The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-01-08
SPEAKERSHIP
IS.LINING UP
y. W. Jarnasin, the Reviews Special
Legislative Editor, Tells Of Lineup
for the Speakership
LABOR WANTS SOME NEW LAWS
Most Important Of These is a Series
OF Amendments to the Present
Compensation Law
BY j. w. JARNAGIN

OF amendments to the Present
j. Compensation Law
BY ]. w. JARNAolN
DIES MONIES, Jan. Especial tc
the Review)-Members of the coming
session of the general assembly are
drifting into town and the lineup fol-
speaker is becoming somewhat confus
Ing. Arch MacFarlane, of Black Hawk
county, seems to have the largest fol
lowing, but whether he will have
votes enough to land the job is a
4 question. His friends claim that he
has enough already pledged, but the
other aspirants doubt this and it now
looks like there might be combina.
ton OF the supporters of the other four
candidates against him. No special is.
Aue seems to be involved. A few sore
places left over from the session two
years ago are discovered occasionally
but no marked factional lineup is in
sight. ~
John W. Wormley, of Plymouth, is
the only Pitt follower who seeks the
position and he has said that the road
question, which was the issue that
caused the alignment two years ago,
will not be an is Tue this session. It is
limited that he is willing to throw his
strength to which of the other three
candidates has the largest following
IN order to defeat MacFarlane. Worm
ley and MacFarlane locked horns" on
several occasions two years ago and
this has not been forgotten by either
party. aa
The candidates for subordinate
places in both the house and senate
are distributing cards and soliciting
votes. Most of the clerkships will go.
to stenographers and those aspiring
must submit to an examination in or
der that their ability may be deter
mined. .'s.
Only One Contest.
While there are a number Of men,
bers who received a very scant ma
5Ority at the late election there is no.
tice of only one contest on file with
the secretary of state and that comes
from Tama county. T. e. Mann, the
democratic candidate was elected by
majority of II votes on the face of
the returns. Then the soldier vote
was recorded and this reversed the
case, giving F. W. Ingersoll, the re-
publican nominee, majority of one
vote. Mr.. Mann will base his contest
upon the result of the soldier vote,
Calming that the act providing for
this vote is unconstitutional. He has
secured legal counsel and the con-
test will be referred to the committee
on elections when it gets before the
house.
Sports Want Boxing LOCALIZED
". Among the prominent athletic stunts
featured in the various army camps
was the art Of boxing. The war de-
partment encouraged this on, the
grounds that 1t laid the foundation for
superior bayonet warfare. Boxing
makes prominent the ability to think
an dact quickly. 1t is claimed that it
made soldiers sure footed and self
composed under trying conditions.
Boxing instructors were provided at
all of the camps. Those who have
been trying for several sessions to get
a bill passed that will legalize the
sport feel greatly encouraged in view
of the prominence given in training
the men. A bill will be introduced
at the coming session providing that
a limited number of rounds may be
fought purely as sporting venture.
Teachers Want School Laws Revised
At the annual meeting of the state |
teachers association it was voted to
instruct the legislative committee to |
work for revision of the school laws |
1t Is we'll known that these laws are
mostly out of date and there is great |
need of complete revision. Some of
the things the teachers want drafted
into law are:
No foreign languages in elementary
schools.
Adequate teachers training facili-
ties.
A minimum salary of $1,000 for
teachers.
An adequate retiring fund for
teachers.
The repeal Of the present law and
the passage Of new bill providing
for consolidation of schools
Better teachers for county schools.
More vocational training.
Promotion of public health.
Inauguration of national campaign
to stamp out illiteracy.
Fav0ring of equal suffrage and ma
tiOnal prohibition.
Stockmen Want Better Protection
\ DR.. ]. l. Gibson, state veterinarian,
at the head of the animal husbandry
department, asks for number of en-
actments. First and foremost is an Z.
that will indemnify the
owners Of cattle condemned because
Of the presence Of tuberculosis. The
national department of agriculture will
meet half of the expense if the state
az ininnlif.r 1lrill thu ofhor