The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-29
GARDNER AGAIN
IS CANDIDATE
Appears Likely to Succeed Him
self as President of Com
ing Legislature.
SMITH AND BADGER ARE
RECEPTIVE CANDIDATES
Names Not Likely to Come Be.
fore Republican Caucus,
However.

himsolf at the coming session NJ the leg
islaturc. Hc is already an active .candi-
| date FOR re re-election and no serious on,o-
sition to him has developed Benner AZ.
Smith and Carl a. Badger of Salt Lake
are both receptive candidates for the
place, but their names will probably not
| be brought before the Republican eau
| Gus.
For tho other offices OF the senate no
active candidates have as yet appeared.
Iiehcr L. Cummings. secretary OF the last
senate. Will likely he reelected His
work has been decidedly satisfactory and
the senators who have been in previous
sessions are opposed TO breaking In an
inexperienced man in this position. Ben
Bachman of Provo, docket clerk for sev-
eral sessions. Will probably BE back In
tho same place
James Out of Race.
Major II, p. Myton is considered a
possibility for sergeant-at-arms. Dan
James of Fair-view was the scrgeant-at-
! arms at tho last session. but this year
Sanpcte county elected Democratic sen
ator and James therefore is out OF II,
In case President Gardner Is reelected
ne VIII give preference to seniority OF
service in passing out tho chalrtnsnships
| OF the different committees Bcnnex x.
smith Will almost certainly succeed him
sell hs chairman of the committee on
Judiciary. He will also draw the chair
manshlp of the committee on county and
municipal corpora tions. Senator Smith
is stu an advocate of the Dcs Moines
plan OF city government and he VIII
probably advocate THIS measure again at
the coming session
Liquor Legislation.
All liquor legislation In the senate will
Drnba In, l,p fy,rif ton
on manufactures and commerce Scna-
tor Rudolph Kuchlcr OF Ogden was at
the head Of this committee last year and
he lEsely VIII continue as Its chairman.
Senator w. N. Williams will undoubt-
edly succeed himself as chairman of the
appropriations committee. and he is said
to he slated for the highly important
position this year as chairman OF the
committee on apportionment Wilson will
head the. committee on agriculture and
Badger the committee on railroads. Ivcr-
Utah, will likely draw the com -nittee on
roads and bridges. The two Democrats
In the senate viii give the minority rep
resentation on the committees on judi,
ciary. apportionment. appropriation and
one or two minor committees.
About the speakership.
p. w. Robinson of Cache county was in
been reelected member Of the house
OF Tie ninth legislative assembly. in the
eighth assembly Mr. Robinson was speak
er OF the house. and he would by no
means decline the honor again. There
has. however, developed an anIagonism to
Mr.. Robnson's candidacy that bids fair
to assume gigantic proportions before the
caucus OF house members Is held.
There Is strong movement for Salt
Lake member for the spcakcrship and
Harry IL. Cole Is the one most prominent
ly mentioned 1t Is said by persons who
assume 10 know that Mr., Cole has de-
cidedly an excellent chance for the place.
Naturally. ii would be expected that Salt
Lakes ten members would support Il Salt,
Lake man; but Mr.. Robinson's menace
Hes not alone In Salt Lake county. In
deed, the opposition TO the Cache county
member for the place apears to be wide
spread Weber and Utah counties are
Coles for the asking IL is said and then
all OF southern Utah is said to be ready To
down MIR. Robinson's chances The an
tagonism OF the southern Utah folks was
aroused when Orvil Thompson of Scipio
was beaten for the spcakership two years
ago by Mr.. Robinson. The vote was so
close that one member who was absent
break the tie, He voted for Robinson.
Robinson's victory was wormwood and
gall TO the Thompson contingent. and the
soutberners have never forgotten their
favorite's defeat. Thompson is not in the
house this session. but the hangover" is
still on with the people who played
Thompson for winner in 1909.
Buchanan Wants Clerkship.
Alex Buchanan. Jr:. IS again a candi-
date for the he. chief cIerklshIp Mr. Bnchan;;
eighth assemblies. There has been some
whispering of opposition to Mr. Buchan-
an, but how strongly this Will develop
cannot be foretold. Tho opposition Is not
against Buchanan himself so much as II
Is against Sheriff Joe Sharp. in whose
Office Mr.. Buchanan is employed. Those
who talk anti Buchananism say that in
case Mr.. Buchanan should be decided
upon for the clerkshp. Sharp would i'm
mediately fill his place In the Sherffs
office with his tShsrps) brother or
who are sternly' opposed TO any extension
Of the family circle In the sheriffs office
Mr. Buchanan's capabilhy for the clerk
ship is never brought into question nor
do those who oppose him deny that his
experience In the place would be, OF great
value Buchanan's misfortune sccms to
be that be is under the wing of Joe
Sharp
House Judiciary Committee.
The biggest and best committee in tho
house is the judiciary, The judicial'S
committee is given by far the larger ;,arF
OF the work to do. Whether II does II
or not is another matter. Certain 1t is
that the judiciary committee OF the last
two sessions fell down on the Job badly
There were miles and miles of bills In
the hapds OF this committee when wind
tDs-up time came, ,Rnd the whole oaboodia
was bundled onto The steering or Sitting
committee, which committee gently bat
effectively stecred and slfted vast num-
Der OF important bills into ti,. furnace
There is strong talk In Salt Like OF MAX
ing 7. l.. Holman chairman OF this COM
mittce. Holman was I'm the houee two
years ago. and II can truthfully he said
Of him that he showed mettle lie was
consistent throughout. and he showed no
white feather In the face Of hostility cal
culated to oyerwhelm one possessed os
less courage.
Appropriations Committee.
I The appropriations committee in ti,.
house is another Of the Committees OF
first Importance. Two years ago Ifugh
McMillln was chairman OF this committee.
and Funk Of Cache was vice chairman.
McMillin will not be In the house at the
coming session, but Funk will be. The
rule OF seniority that applies IN the sen
ate. however. does not apply in the house
for the reason that there are no hoIdovers
In the house. and II is therefore not at ell
| certain that the appropriations committee
Craftsmanship comes Funk's way The
success or failure OF Robinson TO land the
speakcrship again will also hnve an i'm
portant benring on this subject.