Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-03
Some Doubt About Success Of Proposed
Amendment Convention.
TWENTY-THHEE LIFE MEN ASK PARDON
Unusual Crop of Candidates for the
Omces within the GIFT of the
legislature which Assem-
bIes in January.
Crrom a star correspondent.l

pose OF endeavortng to secure a Consti-
, tutional amendment providing for a direct
vote of the people on United States sena-
tors is to be success or not The con-
vention in any event, whether well at
tended or otherwise, will be the biggest
thing in Des Moines next week The
resolution passed by the legislature last
winter authorizing the governor to call
the convention was drawn up by Senator
Lewis, of Clarinda, after he had advised
with Governor Cummins and other poll
ticians Of the state who favor the cleo
tion of United States senators. 1t was at
first intended to call the convention for
an earlier date than December 5, but be-
cause of other events II was found neces-
sery to postpone the NEE ng till the
latter date Friends Of the movement are
waiting anxiously to see whether or not
the convention will be a success.
The resolution offered by Senator
Lewis and calling for the convention
authorities the issuance Of the call
by the governor for a convention OF FIVE
delegates from each state for the purpose
Of furthering the movement to secure
constitutional convention to propose an
amendment providing for direct vote on
United States senators. During the past
summer Senator Lewis spent some time in
InlS city at lne state library looking UP
the record, and prepared a pamphlet Civ
ing the record of the action of all the
states Of the union upon the question.
It is necessary for two-thirds of the
states Of the union to memorabilia con-
gress to call constitutional convention
! before It becomes imperative upon con-
| gress to issue such call. Senator Lewis
| found only twenty-four states that had
| passed the necessary resolution though
/ II has been claimed that there are one
I or two more. This pamphlet as prepared
| by Senator Lewis will be ready for dis
| tribution to the delegates when they as
| semble here next Wednesday and will
probably be of some use to them in their
| deliberations. How long the convention
! will be in session no one knows the
convention, when once organized, will be
a law unto itself. Governor Cummins
| will call the convention to order and well
come the delegates and inform them Of
the reasons for calling the convention and
the convention will then organize accord
ing to its own wishes. Plans are not yet
perfected for the reception which Gov
ernor Cummins will extend to the dele
gates but this will probably take place
on Wednesday evening at the governors
offices in the state house.
AS Senator Lewis discovered the states
that have passed the resolution asking
congress to call the necessary conven-
ton are as follows: Iowa, oregon, Mime
sofa, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Mon
! tana, Idaho Washington, North Carolina,
North Dakota, Florida, Utah, Kansas,
Ohio, Wyoming, Tennessee, Illinois, Ken
lucky. Indiana, New Hampshire, Nevada,
Michigan, Nebraska, Colorado.
Many Want state Jobs.
4
second general assembly are coming in in
great numbers. There are more by far
than at the last session OF the legislature
and more than at the thirtieth general
assembly. r. N. Hyde, the veteran janitor
Of the house cloak room, will have opposl-
ton for his old position at this term. VIII
liam Tomllnson. also a resident Of Dee
Moines. has asked for the position. Jen
Logan. the veteran janitor of the senate
cloak ROOM has applied for his old posi-
ton. and will get it undoubtedly. Jack
Hoeffieinger Of Grundy county will have
no opposition for his old position OF
sergeant-at-arms of the house. There are
a number of candidates for the position O.
assistant doorkeeper, among them George
| d. Thomas of Dcs Mofnes Albert Root OF
Centerville and G. w. Young Of Clarinda
Anthony Burrell OF Saylorvlle is a candi
date for house cloak room jSnitor and Mrs
Al George Griswold is a candidate for any
/ position available. Rush Benedict OF shelb!
county will be given his old position Of
chief clerk, A. f. Kepford his position al
. reading clerk and Dennis O'Leary of Coun
ell Bluffs his position as second assistant
Miss Grace Andrews of Des Moines and
| Miss Gretrude Marshall of Des Noines
r who was committee clerk for the commit
tee on railroads and commerce at the las
session, are candidates for the position
! OF enrolling clerk in the house. s. 10,
Brown Of Des Moines is a candidate fol
e filing clerk in the house
There is a well defined belief going arounC
?; that Representative Weeks of Guthri,
county can have the Craftsmanship Of eithe
= the ways and means committee OF III,
3 judiciary committee. Mr. Weeks has beer
y a member of both committees and bein,
}; a lawyer 1t is naturally expected that h,
3. will select the committee on judiciary
2. This VIII throw the ways and means com
n mittee craftsmanship open and probabl!
someone not. on the old committee will b.
J. selected for the chairman. Representative
elect Sullivan would much prefer to hav
II the Craftsmanship Of the committee on In
surPuee. It being his first appearance Fl
d the legislature he does not expect the hes
committee craftsmanship Figures hav
been compiled showing that, considerin
population, Des Moines is the greatest in
2 surance center in the world. and Mr.. Sulli
l. van would not be adverse to having tina
h committee. especially as the next genera
= assembly is likely 20 make a reputation b.
Il it's insurance legislation
IS In the senate there Is every reason L
g believe that Senators Smith Of Mitchell an
" Maytag of Jasper will have their pick o
i the chairmanships.
Many Ask for PHrdOns.
% The time limit for filing pardon petition
a by life prisoners serving sentences for frs
degree murder expired today. No NOR
~ applications can be filed for presentation
IS 10 the thirty-second general assembly
IS There are now twenty-three application
. in the hands OF the governor. In additio
l. TO the twenty already reported, HERNIA
I, Back OF Chickasaw county and Otto OF
% ten OF PocahOntas county and Albert Par
~ nitzke OF Van Buren, county have apple
b for pardons. often was sentenced for IN
% murder OF John O'Schon in 1887. As
~ young fellow he worked for O'SchOn an
81 later settled on a farm near by. Mr.
% O'schon became infatuated with him an
~ one day went 70 his farm and told him tina