The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-01-04
GOVERNOR INAUGURATED
BOTH HOUSES ORGANIZED
CONNER OF BONNER COUNTY WON OVER JOHN
SON OF BINGHAM IN REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
HART PRESIDENT PRO TEN
Republicans Elected Their Caucus Slate in Both
H0uses-DemOcrats Had Full Ticket Including
J. j. Keane of Moscow for Sergeant at Arms

BOISE, Jan. 4.-Governor Alexandel
and other state officials were inaugur
ated today. The ceremonies consist
ed merely of administering the oaths
of office in the hall of representatives
in the presence of the members of the
legislature. Both the house and the
senate organized and then adjourned
until noon tomorrow. The house elect
ed all officers and attaches selected al
the republican caucus, Connor being
elected speaker, and John w. Hart
president pro tenn of the senate.
BOISE, Jan. Representative A
H. Conner of Bonner county will be
speaker Of the house of representa-
tives. He was selected as the republic
an caucus nominee on the twenty-fifth
ballot, which was taken at an early
hour this morning. The final vote
gave Conner 18, Johnston IA.
It required only IL votes for a
choice, and until the twenty-fourth
ballot neither Conner nor Johnston
had received more than Is. After
the twenty-third Koelsch of Ada re-
leased his support. He had been
consistently receiving four votes,
those of the Ada county delegation.
On the twenty-fourth ballot the
vote was a tie at 16 Then came the
final of 18 to IA in favor of Conner,
which would make it appear that on
the deciding ballot he received the
Ada county vote.
The caucus fight failed to develop
any bitterness, so far as could be
learned. Between ballots the house
attaches were chosen. The slate is
as follows:
David Burrell, Power, chief clerk;
Storey Buck, Nez Perce assistant chief
clerk; Mrs. Katherine Griffith Ell
more, enrolling clerk; Miss Sponberg,
Bannock, assistant enrolling clerk; j.
H. Plumbhall, Bannock, engrossing
clerk; Mrs. w. M. Stocklager, Lin
coin, assistant engrossing clerk; Rev.
Chas. L. Chalfant, Ada, chaplain; AL
bert H. Wilson, Nez Perce, sergeant
alarms; Victor F. Cameron, Ada,
and Robert Gilchrist, Jr., Jefferson,
pages; Geo. D. Smith, Ada, door-keep
er; Mr. Himroid, Cassia, janitor.
The republicans of the senate in
caucus selected the following officers
and attaches:
President pro tenn, Senator Hart, |
Jefferson secretary, S. D. Taylor,
Canyon; engrossing clerk, Miss Bessie
Van Harten, Boise; assistant engross-
ing clerk, Miss Frankie E. Smith,
Lemhi enrolling clerk, Miss Jessie E.
Twin Falls; assistant en-
rolling clerk, Miss Bessie Moore, Ada;
chaplain, Rev. David H. Jones, Ada;
sergeant-at-arms; F. E. Fisk, Can
yon; assistant sergeant-at-arms, j w.
Jones, Jefferson; doorkeeper, Elias
rukey, Nez Perce; janitor, Mr.. Dahle,
Cassia; pages, Peter G. Johnston, Jr.,
Bingham; L. M. Thomas, Bingham;
C. L. Hildebrandt, Blaine.
4. N. Bollen, Fremont, assistant
secretary; Mrs: Ruth Sheldon Power,
ournal clerk; Miss Bette Ezell, Bing-
lam, assistant journal clerk; Miss Ell
lie Tye, Gooding, general committee
Jerk
Senate democrats held caucus and
elected Senator Pugmire of Bear Lake
loor leader for which Macbeth of Gus
er and Day of Latah had been men
toned They prepared the following
late OF attaches:
Ray Stunk, Custer, secretary; STAN t
ey Howell, Bear Lake, assistant sec t
etary; Miss Nellie M. Smith, Lin I
oln. enrolling clerk; J. J. Keane, La 1
tab. sergeant-at-arms; Rev. David II.
ones, Ada, chaplain; Dan Markell, '
win Falls, page.
The house democrats met and ad- II
burned without choosing a floor lead !
r. They appointed a committee OF !
We to make up a slate of attaches +
nd report to the caucus at 10 o'clock
lis morning. T.