Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1915-01-15
BEGIN WORK WITH
CONTEST IN HOUSE
Two Speakers Chosen by Rival Fac.
lions at Opening Session Of Utah
Legislature.

The Utah state Legislature opened
on Monday, II being a day of turbu
.ence in the lower house, two speak
ers having been chosen. At the close
Of the opening day, the Democratic.
rogressive,Socialist allies held the
house chamber with Farley p. Christ.
ensen, Progressive, of Salt Lake,
sworn in as speaker. The Republl.
cans held one corner of the chamber
with l.. r. Anderson of Sanpete as.
Stunning the duties OF speaker. Each
side claims that its organization is the
legal organization of the house.
Quite in contrast to the stormy
scenes in the house was the quiet be-
havior of the state senate. The SEN
ate is composed of twelve Republi
cans, FIVE Democrats and one Progress
sive. The Republicans, therefore, ex-
perienced no trouble in effecting their
organization and electing their Off
GERS on straight party vote. The
Republicans elected w. Mont Ferry OF
Salt Lake president of the senate,
while the fusion forces gave a com
plimentary vote to James w. Funk,
Democrat, of Cache county. The EN-
ployees of the senate, named by the
Republican caucus on Saturday, were
all elected to office. After effecting
their organization the majors wait.
ed for the house to organize. Then
they gave up and adjourned until
o'clock Tuesday.
Excluding two Republicans ag i.st
whom contests were filed, the fusion.
lists claimed the election of their
speaker by majority cf those whom
they claimed to be the 4fualified mem
bers of the house. The Republicans
claimed the election of their speaker
by the vote of 26 of the 46 members
of the house.
With better organization and
careful plan of action the allies cap
tured the temporary organization of
the house, named committee on Gre
dentials. excluded two Republican
members from voting pending a de-
cislon on the contests against them,
and were well on the way to organize
the house before the Republicans had
discovered what was happening. Then
the Republicans bolted. Several
hours later, after conference with
the governor, the Republicans re-
turned to the house chamber, took
the oath of office and participated in
some of the proceedings. Then they
again bolted, and in one corner of the
chamber chose Mr.. Anderson as
speaker, then adjourned to meet at 2
o'clock Tuesday.
Eight new senators took thu oath of
office when the senate met at noon on
Monday. The new senators are: Jo-
seph Chez. Democrat, of Weber;
George Fl. Dern. Democrat, Salt Lake;
Frank Evans, Progressive, Salt Lake:
H. T. Reynolds, Democrat, Utah
county; John WoJtton, Republican,
Utah county; Orlando Bradley, Demo
crat, Sanpete; William Seegmiller, Re-
publican Kane county, and Don B. Col.
ton, Republican, from Uinta county.
The following hold-over senators
took their seats: Willard S. Hansen,
Republican, of Boxelder; James w.
Funk, Democrat, OF Cache; William
Craig, Republican, of Weber; L. b.
Wight, Republican, of Summit;
Charles Cottrell, Jr., Republican, Salt
Lake; d. o. Rideout, Republican, Salt
Lake; w. Mont Ferry, Republican,
Salt Lake; ]. r. Edgheill, Republican.
Of Juab, and Joseph Eckersley, Re
publican, of Wayne.
On the Republican side of the house
The veteran members of the legislature
include w. c. Horsley of Boxelder
county, who has served two sessions
as state senator; G. r. Mabey OF Davis
county, serving his recond term;
Thomas Sevy of Garfield, who was a
member of the first state legislature;
MILFORD Day of Iron, in the house for
the third time; l., r. Anderson OF San
pete, Asa r. Hawley of Sewer, c. Ia
Warwick of Utah county, who was a
member of the Idaho legislature two
years ago; ]. L. Van Waggoner OF Wa
satch. ]. J. Barker OF Weber.
An equally imposing array of vet
Grams will lead u youngsters on the
other side. They Include Samuel Old
ham of Cache, William O'Neil Of Du-
chesne, F. b. Hammond, Sr. ~ Grand.
Heber j. Meeks OF Kane, Croft
of Morgan, Byron ID. Nebek; Uinta,
David III Morris of Washington