The Springfield herald., 1905-01-20
STATE ASSEMBLY MAKING HISTORY


boundless West.
Brother "BilIee."
He is especially keen in keeping
abreast with the "goings on in both
houses. Recently the interests OF his
brother Alva, the Supreme Court ap-
pointments, the unseating OF Demo-
cratic senators, not to mention his own
chances for removal on charges Oh
fraud, have served to keep him IN an
intensely active mental and physicai
state. The increase in his metal pres
sure has been clearly indicated, not
alone my his physical activity, but by
an astonishing increase in the rapidly
with which he has masticated MS
gum. The more exciting things become
the faster he chews, until 1t is SAID
that senator's just arriving In the cham
ber Immediately glance at "Blllees
jaws to get an idea OF how things are
going, much as an the engineer con-
suits the steam gauge to see what
pressure he has. Senator Adams be-
lieves in arbitrary and decisive action
to gain party advantage. and was one
.of the prime movers in the unseating
of Dick and Mcdonald two years ago
In the present crisis in the anairs Oh
his party at the capitol he does not
agree with the moderate course SO ia'
adopted by his brother Alva. 1t Is saia
that he believes some of the Demp-
cratic contentious should be backed up
with the militia, a position that has
been taken by Senator Patterson from
the start, according to the gossips who
claim to be on the inside.
General Bell.
One thing that has been especially
annoyihg to the militant Democracy
is the retention of General Bell. Ava
Adams when a candidate Is said 10
have stated repeatedly from the ros-
trum that when he entered the state
house by one door. General Bell ~ouiu
go out by another. But Bell Is stiil
there. and declares that he will hold
the fort until April 1st, when he claims
his term expires. Events move raplals
and there is no telling what may oc
cur in this case before this gets into
print, but whatever is done by MI
Adams to remove Bell. 1t will undoupt'
edly have to take the form OF force,
for the general does not take kindly to
diplomatic overtures
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Democrats are hopelessly in the MI
nority in the Assembly, "Billee' Adams
Is one of the most resourceful and sue
cessful manipulators ofevents In both
houses, and as Senator Barela put 1t,
"Billee has plenty of friends, even
even among his enemies"
After the Smoke Cleared Away.
Notwithstanding the constant yelp-
ing of the News and Times and the
Democratic leaders about the constitn-
tionality of everything the majority
has done, the Assembly has gone ahead
making history, and has remained well
within the limits of the constitution.
Senator Patterson of Denver and Edi-
tor Stevens of Pueblo have been do
ing their utmost to make their readers
believe that the Republic was tottering
ION her throan," because the Republi-
can majority refused to turn the man
agement of affairs over to the Demo-
cratic minority. But still the Republic
stands and obstinately refuses to tot
ter.
Goddard and Bailey.
rhe selection of the two supreme
Judges by Governor Peabody has CIV
en- general approval. In fact. no one
objected to their appointment except
the politicians who wished to reward
some lawyer politician for his services
by giving him place on the supreme
bench. Governor Peabody's selections
are eminently satisfactory. Judge
Goddard was formerly a member OF
this court as Democrat, but like
thousands of others, he came over TO
the Republican party because he
could not stand for some Of the revolu-
tionary policies of the Democratic
leaders. He is in no sense politi-
clan. but learned and eminent lawyer
and jurist. Judge Bailey is Republi-
can, but not an active politician. He
is a conservative, level-headed lawyer,
a prominent and useful citizen with no
axe to grind. OF course, Mr.. Patterson
charges that these men are corpora
tion men and that they were put on
the bench as the result of a deal. He
would have made the same charge IL
the two judges had been selected from
the twelve apostles, If it was done by
the Republicans. There was no lack
of political applicants for the places
Many of them had served the party
long and faithfully and had strong sup
port from corporation as well as othei
influences, but Governor Peabody con
cluded that the supreme bench was nc
place for an ardent political worker OF
supporter of himself or any other Re
publican leader, and sent in the names
of these two men who are not strongly
identified with any contest or factor