Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-07

repu5llcanlsm over to the progressives
5t his party. And in al THIS time ne
mas 9eeu eminently fair and honor
a2ts, and today he IS known Of all
men 70 be free from all desire to
Ua!utaln any fractional differences
Governor Clarke Is not one Il glory in
the Teteat Of any Of mis- opponents He
via only rejoice that TO MIN has
1eeH given greater opportunity for
service 20 his state
One Of the ODDITIES OF the campaign
which may nnY be mentioned since II
IS ali over was the fight which ragged
about the head o. Lieutenant Governor
Harding. Putting aside Tor the time
any consideration % Mr., Harding : per
sonal views on any matter this much
can b SAID in fairness 10 him that
while ae was il the house he voted
for some good bills and some that were
nor good bur MS record was not great
~ different from that Of the average
legislator. But in The senate ne APP
pointed the committees just about as
the senate Itself wanted them APP
pointed Senator committees are not
made Up ike those il the house There
Is q rule Of precedence that is hard to
President Harding fairly represented
the sentiment Of the senate itself. Il
VIII Dc recalled that both Clarke and
aza-.sst we're severely condemned Tor The
committees they appointed But they.
Ike Harding made up the committee
20 taIrIy represent the sentiment Of the
senate Itself. But here comes the nost
amusing part Of the recent fight A
lot Of people were for O. P Myers and
wanted MIN 10 preside over the senate.
no" whatever else may be said OF the
+o"a state senate this il true that II IS
& DodY that l4s never let rae gaVel
dictate what II shall do. No gavel
Wle-oer mas ever made the senate co or
f4ot 20 anything. And a democrats pre-
sldlng officer Of the senate Of the
Twenty Sixth general assembly would
never appoint Inc committees. He
would nave no more 10 do with naming
the committees there than ne would
Win naming the committees IL Wash
.ngton, The senate Itself would take
K over the committee ARRANGEMENT and
every new committee provided for
would be named In q resolution. Anc
( II DR.. Harding Goes not appoint com
mltLees that the senate desires the
senate viii MAKE 3ts own committees.
/ But the tact Is. in the case Of Harding
as in that Of Clarke and Garsr the
! committees were named Ii a manner
/ to entirely satisfy those who really
dominate tbs senate.
! Ar. Harding made good presiding
I officer He was not ar di2nltieo as
! some would have liked. He might have
! been al tiunes & little more diplomatic
/ IN some Things. But he dld nothiny 70
arouse any storm. Probably MI Myers
I also would nave made q very creditaOIe
presiding officer But the fact remains
that man on the floor Of the senate.
/ or in the press gallery. may nave much
more power than one welding the
gayel.
I II can be set down az certain that
the state senate VIII be next winter d
very strong legislative body There VIII
2e in the forefront senators sucn an
Allen, Francis Larrabee, Heaid, JoLes,
schrup. Arney, Gillette. Robinson, Say
age, Doe and others. ~ course WI
son, % Clinton. viii he n.!2acG. and
Smith, Of shelby, and some others But
Enger ard Whitmore and Aowry and
John Foster viii make good There viii
be new faces aplenty in the house 4
house without George Koontz VIII he q
novelty bUt may survive. There VIII be
! regret that Huff vert 10 defeat for he
was worth something 10 his county and
I the state in the house He probably
would have been the speaker. the
field VIII now be open, for while Henry
Brady. the jolly farmer from DALAI,
has the start IL .s not likely he will be
permitted to carry on the prize without
. scrap Atkinson is sure to De Ia ire
game and Barry is regarded as good
material for the place.
! In the Last Legislature, it ig recalled
the Second congressional district was
unable to mold . republican caucus
this time 1t VIII have more than one
member.
The situation leaves the connbatiye
and vigorous Charley Miller to be the
inevitable floor leader for his party in
the house
There were surprises al round in the
congressional election. The result in
the Second and In the Eleventh sur
prised the republicans very much. 1t
Is not within the memory Of man
when democrat represented the
northwestern district Of the state In
congress From the republican stand
point this much may be said, that there
was not entire harmony at any time
between the republican congressional
delegation and the state committee and
state ticket. There was no occasion
for any differences, but they existed.
The lack OF Cooperation was a serious
handicap. But Chairman Frank Woods
was one who at all times seemed fully
= alive to the importance Of team work,