Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-01-12

caucus yesterday dLteiuoou 10 90 LII
lows:
Speaker, George Clarke, Dallas coun-
ty.
Speaker pro tempore, R. F. Cum
mings, Marshall county.
Chief clerk. c. r. Benedict, Shelby
county; assistant clerks, L. E. Corlett,
Clayton county; w. G. Ramsey, Wright
county.
journal clerk, Harry E. Griffin,
Franklin county.
Enrolling clerk, Walter McCulla,
Cherokee county.
Engrossing clerk, Mrs. Noble Helst'
Wayne county.
File clerk, II. H. Heirsol, Black
Hawk county.
Bin clerks, j. Alexander, Madison
county; L. M. Black. Sioux county
Assistant postmistress, Miss Hester
Runyun, Sac county.
Sergeant at arms, Col. S. A. Moore
Davis county.
Chief doorkeeper. ]. P. LOOMS, Clay
county; assistant doorkeepers, jacob
Nunweiler, Hancock county; Henry -.
Johnson, Emmett county; ]. Heffelfin-
ger Grundy county; p. +. Moon, Au-
dubon county; R.. c. Payne. Monroe
county; 6. H. Russell, Polk county;
Thad Maxon, Cedar county, ). +.
White. Hamilton county; j. Y. Shorey,
Guthrie county;, R. G.. Shuey, Linn
| county. s
Chief janitor clerk room. Robt.. N.
Pyde, Polk county. Cloak room janl-
! tors, A. Walker, Marshall county; f..
E. White. Muscatine county; Harr
Burnaugh, Henry county.
Pages, Harry w. Brown, Polk coun-
| ty; R. A. Greene, Jr.. Madison county;
| Tivien Maccannon, Van Buren, county;
| Werner Snyder and Frank O.. Jay, of
Greene county; Lawrence Berkeley,
Harrison county; Verna Cloutier, OF
+ Clayton county; Leo o. Pickett and ID.
| o. Elliott. Story county.
Telephone messenger, Robert Wood
!. ruff, Woodbury. county
Few Applicants for Positions.
One of the noticeable features in
connection with the organization OF
! the present general assembly is the
small number of candidates for cleri
cal positions in the house and senate
The number has been growing small
er every year for several years. This
is due to several reasons, but the prin
cipal one seems to be the good times
which prevail in all parts of the state
One of the old senators in speaking
of the matter yesterday said: | no
tice great difference in the crowds
about the Hobbies of the hotels this
years as compared with the first year
I was here which was 1897. During
| the two weeks preceding the organiza
ton of the two old houses that year
the Hobbies literally swarmed with
people begging for clerical positions
and clerkships in the assembly. Prac
tically every one of them made the
plea of poverty and it was undoubted
| ly true in most of the cases. This
year find there are very few candi
/ dates for any of the positions, ever
fewer than last year. and the only rea
son can assign for this state of af
fairs is that people have other posi-
lions that are more lucrative than the
few months wages in the assembly
would be-
Offices Go Begging.
You may go all over the state ant
you will find the same conditions pre-
vailing with regard to county offices
A few years ago when times were hare
1 there were almost always five or siz
candidates for every county office thai
paid from 81 200 to $1,000 a year. Now
we have to hunt all over thescounty tc
find a good man who will accept the
nomination. OF course there are still
plenty of candidates though not as
many as few years ago, but good mer
who will make fight for a county of
flee in most of the counties are yer,
rare.
Exclusion of Women.
| The determination nm tha mort a