Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-01-16

Allen of Van Buren, and Griswold of
Buchanan, thus leaving the field clear
for the nomination of H. w. Byers of
Harlan by reclamation in the Repub-
hcan caucus, expedited the matter of
organization of the house greatly. 1t
was also deserved compliment to Mr..
Byers that the Democratic caucus de-
clded not to place any nomination
against him. "Web" Byers, as he is
familiarly known to his friends, was a
member of the Twenty fifth general as
sembly and took prominent part in
the deliberations of that body. He will
make an excellent presiding officer.
Rowcn Won Easily.
For chief clerk Of the house the con-
test was spirited one between James
d. Rowen If Des Moines, George A.
Mcintyre of Shell Rock and l. K. Will
SON of Des Moines, but Mr.. Rowen won
easily when the votes We're counted.
The other officers of the house NOM
mated by the Republicans We're:
First Assistant Clerk-Sherman Myers,
Anita
Second assistant clerk, Ford Howell,
Milton.
Engrossing clerk, Mrs. Mollie Hest,
Eldon.
Enrolling clerk, Miss Minnie Nieber-
gall, Hull.
Assistant postmistress, Miss Lorena
McQuin, Norway.
Sergeant-at-arms, J. H. Wilson, Casey.
Journal clerks, John M. Bixler, Corn
Ing; +. w. Beckman, Manila.
Bill clerk, Miss Belle Metcalf, Win
throp.
File clerk, H. F. Burns. Osceola.
Chief doorkeeper, A.C. Boals, Hampton.
Assistant doorkeepers. j. Heffelfnger,
B. S. Hartman, w. H. Doane, Henry
Johnson X. Blizzard, A. c. CASTOR, II.
NJ. Boyd N. s. Price.
Hutchins Knocked Out.
There was considerable excitement in
the lobbies for several days before the
caucus over the nomination of secretary
of the senate. DR.. E. r. Hutchins, who
is well known as a Republican speaker
and worker, and who was formerly
labor commissioner, was secretary at the
last session and was candidate for the
same position. A bitter fight was made
on him by reason of letter which he
wrote to the president of the fraternal
congress in regard to expenses connected
with a bill that was passed at the last
session. The expenses were perfectly
legitimate, but the wording of the letter
was such that it might be misconstrued.
This letter was produced and used
against the doctor, with the result that
at the 18th hour dark horse candidate in
the person of w. E. Billiard of Bel
mond, Wright county, won the place.
Officers of the Senate.
The other officers selected by the Re-
publican caucus of the senate are as fol-
lows:
Assistant secretaries, G. H. Talmadge
West Union; S. H. Sibley, State Center.
Journal clerks, L. K. Hallowell, At
lantic; G. A. Nichols, Baskerville.
Engrossing clerk, Miss Carrie Sherman.
Vinton.
Enrolling clerk, Miss Capitola Mardis,
Osceola
Postmistress, Miss Fannie Beebee,
Usage.
Sergeantat-arms J. ". satterlee, Man
chester.
Chief doorkeeper, W. H. Mcfarland,
Bill clerk, Mrs. Eva Livingston, Wash
ington.
File clerk, J. L. Thompson, Decatur
City.
Suitable acton was taken by each eau
Gus in regard to the death of Judge
George G.. Wright of this city, which
occurred early Saturday morning. In
the house caucus resolutions of condol-
ence were adopted expressing the es-
TEEN in which the dead man was held
as statesman, jurist and a citizen.
In the senate caucus committee was
appointed to formulate suitable resolu-
lions and another committee to arrange
for the funeral. The Democrats of the
house in their caucus also adopted reso-
buttons of regret and asked that in view
of his many services to the state his re-
mains be allowed to lie in state at the
capitol.
Personnel of the Assembly.
In this opening letter from the CAPT.
tol it might be well to refer to the per-
sonnet of the Twenty sixth general as
sembly. The membership consists of 43
Republicans out of 90 in the senate and
80 Republicans out of 100 in the house.
In the senate 80 members have served
previous legislative terms, though only
| 23 have been members Of the senate be-
fore. Nineteen senators served in the
Union army. The oldest senator in
point of legislative service is Senator
| Perrin, who was member of the house
| in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth gen.
eral assemblies. OF the members of the
! house 10 have been members before and
| one of them MERELY was a member of
the house in the Fourteenth and Twen-
tieth and of the senate in the Fifth
teenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth and
Eighteenth general assemblies. Repre-
sentative John Morrison is the oldest in
point of legislative service, having been
! a member of the house in the Twelfth,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth general as
semblies The military record of the
members shows that 81 were in the
Union army.
The house has its Mike Mcdonald,
! but unlike the Chicago man, who was
such a prominent figure here at the
first Inauguration of Governor Boies,
! the Iowa Mike is a Republican and
comes from Guthrie county, where he
defeated ex-State Auditor James Lyons,
who ran ON the Populist ticket there
last fall.
Porter Struck a Combination.
The youngest member of the Twenty
sixth general assembly is Claude R.
Porter of Appanoose county. A combi-
nation of circumstances which brought
him the support of both the Democrats
and the Populists resulted in his election
over the Republican nominee in Gov
ernor brakes county. Mr.. Porter was
born in 1872.
The youngest man in the senate is
Senator Robert Benson OF Dubuque.