Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-01-22
GOV. HARDING RECOMMENDS THAT
GERMAN LANGUAGE BE BARRED
FROM PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
MANY NEW LAWS ARE SUGGESTED
Official Count Shows Harding Won in
Fall Election by Only 11,447 Votes
70 Over His Opponent.
(By Hon. G. L. CaswelD.


known when he first arrived here
over week ago that he would with
hold his committee announcements
this year until the speaker OF the
House was ready to announce his COM
mittees. Team work-that's Lieut.
Gov. Moore all over.
And now Speaker McFarlane says
he is going to take till next Wednes-
day to make up his committees, de-
laying one day more than usual in or
der to get everything just right. When
he was unanimously endorsed for
speaker at the House Republican eau
Gus last week Saturday, Mr.. McFarhne
had made it plain that he was going
to use judgment and fairness In nam
ing committee chairmen, regardless OF
who vas.for or against him as he be-
lIeved ability and merit should be rec
ognized. News that has leaked out,
and foreca9ts that are made indicate
that the speaker is working along the
lines mentioned.
Who WIN Lead Committees.
1t isn't 'spilling any beans" now to
state that several Of the most import
ant committee chairmen have been
practically decided upon.
J. e. Wichman Of Garner, Hancock
county, will head the appropriations
committee. Equal to this great honor
is that T. P. Harrington of Algona will
head the judiciary committee. In orr
der of importance F. s. Finley of Hem
ry county will head the ways and
means committee; J. B. Weaver of Des
Moines, the municipal corporations;
C. B. Santee of Cedar Falls, the roads
and highways, and W. F. Moore of
Guthrie Center the banks and banking.
1t is said that J. H. Anderson Of Win
nebago county, the only Anderson left
Of the four who used to head the roll
call in the House, will have the agri-
cultural committee All these men are
men of merit, most truly, and their
selection indicates good results in the
House.
Lieut. Gov. Moore sits tight on the
committee appointments in the Senate,
but it is understood that several of
the most important committees will be
headed by the same men who had them
two years ago. but just who will take
Senator Chases place as head of the
judiciary committee is not known.
Governor Officially Elected.
On Tuesday afternoon both houses
convened in the House chamber to
canvass the vote for governor and
lieutenant governor according to law.
Committees checked over the figures
handed to them by the executive coun-
Gil but did not total the same till
Thursday afternoon, because the law
says that the vote shall be thus can
vassed and the governor Immediately
To get around the i'm
the result is withheld from
the expectant and suffering public
from Tuesday till Thursday in order
to give the governor and lieutenant
governor elect hint of what is COM
ing and permit them to get their best :
suit of clothes from the dry cleaners;
also to think up something to say to
the public who will be there to wit
ness the inauguration. 1t was found
when the result was announced on
afternoon, just before the
that w. l.. Harding has
received 190,262 votes and Claude r.
Porter his democratic opponent. 17S,-
SIS. This left Harding 11,447 plurality
and chance to hand something back
to those who fought against his Ian
guage proclamation. Lieut.. Gov.
Moore had 69,124 plurality over his op-
ponent, Whitaker.
The governors message to the leg
islators was given Tuesday afternoon
at the joint session and his inaugural
address Thursday Afternoon. The mes
sage was rather bare and statistical,
but did recommend the favorable ac-
ton of the legislature on improved
roads, on woman suffrage and on the
of the national prohibitory
somersaults and
some of the politicians
say.
In his inaugural address, Gov. Hard
ing put on the polish and emphasis
Of which he is capable. He did not
back up on the language proposition,
but stated that this country is one
where English is the official language.
and he recommended that action be
taken by the legislature to require
that the English language be used for
in all schools up to the
high school, He said America is a
nation, not an asylum, and it should
have language Of its own, used by
every citizen, SO that all can read the
and Lincoln's Gettysburg
address in the language Of their orig
inal production.
Good Desk Forces Big Help.
Organization of the desk forces is
almost as important in each house al
the Inauguration of the governor.
When Arch w. McFarlane of Water
loo was elected Speaker of the House
and w. C. Ramsey of Belmond chief
clerk, it was conceded by all that the
House had the best directors it had
enjoyed for years. McFarlane's elec-