South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04
No Two Days of the Coming
Sessions OF State Assembly
Are Expected to Be the Same

- ~ OS 81 AN4fttO
well known school book man and
APPLE king"
Joseph Luther Of South Bend ap-
peared at the meeting Of the demo-
cratic state senator's here. with
goodly following OF such gents" as
". A. McInerny Of South Bend. Dan
Rechtel of Goshen, and others. Joe
wants TO be chief doorkeeper Of the
senate. He was chief doOrkeeper Of
the house Of representative in the
seth assembly. and Joe-being
man constantly IN search Of expe-
riences-now wants 10 broaden his
field Of endeavor and "doorkeep' for
the senate If the democrats control
CTavcns is Mentioned.
Joseph NJ Cravens OF Madison is
most talked of for democratic floor
leader Of the house of representa-
tives. where the democrats will be
slightly in the minority. Jesse Esch-
bach Of Plymouth. head Of the re-
publican speakers bureau ins the
campaign just closed and for many
years the minority floor leader in
the house. practically has an un-
De- oxen field in his race for the
speakership. Charles A McGon-
agile OF Muncie, a republican mem
Der of the legislative visiting com
mittee for the coming session and
that of 1915. will be the republican
floor leader in the house, it now
appears.
TDteraetfDo, IN tba+ cOpracfior a.
the announcement that Mr. McGon-
agile, in all probability will intro
duce the now certain statewide pro-
I hibitiOn bill in the house and that
ABB Simmons. a democrat. will in
trUduce the same bill in the SEN
ate
For republican clerk Of the house
the name Of c. III. Stratton Of sui
livan is being mentioned as prac-
tically the only known candidate.
No democratic names, as candidates
for that office. have yet been made
public here.
Will Hear Two Messages.
1t has become known that Gov.
Ralston will deliver quite an ex-
| tended message to the general as
sembly at it's opening session Jan.
4. A few days later Gov.-elect Good
rich will be indicted into office and
shortly thereafter another message,
probably carrying several new
ideas from those expressed by the
present democratic governor, will be
read TO the assembled house and
senate.
Gov. Ralston is going to recon-
mend the calling of a constitutional
convention and many other changes
in existing conditions in Indiana. on
tax reform ideas, however, il is ex-
pected that he will express almost
diametrically opposed ideas to those
OK Goodrich. Whether he will touch
on statewide prohibition and woman
suffrage is problematical. though il
is the judgment OF those. who have
talked with the governor on the
subjects, that he believes the con-
sututional convention is the place
to make the fight for these reforms
and will bend his passing energies
70 insuring the calling of such
convention.
Mr.. GoOdrich's Inauguration ad-
dress will consume but approx
mately FIVE minutes, according to his
present program. Very shortly
thereafter, however, perhaps on
the same day. he will appear before
the legislature with a message that
Will go into various phases of the
states conditions emphatically.
Pie Hunters Worried.
Republican pie counter habitues''
Just now are rolling their eyes in
widest alarm. for they are becom-
ing more certain with each passing
day that il now is in Goodrich's
mind TO recommend the looping off
of many places in the states ser
vice. which he has said he believes
I TO be unnecessary. Now the repub-
licans have been out Of power for
some eight or ten years in Indiana
and Goodrich is simply asking too
much Of these men and taking too
much for granted. anyone of them
will tell you. if you ask him.
Therefore. when the governor
eject Off he does) asks the legisla-
/ ture to abolish lot of nice. soft
jobs. the republican party in Indi-
ana Immediately will become one