Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-09
LEGISLATURE To
CONVENE MONDAY
SOLONS ALREADY IN EVIL
DENCE IN CAPITAL
OF TEXAS.
SPEAKERS RACE WARM
TERRELL AND ROWELL AL
READY ON GROUND AND
HAVE OPENED THEIR RE-
SPECTIVE OFFICES.
BY WORTH 5. RAY

AUSTIN, Texas. Jan. Six days
from today the Thiriy-third legisla-
;ure convenes in the state capitol
and much OF the public attention
will be directed towards this city and
the work OF that body in which ,ey-
cry citizen OF Texas has an interest.
Already there are a number OF the
members who have arrived from diff
ferent sections OF the state and ev-
cry incoming train will bring others.
These early arrivals will have the
advantage OF those who come later
as they are usually given the oppor-
tunity by newspaper representatives
OF being interviewed" on their ar
rival. a chance that is seldom refus-
ed BY the average member. even
though they have nothing more i'm
portant to talk about than the wea-
ther or the crops. Their coming.
however. is gladly welcomed by the
residents Of the capital city. more
especially the boarding house keep
ers, who have been fixing up their
spare bed rooms and Increasing the
price OF meals for their exclusive
benefit.
The Speakcrship Contest
The greatest interest. for the next
week. will center around the ques-
ton OF who will be speaker OF the
House OF Representatives. and at
least two active candidates for that
office have already arrived in town
and opened headquarters at the
Avenue Hotel. Just why this partic-
ular hostelry should be the choice
for headquarters on the part OF can
didates for speaker has never been
satisfactorily explained. suffice to
say. II always Is. and no man has
ever been elected speaker at the be-
ginning OF a session. who did not
have rooms there. The general pub
lie. outside OF Austin. has heard
more OF the Driskill. for II was az
the Driskill that Bascom Thomas
claims 10 have found the poker
games running, at the Driskill thar
Senator Bailey held forth during his
celebrated Investigation in 1907;
al the Drskill that Jake Wolters
had the fisticuffs with Love and
McNealus and al the Driskill that
the campaigns of the lobbyists have
always been conducted. In 1907 j.
l.. Peeler. then a candidate for spea-
ker. established his headquarters"
but Peeler was defeated, whether
that had anything TO do with II or
not. and neither before nor since
has the famous Driskill hotel been
chosen as a suitable location for
candidate for speaker to install him.
self and his aids In the preliminary
battles that necessarily precede an
election TO that office.
Not only does il seem essential
that a candidate for speaker should
locate himself al the Avenue but II
he would avail himself or tradition
al favor he must needs have rooms
. and IL These two rooms were
the headquarters Of Thomas B. Love.
A. NJ. Kennedy. and Sam Rayburn
each OF whom had strong opposition
and all OF whom were elected Hon.
Chester Terrell OF San Antonio. may
not be superstitiuos but he was
careful to engage these same rooms
and there are plenty Of those who
believe that he, too. will be suc-
cessiul in his aspirations That
however. remains to be seen
How the Spcakership right i '"n-
Quoted
There are said 10 be a half dozen
candidates for this office. but that
does not mean that they all hope 10
be elected. Oh. no II so happens
that the candidate who has only
half dozen friends among the mem
bers who are willing to follow his
flag is ordinarily in better shape 10
dictate terms that he who has only
his own vote and IL has been the case
that after he had thrown his sup
port 20 the successful candidate at
the eleventh hour he and his follow
ers would land the six best commit
tee appointments that We're handed
out OF course this may have been
more coincidence but such things
have happened. and therefore run
ning for speaker would appear 10
be- a good way 70 run for chairman
o. the committee on appropriations.
Jeff ID Cox was a candidate for
peaker of the last legislature. jeff
y Cox. had. all told something like
a half dozen pledged votes lie with
drew his name from the list Of can
iidates before the vote was taken
and voted for Sam Rayburn tho man