Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-01-21
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ORGANIZED
O.. Max Gardner President Protein of
Senate; E. R. Wooten Speaker.

In the caucus of the Democratic
members of the Legislature Tuesday
night, Emmett r. Wooten of Lenoir
county was nominated for Speaker of
the House by reclamation. This
came about through a conference ear
~ In the evening between the three
gentlemen opposing him-A c. Bowie
of Ashe, A. A. F. Seawell of Lee land
L. H.. Alfred of Johnston-in which
the situation was canvassed and an
agreement reached for all three to
withdraw in favor of Wooten.
Representative .Currie of Cumber-
land was chairman of the caucus.
In the Senate caucus Harry Stubs
OF Martin county was chairman. O
Max Gardner of Cleveland was nom
mated by reclamation for president
pro. TEN. Senator Hobgood of Gull
ford, who had been a candidate, with
drew and seconded Senator Gardeners
domination.
Inc Senate caucus named r. o.
Self of Jackson county for principal
clerk, John H. Burnett of Montgom-
cry county reading clerk, w. T. Ay-
Geek of Wayne engrossing clerk, w.
ID. Caster of Cumberland sergeant
alarms, Geo. ". Huntley of Arson
assistant sergeant-at-arms.
In the House caucus T. G. Cobb Of
Burke was named by reclamation for
principal clerk, D. P. Dellinger of
CASTOR for reading clerk, J. H.. Nor
ing of Wake sergeant-at-arms and
Elias Jenkins of Granville assistant
sergeant-at-arms.
Representative Etheridge OF Dare
county, elected as an independent de-
clared himself a Jefferson-Jackson-
Bryan Democrat and was admitted to
the Democratic caucus. Thus his sins
are forgiven for defeating a Demo-
cratic nominee.
The withdrawal of the opponents of
Wooten for Speaker was not the re-
sEl of a compromise but due to the
fact, it is stated, that a count of noses
disclosed that. the Lenoir man had the
field by a safe majority.
In the Republican caucuses H. S.
Williams Of Cabarrus county was
named Speaker and r. L. Haymore of
Surry county for president pro ten
lore of the Senate.
Important Bills.
A number of important bills Of
statewide interest are already intro
duced in both ends of.the capitol. In
the senate there is the bill by Senator
Muse to transfer from the governor
and council of state to the states
prison board the power to hire out the
state convicts and specifying that the
conviets can only be- hired out for
reasonable money consideration and
repeating all laws and clauses of laws
IN conflict with this act, thereby re-
pealing all acts that now require the
hiring Of convicts for working on pro-
Jected railroads and taking stock in
exchange for the work.
Also there is in the house bearing
on the same subject the bills by Rep
resentative Page for the repeal of the
acts of the legislatures of past years
requiring state convicts to be worked
Oh certain railroads in exchange for
stock, these being Mattamuskeet rail
road, Watauga and Yadkin railroad.
the Statesville Air Line and the E1kin
end Allegheny.
Then there is the bill offered in the
senate Saturday by Senator McRae, OF
~Efecklenburg, for the establishment of
reformatory for women and appropri-
ating $4,000 for buildings and S., 90"
for maintenance and empowering t1e
board of governors to receive dona-
tons both for permanent improve
Eients and current maintenance.