The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-01-07
Republicans In Control of
Both Branches of the
Lawmaking Body.
ALEXANDERSWORNIN
Conner Elected Speaker ON the
Twenty-fifth Ballot; Hart
Leads Senate.

The 18th ldaho legislature was fully
launched last Monday by the organ
izing OF the house with A. H. Conner,
of Standpoint. as speaker. and John Hart
as president pro tenn OF the senate, the
Republicans being in fun control of
both legislative branches, while Moses
Alexander, Democrat, who bears the
distinction of being the first Jew ever
elected to the office of governor in
any state, was sworn in as chief ex-
ecutive together with the other state
officers elected last fall, all OF which
later are Republicans.
The Inauguration ceremony took place
before n large assemblage in the house.
Adjutant General l.. v. Patch, master
Of ceremonies, acted as escort to the
delegation sworn in by Chief Justice
Isaac N. Sullivan Following Is the
order in which the officials took their
oath of office:
Justice William M. Morgan, Gov
ernor Alexander. Lieutenant Governor
Herman II. Taylor, Secretary OF State
George r. Barker, Attorney General j.
II. Peterson, State Treasurer John w.
Eagleson, State Auditor Fred l.. Hus-
ton. Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Miss Bernice Mccoy, State Mine
Inspector Robert N. Bell.
c. o. p. Wins Without Hitch.
The members elect OF both houses
were then sworn In. Representative
Ernest Anderson of Canyon county
was nominated by the Democrats
against Conner for speaker Conner
was elected on a straight party vote,
32 to 2S. Senator f. NJ Pugmire of
Bear Lake county was nominated by
the Democrats for president pro tenn
aerof fwNaA m
to IL. The list of attaches for both
houses as presented by the Republican
majority wings were presented, elected
and sworn in.
Lieutenant Governor Taylor, presid-
ing officer of the senate, and Speaker
Conner. in addressing the senate and
house, respectively declared that as
the Republican party was in control of
the legislature and the administration
of that party had been attacked over
steals in the state house the party
would do it's own house cleaning
The house and the senate completed
their organization by hte selecting of
the following officers and attaches
chosen in the respective Republican
caucuses:
Senate-President pro tenn Senator
Hart, jefferson; secretary, s. d. Tay-
lor, Ada assistant secretary, A. N.
Boylan. Fremont; engrossing clerk,
Miss Bessie Van Harten, Boise; as
sistant engrossing clerk. Miss Frankie
e. Smith, Lemhi; enrolling clerk, Miss
Jessie E. Warrington. Twin Falls
assistant enrolling clerk, Miss Bessie
Moore, Ada; chaplain Rev. d. III.
Jones, Ada; sergeant-at arms, F. e.
Fiske, Canyon; journal clerk, Mrs.
Ruth Sheldon, Power; general COM
mittee clerk, Miss Elsie Tye, Gooding:
assistant journal clerk, Miss Betty Ez-
eH Bingham doorke eeper, Elias Tuekey,
Nezperce; janitor, C. w Dahle, Cassia;
pages, Peter Johnston, Jr.; l.. NJ. Thorn
as. Bingham.
! House-Speaker A. H. Conner OF Bon
ner: chief clerk, David Burren Power:
assistant chief clerk, Storey Buck, Nez-
perce; journal clerk, f. V. Beck, Nez-
perce; assistant journal clerk, Miss
Della Lungran, Ada; enrolling clerk.
Mrs. Katherine Griffith Elmore; as
sistant enrolling clerk. Miss Lillian Spon
berg. Bannock; engrossing clerk, j. H.
Plumphoff. Bannock; committee clerk,
Miss Irene Ward, Bonneville; secretary
to the speaker, Miss Lillian b. Hall
gren; chaplain, Rev. Charles L.. Chal-
FAINT. Ada; sergeant at-arms Albert Fl.
Wilson Nezperce; assistant sergeant
at-arms, Charles Cromwell, Kootenai; /;
pages, Victor F. Cameron. Ada, and
Robert Gilchrist, Jr., jefferson; mes
George d. Smith, Ada janito,r John
Himrod. Cassia; custodian of cloak
room, William Naylor, Cassia.