The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-29
But Candidates for
Speaker Are
CROP PIN G OUT.
Worcester County Has No
Successor to Mr.. Bates.
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Especial Dispatch to The Spy)
Boston, Jan. 2S.-The majority of the
new members of the legislature have
awakened this week TO the fact that
all is not beer and skittles during the
session. even if the first week or two
promised but little work and plenty of
+ time for play.
Now the flood of new business is
pouring in, and the committees have
got down to work, and the atmosphere
Of the legislative department at the
state house is filed with an air Of
hustle and hustle which was almost en-
tirely absent a week or so ago.
The time for the introduction Of new
Business expires at p. m. next Tues
day, and already some of the members
are working overtime in their efforts
to get in lot of bills and resolves.
Monday will see a rush of such mat
tiers, and of course it is likewise to be
expected that other matters which
should have gone in by Tuesday of
next week will come struggling along
Tor the next month or two with fearful
requests for the suspension of the
rules so that they can be admitted.
Speaker Bates has already read some
Members, known for their tardy pro-
INVITES in this respect, lesson, but 1t
IS too much to be hoped that it will
avail much.
This week has been noticeable for one
matter aside from the everlasting
eipsy moth debate. and that is the
voting out, even at this early day, OF
the annual crop of candidates for
speaker of next years House.
This is the earliest date at which the
colts have been trotted out of the pad
dock, and the work of grooming for
the race for speaker begun. 1t is
Speaker Bates last term, and who the
winner will be, is one of the uncertain
YES of life at the state house.
1t is somewhat significant that up to
date no mention has been made of any
Of the members from Worcester coun-
ty or western Massachusetts in the list
Of want to be's." Perhaps one or
more may develop later as the session
drags along.
Among the field army of "willin'
Barkises' are Messrs. Reed of Taun-
ton, who is serving his third term in
the House, and would like very much
to succeed Mr.. Bates. He has a good
presence and voice, and fairly good
knowledge of parliamentary law,
whether enough to pull him through
some of the tight places Speaker Bates
has had, being an open question.
Next on the list comes young Mr..
Apsey of Cambridge, a staunch repub-
lican, and whose present term is his
second. He has also served as pres1-
dent of the Boston common council and
Of the republican city committee. He
now occupies an important place on
the committee on engrossed bills. He
is young.
Then there is Myers of Cambridge.
whose experience as a continuous mem
Der of the House since 1898, and his
service on the two important commit
tees on rules and the judiciary, it is
claimed fit him splendidly for the po-
sition of speaker.
Mr. Bennett of Saugus also comes to
the front. His service in the House
dates back to 1891, but is not continu-
GUS, Then there are Representative
J. j. Mccarthy Of Charlestown, one of
the leading republicans Of the House,
and ex-Mayor Whipple of Brockton,
who is said to be after the speakership,
he fails to land at the republican
state convention the position of candi-
date for state treasurer.