The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-01-17
Canvass Of Vote on Governor.

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governor the law provides that the gel
ieral assembly shall canvass the vot.
and certify to the result. Tuesday at
ternoon this was done.
The official vote for governor fol
lows: G.- t.r.
W. L. Harding, rep, 313,5se; E. T
Meredith, dem., 186,S22; S. H. Bashor
prog, 2,035; J. w. Bennett, soc.
5000; Oren D. Elicit, prob, 2,220; Ar
thur S. Dowler, soc. labor, 1926; scat
tering, 1; total, 513,S5O.
The official vote for lieutenant gov
ernor follows:
Ernest R. Moore, rep, 291,O29;
James J. Doty, dem, 174,7S1; V. L
Belt, prog, 1,477; D. w. Crawford
soc., 1892; w. O. Tanreuther, prob
2,574: J. Jay Hisel, soc. labor, 334; to-
tai, 479,127. aas rH
Mr.. Harding's majority over Mr.
Meredith was 127,764. Mr.. Moore's
majority over Mr.. Doty was 116,248.
There were cast for governor 513,S5O
votes and the lieutenant governor 479-
1877 There were 10000 fewer votes
for railway commissioner than there
were for governor.
Inauguration Of the New Governor
Thursday afternoon the two houses
of the general assembly convened in
the house chamber to participate in
the inaugural ceremonies. A large
number of visitors filled every avail
able nook and corner and the galleries
were packed Senator Arney Of Mar
shall county, president. pro tenn Of the
senate, presided. Rev. E. E. Gilbert,
pastor of the Methodist church Of Le-
Mars, an old friend Of the new COVER
nor, delivered the invocation. Chief
Justice Frank r. Gaynor administered
the oath of Office to the governor and
lieutenant governor and then followed
the inaugural address. Governor
Harding took the opposite view Of the
primary law and the non-partisan ju-
dietary enactment from that held by
Governor Clarke.
Governor Harding recommends:
Immediate action by the legislature
to submit the constitutional prohibit
tory amendment to vote of the peo-
pie.
Consideration of measures to provide
military training in the common
schools of the state.
Retention Of the primaries and the
non-partisan judiciary law.
Defeat of any proposition to issue
bonds for road building.
Refusal of federal aid in road build.
ing under the present plan.
to study the situation and report to
the next legislature on methods Of re-
.ducing the number Of laws.
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taos elit DUPLICATION OF work.
I q RedI6ss of the cost Of state gov
eminent tsough material economies.
"a Improvement of the printing and
binding system of the state and the
elimination of abuses now said to ex.
ist. 80
Correction Of the present system Of
taxation to eliminate the collection of
more money than required or expect.
ed through increases in valuations.
Short session not to exceed seventy
days.
Senate Committees Named.
Immediately after the dissolution of
the joint session Lieutenant Governor
Moore called the senate to order for
the first time and made a short ad-
dress in which he outlined hisNideas
of deliberate assembly and hoped for
a short, vigorous session. He an
nounced the membership of the var
ious committees. Among the more
important committee chairmanships
Kimball gets ways and means, Chase
judiciary, Foskett appropriations,
Proudfoot elections, Whitmore sup
preston of intemperance, Wilson con-
stitutional amendments, Thompson
Enger public utilities, New
berry public schools, Foster banks,
Helmer agriculture, Balkema high
ways. The senators had been asked
to give preference to and it is presum-
ed that service on the various commit
tees will be to the liking Of those
named thereon. f
Temperance Laws Foremost.
Senator Whitmore of Ottumwa was
the first to introduce bills and he sent
in four. Each is for making stronger
the prohibitory law:
Relating to transportation and de-
livery of intoxicating liquors and to
enact substitutes for existing statutes.
Amendment to law making the place
of delivery Of Intoxicating liquor the
place of sale.
Limiting the amount Of intoxicating
liquors which persons in Iowa may
procure.
Prohibiting solicitation of sales of
liquors and making vio-
lation a felony. =
1t is understood that every member
of the committee on the suppression
Of intemperance is in sympathy with
the drastic issues covered by the bills.
House and Senate Take a Recess.
The general assembly adjourned
Thursday to reconvene Tuesday, Jan
uary 10Th, at which time Speaker Pitt
will announce the committees for the
house. ..a
Farmers Behind Insurance Law.
The insurance law passed by the
general assembly promises
to create considerable friction when
bill is presented providing for it's re-
peal. The law was drafted by the Ma
tional Association OF Insurance COM
and it is in force in sew
eral states. 1t was supported by every
farmers mutual insurance company In
Iowa and such organizations are in
every county. The Farmers Mutual
which includes all of the
farmers companies, had committee
On duty while the measure was pend