Enterprise news-record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Or.) 1910-1911, 1911-01-14
The Anti Assembly Statement
Men Dominate Legislative
Organization,
ROY RITNER NAMED
AS SENATE CALENDAR CLERK
Umatiila Representatives Vote for
Winning Man in SpeaISership Fight
Local Senators Go Down to De-
feat With Bowermnn ror President
--Rusk Men Draw Good Commit
tees.

-Rusk Men Draw Good Commit
Salem, Ore, Jan. 10-The fight for
control of the organization of the Ore
gon legislature came to a sudden end
yesterday afternoon in both houses
when the nsurgent-anti-assem
statement cohorts placed Jerry p.
Rusk of Joseph in the speakers chair
and Ben Selling of Portland in the
presidents chair. Victory came with
the first ballot.
Dan J. Malarkey nominated Ben
Selling for president of the senate.
Nine stalwarts voted for Bowerman,
who had not been formally nominat-
ed. The vote stood:
For Selling-Albee, w N. Barrett,
Bean, Calkins, Dimick, Hawley, Hos
kins. Joseph, Kellagher, Locke, Ma
larkey, McCulloch, Nottingham, Oliver
Patton, Sinnott Won de Helen-17.
For Bowerman - Abrams, c. A.
Barrett, Burgess, Carson, Chase, Lis
ter, Merryman, Parrish, Wood-9.
Bowerman voted for Wood. Selling
for Malarkey and Miller for oliver.
Vote on Speakership.
The vote on the speakership was as
follows:
RuslS-Abbott, Ambrose. ANIME.
Belknap, Bigelow, Brooke, Brown
hill. Bryant, Buckley, Carter, Chap
man, Church, Clyde, Collins, Cottel,
Derby Eggleston, Fouts, Gill, Hollis,
Jones, Libby, Magone, Mahoney.
Pierce, Peterson, Rackleff, Rusk,
Shaw, Steelhammer, Thompson, Tt
gard, Westerlund.
Eaton-Abrahams, Beals, Belland,
Bonebrake, Chambers. Chatten, Glenn
ems, Cole, Cushman, Eaton, Graves,
Huntington, Johnson, Leinenweber,
Mariner, M. e. Miller, Neuner, Pow
ell, Reynolds, Simpson, Smith. SUIT
ton.
Thompson-Buchanan, ]. w. Mil
Ter.
Observation-Disclosures.
1t is reported that James d. Abb
bott Of Multnomah will be chairman
of the committee on ways and means,
w. III. Brooke of Malheur of the ju-
dietary, Seneca Fouts of Multnomah
of revision of laws, and w. III. Hollis
Of Washington on Insurance.
Temporary Committees.
On the respective motions OF Hollis
of Washington, Neuner of Douglas.
and Fouts of Multnomah the speaker
was authorized to name a committee
of five each on credentials, permanent
organization and order Of business.
Buchanan announced the following
appointments on these committees:
Credentials-Hollis or Washington,
Leinenwebber of Clatsop, Brooke Of
Harney- Malheur Abbott of Multno-
nah and Jones of Clackamas. Per-
manent organization Neuner of
Douglas, Mahoney OF Morrow-Uma-
tilla, Libby of Marion, Clemens Of
Multnomah and Beals of Tillamook.
Order of business-Fouts of Multno-
nah, Reynolds of Marion, Bonebrake
of Benton, Belknap Of Crook Grant
Klamath-Lake and Brooke of Harney-
Malheur.
Ritner Is Calendar Clerk.
Three Of the leading clerkships in
the senate this year will be allotted
without contest. II. II. Flagg Of Co
iumbia county will be chief clerk;
Frank Motter OF Multnomah, reading
clerk, and r. W. Ritner of Umatilla,
calendar clerk. For assistant chief
clerk, John Hunt of Marion is oppos-
ed by Mr.. Mahoney. young attorney
Of Portland. Motter. Ritner and Hunt
were behind the desk two years ago
In the house, Fred Drager of Ma.
rion will be chief clerk, as he was two
/ ra -
Multnomah will be journaI clerk. Har.
ry Mcclellan of Douglas and Rober,
Nelson of Linn are candidates fol
calendar clerk, while there Is a three
cornered contest for reading clerl
between Glen Holman OF Polk, Dud
ley Clark of Multnomah and Georg,
G. L. Snyder OF Marion. There ar,
seven candidates for doorkeeper.
Selling Was Governor.
Ben Selling was acting governor O
the state Of oregon for "a hours
When he was elected president of tn,
senate yesterday he mrcceeded Ja]
Bowerman to that position. BY rea
SON OF Frank w. Benson being sec
retary of state and governor. pending
the inauguration OF Oswald West q
noon today, and Benson being in Call
fornia, II made the president OF tn
senate the acting governor. Bower
man was president of the senate an,
acting governor until the organization
yesterday when Selling was electe,
to fill the position. This retired Bow
erman as president and at the sam
time deprived him OF the honor o
: being acting governor. BY Selling
election he became acting governo
until the Inauguration of West toda,