Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-11
Many Members Of the Lower
House Seen ON Streets
Today.
POCKETS Bullying WITH BILLS
Those Who HaW't a Measure
Ready Are Hard at Work and
Flood Will Mark Opening.
Speakcrship Contest sin Center OF
Interest With Rival Camps Each
Claiming Sure Victory.

Today the legislators are coming in.
saturday more Of them viii come, and
tomorrow night the anal show OF
strength will be made at the party
caucuses. Harry Joseph says he will
win by big majority. G. T. Marks
says some one has given Joseph the
wrong tip. end that he has far from
the unanimous support OF the Salt Lake
delegation, or the delegations from out
side towns. Il am absolutely positive
OF six votes In salt Lake" declared
MI Marks today. ANA I know of IL
number more wNich win not go for Mr.
Joseph ! simply cannot see how he
can get che 20 votes required 10 car
~ him safely through the caucus To-
morrow night"
If you viii take a quiet little tip
from me" explained former State
Chairman Spry when asked for his
view or the coming struggle for the
house spoakership,-yo will get Harry
Joseph's picture ready To- print But
still you never can tell,--the contest is
pretty close
The legislators arriving today may
be divided into two general classes one
composed OF those who have bills ready
to submit. and those who have bills al
MOST ready. 1Ou cUn tell tnem on tnt
street by the bullying OF the inside over
coat pocket, This is where the bills
are slowed away.
THE THIRD CANDIDATE.
orvil L. Thompson Of scipio, the third
man in the speakership race, arrived
In town last night, and registered at the
Cullen, He Is conducting a still hunt
for votes today. and his friends declare
he is far from out of the speakership
race. Rudolph Kuchler Of Weber coun-
~ WAS visited by Harry Joseph of Salt
Lake, ard Harry Robinson of Bing-
ham yesterday. He is out of the speak
ership contest, but may be looked for
when the committee plums are ripe for
rluckihg, Robinson Is now an avowed
candidate for the craftsmanship of the
Judiciary committee, having abandoned
his fight for the speakership.
SENATOR'S ARE SLOWER.
On The trains ARRIVING today there
were no state sena tors. Peter Clegg
of Tooele was ia town yesterday but re-
turned to his home to come back to-
morrow. The other senators are eN-
pected in tomorrow. Representative
Andrew G.. Benson of Grantsville, Too
ele county. arrived last night, and
Joined Harry Josephs camp. c. NJ
Croft of Morgan City is in town sizing
UP the situation. lie has not pledged
himself on the speakership matter. j..
p. Miller is in from Moab. away down
in Grand county, and is registered at
the Wilson. Martin Jensen of Redmond
is I'm town, and Harry Joseph has seen
him. John Parry of Cedar City is up,
declaring for dry farms and reporting
great progress in their development
down his way,
WALTON OR LoVE-WHlCH?
The contest for the presidency of the
senate is IN more definite shape. The
senators know each other, and this
makes lobbying less successful and less
necessary. Senator Walton who has
been the recipient of considerable sup
port for the position, has home east
of Murray, and lives as much In this
county as in Rich county. where his
home is ut Woodruff. He took prom
incnt part in the last state conventiou
and Is rated as one Of the old wheel
horses of the party. stephen IA. Love
who is the other likely candidate, was
president OF the last senate ana lett
his position with unanimous express
sions OF good VIII among the members.
He has been a long time IN the party's
service and Is one of the best known
members Of the senate No active can
vass Is being made on the senate situa-
ton hy either candidate.
RIVALING JOSEPH.
In the matter of new bills. c. T.
Marks Is vieing with Harry Joseph IN
the preparation of favoritc measures.
Joseph viii deal especially with the
mining phase OF The situation, while
Marks Is preparing 10 submit an
amended Juvenile court measure. cal
culatei 10 strengthen the present law
and make i more effective. ne Is also
behind a bill TO amend the garnishment
IN designating "A percentage OF