The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-14
Element Of Opposition to
Program Bobs Up on Eve
Special Session.
LEGISLATORS GATHER
AT GOVERNORS CALL
Stewart Will Deliver Message
at Joint Assembly of
Houses Today.
(ByStaff Correspondent

Helena, Feb. 13.--On the wings OF q
snowstorm, sweeping across the Prickly
Pear and up Last Chance gulch, Mon
tana's legislators arrived today to at
tend the opening session of the special
assembly of the state legislature which
will convene in the state capitol here
at noon tomorrow.
The opening of the session will be
featured by the special message of
Governor Stewart, in which he will
outline the eight or ten pieces OF leg
islation which he believes the state has
need of, and which he briefly stated
in his CALL some three weeks ago.
Governor Optimistic.
The situation in the state, brought
on by the activities Of the I. w. w. and
the Nom Partisan league. in relation
to the war. demanded, in the governors
opinion. rigid legislation relative to
sabotage, sedition and all the kindreds
arts of kaiserism in America which
have done much to bring the war home
To us in recent months. Today, Cow
crnor Stewart expressed the belief that
the necessary enactments will go
through without a pause. and the views
expressed by the great majority OF SEN
ntors and representatives here at pres
cnt. supported the governors view.
Opposition Element.
The governors optimism, while it is
shared apparently by nine in every ten
OF the members here, at the same time
has nol cast the cloud Of over conf
dence .over anybody. While all the
patriotic senators and representatives
are prepared for a fight to get legis-
lation they want, there is a consider
able element present in the city who
are opposed to rigid enactments along
the lines outlined by Governor Stew
.art. Sam Teagarden, who operates
from Fergus county as a Partisan
Lacquer under the guise of farmer. Is
already on the ground. Arriving -
about the time came the Reverend
Roberts Burns Martin, sometime
clergyman. but now agent OF ''16 to T.
Townley. as the leader Of Non Parti-
sanism Is coming to be known.
Seed Grain Legislation.
Legislation to relieve the seed grain
situation among the farmers will prob
III likely that the seed grain bond meas
urc will be the first called up fol
legislation. as all members who art
here seem to favor it. and even the re-
doubtahle Nom Partisan league hench.
men are not speaking against it.
Further evidence that the session
probably will be both short and har.
monious. at least so far as the senate
is concerned. was given tonight fol.
lowing quasi caucus Of p Repub.
lican members OF the upper house
which closed at 10 o'clock tonight.
The Republicans. who are in the ma.
jority in the senate. decided upon un.
qualified support OF the gubernatoria
program, and settled minor question,
of organization for tomorrow's open
ing meeting.
Patriotism, Not Politics.
ITS a question now of patriotism
and not OF politics." was the sentimen
OF the meeting. At it's conclusion. Sen
ator Edwards and Senator Dwight, o
Rosebud and Sanders counties respec
lively. declared that so far as the sen
ate is concerned. they could complet
their work here in three days.
Only two OF the Republican senator
now are absent, Senator Willett of Al
berton. who resigned because OF hi
affliction with leprosy. and Senate
Parksmith of Helena, who Is now wit
the military forces of the Unite
States.