Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-22
Important House Positions as
Good as Decided Upon at the
Present Time
BENEDICT TO BE CHIEF CLERK
kepford, Of Anti TubercuIosis Fame,
Will be Reading clerk-HeffeIfinger,
Of Grundy Center, Slated for Ser.
eeant at -Arms-Report as to Gov.
ernors Staff Denied.
to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Nov 22.-Some of the
major positions in the next Iowa house
of representatives can as well be re-
ported now as a little later Here are
some things which are as good as set
tied:
Speaker-N. E. Kendall, Abba.
Chief Clerk-C. r. Benedict, Shelby.
Reading Clerk-A. e. Kepford, Des
Moines.
Second Assistant Clerk-Dennis
O'Leary, Council Bluffs.
Sergeant -at-Arms-Jack Heffelfin-
ger, Grundy Center,
There are in fact three candidates
for speaker, but there can be no doubt
about it that Kendall will be the man
to WELD the gavel. Mr. Benedict has
been chief clerk three or four sessions
and he knows his BUSINESS He is
worth many hours to the state in the
position of chief clerk He was nom
mated for member of the house but
went down as one of the victims of
the big bolt. Mr. Kepford has been
engaged all the past summer lecturing
in the interest of the Iowa society for
the prevention of tuberculosis, and he
is fine lecturer. Mr.. O'Leary is one
of the. editors of the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil. He was selected near the
close Of the last session for second as
sistant to take the place of Mr.. Ram
sey, who resigned to become postmas-
ter of Belmont. Heffelfinger has had
one term as sergeant at arms and is
entitled to another
All of the persons mentioned are re-
publicans and supported the republican
party Loyalty in the recent bout with
the enemy.
The statement which has appeared
in some of the papers that Governor
Cummins took his military staff on the
trip to. dedicate the Iowa monuments
on southern battlefields, is an error.
His party is very small, the bulk of
the party consisting Of the members
of the various commissions and those
of their friends who were invited by
the commissioners to accompany the
party.
The military staff of Governor Cum
minis is somewhat in need of repair
The day following election Col. G. G.
Saunders, of Council Bluffs, resigned
his position as judge advocate general
of the Iowa National guard, and his
place has not as yet been filled. IN
fact, all members of the staff have
been holding over under a previous app
pointment and it is something of a
question whether the staff officers are
legally entitled to act. Some material
changes were made in the law at the
last session of the legislature, doing
away with some of the positions, and
leaving the whole in condition not
quite clear. 1t is the understanding
that the present staff will remain un-
til the legislature gets opportunity to
make some changes in the law. There
is a good deal of a sentiment. espec-
tally in the guard, in favor of abol-
fishing all staff positions.
The resignation of Saunders caused
no surprise. He was known as vacil-
lating character in the senate last win
ter. In the convention campaign
he set himself up in opposition to his
chief, tho after he lost he remained
loyal to his party.