Omaha daily bee., 1918-11-09
some ARE out.
IN open TO Get
SPEAKERSHIP
Fultz of FurnaS First Man AC.
tuaI|y to Get Into Race in
Lower House at
Lincoln.
From a Staff CORRESPONDENT.

Lincoln, NED, Nov. S-(SpeCial)
IRON low on it will be expected
that candidates for speaker OF the
house and clerk OF that body viii
put up their lightning rods and put
them up in Tie most exposed places.
1t is understood that already some
have got to the mention" position,
but J. +. Fuitz Of Furnas county is
the first man really to get out in
the open and defy the lightning to
STRIFE him. Mr.. Fuitz says he is
a candidate because he wants to be
speaker.
Mr.. Fultz has served two terms in
the lower branch Of the state leg
islature and one special session.
Dwight 5. Dalby OF Beatrice, who
has also served in the same number
OF SESSIONS, is said to be a candi-
date, although he has made no move
personally. Hostettlcr and Harris,
both Of Buffalo. have also been
mentioned, but as yet Mr.. Fultz is
the only man WHO has come out
boldly and said that he wants the
place because he wants it.
For President Pro Tenn.
For president pro TEN of the
senate there are many eligibles, al
though none so far is out in the
open. c. Petrus Peterson of Lam
caster, who was the floor leader on
the republican side of the house
last session and is recognized as
having all the qualification Of sue
cessful leader, has been mentioned
and appears to be strong so far. The
senate, however, is going to be
composed this year of a whole 10
of good timber and should be a
strong body, il they can get away
from the atmo ! bhere of the last two
sessions, where good legislation
suffered because of factional Difficult
ties between the two branches of
the legislative bodies.
Chance for Republicans.
Republicans have a chance to do
great things when the session con-
venes. With an almost unanimous
majority, good wholesome legisla-
ton can be enacted and should be
enacted if the party wants to con-
tinue in power. With such strong
men of legislative experience as
will constitute the upper body there
will be no excuse for dilatory tactics
or lack of wholesome legislative &C
ton.
From the house of the last ses-
sion comes over to the senate on
? the republican side, c. Petrus Peter
son of Lancaster, B. ]. Ainlay of
Nance, Perry Reed OF Hamilton.
Dennis Cronin of Holt and Fred
Johnson of Adams, while many Of
the old members of the last and for
iner sessions will be back, among
them B. X. Bushee of kimball, ].
w. Hammond of Cambridge, w. v.
Hoagland of North Platte, J. F.
Cordial of McCook, Richard F.
Neal OF Nemaha and Charles L.
Saunders of Omaha.
Job for the Gavel.
However, the democrats will have
some experienced members in the
upper body, in fact all four demo-
Gratis are men with legislative knowl-
edge. John F. Moriarty and John
M. Tanner of Douglas and Charles
A. Chapel of Minden have served
in the senate before and w. J. Tay-
lor of Custer will transfer his war
bonnet to the upper body, which he
has so often declared to be COM
posed of highbrows and such other
things.
Whether the scrappy gentleman
from Custer will be able to accus-
tom himself to the esthetic and more
or less highbrow senate, remains to
be seen. But just think what the
presiding officer faces with Taylor
at one end of the senate, Mor!arty
at the other end and Denny Cronin
Immediately in front.