The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-04

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A..ists.t postmaster - Fred H.
SENATE.
Ia President pro tem-senator Fred
Kline Addison.
Ssssstary-E. ". ChiIson, Lansing.
r0stnaster--Rev. j. A. Sprague, kaI-
aDaso0.
From STAFF Correspondent.)
LANSING. Mich, Jan. "A roll
& call vote, an innovation introduced by
4 Baker supporters from Wayne coun-
1 ~, cinched the nomination OF Her
bert F. Baker, OF Cheboygan, for
speaker OF the house over Dewitt G..
+. Warner, OF Frankfort, at the Re
\ publican caucus last night, by vote
Of So to %. The result was due 10
incessant work, and a determined
struggle to make those who had
pledged support show their hands in
the caucus. II was to this end that
the petition was circulated and sign
ed by q majority of the Republicans
for the open vote. Representative
George Lord, OF Detroit. was the du-
thor Of this successful coup.
Eighty-five of the eighty-seven Re
publicans in the house were present
ut the caucus, Baker, Warner and
Representative William T. Yeo, Of
Iosco, who was a third candidate. re-
: Trained from voting. Yeo had no
airport.
The strong organization of the Baker
forces was shown when Rep. Lucas,
4 OF Calumet, moved that the caucus
proceed to the election OF a chair
man by roll-call without nomination.
Representative Charles Flowers, OF
Detroit, Warmers chief lieutenant,
objected, asking how the members
were to know for whom to vote, but
he learned when the roll was called.
& Three members voted for Rep. Earle
Stewart, OF Grand Rapids, but when
Secretary Paul King was half way
down the list, the members fell over
each other to call the name OF George
Lord, of Detroit.
He was escorted to the desk by
Reps. Lucas, Dusenbury and Ogg.
Lord made but short speech. Rep.
Ogg, of Detroit, nominated aul King
for secretary OF the caucus and he
was unanimously elected. Rep. A. IA.
Gansser, Of Bay City, was made as
sistant secretary.
Rep. Flowers then moved that the
caucus proceed to determine by vote
the manner Of voting for a nominee
for speaker. His motion was laid on
the table. On motion OF Rep. Copley,
of Detroit, the rules Of the last house
were adopted as the rules of the eau
Gus.
Rep. Henry E. Straight, of Cold
water. was given the honor OF NOM
innting the speaker, and he took &C.
casion to point to the character of
Gov. Osborn az type or statehman,
citizen and scholar whom the legis-
1ature must support and accept as the
pattern for its elaboration. Second
ing speeches were made by Jerome.
of Detroit: Haviland, Of st. Clair;
Graves, Of Lenawee, and Dusenbury,
OF Mt. Pleasant.
Rep. Flowers nominated Warner,
saying that Warner had been urged
into the contest by many friends, and
that he was entitled to support. Ben
jamin F. Heckert OF Paw Paw, vet
ernn OF the civil war. made the first
seconding speech. in which he de-
nounced the forcing OF the viva voce
vote as a precedent designed to tar
with a stick all who opposed the vic
tors. He said that Ii was a violation
Of tire principles which had led TO the
Australian ballot and the secret prim
aries.
The roll-call stood-Baker Amer
son, Ashley. Austin, Baldwin, Ball,
Bierd. Chambers, Clark, Copley, Cur
RE, Dunn, Dusenbury, Ewing, Field,
Fisk, Gansser, Gard, Graves, G. NJ.
ual
Henry, Hinkley, Jensen, Jerome, Kahn
bach, Kerns. Knight, Leonard, Lord.
Lucas, McEacheru, McNaughton, Nc
Nit, Martz, Millikin, Morford, Nor
gan, Morrison, Myers. Arthur O'Dell,
Ogg, Oppenborn, Parks, Pearson,
Perry, Reynolds, Russell, Smith. Stew
enson. Straight. TUFTS. Ward, Waters,
whelan, Wood. Woodwork, Young.
For Warner: Averill, Brown
g (wayne), Burnham (Wayne). Cham
berlsin, Chandler, Cummins, Edwards,
Flowers (Wayne), Giles, Heckert.
Holcomb. Kemmerling. Mcbride. Nc
Kay, Samuel Odell, Rankin. Stewart.
+ Unsoeld (Wayne), Verdier. Walker.
Wheeler, Willoughby, Yaple.
Rep. Flowers moved that the nom
nation be made unanimous. John NJ.
Perry, OF Osceola county, was NOM
mated for speaker pro ten and PAU
II. King renominated for clerk, both
unanimously.
For sergeantat-arms, Rep. Copley,
Of Detroit, nominated A. \. Bush, OF
Detroit, who received 81 votes TO Noah
Burdick's II and Is for William n.
ouilliams, the former sergeant NJ
arms.
Fred H. Myers of MaDton was nom.
mated for assistant postmaster.
Rep. Baker Was escorted 10 the
chair by Reps. Graves. Ashley and
Stewart. He declared that the Legs
lature could establish precedent Ny
doing hard and quick work Rep.
. Warner, the defeated candidate, was
called to the front, and Reps. Dusen-
bury, Flowers and Bierd appointed 10
escort him.
& Il shall be a good loser he de-
cIared, land Speaker Baker shall have
no more loyal supporter than ]. lie
vas greeted with loud applause.
The .HDoee and senate will each
meee<( ye&pesday noon for organiza-
ton .8peakertobe Baker said that
M would not announce his committees