Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-12
LEADERSHIP N
LEGISLATURE TO
CAUSE A BATTLE
Numerous Candidates Are
Appearing for Speaker
and Floor Leaders in the
House and Senate.

Leadership in both the senate and
sues among Republican members who
are in complete and overwhelming
control, making the question Of little
Importance to the Democrats for the
minority has but combined strength
Of eight members. It Is realized among
legislators that the leadership both on
the floor Of the two houses and in the
speakership of the house Of representa-
tives ar, paramount questions which
have, or are very liable to have, bear :
ing upon future legislation to be en-
acted. Therefore Republicans are not
unlikely to divide into camps deter
mined to control If they have the votes
to do so.
The southeast. the southwest and the
north are already springing booms for
their candidates for speaker Of the new
house of representatives and several
candidates are already in the field
looking over the situation with a view
of gathering enough votes behind them
to make their influence felt when the
members start to caucus here prior to
| the opening of the session.
Ferguson From Southeast.
From the southeast H. v. A. Fergu-
| son of Bannock county, a conservative.
Is being groomed for the speakershiI
| as well as majority leader of the house
Representative Ferguson has the sup
port of Senator j. Frank Hunt, one OF
| the Mormon leaders Of the southeast
as we'll as Representatives Ian and
Mendenhall. Senator Hunt was in
Boise several days ago sounding men,
bers Of the legislature on Representa-
| tive Ferguson's chances for majority
| leader or speaker and declared at the
| time to close friends that the member
from Bannock county is the most con-
sentative of conservatives and If elect
ed floor leader or speaker of the house
will see to it that the conservatives are
properly recognized and at the same
time will endeavor to place his STAMP
Of approval on the so-called "fadisms.'
| North Has Several.
The most northern county, Bonne~
| Is also said to have an aspirant fol
! speaker in A. H. Conner, representa-
tive-elect, well known in Boise and e
present and past members of the legis-
lature. II the information is correct
that has reached Boise. Representative
Connors has the support of some Of the
members Of the house ana expects t.
come to Boise with a following tina
will give weight to his boom.
Representative Connor may not b,
4 the. only member elect from northern
county in whose bonnet the speakershi,
bee Is buzzing, for the friends of othel
representatives are just as active il
| support of tlSeir favorites for both thu
speakership and majority leader. In
cluded in this list is Representative,
Featherstone of Shoshone county, re
elected member OF the house.
Canyon county proposes to be in tn,
running so far as the speakership Il
concerned. Representative elect C. s
French of Fruitland, a banker, wei
known business man and fruit grower
is said to be the choice of the Canyon
county delegation for speaker. He i
a progressive Republican and is said t,
be a very able man.
l Southwest Represented.
i c. +. Koelsch, representative cleo
from Ada county is prominently men
!, toned for speaker of the house durin,
the next session and his friends ar
urging his selection. He Is pro
gressive Republican and 1t is elaine,
would be a strong presiding officer
having all the qualifications.
The senate will be called upon I,
fight out the leadership as presideh
pro tenn in that body, for a number o
prominent toga wearers are receiving
attention. Among them are Georg
Fields Of Latah county who succeed
Senator Jerome J. Day Fields is
progressive Republican. He was elect
ed over Day, Democrat, after har
strenuous campaign. John Hart, sen
ator from Fremont county, forme
leader oe the senate during the Tent
session, and J. Frank Hunt, senator
elect from Bannock county, as well a
Hector c. Haight, reelected. Worth S
, Lee, reelected are being CONSIDERS
by party leaders here. The president O
l The ta will M io,,t