Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-01-17

I smaller communities entirely. The bill
has been feler4ed TO the judiciary
| committee, but the expectation is
THAI il VIII be hurried on on the floor
Of the senate and the debate, when
promises 10 be a long one before it Is
put 10 a final vote, will be started.
By JOINT resolution both bodies OF
the assembly adjourned Friday noo1,
to reccnvene at 2 O'Clock today. TIE
| object Of The adjournment was to
give the committees named by the
senate and house an opportunity to
visit the various state schools and in
stitutiols, consider their wants and
report to the appropriations commit
, tee.
Caucus on Printer and Binder
By a concurrent resolution OF the
senate and house a joint caucus com
mittee has uamed tomorrow evening
as the date for taking up the matter
of nominating candidates for the Of
fees of state binder and state printer.
The caucus will be one of the liveliest
ever held by the Republicans of an
Iowa legislature. 1t may result in
the nomination of Messrs. Chassen
of LeMars and English of Mason City
for the two offices, but the chances
are that the whole question will be
deferred, awaiting action of the Joint
committee named early in the session
to consider the revision of the law OF
the state, made necessary BY me
adoption of the biennial election
amendment to the constitution. This
committee is made up of Senators
COPYRIGHT, Gillilland. Mclsberry. jam
ison and Durham, and Representatives
Temple, Jepson. Wright, Spalding and
Langan. To bring the terms of scores
of officials, both appointive and elect
i've, within the provisions OF the bien-
NAL law, and in harmony Herewith,
will be the duty of this committee.
and the work cut out for its members
will take UP good share of their
time during the session.
Race for Governor.
It is inevitable that politics should
form a considerable par, of the daily
diet of the members OF the legislature
and already many candidates or the
friends OF candidates who hope TO ben
eft by the Republican state conven-
ton of next May or June, are busy
pulling the wires and setting the pins
which may land them in office. AL
though no personal announcement
has been made to that effect. it is
generally conceded that Governor
CummiDs will be a candidate fer the
nomination for third term, and de-
spite the cry of opposition to him in
his own congressional district, the
Eleventh, it is realized that George
ID. Perkins will be strong factor in
opposition to the ambition of the gov
ernor. Then, another candidate. who
will have to be reckoned with is the
present lieutenant governor, John
Herriott. Mr.. Herriott comes to the
meeting of the legislature much i'm
proved in health from the conditions
of two years ago. and his friends are
declaring lie will be an active candi.
date for gubernatorial honors before
the session is far along in its work.
Mr. Herriotts sponsors have the hope
that his candidacy may draw from
both the Cummins and Perkins forces
and that, in any event, he will hold
the balance of power in the nominal
ing convention, and if he cannot Sc
cure the nomination for himself will
be in shape to do some debating to
the side which his forces will make
the victor.
Auditor B. F. Carroll will be named
to succeed himself without opposition.
as will also State Superintendent J. |
F. Riggs.