
ney and WhelaD, Sergeants-
ALARMS.
All the Positions in the Upper House
Are Filled - The Republican,
Caucus.


The democratic senatorial caucus wa
called at , p. m. yesterday in the room,
occupied by the academy of sciences, art
and letters. The senators had made IL,
their states prior to entering the caucus
and IN consequence everything went of
quietly and smoothly.
The caucus was called to order 10y Sena,
Tor F. W. Horn, of Cedarburg. and Senator
J. I. Kingston was elected secretary Al
the senators were present save Senator
koenuzer.
Senator Greene offered resolution
which passed, fixing the order of busi-
ness.
Senator F. w. Horn was unanimously
elected president pro tenn. of the senate
Senator Kennedy, of Appleton, nominate
ed John P. Hume, of MarshGeld for chic
clerk and Stephen Richmond, of Arcadia
was nominated by Senator Lees, from
| Buffalo county.
The vote was entirely one sided, it be-
ing Is to IN favor of Hume
For the position of assistant chief CLERK
there We're two candidates in the field
Sam J. Schaffer. of Colby, was nomin
ated by Senator Yahr. Of Green LAX
county, and Senator Pratt, of Oshkosh,
placed the name of Frank E. Bowen, of
the Oshkosh Times, before the caucus
The vote stood - to ) in favor OF
Schsffer.
The position Of sergeant alarms was
the next to he filled Senator Voss placed
the name of John A Barney, of Mayville,
before the caucus and he was unanimously
nominated for the position. As his assist
ant Mr.. Barney will have w. Il Putnam,
of Black River Falls, who was nominate
by Senator Kennedy.
Senator Horn nominated Peter Spehn,
of Grafton, for postmaster of the senate,
and he received the position without op-
position.
Edward Malone, of Waterford, was
unanimously nominated for the position
of bookkeeper, his name being presented
by Senator Adam Apple, of Racine.
Senator Kroeger nominated Mr.. f. r.
Pether;ck, Of the Milwaukee Daily Jour
nal, for the position of proof reader
which he received by a unanimous vote.
Senator Yahr then nominated l.. S,
Truosdale, of Berlin, for the position of
engrossing clerk, for which place he had
no opposition.
The position of enrolling clerk will be
held for the coming Legislature by John
G. Faulds, of Arcadia, who also had no
opposition in the caucus.
Senator Mead nominated Miss Amy
Robinson for the position of transcribing
clerk, and c. NJ. Gardiner, of Watertown,
was nominated for the same position and
the matter was postponed for the present.
There was a little scramble for the po-
sitiOn of assistant postmaster; Senator
Persons, nominating Patrick Finerty, of
De Pers and Senator Nash nominating NJ.
Reedy, of Kewaunee. The latter carried off
the honors by a vote of II to T.
Miss Cora Cornish, of Ft. A tkinson, will
act as index clerk, receiving
a unanimous nomination. The custodian
of the engrossing room will be Ed
ward Kehoe while Oscar Osthelde, of
Sheboygan Falls, will hold the position of
first doorkeeper. The second, third and
fourth doorkeepers are G. w. McHenry,
of West Bend; T. J. Woodnorth, of
Waupaca, and Pat Finerty, of De Pere,
respectively.
Tobias Jacobson, of North Cape, and
Frank Poyer, of Green Lake were the can
didates for the position of gallery attend
ant; the former carried off the prize by a
vote of sixteen to two.
Senator MacBride nominated JOseph P.
Evans, of Prairie du CHEN, for the posi-
tion of document room attendant, which
was awarded him unanimously. As docu-
,nent clerk Senator Woodnorth brought
forth a candidate in the person
of R. Tuttle, of Waupaca, and he
received it unanimously. AS committee
room attendants, Messrs Louis Beilman,
of Milwaukee, and Farrell Golden, Of Ap-
pleton, were nominated but not without
some opposition.
Mr.. Fred Brandt, of Milwaukee, was
unanimously nominated for th position
Of janitor in the senate chamber and Peter
Blair, of Watertown, for the position of
porter.
Mr.. L. J. Pingel, Of Appleton, was
unanimously nominated for night watch
man
The following are the ght messenger boys
nominated at the caucus: Foster Hume,
of Viroqua; John Raymer, of MishicJtt;
Albert Dubois, Of Neenah; A. Clernand,
OF Portage; John D. Manchester. of Wau-
paca; Ben. Richmond, of Arcadia; Tom
Kingston, Jr., Of Madison.
Upon motion by Senator Kingston it
was agreed that committee of FIVE be ap-
pointed to arrange the committees, the
COMMITTEE 10 consist of two hold over and
three new senators. The motion passed
and the following senators were appoint
ed: Kingston, Greene. Apple. MacBride
and Mead.
This committee subsequ- ntly announced
the following:
,yudiciary-Wm. Kennedy. (ehairman).
/ NJ c. Mead. r. ]. Mcbride, J. /, Kings
1 ton. Jr, Robert Lees.
State afairs-G. w. Pratt, (chn.), F.
". Horn.
| Finance, banks and insurance.. W
/ Persons. tchn.l, r. I. Yahr
Railroads-W. s. Greene. (chn.), ". C..
Mead, n. KIoeger. W. F. Voss, Henry
| Conner, +. L. Yahr.
Education-R. C. Faleoner (ehn.), VIM.
| Kennedy.
Manufactures and commerce - Henry
Krgger lehn.}. r. G.. Falcsner
Assessment and collection Of taxes-F.
w. Horn (chn- ], Adam Apple.