Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-08
Probable Date on Which Cum
minis and Garst Begin
Terms
SLATE FOR SENATE POSITIONS
Fewer Candidates Than Usual for Inn
portant cIerkships and Secretaries
Probable Assignments to Important
Committee chairmanships-RaiIroad
COMMITTEES Contest.
pecial to Times-Republican.

ant Governor Warren Garst will occur
on January II. This is the date fixed
at present.
Lieutenant Governor John Herriott
has named the inaugural committee on
behalf of the senate, and it will prac-
tically decide the matter. When the
republican house caucus is held late
this week the house members Of the
committee can be named. The sena-
tors composing the committee are
Dowell, chairman; Crossley. jackson.
Gilliland, Wade and Wilson OF Clin-
ton.
The legislature will meet on Monday
and probably organize that day, and on
Tuesday count the votes. The biennial
message of the governor will be deliv-
cred on Wednesday. Thus Thursday
will be the first day that the inaugu-
ration can take place. 1t seems to be
the desire Of all that the formal cere-
monies be got thru with as quickly as
possible. since the date for the begin
ming OF the legislative session is the
latest that is possible
If this program Is carried out then
there will be as prompt organization of
the legislature as has ever been known
and 1t will be ready to start off with
real work as early as any OF the ses-
sions. Governor Cummins has, in fact,
not written any part of his message,
tho he has gone over the matter in
formally and there is no doubt he will
get it out in good time.
Never before, at a time so close to
the opening OF the session. has there
been SO few persons about the Des
Moines hotel lobbies talking politics.
The candidates for minor positions US
ually arrive earlier than this, but up to
last evening not more than half a doz-
en- had shown up, and as for the mem
bers they were not to he seen. The
first OF the candidates to arrive was
Captain A. ]. Lyon, Of Abel, who de-
sires to be sergeant-at-arms.
In fact there are not e. great many
candidates for legislative places this
year, and members say they have fewer
letters than usual. For places in the
senate the following are leading:
Secretary-George A. Newman,
Blackhawk county, seventh term.
Assistant-George A. Wilson, Adair
Second Assistant-Joe Myers, Clay
ton county.
county.
sergeant-at-Ar - II. B. Hun,
Muscatine; A. j. Lyon, Abel.
Engrossing Clerk-Miss Hutchinson,
Des Moines; Jasper county, Mr.. Cass,
Bedford.
Enrolling Clerk-1nez Black, Knox
vile.
Doorkeeper-I. L. Hammer, Kellogg
Journal Clerks-Cecil Dixon, Cal
houn county; Sherman Irish. Polk
county.
Janitor Cloak Room-Jeff Logan.
File Clerk-Mr. Cook, Spirit Lake;
A. B. Brown, Glenwood; Ewing Scott,
Griswold.
Postmistress-Hes Runyon, Ode
bolt.
In the house the "slate" does not go
hardly as far but it is of course certain
that Rush Benedict will be chief clerk,
with A. e. Kepford as reading clerk.
Mrs. Millie Hest will be engrossing
clerk again, Dennis O'Leary assistant
clerk, and probably Miss Marshall en-
rolling clerk.
It is assumed that the republican
caucuses will be held either Friday
evening or Saturday noon Of this week.
re ,1nv ,f
the legislature the politics of COM
,mittee appointments begins'to be more
It develops that there is
some oposition to Representative
Meredith as chairman of the railroads
committee Of the house, the position to
which he was being groomed. Certain
interests would much rather have Mr..
Weeks of Guthrie as chairman of the
railroads committee, those interests
the railroad men themselves. They OBJ
ject to Meredith as being too radical
and constitutionally opposed to rail-
roads in general. Mr.. Weeks has all
ways been considered by them as en-
inently fair and they would prefer
him
But Weeks was slated for the chair
manship of the judiciary. The judici-
airy committee must fall to Weeks or
Meredith for the reason that they are
the only lawyer members of the house
who were members at former sessions
and the big Judiciary committee must
go to an old member. Weldon might
be made chairman of the railroads
committee if Weeks is kept on judici-
airy. Weldon was vice president of the
Des Moines, Iowa Falls & Northern
railroad and SO could be counted on be-
ing fair to railroads and he is ranked
as being a progressive. If Meredith
is not put in railroads or judiciary as
the chairman, he will naturally get
either elections or insurance. Conn is
considered as most likely for insur-
ance and this would throw Meredith to
elections, where he will most likely land.
Lee, of Emmett, would like to get the
insurance committee. He is a lawyer
Of recognized ability and would get
that committee If it were not that this
is his first session Sullivan of Polk,
has a prior claim to the committee If
it is to go to a new member. Des
Moines has number of big insurance
companies and is called the Hartford
of the west Sullivan wants the lnsur-
ance committee and has no second
choice. There is a disposition not to
give it to him but If it is not given to
him 1t can not be given to any other