The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
WILL BE.
BUSY SESSION
Of The Ohio Legislature This
Winter
Willis will Let The Assembly
Run Itself
Outside Influences May Get
In Their Work
Effort To Emaseulate Work.
Effort To EmaSCuIate Work.
mems Compensation Law
The Civil Service Law Slated
For Destruction

Columbus, Jan. Unless all signs
fail the present session of the Ohio
Legislature will be the busiest for
some years. Having gone through the
preliminary formalities of organization
with the assistance Of State Chairman
Edwin Jones and former State Chair.
man Harry Daugherty the Republican
majority in the General Assembly Is
sitting back drawing long breath aud
getting ready to start the mill in earn
est Monday.
Those leaders closest In touch with
the Governor-elect insist that Mr.. Will
lis intends to adhere to the announced
policy of being an old fashioned gov
ernOr and letting the Legislature run
itself. Various self-appOinted leaders
are taking this statement at full value
and on every hand is the evidence that
they are simply tickled to death with
the attitude of the governor-elect Both
| the House and the Senate were organ
| ized in caucus under the leadership OF
| men who are not elective officers of
| the state. Both Jones and Daugherty
| insist that they have simply acted for
| the best interests of the Republican
party, but there are men in touch with
affairs who are mean enough to say
| that either Jones or Daugherty would
| Io s,Iaa "a, a ocurna n uIaroh N nf ba
Republican majority, which Governor
| elect Willis spurns. The Republican
members of the Legislature them
selves express fear as to the outcome
II they can not look upon the chief ex-
| ecutive as their leader because they
know that II outside interests secure
even semblance of a fOOthold they
will be placed under suspicion.
In the organization of the General
Assembly the Democrats being In the
minority. had nothing to say. In the
House, Representative Kramer was
nominated for speaker and thus be-
comes Democratic House Leader. The
Republicans were permitted to organ
iae according to their caucus nomina-
tion without sound of opposition
from the Democratic side, the Demo
cratic representatives having wisely
decided that they would place no OBJ
struction in the way Of their Republic
an brethren even in the matter Of or
lganization and committee assignments
IN the Senate likewise the Republicans
had everything their own way with the
exception that they have been unable
to persuade Lieutenant Governor-elect
Arnold to step aside and make way for
the continuance OF President protein
Howard as presiding officer. The Dem
ocrats did not offer nominations foi
minor positions in either branch OF
the Assembly. They took the stand
that II the Civil Service law extended
to these places they were already filled
aHl II the law did not cover the legis
lative positions the Republicans held
the edge.
O.
The message OF Governor Cox and
the public statement OF former Sena
tor Green that the Workmen's Com
pensation law ought not to be lait
open to change which would destroy Il
has created discussion which at least
will postpone definite action of an!
, sort In this matter in the General As
sembly although bill has been pre-
, pared. under excuse of raising dealt
4 benefits and awards. to permit the liz
. bility companies to compete with thu
[ state. II this bill should pass, the la
bor forces say they will demand RET
erendum but il Is possible that pres
Q sure will be brought to bear that vii
/. Iprevent the recommendation OF the bill
I. by the assembly committee,
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The Civil Service law is slated To-