The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-15
HOT TIME In HOUSES
STATE LEGISLATURE WILL BE
THE SCENE OF SOME LIVELY
EKIRMISHES
DAVIS FRIENDS ON oUI WYE

Years Ago-T. ID. Sheehan and
Hiler Horton VIII Fight for
Honors I'm the Standardization
Faces Missing.
With the approach OF the thirty-first
session OF the legislature, quite q num-
Der Of candidates for positions OF hon
or and remuneration have already
made their appearance IN the field. The
contest for the speakership of the
house of representatives promises to
be one Of the hottest contests for sew
eral sessions. The legislature will con-
organize, electing complete set of Of
ficers.
The election of United States sena-
tor must take place within twenty leg
islative days after the converting OF
the legislature.
Just at present it appears as if the
contest for speakership pitted the
northern and southern parts of the
state against each other
The candidacy of G. F. Staples, Of
MENDOZA, will find favor with the farm
er members of the house. For the
past three sessions Mr.. Staples con-
stituents have sent him to the legis-
stand on all measures of benefit to the
farmers. Many bills OF a reform ma
ture, introduced In the house during
the last few years, have been credited
to Mr.. Staples.
A N. Dare. of Elk River, is also a
prominent candidate.
Next to the speakershtp fight in I'M
portance is that of chief clerk. AS
yet the only candidate In the field is
w A Flemmlng, of Brainerd, who was
defeated for a membership by H. G.
Savers a Democrat editor.
The house has the appointment Of
one janitor, three door keepers, one
gallery keeper, three cloak room keep
ers, one reading clerk, one file clerk
and seven pages, one clerk and q ste
nographer, to be assigned to the COM
mittee on legislative expenses. These
are the employees provided by law, but
the number of appointments will con-
siderably exceed this. as scarcely a
session passes that a number Of places
during the current session.
The postmaster Of the house has the
appointment Of an assistant at IS per
day, and the chairmen of a dozen Of
the committees are given authority to
appoint clerks at the usual compensa-
ton of IS per day.
Lieut. Gov. Smith has the NOM
inal naming of the committees, but
It Is within the power Of the senate at
any time to reject his list by majority
vote and appoint committees from the
floor, so that the probability Is that
Mr.. Smith Will not be deaf to the sug-
gestions Of the managers of Senator
Davis campaign.
ANY talk Of opposition to Davis7
oh, no. There wasn't any talk of
opposition TO Washburn four years ago,
either. That was where they caught
the tall man mapping. Davis friends
do not intend that their champion shall
be caught mapping, even If he is thou
sands of miles away just now. They
know that David NJ. Clough has no
visible means Of support, politically
speaking Of course, after Jan. / next,
and they do not intend that the history
OF 1895 shall repeat itself in 1899. Davis
managers do not propose to be ambush
ed.
That is why Sheehan looks for the
highest honorS in the senate. In q
pinch, possibly, he might have to sur
rerder them TO Allen ]. Greer, of Wa
basha county, the Nestor Of the senate,
but as far as known Greer has not
made any request for the chairman
ship OF the committee on which men,
bership is assured him by virtue of
his profession as a lawyer.