Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-07
FILL LEGISLATIVE PLACES
Republican Senate and House OsuCuI's
Select Employees for Vacant Jobs
PRIMARY BILL READY TO INTRODUCE
Governor VIII Give Reception
Thursday Eyenins to Members of
the LegisIsturc-Message
Comes Mondag.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

(From a stan Correspondent
DIES MONIES, Jan. 6.-(Special telegram I,
AT the caucus of the house this after /
noon j. Heffiefnger Of Grundy Center was !
nominated for sergeant-at-arms over Gen
eral II. NJ Byers by a vote Of 81 to %. n. !
S. Record of Woodward was made bill
clerk and l.. e. Knowlton of Usage read
ing clerk. with practically no opposition.
A few other minor changes were made
from the organization of the last session
in the senate republican caucus tonight
Miss Inez Black OF Knoxville was made
enrolling clerk over Miss McCready of Os-
kaoosa by a vote Of g to Is other po-
sitions filled without opposition were: Miss
Alice Scott of Clarke county. bill clerk
|. l.. Hammer of Kellogg chief door
keeper; Miss Nellie Stevenson of Jefferson,
postmaster.
The senate caucus committee is Hopkins,
Dowell. Maytag. Gilliland and Newberry.
The house caucus committee is Kendall,
Maben, Garden. McDole ara Head
Draft of Primary Bill.
Senator ]. J. Crossley of Winterset
reached the city this morning with the
draft of the primary election bill which
he will introduce in the senate. He hopes
TO introduce the bill one of the first, II not
the very first, in order that IL can be
rapidly advanced Senator Crossley went
at once to the state house where he sub
mitted the bill to Governor Cummins, and
was closeted with the governor for some
time going over the provisions of the bill.
The bill provides for statewide primaries
of all political parties the same day
and at the same place 1t provides for
| voting on United States senators and pro-
vides for selection by plurality vote. 1t
provides that all voters must register their
! party allegiance at the general election be-
! fore the primary and the day of the
! primary will be given the ballot of their
party, thus preventing members OF one
party voting the ticket of another party
unless on their oath they desire to change
their party allegiance.
wouId Defeat Primary.
! A rumor that the standpatters would at
tempt to defeat the primary election law by
seating Whitmer, the democrat from
OBrien county, is not given much credence
by members of either faction of the party.
The rumor was being hoated about the
hotels last night and today. II was to the
effect that the standpatters would vote to
seat whitmer in O'Bren. Whitmer is con-
| testing for the seat against Charles Youde.
a strong Cummins republican. At the time
of Youde's nomination strong Cummins
resolutions were adopted by the O'Bricn
republicans. In return for this service on
the part of the standpatters the scheme ~
rumored was that the democrats were to
| vote against the primary election bill. The
democrats hold the balance of power as be-
tween the Cummins republicans and stand
patters. Since Il number OF democrats have
been elected on primary cotton platforms
the scheme seems unreasonable and I'M
likely.
Temple Expects Appointment.
Representative NJ l.. Temple Of Clarke
county gave out an interview last night to
a local paper to the effect that he had re-
ceived assurances that Lewis Miles would
not be candidate for reappointment as dis
trict attorney for southern Iowa and also
had assurances that his own appointment
would be recommended to the president.
Reception Arranged.
The regular reception given by the gov
ernor to the members of the Legislature will
be given Thursday evening of next week in
the rooms OF the governor at the state
house Speaker Clarke last night appointed
Representatives Teachout Of Polk, Lowery
/ OF Calhoun, Buckingham Of Buena Vista,
Cross OF Page and Wyland of Shelby, and
Lieutenant Governor Herriott appointed
senators Dowell of Polk, Young of WASH
, ington. Gillland Of Mills Kline of Clay and
Smith Of Des Molnes the committees to
make the necessary arrangements.
Message Read Monday.
1t was definitely decided today that the
governors message will he read Monday
afternoon at I 80 at a joint session Of the
, house and senate. 1t is understood the gov
, ernor will be invited to read the message a
custom that was started at Governor Cum
. minis first term. 1t was expected at first
that the message could not be reached unit
, Tuesday. but as there is little business IN
, organizing IL Is believed II can easily b,
. reached by Monday afternoon.
IL Reform Movement.
, A distinct movement for reform wai
started here last night In city affairs wher
T 100 citizens Of the republican party met IL
the Savery Ordinary and nominated u full
city ticket from mayor to engineer, witt
aldermen in each ward. The movement
has it's outgrowth in the large amount o
crime in the city and the allegations o
wholesale graft in public affairs. An inter
esting part of the matter is that although
printed notices of the meeting were sen
: out twenty-four hours before the meeting
!, and from eight to ten reporters were In tn,
!, hotel lobby below all evening, not a To
= porter knew Of the meeting till they wer
. ! invited up TO get the ticket as nominated
:, The nominees are all prominent bushes
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