Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-01-09
THE IOWA LEGISLATURE
CONVENED IN oes MONIES YES
 TERDAY.
The Republicans Have Full Control of Both Houses and will Have to Re- wise the ProhibitoryLaw Number of Candidates
 for Senator Will
 sons Place.
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DEs MofNEs IA. Jan. 9-Both bran ches of the legislature assembled at noon yesterday Each is overwhel- mingly republican. and as a conse- quence the election of a senator of that political faith to succeed Hon. James r. Wilson, whose term expires March afd of the coming year, is as sured. This however will not be the only important business of the legis- lature. The prohibitory law, which has been largely instrumental in keeping the Hawkeye State before the country of recent years, is to be considered, or rather recOnsidered. X modification of the law was pledg- ed by the republican state conyen- tion, and was incorporated in the platform upon which the party went to the state and scored victory. Upon the basis of this modification. however, the republicans are decid- edly divided. There are many who favor the retention of the law as if now stands on the statute books, others favor it's entine Wiping ont. and still others are prepared to give their support to a modification. The same condition exist in the sen ate, but majority of the members of the latter body is in favor of extreme qualifications of the pre- sent law. Over a score of bills deal- ing with theliquor traffic have been drafted. and will be presented within the next twenty-four hours
 As for the senatorial candidates: their names and numbers are legion Most of them have been on the ground for a week ersmore. The list is nat nally headed by the present ineum- bert, James r. Wilson. Then there is q veteran, John r. tear, at pres ent member of the House of Repre- sentatiyes from the 1st district. Rep resentatiyes John F. Lueey of the 9th district, Representative William r. Hepburn, of the Sth district, Rep resentatiye George E. Perkins of the 11th district, Attorney General John Y. Stone, A. E. Cummings. q well known attorney of this city, and rail- road commissioner L. S Coffin, q prominent member of the American Sabbath Union. who has been promi- nent in themovment for the presel.- yation of the American Sabbath, and who was nominated for the govornorship by the prohibitionists last fall and was induced to with draw ill the interest of the Republi- can party. Wilson is regarded as out of the race. and the order of the strength of candidates may beplaeed asfollwos: Gear Hepburn. Cummings Perkins, Stone, Lacey and Coffin. Perkins. through his Sioux City news pepeS, has waged q biteer war on Gear on the ground that the latter refused to give his support to the movment to make Allison therepub- lican nominee for president in 1sSS, and latter refused in thereauest that Allison should accept the office of secretary of the treasury. In either of these contingencies Allison would have been taken out of Perkins path, and the latter would have become senator by yirture of the appoint menf of governor Lal1abee. The re- publican leaders are pretty well split mp between the diffelm candidates. Cummings has the support of ex- United States Senator Wright Col R. F. Glarkson of the State Register ex-Minis}er to Brazil Conger State, Auditor Mccarthy, and numerous presidents of republican and other organizations. Thcdcmocraticno nom nation as q matter of course will be purely one of courtesy.