The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08
GOODWIN WITHDRAWS NAME
 FROM SPEAKERSHIP RACE

 If there was any Senator or any Heps' resentative who was looked upon as doubtful upon the questions in which the administration was interested. whe- ther 1t was in the organization of the House or of the Senate, he was frankly told the future attitude of the administration towards him. depended upon his attitude in pending contro- versies.
 MT Conner personally. mace no. ap- pearance,on the scene of political war. Men who claimed to represent him, and to speak for him. moved among the Senators and Representatives with fn- structions. They were men who were knownfto be close to Mir. Conner pofft- ically. as close as anybody could be. doubtful Senator or doubtful Rep- resertative found himself more than once cornered by these men who had carried political messages for the head of the incoming administration. He was backed in a corner and told what was what. Every pfominent Conner leader was at the Exchange Hotel last night, and every one of them were talking for what he claimed to be tho admin istration side of the controversy.
 Col. Henry B. Gray, Lieutenant GOV ernor-elect, last night said: T am absolutely confident that Will be instructed by the Senate to name It's committees. My cause has been strengthened in the past two days. had twenty votes pledged to me when I reached Montgomery l have twenty one now. believe our side will win when the time comes. by a vote or twenty three to twelve.
 T am asking only that the will of the people shall be carried out. was elected Lieutenant Governor by tho Will of the people of Alabama, and was known to be in sympathy with the views of MT. Conner. We are only ask ing that a man known absolutely t. be with MT. Conner in this fight shall head the organization of the Senate"
 Cn the other hand. Senator Thomas presents the same confident attitude. that he has throughout the contrn- versy. In speaking of the situation last night Senator Thomas said:
 Says Senators Are United.
 "rhe majority of the Senators are united on the proposition in the Sem ate through it's own designated officers should appoint the committees. They have so expressed themselves. Their utterances leave no room to doubt their convictions. can not conceive. notwithstanding the claims that have been made. that the senators will sac-
  bition of any man. Nor have ] any reason to suspect the pledges which have heen given will not be kept
 ''T cannot, therefore, feel otherwise than confident that in keeping with the Constitution, shall be instructed as president pro tenn of the Senate to name the Senate committees. The at tempt to show that I am opposing the administration of Mir. Conner has failed signa1ly. It was never anything more than political exigency to help out 8 failing cause"
 There was talk last night in the lobby that compromise would be pro- posed which would involve the naming of the committees as they are named l by the Senate of the United States | Tn the United States Senate the conn mittees are not named by the Vice 1 President nor are they naDaed by the president pro tenn. They are selected by steering committed" or rather by two steering committees" one for the selection of Democratic members of the various committees, and one for the selection of the Republican mem bers. It was suggested yesterday that the Senate should select it's own com- mittees, through a steering commit tee" to be chosen by members of the Senate.
 The proposition vas not received with favor by either the ardent Gray men or the ardent Thomas men, Both sides insisted on viewing the present contest as fight to the finish. If the proposition wins, one side in the pres- 'ent controversy will recede from the position they first assumed to the sug- gestiop.
 Brown is Unanimous Choice. For Clerk, Cyrus B. Brown will get the vote of the entire caucus. It was suspected that some opposition might develop. but the suspicion has now been dismissed. MT. Brown will go in by a unanimous vote.
 For assistant clerk, a contest in which most interest is felt in the House, there are still three candidates, William F, Herbert, Harry G. McNeer and Isadore Shapiro The three can didates were in the lobby and making 1t lively for each other throughout all of yesterday.
 For expressing clerk, there Is only one candidate, +. A. Gamble. For en- | rolling clerk, only John W. Denson has announced. For doorkeeper, no one | is opposing the veteran doorkeeper, Robert Hasson. and T. w DeYampert Is to be elected assistant doorkeeper | withut oposition. The announcement made yesterday morning that William J. Conniff would 1 not make the race for assistant secre- tary of the Senate. left no opposition to James A Kyle of Jackson. MT. Kyle | will be elected by a unanimous vote. For the assistant place, Messrs. Con-
 mfr and Ira Champion are the candl- 1 dates.
 For enrolling and expressing clerk, | there are at present two candidates, Mrs. w A. Gessner and Miss Mary l Streater. Mrs. Laura J. Alley is the single candidate for reading and com pairing clerk.
 For doorkeeper of the Senate. there are three candidates, Messrs. J. c. Otts, W. B. Kemp and J. F. Ryan. For assistant doorkeeper. the Senators will vote for two men, Capt. w. H. Maybin of Montgomery and l.. J. Bamberg of Blbb County.
 Open Legislature Today.
 At noon today, the two Houses will begin their session. The House will
 be called to order by Speaker A. NJ. | Tunstau of the last House, and the Senate will be rapped to order by Lieu 1 tenant Governor R. M, Cunningham. Prayer will be offered in both houses. 1 A motion will then be made to raise | a joint committee to walt on the Gov l ernor, and inform him that the Legis- | lature is in session. A few unimport- | ant motions will be offered. but no real | business will be transacted today. One of the motions will undoubtedly be for l the raising of a committee to arrange | for the seating of the members of both |