Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-04
Some Noticeable Changes In
Personnel of Assembly to
Take Place
MEMBERS RETIRED
List Of Leaders in Both Senate and
House Who Will Not Be Sent Back is
Larger Than Usual-A Review Of the
Situation in Number of Districts
Other General News.

| Des Moines, Feb. 4.-There will be
many new members in the next gen
eral assembly. The changes will be
especially noticeable in the senate
where a larger number of the old men,
bers will go out than for some time
Those who will not return are among
1.-THE most prominent members of that
body and their places will be hard to
fill. 1t is generally expected that about
two thirds of the members of the house
will be new men but the senate changes
more slowly owing to the fact that the
members hold office for two terms.
About half of the senator's terms ex-
rire every two years. This is one of
the years when many members will
drop out owing to the fact that they
have had two terms.
In the Linn district now represented
by Senator Alexander there will be a
warm contest. Representative Stuck
slayer and former Representative Bows
will probably be candidates and 1t is
rumored that there will be other cam
didates. Linn is noted for its political
fights and the senatorship seems to be
no exception.
It is rumored that Senator Arthaud
may have opposition to a denomination
in the Adams Taylor district. Adams
county would like to have the senator
but Taylor has more votes. However,
Taylor took the senatorship away from
Adams Mt the end of Senator MitchelTs
first term and the Adams county re-
publicans will probably demand that
they be given the senator again now
that Senator Arthaud has served one
term.
1t is probable that democrat will be
returned from johnson county. Rep
resentative Koontz may succeed Sena-
tor Ball. altho the latter has only one
temr.
represents Clayton county in the sem
ate, will probably be a candidate for
re- election. Clayton went republican
two years ago on representative and
il the republicans put up strong can
didate they can probably succeed in de-
feating Senator Bishop, tho he is quite
popular
Nothing has been heard of any can
didate to succeed Senator Blanchard IN
Mahaska county. It is not believed
that the senator will be a candidate
again as he has already served tWD
terms, in addition to one term III the
house.
Senator Brighton will not be a candi-
date again in the Jefferson-Van Buren,
district and the senatorship will prob
ably go to Van Buren, county. the
only candidate mentioned sofar is Hon.
w. S. Allen, of Birmingham. Mr.. AL
len was member of the house for two
terms and was at one time a canal-
date for auditor of state.
Senator Classen will not be candi-
date again in Marshall county and
contest is already in progress for MS
seat, The candidates are Chas. Eckles
and Merritt Green. Marshall enjoys
along with Linn the distinction OF be-
ing the political battle-ground in the
Fifth district and the contest Is likely
TO be a warm one before it is over.
Senator Crossley will be renominated
without any opposition in the Adair-
Madison district
Senator GrlSWOlu Will uot NC q Sttioi~
date for reelection in the Buchanan
Delaware district In fact he is no
longer a resident of the district, having
removed to Des Moines. He will be
succeeded by Representative Dunham,
who has represented Delaware county
in the house for the last two sessions.
In the Cerro Gordo- Franklin Han
cock district, Senator Hartman will
not again be candidate. He has all
ready served four years In the house
and eight in the senate, and does not
care for any more legislative service.
All three counties have candidates 20
succeed him and the senatorial conven-
ton will probably ballot several times
before making nomination.
Senator HaZelton has already re-
signed in the Pottawattamie district.
and c. G. Saunders, of Council Bluffs.
was elected to fill out his unexpired
term last fall. He will undoubtedly be