Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-07
WRANGLE in VAIN
Effort to Divide Plums in Iowa is
-' y Fruitless.
CAUCUS COMMITTEE AN ISSUE
Row Develops over Question OF
AppOrtIonment - ProGressIves
stand Ground in Posi-
tion of Opposition.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

DIES MONIES, Jan, 6.-(special Tele.
gram efforts made late this afternoon to
secure an agreement on the part OF mem
bers OF the Iowa house for a division OF
the patronage came to naught.
A committee OF three from each faction
wrested with the matter for some time.
The sticking point, however, was not so
much that Of patronage az It was that OF
an agreement not to have a caucus com
mittee appointed. The committee consisted
OF Representatives Johnson. Moore, Klay,
Crist, Fulton and Cunningham The reason
for asking that no caucus committee be
appointed Is that by 20 doing there will
be no chance for a regularly called sena-
torial caucus, The progressves refuse to
ooncede this and II is feared that unless
they yield the minority win not go into
the house caucus at all All opposition to
Representative Stillman for Speaker has
disappeared II is expected that the senate
organization will be held early tomorrow.
a. the senators have all agreed upon H.
Byers May he Ont of Race.
sudden change in the senatorial pro-
gram followed the unexpected announce
ment that the city council made tender to
ex-Attorney General Byers of the position
OF corporation counsel for Des Moines at
5000 year. Mr., Byers has practically
accepted the place. In fact the arrange
ment has been under cons dc ration for some
time. This may take Byers out Of the
senatorial race entirely though he was re-
garded as a leader before the caucus
A well defined movement was inaugur-
ated here TO prevent the holding of
senatorial caucus or an organization eau
Gus of the house. A committee Is at work
engaged in securing pledges from msmhsrs
not TO recognize the organization nor 70
participate IN any caucuscs Of the party
and thus To bring on a deadlock, not only
In organization, but for senator
PrinteFship n I'm Doubt
There are now several candidates for
state printer and state binder, including
r., \. stacy, Adair; $, NJ, Greene, Chart
ton; }. O. Lucas. Madrid; George Gallano,
Des Moines; Robert henderson. Council
Bluffs; George Tucker and Lars Bladine.
Webster city. Two candidates are in the
field for state binder Joe Long. osoeola,
and John Iamison. Guthrie county. The
caucus for these offices Is usually held
late In the session. 50 that they are not
elected until near the close and do not
take office for more than two years.
Two city Cases In Court.
City solicitor Robert Brennan viii 20 to
Council Bluffs 70 appear tomorrow before
judge Mcpherson in two cases from pes
Moines The first Is the Injunction suit
Of the gas company 20 prevent lowering
90 gos rates I'm Des Moines. Tae company
will endeavor to show that the reduction
would leave the company with less than
Der cent net Profits. The other is an appeal
from the report OF the master IN chancery
as TO the water company rates
Gas Hallway Earnings.
The gross earnings 81 the Des Molnes
street railway increased more than $4,000 in
1919 The gross earnings OF the company
for the year wee Sl,OS220a .CS. II. accordins
a. classification OF government census au-
thorltiss. makes pes MolDes a Class A.
citY. There are twenty-sfvcn other such
cities In the country.
shippers 60 Get Rebates.
MANY nes Moines shippers are signing