Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-01-03

When both hands of the clock point
to twelve Il week from tomorrow Lieut.
Gov. BaenSch will let the gaVcl fall
on the presidents desk in the senate
and Chief Clerk George Perth, now
postmaster Of milwaukee,, will perform
A like act in the assembly. There will
have assembled in the legislative halls
of the capitol at that hour 1873 lcgiS
latorS and of this number los are IT,
publicanS which assures the republic
an party Il larger majority in both
houses than it has ever before had III
the history of the state. After both
houses have assembled Il list of the
members. certified to by the secretary
of state. will be read and the members
will file up to the speakers desk and
take their oath of office Chief Jus
tice Orion will administer the oath.
The contest for the spcakerShip of
the lower house is expressing public
interest at present. In the presiding
officer of this dclihcrative body are re-
Quired ability. integrity, experience,
familiarity with parliamentary prac-
tice and the rules of the assembly. an
acquaintance with the needs of the
state and with the mon who represent
the different localities of the common
wealth, and Il mind of judicial turn
which will enable the speaker to deal
fairly and justly with all. There are
seven prominent candidates in the field
for speaker of the assembly. EX-Sen-
ator George h. Burrows of this city
clearly leads the field in the race for
the honor. He is possessed of all the
qualities requisite for IN able and i'm
partial discharge of the many duties
devolving upon the speaker He was
born at Springfield, Vt, Oct. 90, 1882,
and received a common school and
academic education. In 1858 he came
to Wisconsin and settled at Sank City,
Sank county. where he engaged in the
banking business. He removed to
Madison in 1860 and here he has re-
sided ever since and pursued the "vo-
cation of real estate dealer He was
a member of the state senate in 1877.
1873. 1870. 1850. 1881 and 1882 He
was thd first president pro tenn. of the
senate during the latter year His
district is usually strongly democratic
and when he was nominated last fall
his election seemed about as remote
a probability rs the discovery of the
north pole. He was elected on a plat
form plcdging his strong and faithful
support of all measures for the wei
fare and Improvement of the state uni
versity. He has always been Il loyal
supporter of everything which per
tanned to that institution. II is gen
orally conceded that he will be the
man whom Chief Clerk Forth will
swear in as speaker of the next as
sembly.
A. X. Hall, of Dunn county, Is also
prominently spoken of in connection
with the speakerShip of the lower
house. He has had Il lengthy legiS-
lative experience, having been a mem
Der of the lower house in Minnesota
seven sessions. during three of which
he was speaker of that body. He is
the only man in the race who is with
in hailing distance of Burrows.
If the two leaders in the contest
should run against an inSurmOuntable
Snag there are several other gentlemen
in the race who would make strenuous
efforts to come under the wire first.
These are Charles f. Hanke who has
been a member of the Augusta city
city council and chairman of the Eau
Claire county board of supervisors;
Daniel o. Mahoney. of NirOqua, whOIis
a school teacher and has served one
term in the assembly; II. +. Burdick,
of Osccola Mills; William A. Jones'
a banker-lawyer, Of Mineral Point;
George II. Ray, OF La Crosse county;
Frank Arson, of Milwaukee; and J.
G. Lambertson, of Richland county.
Except Mr. Lambertson the last four
have had no legislative experience.
For chief clerk of the lower house
there are two candidates in the field
w. c. Novel;, of Milwaukee and w.
a. Cochrane, Of Delavan, with the
odds much in favor of the former.
B. f. Millaid, of Chippewa Falls,
+. B Dittmer, of Appleton, and j. b.
Vosburg, of Waupaca county, want to
be sergeant-at-arms in the lower
house.
ON the afternoon Of the day preced-
ing that on which the legislature is to
convene the republicans OF the lower
hous1 will call a caucus in committee
room of the capitol and select can
didate for speaker one for chief
clerk and one for sergeant-at-arms.
On tie evening Of the same day the
tv enty-two republican members Of
the senate will caucus. probably in the
Park hotel as has been the custom
hitherto, and select a candidate for
president pro TEN. Of the senate.
In the senate the lieutenant govern
or is the ex-officio presiding officer
and the election Of a president pro
TEN. is a complementary formality,
as he usually has little opportunity
to actually preside over the senate.
In the upper legislative branch sen
atorial courtesy exists in as marked