Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-08
BREAK N CONTEST
FOR SPEAkERSH|P
Some OF the Candidates Expects
to Retire on Promise of Goo 5
3
Chairmanships
LAWYERS WANT THE ~ Rs
Bankers Desire Places on mixing
Committee = Railroad Commissioner
ketchum Has New Idea Regarding
Good Roads Problem in lowa-WouId
Have Fewer Highways.
Special to Times-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. S.-A break in the
speakership contest is expected before
night A peculiar condition exists.
Every old lawyer member of the house
is a candidate for speakership. The
Craftsmanship Of the judiciary commit
tee is usually given to a lawyer member
and is one of the greatest recognitions.
1t is expected that before the day is
over some combinations will be made
whereby candidates will throw their
this appointment. Representative Sui
livan of Polk, has not been active re-
BlackhaWk, denies that he has prom
Used Sullivan Or any other man the
Craftsmanship of that committee. An
other important craftsmanship is ways
and means. Unless it is thru a COM
bination it is not likely that the law
y
aitions will be given much promin-
ence in committee appointments. 1t
wouldn't be human nature or politics
at least. to accord them such. So
with this condition staring them in
the face it is likely that today those
who feel themselves lost in the race
will be anxious to throw their strength
to that point where they can secure
consideration.
! The chairmanships held by the var
ious lawyer candidates for speaker
ship, at the las. general assembly were
as follows:
Representative Darrah, Lucas coun-
ty-Elections committee.
Representative Feeley. BlackhawlS
county-Federsl relations.
Representative Lee, Ennet county~-
Pardons.
Representative Marson, Cerro Gordo
county-Public health.
Representative Spillman, Greene
county-Enrolled bills.
Representative White, Story county
Congressional districts.
Representative Sullivan, Polk coun-
ty-Municipal corporations.
Representative Hacker Webster
county-Representa districts.
To him of these who does not win
or enter a combine there is a threat
ened coldness in craftsmanship selec-
tions.
! Candidates for speaker have been
careful about promising any chairman
ships. They have been afraid of the
reaction and have held those promises
in reserve for necessary trading stock.
However, members of the house have
not been slow to signify to the var
ious candidates their own ambitions
regarding chairmanships. There is a
great demand for seats and especially
chairmanships of the following impor-
tant committees:
| Railroads.
Banks and banking.
Cities and towns.
Suppression of intemperance.
| Insurance.
| Schools.
| Agriculture.
Appropriations.
The proposed bank laws looking to-
ward guarantee of some kind to de-
positors has made members espec-
tally interested in getting on this COM
mittee. The bank members who are
all anxious to have seat on the COM
! mittee are: Anderson of Hamilton;
! Arney of Marshall; Beebe Of Franklin;
Beans of Mahaska; Bowman of Linn;
Derrough Of Warren; Dye Of Potta-
! wattamie; Finlayson of Grundy; Grier
of Poweshiek; Johnson of Mitchell;
Kellogg of Harrison; Koontz (derno-
crat) of Iowa. City; Moore Of Linn;
Schee of O'Brien.
| The proposed change in the mulct
laws and the res,ubmission of the pro-
hibitory amendment is creating con-
siderable rivalry for place on the COM
| mittee Of 1nternperance.
! Because of the report of the school
commission and proposed revolution Of
/ school laws of the state that commit
tee becomes one Of the most important
this session.
The republican caucus will be held
| tomorrow, either at 10 a. M, or at p.
! IN. If there are combinations and
breaks in the ranks of the speaker
ship race it is expected they will come
| tonight.
Hon. N. S. Ketchum, state railroad
commissioner, in an interview, pre-
sented his Views on the highway prob
lem in Iowa and made some entirely
new suggestions which are likely to
go before the Legislature as follows:
81 have read with a great deal of in
| terest, the many discussions Of the
question of good roads in Iowa, but
have as yet failed to find any which
in my Judgment will tend favorably
toward a solution of the question. In
the first place, I believe we have too
many reads there being in round fig
ures, 1908 miles in Iowa Improve
,nent of public highways as the good
old adage goes, should begin at home,
and this means that each county and
township should care for her own,
building at least one good road from
one county seat to the other i'll each
] direction. With this procedure, each