Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1902-01-15

Senator'S Allison and DoIIiver to Be
Re-eIected-Advance Guard Gather
ing at Des Moines.
Des Moines, Jan. 6.-The Hobbies of
the leading Des Moines hotels are
daily and nightly the scenes of ami
mated gatherings. The advance guard
and here in force. While there is no
contest over the speakership of the
house, no contest for the United
States senatorships and no grave is
sues to come before the legislature,
there is still deep interest in the
coming gathering of the lawmakers
and not only are members of the two
houses early on the field but many
who are interested in proposed legisla-
ton and others who simply wish to
meet their friends have made pilgrim.
ages to the Capital City.
Session Begins Jan. IS.
The legislature will conveI2 Mon
day, Jan. 10. Governor-elect A. e.
Cummins and Lieutenant Governor
elect John Herriott will be inaugural
ed on the Thursday following, Jan.
16. Just as the two house have gotten
well under Roadway the election or
two United States senators will fol-
low, one for the long term to succeed
Allison. and one to complete the term
for which John H. Gear was elected
by the last assembly and to succeed
J. p Dolliver, who now occupies
seat in the senate by appointment
Allison and Dolliver will succeed
themselves. No hint of opposition to
either is heard.
While the reelection of the two
United States senators is conceded,
they will both come 70 Des Molnes
next Saturday or before and. open
ing headquarters at the Slavery hotel,
will remain until the formality of
their reelection has been gone
through. The presence OF neither is
necessary but each feels that he owes
to his constituents duty-to come
here and to meet the new members
of the assembly, to talk over public
dIdlIS Win lhtil anu tiiho htNp III
touch with the drift of Iowa public
sentiment.
Farewell Banquet to Shaw.
An event not directly connected
with the general assembly is also
bringing Iowans of prominence to Des
Moines this week. The Grant club
will tender a farewell banquet TO Gov
ernor Shaw Thursday evening and a
large number of public men will at
tend. Governor Shaw is now in Wash
ington to confer with President Roose-
welt and arrange for a home. He will
return to Des Moines in time to ac-
cept the compliment paid him by the
Grant club Thursday evening. He
will complete his message to the legis-
laturc, wind up the work OF the execu-
tive Office and prepare to return to
Washington to assume his duties as
secretary OF the treasury about Jan.
%. The exact date of his entrance
upon the wishes of retiring Secretary
Gage.
Complexion of Senate and House.
The new senate of the general as
sembly will contain SO Republicans
and IL Democrats, and the house "a
ing to the Republicans s. eat a ma
jority in both branches TO compel
them to assume responsibility for all
that is done. The senate will contain
% lawyers. about the usual proper
ton. and the house 81, considerable
legislatures. The senior member of
senate in point of years will be p. w.
Crawford of Dubuque, new member
and an attorney by profession He is
20 years old. The youngest member
of the upper house is James j. Cross
ley of Winterset, a follower member
and lawyer, who subscribes to 81
years. The patriarch of the house
and of the assembly will be Samuel
A. Moore of Bloomfield. who at the
age of so years returns to the assem-
bly, after an absence of Sc years. He
served in the senate of the 10th and
18th general assembly. the coworker
OI tne HieH vi generation winch is
gone who reflected high credit upon
their state during the civil war pc
Rod. The sougster OF the house is
Albert w. Hannah of Davenport. aged
25 and an attorney.
Eaton for Speaker.
William l.. Eaton of Usage will be
nominated for speaker of the house
by the Republican caucus without OPP
position and be elected by the full
Republican vote. Mr. Eaton has al
ready served two terms in the house.
Two years ago he was a candidate for
speaker and was defeated by n y.
Bowen of Waukon. The Republlcsn
party was then divided over The sen
atorship. Mr.. Eaton stool as the
Cummins candidate and Mr. Bowen
at the Gear candidate. The Gear
forces were the stronger.
Emboldened by balance in the
state treasury OF more than a million
dollars, the largest in the history of
the state. with prosperity general, and
the burden of taxation for state pur,
poses lightly felt by the public differ
ent interests have come forward with