Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-12

Aside from the speakership
the slate for the other places in the
organization is as follows;
Rush Benedict for chief clerk. and
A C Gustafson for assistant clerk,
have no opposition.
For journal clerks Ruth Woodruff is
conceded one OF the places and the con-
test for the other is between Duane
Sampson and Ed T. Alderman.
For assistant postmistress the CON,
test is between Clara keller-Hood,
who formerly held the place and Mrs.
Clara Patterson.
Miss Mabel Inwood OF Winneshiek
county is candidate for enrolling
clerk against Miss Gertrude Marshall
/ OF Polk county.
Miss Moliie IIeist has no opposition
for engrossing clerk.
For sergeant al arms only George
/ Fl. Van Houten, former member OF the
/ house. and J. r. White Of Webster
| City are candidates. 7. w. Hazelton
| of Winneshiek county withdrew last
! evening.
For file clerk Harry Byers has no
! opposition.
1 T. W. Hazelton is a candidate for
chief doorkeeper. Candidates for door
! keepers and pages places in the house
4 follow:
!. Assistant neutrality-suspicious. Van
! Diiley. Wayne county: Albert Root
Apparoose: J w. Rankin. Polk: ]. w
Long. Pottawattanaie: j. z. Stiles. Dial
las: John DE Boos. Osceola: J. S.
Jones. Monroe: T. S. Ross. Boone: G.
W. Thomas. Polk; r. G. Kennedy,
Guthrie: j. b. Melrose, Lucas: P. M
Toll. Emmett: ]. +. Fosher. Marion:
EE Tatwell, Linn; a. p. Jones Mar
shall.
/, ages-Harold lnpnan. Floyd: Fred
Wilson. Albert Crooks. G. Devin. 7
Robinson. Ed. Smith Henry -Byrum
] Polk: Berv Byeds. Hancock: j. Fl
Jewell, Audubon: Harold Reynolds
Worth.
The house may today select the
Jewell boys of Audubon county as
pages. They are twins and are max
ing an active campaign.
In the matter Of selecting a read
ing clerk OF the house it is likely thai
Il it will be settled after organization b,
examination and experiment. Johr
Stevenson OF Greene Capt Amos W
Brandt Of Des Moines and e. T
Whitney of Des Moines are the can
didates III the field.
Senate Organization.
The contest OH he officers of tht
senate is very close.
II is probable that James A. Smiti
OF Mitchell will be reelected presiden
pro tern.
Lieut.. Gov. George w. Clarke wa
in the Hobbies last night for a sbor
time with Governor Carroll. the twt
having Just returned from their oil
home at Bloomfield in Davis county
where they were the guests of homo
at banquet given the night before
Governor Clarke has given out no in
formation concerning his committee
assignments.
On the secretaryship OF the senat
both candidates. s. w. Neal and d.
! Newman, we're claiming il last nigh
. Senator Whipple of Benton county i
said to be sick and unable 10 be pres
ent at the caucus. so that the friend
! of DR.. Newman. who had been coUn
: ing on his vote. were discouraged t
s hat extent.
! With respect to the assistant secre
: iaries there is no contest George
i Wilson. son of James Wilson, who va
RI a candidate for lieutenant governo
s and Joe Meyer being conceded re
/ election.
For journal clerks w. NJ. Lewis c
Des Moines and Will A. Lane will b
elected without opposition.
For enrolling clerk Dewitt Norto
of Pocahontas has no oppositio
and for eugrossing clerk it is said thu
3 there is close contest between l.. {
Edge and r. e. Cass.
J. G. Cook of Dickinson county hs
40 opposition as hIe clerk of the sci
). ate.