Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14
and therefore ineligible. but this was
not called to the attention of the COM
mittee.

not called to the attention of the COM
mittee.
Senator Whiting, Of Monona, secured
by exchange the seat in the senate
which his father occupied for many
years. DR.. McKelven was given a
hard of hearing.
, In the house notification was made
of the contest in Blackhawk county
but Feeley was swMorn In as a men,
ber.
Not all is harmony in the organiza-
ton of the senate and house. No one
denies but that the progressives have
majority in both houses. The lack
of harmony comes from some of the
progressves who think there is q dis
position on the part of the progressive
leaders to be little too good" to the
standpatters.
ut is a shame to turn down q man
like Senator Ericsson, who has been a
Cummins man for years and was elect
ed by a big republican majority, and
select this man Myers for assistant
secretary of the senate over Ericson's
candidate Franklin Brown" said a pro-
gressive today. "Newberry. who is
backing Myers, was even against the
primary"
Another thorn in the flesh is the re-
port that Crossley was to be made
chairman of the agricultural commit
tee. Many of the progressives did not
! like this bit. half dozen senate
progressives are complaining because
Of what they claim is an attempt on the
part of Garst and Smith and Maytag
to be too good to the standpatters. They
are claiming that the good positions
should all go to the Cummins men. The
Cummins leaders, are, however, main
tanning a discreet silence but are con-
tinuing to organize things with view
to making as little ground for factional
sentiment as possible.
Furthermore they are organizing the
senate and house as well for business.
Their. is primary election law to be
passed and the democrats are being
kept satisfied as we'll. Senator Will
Whiting, who was in the house the last
session, altho democrat, has always
been accused of being pretty much of
a progressive republican. 1t is claimed
that since he reached Des MOines for
this session of the legislature he is still
more Of progressive republican Four
democrats will get appointment as
committee chairmen at this session,
which helps some toward keeping all
interests satisfied and on a working
basis for the making of laws instead
Of playing politics.
The, complete list of senate officers
and employees as named in the caucus
held Saturday evening follows:
President pro tem-Senator James A.
Smith of Usage.
Secretary of the senate - George A.
Newman Of Black Hawk county.
First assistant secretary-George A.
Wilson Of Adair county.
r. Second assistant secretary-Joseph
e. Meyers, of Clayton county.
Journal clerks-Cecil Dixon of Call
houn county and Sherman Irish of Polk
county.
Engrossing clerk-Ed E. Cass of
Adams county.
Enrolling clerk-Inez c. Black of Ma
rion county.
File clerk. c. Cook of Dickinson
county.
Bill clerk-F. NJ. Stacey, of Clarke
county.
sergeant-at-arms-R. B. Huff Of
Muscatine county.
Postmistress-Hester Runyon Of Sac
county.
Chief doorkeeper-J. L. Hammer of
Jasper county.
Assistant doorkeepers-J. H. Stewart
of Washington county, w. McFadden
of Pottawattamie county, Daniel Rig
giles of Van Buren county, H. H. Buck
ley of Shelby county, D. S. Sullivan,
Thomas Hagen of Humboldt county;
j. H. Carter of Dallas county, and w.
j. Hudson Of Cerro Gordo county.