Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-23
oecial to rfmes-Republican.

Special to Tines-Republican.
Des Moines, Dec. 23.-Legislators In
the city this week do not manifest any
SYMPTOMS of a red hot legislative fight
with deadlock features and boltlllS OF
and the like, nor have they
any notion thal III any way as Ee!
clear there will be any failure of the
republicans 10 get together a1nlcaols
and organize tie legislature as
Hon. f. Il. Moore, of Cedar Rapids,
WHO held the very responsible position
of chairman OF the appropriations com
mittee Of the house at the last ses-
sion; w. l.. Harding, OF Sioux City, VINO
vas one of the recognized fioor lead
ers; and Pau Stilinlan, OF Jefferson,
who is one of the candidates for speak
er. were ali here. Not one OF them
talked about any probability of fierce
discord. Both Harding n Moore have
been talked OF a. candidates for speak
er. AS to whether either n Will be
is apparently undecided.
Mr.. Stiliman had very little to say,
but did indicate hat he believed the
republicans Of the Legislature would act
tremendously and do what is right both
as to organization and senatorship, and
general legislation. Mr.. Moore lndl-
Gated tina he had no doub whatever
of the ability of the house members to
get together on a basis of good legisla-
tive business. MIR. Harding is ready TO
get into the Legislative game hard.
One of the peculiarities of the situa-
zion is that perhaps never before a it
been so difficult to get a line on the
complete organization Of house and
senate. for usually long before Christ
mas it is possible to show about who
is going to win all along the line for
the various positions. Legislators say
that up 70 this time there are a number
Of places for which there are no candi-
oates at all, and that the matter of
making the anvass FOR places has pro-
ceeded very slowly. This is said to be
due to the fact that the senatorial sit
uation has absorbed most of the atten-
ton. If there are any slate makers
they have not been able 10 proceed very
far in the game.
A good friend Of Senator LATE Young
tells the following story on him:
Senator Young had a set speech to
deliver in the nj and then failed
to do it. He got off on a lot Of other
things and the speech that had been
given out 10 the Associated Press was
not used. The senator wired his own
paper, the Capital, a he had not
used the speech. The Capital had it
III in type and forms made up. They
Knocked it down and changed the
whole makeup of their paper on short
notice"
1t has become a bad habit on the
part of some politicians to continually
make light of the usefulness and eff
CLERGY of the office of Attorney Cen
eral Byers: out that it stands high was
shown one day his week when a re-
quest was received from one OF the
judges of the district court for an opin-
ion on a law point. lie related to the
time for the change, the newly elected
judge taking office, and whether or not
the last legislature affected this mat
ter. It is not often that the courts
appeal to the attorney general to point
out the law, " it was done in this
case.
Joseph VI. Dye, an attorney Of Swea
City. has become a candidate for sec
retarv of the state senate against
George Wilson, who has been reading
secretary two or three terms. The con
test will be without any bitterness.
Better regulation Of hotels for the
safety of the patrons will be one of the
things sought by legislation hat will
proceed from the office of the state
labor commissioner this winter. The
special law regarding hotels is hung up
in the air by the courts and no fire
escape visible. 1t is not being enforced
by the governor. The old law holds
good, however, and the inspectors I'M
der the state labor bureau are making
some progress in inducing hotel owners
to take ordinary precautions. The
more this is done the better the hotel
men like it. The same is true Of fac
tory and store inspection for safety
and Commissioner Van Duyn states
served generally in the states, especial
ly by the large employers of labor.
So
Judge Prouty has gone into competi-
ton with the government free seed dis
tribution business by which the mem
bers Of congress make themselves solid
with the dear voters. The Judge hat
some Ian somewhere down south or
which he has this year raised a fine
crop Of the plumpest and sweetest rice
and he has packased up a small ship
ment Of this which he is distributing
around among his friends. It's all right
for a new wrinkle and the Judge will
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