Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-01-09

canvass the votes cast at the Novem-
Der election for governor and lieuten-
ant governor, and on Thursday, after
Governor 'Cummins has been inaug-
urated, Hon Warren Garst of Carroll
county will be sworn in as lieutenant
governor, and Hon. John Herriott OF
Guthrie county, who has held that
Office two terms, will surrender to the
new official the gavel of presiding
officer of the senate, and will retire to
private life. Senator Garst has had
wide experience and will make most
admirable presiding officer. He is
noted for his absolute fairness in deal
ing with all questions, and although he
will be confronted at the very begin
ming of his term of Office with what
will probably be the most difficult
question of all that may come up, the
naming of the various committees,
there are none but believe he will per-
form the task as satisfactorily as It
can be accomplished by any man.
The senate will elect DR.. George A.
Newman of Cedar Falls as secretary,
and the house will make Rush Bene-
dict of Shelby county chief clerk.
The minor offices of the two houses
will be contested for by score or
more of candidates.
Only One Contest In Body.
There will be but one contest in the
legislature, and that will be for the
seat occupied by the representative
from Blackhawk county. On the face
of the returns, as reported to the coun-
ty board of supervisors, 1t is shown
that Guy Feeley of Waterloo has a
majority of five votes over George s.
Mornin of Cedar Falls, the Democrat
ic candidate. While the supervisors,
after canvassing the returns, certified
to the election of Mr.. Feeley, they
tied a string to the certificate by
adopting a resolution declaring irregu-
larities. to have been found in several
voting precincts of the county, and
issuing warning to future election
boards to see that the letter of the
law is followed. Mr.. Mornin then
filed notice of contest and employed
W lOoh dlICI LiS ihtCiCoIo
before the legislature. In his notice
of contest Mr.. Mornin alleges that
there were gross violations of the law
in many precincts Of the county. He
cites the First ward of the city of
Waterloo, where it Is claimed several
people who were not officers of the
election had access to the polling
room and handled the ballots as they
were being counted. He also claims
that the ballots from the second pre-
cinct of the Fourth ward Of the city
of Waterloo were not returned to the
county auditor until more than a week
after the expiration of the time pro-
vided for by the law. Mr.. Mornin ex-
poets to bring evidence to the legis-
lature covering these points and 9TH
ers, and his attorneys will ask that
the ballots in every precinct in the
county be recounted by the legisla-
ture and If he is found to have re-
ceived a majority of the votes cast,
that he be declared the representative
from Blackhawk county.
The case of Mr.. Feeley is in the
hands of Senator o. B. COPYRIGHT,
whose long legislative experience
makes it certain that every inch OF
the way will be hard fought.
Program for Opening Days.
The following tentative program has
been mapped out for the opening days
of the legislative session:
Saturday, Jan. 12-Party caucuses
of house and senate will be held to
nominate temporary officers.
Monday, Jan. 14-House and senate
meet at 10 a. m. to organize for the
session.
Tuesday, Jan. 15-Joint session of
house and senate to canvass vote for
governor and lieutenant governor and
hear reading of governors message.
Hour for message fixed at p. m.
Thursday, Jan. Inauguration OK
governor and swearing in of lieuten-
ant governor.
Tuesday, Jan. 22-House and senate
vote separately on candidate for
United States senator to succeed Sen
ator ]. p. Dolliver.
Wednesday, Jan. 23-Joint session
of house and senate at IL o'clock
inoonl to formally elect United States
senator. Senator Dolliver will be
elected TO succeed himself.
GEORGE GAILARNO