Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-07
WOMEN NOT Wanted
Movement to Put Ban on Hav-
ing Female Employees In
Legislature
NO SENTIMENT IN POLITICS
Ihe Positions Of EnroIIina and En-.
NO SENTIMENT IN POLITICS
The Positions of Enrolling and En-
crossing Clerks. Bill Clerks and 9th
ers Are Political Positions and Should
Go to Voters of the Party, in the
Opinion of Many.

oPthton OF many.
Special to Times RE publican.
Des Moines, Jan. 7.--One of the
latest phases OF the legislative situa-
ton as developed during the week Is
that the movement which started a
few years ago to get rid of the female
| employees of the legislature so far as
| possible is extending and bids fair to
! include all positions other than the
committee clerkships. Last year all
female pages came under the ban and
members in both houses were boys. 1t
was declared by al. members TO be
very much better than under the old
system by which there were girls for
pages as well as boys. Now II Is pro-
posed to put the ban on women for
enrolling and @ngrosstng clerks and for
bdll clerlcs and similar positions. The
claim IS made that in every way the
men would be superior to the women
in these positions and :hat many ar
gurnents can be adduced why men
should have the positions.
The plain and practical view OF the
matter said one member of the house.
r!s that these are political positions
and they should go to the voters of the
party. They are piums to be given out
and the persons ON whom the parity
must depend In the future for its
strength should be favored. know
this Is cold -blooded and unsentimsn-
tai View OF the matter, but politics Is
not matter of sentiment, and polit-
cal parties are neither built nor main
sense above all else. A young man
comes here and holds position for the
winter and he naturally absorbs vast
smcunt OF Information as to the work
n rs ssoe the affairs of state. and when
i reaches the voting age Iii Is al
useful 10 him and forms part of the
training which fits him for party Lead
erslip in the state and good citizen
ship. 1t is not so with the girls who
are given positions. In this view our
present plan Is all wrong. And be-
yond this II '- wall known to every
member that occasions arise when II is
extremely embarrassing to have the
clerical work in the hands of women
and girls
Thv, matter of shutting out women
from all positions is receiving serious
consideration among the members. who
do not happen TO have candidates for
places. 1t may assume considerable
VII INT. afntII inn
effective.
The caucuses for the selection OF leg
islative employees have not been called
as yet. Usually they are held Saturday
evening before the session commences.
The preliminary skirmishing for posi-
tions is not as lively as it might be.
Here are the chief candidates for the
positions in the gift OF the legisiat-
ture:
In the senate
Secretary-George A. Newman. ce-
dar Falls.
First Assistant-George A. Wilson.
Adair.
Second Assistant-T. P. Low, Mar
shall county; John l.. Gillespie, Story
county.
Postmistress Edith Leffingwell,
Carroll.
sergeant-at-Arms-1 B. Hun. Mus
catine
Engrossing clerk-Lois Rigby, Dav-
export.
Enrolling clerk-Ela Christie, osl<a-
loosa.
Two Journal clerks-ceell Dixon,
Calhoun county; John Connolly. Polk
county.
Fsle c.srk-T. e. Brown. Momons
county.
Bill Clerk-Miss Hasselquist. Lucas:
Della C,arey. Warren county.
Chief Doorkeeper-AieN West, Jas
per county. Many candidates for door
keepers and janitors.
In the house
speaker-George w. Clarke, Dallas
county.
chief clerk-c. R. Benedict, Shelby
county.
Assistant clerks-L. e. Corett. Clay
ton county: C. f. Clock Franklin
county; w c. Ramsey Wright coun-
ty: Carl Johnson. Mahaska county;
Roland Shaver, linn county: c. l..
Lamb. Clarke county.
Bill clerk-Bessle conger, Washing
ton county.
Enrolling Clerk Emma Wheeler
Calhoun county; Inez Back and Marie
Steesman. Marion county.
Engrossing Cierk--Mos.ie Hoist, Wa
Fne clerk-Ro!and G. Mccurdy, Polk
couaty: j. Il. Coup. Taylor county;
George f. Madden, Polk county.
Sergear; ;-at-Arns - Colonel S. A.
Moore. Davis county.
Journal Clerk b. S. Hartman.
Rinrrold county: f. w. Dusey. Union
county. Harry f. Griffin. Jackson
.ounty.
chief Doorke.,per-J. q. Lewis, Clay
eoenty; Henry Cain. Brcmer county
Assistant Doorkeep pers-G. u. Under
wood Ch!ckasaw county: t. j. Alexan-
der. Madison county: T. w. Hazleton
Howard county: G. n. Russell, Polk
county: f. T. Moon, Audubon county;
j. V. Shorey, Yale; r. q. Shuey, Linn
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