Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1901-01-03
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NEW HAMPSHIRE LEGISLATURE.
Opened Yesterday Interesting Forecast
of What May be Expected From
TIMES Concord Representative.

CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 81, 1900. 90
the noon trains today the advance guard
Of legislators, third house members and
senatorial boomers arrived, and in "a
hours more the difficulty of progre,,
through the Eagle hotel office will indicate
the eve OF the opening Of another session
Of the New Hampshire general court.
Hes quarters for the senatorial supporters
of Messrs. Chandler, Burnham and Baker
have been open for some time past, but
Their visitors have been few and scattered
compared with the crowds they will shelter
hencetorth, from early morn to early morn
again, until after the fight is over. These
headquarters, rooms are all decorated in
blue and pink, blue from the smoke of
campaign cigars and pink from the rosy
hopes so freely expressed. They are, also,
uncomf rtably warm from the great amount
of "hot air" emsusting from the speeches
of their occupants.
Ovr in the state house different kind
of hustle is on and there the sweat OF the
brow instead OF the sweat of the Jaw is
ma ife,t. The new chairs for the reseat-
ing OF representa- hall in order to &C
commodate the incrt ased number of men,
bers have been delavt in arrival and to-
day it looks as though they might not all
be in place when the time for opening the
sessi' n arrives on Wedn sday at II A NJ.
Some TT OF seating accommodations will
be Ir v'ded for all, however, and the legis-
lators will not be compelled to stand or to
meet in some public hall, as various news
paper reports have stated. Downstairs in
Doric hall great changes have been made
by the installation OF the new cases for the
battle flags OF New Hampshire regiments
in the civil war. TIE flags have been
gr atty improved IN appearance by expert
renovati IN and repair I'd now seem likely
to continue for many ytars to speak elo
quently to rising genera ions of the heroic
deeds o Granite sta e tro ps in the days
when the Union was saved.
TIE program for this week in the legis- |
lature is not long or elaborate. On Tues
day pig It ths members of the house of
repr natives on the republican side will
caucus in Whites opera house and will
nomin tt for speaker that eloquent and
popu ar young attorney of Ma chester,
Cyrus H. Little, E Henry E Brock of
Conway will not be opposed a, clerk and
w H Topping OF Manchester will prob
ably continue as assistant clerk though
there is another candidate in the field In
the ron of James M. Adams of Ware,
70 m editor Of the Nashua Telegraph
anu liter colonist at La Guayra, Cuba.
TOPPING is Congressman Sideways private
seer airy, which is the only objection urged
to his candidacy. The republicans OF the
sen te will caucus at the Eagle hotel and
will nom nate Hon. Bertram Ellis of Keene
tor president, judge Thomas f. Clifford OF
Franklin tor cl rk and probably, l.. Ash
ton Tnorp of Manchester for assistant
clerk. Mr. Ellis, who is one of the editors
AMI proprietors OF the Keene Sentinel, has
abe opponents in Hon. Ira A. Chase OF
Bris | and Hon. Edward G. Leach of
FIR .nklin, but the tip is out that the Keene
man Is sure winner.
The democrats of both branches, less
than 100 in number, have been directed by
Chairman Amey of the state committee to
me-, in Walker hall Tuesday evening to
nominate candidates for the variou, legis-
latlve Office, and also for United States
senator 1t is said that the p'a1is to NOM
mat Dr.. Frederick E Potter of Por;s
m for the latter off e DrPotter wa,
tn mo ratio candidate fer governor at
the last election and is a wealthy gentle
m With an apparent penchant for collect
ing empty honors. He will give banquet
to b friends in the legislature at the Eagle
Oh Taesday, which will give him cinch
Oh wha ever nomination he wants in the
eve ing.
On Wednesday the clerks of the two
br n hes OF the Legislature will call their
sew a bodies to order and call the roll of
m nh IS. Organization will be perfected
by tn choice OF the candidates named in
th publican caucuses of the preceding
ev nng On Thursday Frank Wet RoI-
lin Conct I'd will lay down the reins of
st I government which he has ably Id
for W years and Chester B. JoI dan of
Lancaster will take them up. In bis in u-
gural idress Governor Jordan will pay