Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-09-10
EVENTS SHOWED
ALIGNMENT ON SENATORIAL
QUESTION AND PRIMARY
AMENDMENT PLAN.
ALLISON MEMORIAL
FEATURE OF DAY
RESOLUTION TO LATE SENATOR'S
MEMORY AND SPEECHES
BROUGHT RELIEF FROM POLlT.
lcAL FIGHTS OF DAY.

Des Moines, Sept. 8. - Yesterdays
session of the legislature cleared the
atmosphere, even If it did nothing
more. 1t demonstrated three things:
First That the standpatters We're
in earnest in their declaration to vote
scattering and ignore the Republican
caucus of Friday afternoon.
Second That the senate and house
are united in support of the primary
amendment providing for separate
ballot with provision for party declar-
alton.
Third That the Oregon bill as
proposed by the Democrats cannot
hope to be adopted.
Here were three propositions which
have kept Legislators and politicians
In turmoil since the legislature con-
vened.
The voting OF the senate and house
on the senatorial succession yesterday
was entirely without excitement or
fireworks. There was considerable
amusement as the standpatters
brought out their various candidates,
but no applause at the announcement
of the outcome in either house.
In the house when Speaker Kendall
members would proceed to ballot upon
senator and that nominations would
be in order, Harding of Woodbury.
arose and asked IL one could vote for
man who had not been nominated.
"The chair does not SO hold" an
swered the speaker "The chair holds
| that no nominations are necessary at
ALL"
SO there were no nominations,
each man voting for whom he pleased.
The Senate Vote.
Senator Gilliland raised question
when the senate began it's ballot after
the noon recess
"Mr President" I" he asked, II should
| like to be enlightened upon whether
man may keep silent and have his
vote counted or whether the candidate
must have majority Of the entire
membership irrespective of those alb
solutely voting?'
"The chair will hold that if there
are 26 men present and any one man
gets 26 or IA o fthem, he is elected
so far as the senate is concerned
answered Senator Garst.
The roll call was then proceeded
with and resulted as follows:
4 For Cummins- Allen, Bruce, Bur
CESS, Clark, Dowell, Ecliles, Ericsson
! Hopkins, Hughes, Kimmel, Kinne
Mates, Maytag, Newberry, Peterson
Saunders, Smith of Mitchell, Turner
/ Warren, Wilson Of Fayette, Young
81.
For r. D. Jackson = Bleakley, Nc
EIveen, Stookey-3 3.
For Walter I Smith = Ellerick
Gilliland, ones, Dunham-4.
For j. r. Lane-Jamison Of Clarke
Nichols, Whipple, Stuckslager-4
For VIM. Larrabee- Gale-1.
For George D. Perkins Jackson
IL.
For Warren Garst- Seeley-1.
For Claude r. Porter = De Armand
DeWolf Foley, Frudden, Jamison o
Page, Lambert. McManus, Moon
Smith of Des Moines, Stirton, Taylor
Wade, Whiting, Wilson of Clinton :
IA.
The house held no afternoon session
except the joint Allison memorial.
Kendall Scores Committee.
, Some surprise was occasioned yes
terday by the failure of the commit
tee Of Is to report on the amendmen
to the primary law which had beel
| agreed upon and which the senat
: adopted When Chairman Darrah ar
nounced after an hours recess that h
was not ready to report, Speaker Ker
, dali scolded him.
People out over the state are gel
/ ting somewhat impatient at the della
: in reporting a primary measure h
| said. 81 would suggest that the con
} mittee make all possible speed an
give the house something to ac
upon"
7 The members applauded vigorousl,
: But Darrah did not reply. Undoub
: edly the committee was awaiting fo
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| majority of the presidential elector
t and majority of state officers.
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