Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-09
COMPLIMENT lOGLARk[
Democrats of the House Will
Refuse to Put Up a
Candidate
OPPOSITION ALL DIES OUT
Movement to Revive Judge Temples
Candidacy Also Vanished = No
Slate Allowed in senate-Division
of Sentiment in Legislature Over
Action as to the Good Roads Law.
OPPOSITION ALL DIES OUT
pecia, 70 Times-Republican.

Specia, 70 Times Republican.
Des Moines. jan 9.-The senatorial
caucus was held this morning and
nearly all the officers We're selected
by acclamation as follows:
Sceretary-George Newman.
Assistant-George Wilson.
Engrossing Clerk-Lois Rigby.
Enrolling-Ella Christie.
Journal Clerks-Cecil Dixon and
John Connolly.
Sergeant at Arms-R. b. Huff.
Postmistress-Edith Leffingwel.
Bill Clerk-Della Ciarey.
File Clerk-Tom f. Brown.
Doorkeeper Alexander West
The only fight was on second assis-
tant secretary Two senators were alb
sent and the first ballot was tie,
twenty each for T. p. Low, of Marshall
ard John l.. Gillespie. of Des Moines.
On the second ballot one failed to vote
and Gillespie was elected. 10 to 90.
A contest was promised for bill clerk.
but the name of Miss Haselquist was
withdrawn.
The following were elected assistant
| doorkeepers: ID. w. Sheean. w. Me-
| Fadden, M. Il. Erwin, j. II. Carter,
| Howard Armstrong. Thomas Hagan, j.
II. Stewart and l.. r. McAlpin.
Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Jan 9.--Like his pre-
decessor in Office. George w. Clarke
win be elected speaker of the house
next week, without a show of opposi-
! ton, either before the republican cau-
Gus or in the vote. In the house when
the final decision is made. The DEM
ocrats OF the house purpose to compli-
! ten. Mr.. Clarke by refusing to put up
candidate for speaker. and all OF
them voting for him In the reorganiza
ton OF the house. There was no show
of opposition in the republican cau-
Gus. AS a matter of fact as late as
last Monday there was some talk of
making d fight against him. Judge
| Temple of Clarke county. who had
been brought. out before election day
as a candidate for speaker, but later
withdrew when 1t became evident that
Clarke would be elected by overwhelm-
| ing majority. desired the craftsmanship
of ths committee on Judiciary, but IL
| was found he could not get 1t and inn
mediately the movement was revived
| to bring Temple out, and have a show
of strength as between him and Clarke.
| This all vanished as soon as ma
jority of the members arrived In the
| city. Mr. Temple will get his old
committee craftsmanship, that of ways
and means, and nothing more. 1t would
have been waste of time to have
made @ canvass against Clarke, who
is one of the most popular members,
| always frank and open and just as
| good to one as to another. AS for the
| democrats there are number OF pretty
bright men among them and they de-
/ sire TO be in position to have some
| thing to say about the manner In
| which business is done, and they will
therefore be good fellows and vote for
| Clarke for speaker. The selection of
B. f. Cummings, of Marshall county,
| as speaker pro tenn, also came as a
unanimous vote. At the outset there
were three who We're considered for
| this place, Messrs Visa and Buchanan
being the others. Very soon after the
members began to arrive sentiment
crystalized In favor of Mr.. Cummings,
and before the caucus was held 1t was
seen that he would be nominated unan-
| imously. Both Mr.. Clarke and Mr..
Cummings, when called before the
| caucus. responded with brief and ap-
| propriate addresses of thanks to the
members who had thus complimented
| them. Undoubtedly in addition to this,
Mr.. Cummings will get the chairman
ship of good committee and VIII also
| be on the judiciary and other commit
| fees He served with Mr.. Clarke on
the judiciary committee two years ago.,
and gained fine reputation as an ag-
gressive and hard working member.
There was no SLATE" allowed in the
senate. There is always more or less
of criticism because in the house 1t is
customary for the men who are on tn
| inside to sift out the many candiiates
and finally make up SLATE IN which
all sections of the state are given rec
| ognition, and TINS is put lHIu. lhs
custom mas hesn followed many years
L. generally gets gooe men for the re-
| sponsible places. whatever else may
he said of the system. But IN the
senate. inasmuch as there We're only
| two or three contests on hand, this
was opposed. and it was planned TO
let them fight ii out in the caucus.
The only real spirited fight of the
session, was on second assistant sec
retary. Newman and Wilson had no
opposition for the first two places, but
| for the third Il. i. Low, OF Marshall.
| and John L. Gillespie, of Story had
| close race Last night Low counted
twenty-three sure for him and Giles
pie had twenty four pledged for him.
| With twenty two enough to nominate
| in the caucus. 1t was evident after
notes were compared that somebody
was being fooled. But this indicates
the closeness of the contest. Both
were good men and both had excellent
backing. But this was the only place