Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-02
SPEAkERShlP CONTEST TO BE
BATTLE BETWEEN LEGlsLA.
TIVE FACTIONS.
REAcTloNARlEs CERTAIN
TO PRESENT CANDIDATE
johnson and Pitt-Ramssy, Of BEL
mond, to Again Be Candidate For
Chief Clerk OF House-Temperanoe
Legislative Committees to Be Dry.
Special 10 Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des MONIES, Dec. 2.-Candidates for
speaker OF the house in the coming
general assembly are busy these days.
State officials ana Legislators are re-
ceiving letters from the aspiI ants ask
ing for support Some OF the aspir-
ants took advantage Of the gathering
here the first part OF the week before
the Harding banquet to meet with To-
cal politicians ana visitors and present
their claims.
Lee ". E.wood of Elma, member
OF the Thirty hftn and Thirty sixth
general asseIHUlIes, Is actively out tor
me pace. EIwood presiQed at few
OF the sessions TWO years ago and was
popular with the legislators. NJ. Is.
fltt, OF Logan, one oil the floor leaders
OF the house two years ago, is also aC-
lively seeking the pace. Pitt was IN
Dies -Molnes the tirst OF this week meet
ing politicians mere for The Harding
banquet. Other Candidates mentioned
are Fremont 4. Shortess, of Traer;
Lewis J. Neif. OF Walnut; A. ".
Slaught, OF Ouumwas Roy W. Murray,
OF Storm Lake. y. =. Lee, OF Sac CITY,
n. Guy Roberts, OF Mount Ayr: A. ".
Nor aTlane, OF Waterloo, ana james r.
Johnston, OF Charlton.
Reactlonaries to Have Candidate.
The reactionary road mun or those
opposed to the present highway COM
MISSION pan are certain 10 have a call
~ Tor L. l.,y NJ h.. -
ton, was the author of the road law
aimed at the nlgnway commission n
the last general ASSEMBLY and Pitt OF
Logan. VAS one OF the floor leaders
opposing the commission.
". &. Ramsay, OF Be.mond, chief
clerk OF the mouse two years ago, Is
candidate for that position again.
Mabel ElwOod. OF Lime Springs. VINO
has been enrolling clerk in the last
tour sessions, WAL again be candidate
for this position. MSS Lillian Letter,
Of Des MONIES, is out tor reelection
as journal clerk IN the house and
Miss Minnie TruaA, OF D.s Moines, is d
candidate for engro=slng clerk.
Three candidates are being men
toned FOR secretary OF the senate. Tom
" alters and Ed Stamm, OF Des MONIES,
and " alter Beam. OF Charlton.
Committees to Be Dry.
a. L. Coates, secretary Of me Iowa
Proh!pitory Amendment Association.
and other prohibition worker, dtcia: {
that the committees of both housr and
senate vii! be dry this coming session.
Mr.. Coates says he has had cunter-
ence with f. r. Moore, lieutenant gov
ernor- elect, and that the appointments
to the committees for the suppression
Of incompetence, constitutional amend
ments and suffrage meet with the APP
prevail Of the drys.
The legislators now in mind fuS
these important committees are in the
majority dry" said Mr.. Coates yester-
day. Il am willing TO accept the new
Lieutenant governors assurances. MI.
Moore is lined up on our side In the
light for temperance. The Legislators
themselves are most OF them dry ana
the temperance leaders are confidently
predicting that the prohibitory amend
ment will pass this coming legislature
and be submitted to a vote OF the peo-
pie next fall"
Coates inclines 10 the view that next
September or October would be the
best time TO submit the prohibitory
amendment 10 a vote Of the people at
a special election rather than to wait
two years and submit 1t at the general
election. He declared the saloon inter-
csts are still lighting in Iowa and that
there will be stiff fight no matter
when the amendment Is submitted for
4 popular vote.