The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-01-08

The thirty sixth session of the Min
nesota legislature met at noon to-
day and organized by the election
of the officers given above. The list
of house officers was agreed upon by
the members in q caucus at the
new capitol last evening. and the SEN
ate officials were selected by mutual
consent. A couple of places on the
senate slate are subject to change.
Senator b. E. Sundterg has not yet
reached town and ne may have some
thing to say about the reelection of
A. f. Nelson as engrossing clerk
and Senator c. j. Gunderson of Alex
andria may have something more to
say about the promotion of w. A.
Simonton of Glenwood from second to
first assistant secretary. The third
and fourth assistant secretaries in the
senate are not provided for in the
code, but it seems agreed that they
will be created, partly because more
help is needed at the desk and partly
to make jobs for two faithful workers.
Ed Nyquist was Liuet. Governor Eber-
harris secretary two years ago. but
A. ID. Brown chairman of the state
central committee. will have that po-
stion this time.
Seiz Won His Fight.
The house members swarmed into
the Merchants hotel yesterday and
most of the day they were busy work
ing for different people for the ten
house jobs. The district caucuses set
tied some of the places and the meet
ing of the steering committees, COM
posed of three from each district, made
up the state which went through
without opposition at the caucus of
the republican members in the even
ing
The principal fights were on SER
geant at arms and chaplain. B. F.
Seiz won out by one vote for SER
geant and George Deans accepted Sec
ond place. For chaplain c.. w. B. FL
lis of the Ninth district won out on
the sixth ballot, although for several
ballots Rev. Dawds of Staples had
thirteen of the twenty-seven votes.
The eight district was the lucky one
to get two places, each of the other
district getting one. Besides Deans
the Eighth secured the election of
F. L. Austin of Chisholm, broth
er of Representative Joseph Austin,
as second assistant chief clerk. The
Ninth district gave up its fight for
n. A. Hoffard for that place. The
Second district presented n. 0. Err
dahl of Faribault county for assis-
tant postmaster. This left engross-
ing clerk for Hennepin and William
A. Gulick, who held Che position six
years ago, was selected The Sixth
district at caucus at noon agreed
upon Crawford Sheldon for enrolling
clerk. Ramsey county's candidate, Ar
chibald H. Vernon. Eas named for
chief clerk without opposition and Os-
car Arneson of the Seventh district
lad it just as easy.
Will Hear Message Tomorrow.
Both houses meet at noon when the
lieutenant governor calls the senate
to order, and the secretary of state
calls order in the house. Chief JUS
tice G. M. Start will swear in George
French of Winona, the one new mem
Der of the senate, and one OF the
associate justices will administer the
oaths of office to the house members.
Then they will elect the officers nOmi-
mated by the caucus. The. governor
will read his message tomorrow.
The caucus of the republican men,
bers in the house last night was short
and harmonious. w. A. Nolan of
Grand Meadow called them to order,
and j. A. Gates of Kenyon was cleo
ted chairman. Andrew Davis of Elk
River was made secretary. George Nc
Kenzie of Gaylord presented the name
of A. j. Rockne of Zumbrota for