Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-15
OLD GUARD will DICTATE OR.
oAh,zAT,on Or UPPER HOUSE
OF IOWA LEGISLATURE.
PRooREssivEs HAVE, LEAD
IN IOWA BRANCH
Democratic Expect to Maintain Close
Organization During Session and Ex-
ereiss Much Powsr-oiiliIand, Stand.
pat, Wants Legislature to Make
Quick Work Of ssnatorship.
to rimes-Republican.


Des Moines. Dec. ia great many
members Of the legislature have been
in Des Moines the past week. repub-
licans, democrats and standpatters,
and there has been more or less talk
about the organization and the lesis-
lative program. 1t becomes evident
that the house will be organized by
the progressives with a progressive
speaker and officials, but it is almost
equally certain the senate is to be or
ganized by the standpatters. They
claim an even break in the organlza-
ton caucus and that they will be able
to name the secretary, assistants, SER
geant-at-arms, bill clerk, etc. For
time there was some talk of the stand
patters being able to handle the house
situation. but now they admit this can
not be done. -,
c.. r, Benedict, Of Shelby county, Will
again be the chief clerk of the house.
1t is probable that John Stevenson. OF
Jefferson, will not be candidate
again for reading clerk, because ne Is
candidate for postmaster at honle'
and this place is open. Mr.. Gusta1son
will be assistant clerk.
George Wilson will be selected IS
secretary of the senate. Senator Gls-
liland's son is slated for bill clerk:
Other places have been spoken for ana
will he easily disposed of.
Among the members Of the ieS;S!at-
IRE there has not been the slightest
though. of effecting any change in the
manner of selecting the committees
The system has always worked We'll
These abe not like committees OF con-
gress which endure from year 10 year
and vitality affect legislation. AS mat
ter Of fact the instances are rare WHEN
a committee of the legislature can con,
troll any legislation. The speaker u
the house and president OF the seHa'e
will name the committees as usuai.
The democrats expect TO MAINTAIN
very close organization during lio
winter and while their leaders say they
are not ready now to renew the cios s,e
alliance they had few years ago WIN
certain of the republicans they Will DC
ready for any and all xmas OIL ue",S
that will help the democratic cause.
Among the democrats of both houses
are some of the strongest of the leg1s-
lators and they are capable of securing
. great deal of legislation by playing
tho game right. They say that this
season they will play good politics ana
make every vote count Tor the
strengthening of their party.
Senator Shirley Gilliland is aoso-
1utelv onposed to the scheme for mid
winter primary statewide election to
advise legislators on the senatorshlp
and he is opposed to any plan or
sohara for waiting two years before
Iowa gets a real senator. While he is
OF course for standpatter first he
would not object to one OF the veterans
of the party who have been in the
progressive movement and have dem
onstrated their legislative capacity by
actual work.
II wish you could tell me the out
come Of the senatorship." he responded
to a question. Il am not able to tell
what is going to happen. But I am
fully convinced in my own mind of two
things:
First. that this legislature is ca