Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-15

stranger coming into the senate at any
time in recent years would have heen
unable to tell whether they were all
democrats or all republicans. In the
actual work of legislation few have
cared what party name member
bears. The democrats have long been
we'll treated. If the two parties were
nearly evenly divided II might be dlf-
ferent. This was the prevailing spirit
among the older members II Is un-
derstood that some of the newer hpus,
members sought to start program o,
making trouble for the republicans hut
he saner ones declined to have 1t.
The house committee on the Black
Hawk contest was announced by
Speaker Kendall Monday aftern ,on.
Mr.. l'eeley takes his seat and will re-
tain 1t during the contest. Mr.. Mornin
has been here some time and at work
on his case. Ex- Representative Wise
and Secretary Newman introduced him
to many of the members and those
having influence Mr.. Wise, who has
been much Interested In Mornin's case,
states that evidence has been secur II
In at least four precincts of BLACK
Hawk county indicating Irregularities.
In one precinct a ballot box was no.
returned until several days after tbs.
time and nobody knows where 1t Was.
1t is understood here that Col. NJ. T..
Temple, the organizer and director o.
the standpat at-democratic alliance OF
last year, has been asked to come and
take charge of the Mornin case and
push it before the house commit zee.
Mr.. Feeleys case is in the hands Of eX-
Senator Courtright, and County Chair
man Kern, and they say there is not
Il bit of danger in the contest. The COR
edith, Sparks. Lee, Bascom. Wolfe,
Hackler, Clary
There was bit OF sentiment In pe--
mitting Senator Will c. Whiting 20
have the seat which was many years
occupied by his distinguished father.
The senior Senator Whiting sat In the
senate for a long time and was Highly
esteemed. He was a quiet but forca-
full man and he it was who stood as
the democratic candidate for governor
against William Larrabee. The junior
whiting senator is one of the m5st
popular men of the legislature, for he
lis modest and earnest man, impress
Ing all with his sincerity and wa'i
meaning.
Representative koontz covered him-
self with glory at the session of the
house on the first day by giving Nate
Kendall a cinch on the speake"sbip.
Mr.. koontz seldom talks, but he has q
way of doing things.
Governor Cummins will be inaugur-
ated Thursday afternoon in the house
chamber. The joint committee of the
senate and the house met last evening
at the Sayery and drew up a program
and made all but final arrangements
for the inaugural services and the re-
ceptfon In the evening" There will lie
no inaugural parade and the services
will be brief.
While it has been understood for
some time, who would compose the
senate committee, the house commit
tee was not named until yesterday
morning and the first meeting was held
last evening. The program, as ar
ranged will be carried out and al!
that remains to be done is to secure
Il quartet to furnish the music.
According to the program arranged
last evening the house and senate
will meet in joint convention in the
house chamber at 2 o'clock Thursday
afternoon. The order of the services
will then be as follows:
Prayer-The Rev. F. w. Hodgson.
Song-Quartet.
Oath of office, administered to the
governor by the chief justice.
Inaugural address.
Song-Quartet.
Adjournment.
For the inaugural the galleries Of
the house will be thrown open to the
public and the public is invited to at
tend. The floor Of the house will be
reserved for the members of the leg
islature and their families and the
state officers and their families. When
these have. been seated, any remain
ing space will be given to the public.
In the evening there will be a re-
ception in the rooms Of the governor
at the state house. The governor and
the state officers will receive from 8
o'clock until 10: 80 o'clock.
COUNCILMAN INDICTED