The Yale expositor., 1914-12-03
COMPLETE ROSTER OF THE NEXT
SENATE AND HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES,.
MANY NEW NAMES IN LIST
Inauguration of State officers Will
Take Place on January I and
Legislature viii Convene the
Following Wednesday.
LBy GURD NJ. HAYES.l

day in January, while the inaugural
ton of the governor and the various
state officers takes place the first day
of the year.
Judge Flavius L. Brooke of Detroit
will be chief justice of the supreme
court next year and he will have the
honor of administering the oath of
Office to Governor Ferris. Lieut.. Gov.
Luren d. Dickinson, Secretary Of
State Coleman c. Vaughan, Auditor
General O. b. Fuller, State Treasurer
John W. Haarer and Attorney-General
Grant Fellows. This event will take
place on Friday, January l, and the
opening session of the legislature will
not be held until the following We'd
nesday, which is the sixth of the
month. Two years ago the first day
of the year fell on Wednesday and
the Inauguration and the opening of
the legislature followed each other in
rapid succession.
When the two branches of the legis-
lature are organized on the sixth day
of next January, there will be many
thirty legislators who were members
of last house will return next year and
only fifteen members of the 1913 SEN
ate will be back Next year there will
not be a single bull moose in either
branch of the legislature, although the
third party men made quite a show
ing two years ago. In the house there
will be 50 republicans and demo
Gratis, and in the senate there will be
20 republicans and three democrats.
The republicans will have the biggest
majority on joint ballot since 1905
when they were in absolute control
of each house.
Rep. Edward OF Houghton, Rep.
Jerome Of Detroit, and Rep. Henry
OF Battle Creek will be the only fifth
termers in the house. There will be
several who will be third and fourth
termers. Senator George Scott of De-
troit will be the oldest senator in
point of service as he has seen three
terms in the upper house. Senator
elect John Damon of Mt. Pleasant and
Senator Ogg of Detroit are the only
members of the legislature whose ex-
perience in law making dates back to
1887 Both Ogg and Damon were
members of the house that year.
Rep. Aaron Anon of Mecosta coun-
~ will head the house roll call next
year. There is always an abundance
of Smiths in the Legislature and the
coming session is not exceptional
There is one in the senate and four
in the house.
Following are the members who
will compose the house and senate
of the 1915 legislature:
SENATORS.
Given in order of district, name and
postoffice:
1st, Louis N. Hilsendegen, R., De-
troit.
End, Jas. A. Murtha, D., Detroit.
Sd, Jas. W. Hanley, R., Detroit.
4th, Robt. Y. Ogg, r., Detroit.
9Th, Geo. G.. Scott, R., Detroit.
9th, Walter R. Taylor, R., Kalama-
zoo.
7th, Edgar A. Planck, r., Bristol,
Ind, r. f. d.
Sth, Burrell Trip, R., Allegan.
9th, Henry E. Straight, R., Cold
water.
10th, Chas. ]. DeLand, R., Jackson.
18th, David A. Fitzgibbon, R., Port
Huron.
18th, Frank L. Covert, r., Pontiac.
18th, Geo. A. Barnes, R., Flint.
14th, Chas. w. Foster, R., Lansing.
18th, Ebert V. Smith, r., Nashville.
10th, Leonard d. Verder, r., Grand
Rapids.
18th, John Paul, R., East Grand Ra.
pids.
18th, Herbert E. Powell, r., Ionia.
10Th, Frank NJ. GROCER, d., Onsted.
goth, Fred L. Woodwork, r., Case
Vile.
21st, Terry T. Corliss, r., Mayville.
22nd, Frank H. McPhillips, D., Sa-
ginaw.
23rd, Edward Hofma, R., Grand
Haven.
gath, August H. Gansser, R., Bay
City.
25th, John A. Damon, r., Mt
Pleasant.
26th, Samuel Odell, r., Shelby.
9th, Robt. L. Walter, r., Traverse
City.
18th, Louis L. Kelley r. Farwell
29th, Lee Morford, r., Gaylord
Goth, Jas. c. Wood. r., Manistique
31st, Alton T. Roberts, r.. Mar
quette.
32nd, Geo. Williams, r., Calumet.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Allegan: LIST, district Geo. Leland
Fennville, r.; End, L. C. Root. ALE
gan, r.
Bay: LIST, Marshall A. Oakley, Bay
City, r.; End, August Quintet, Au
burn, r.
Berrien: LIST, Chas. w. Matthews