The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-11-19

nrxt session. CONSERVATIVE. sao--st
the sinner eireie- In two or three 80
crs.. 10 . candidate Tor speaker. %
his candidacy 90 -espese- the "tnaer
by a wtsh 90 see tsgistattsn uafettes
s~vs 20 his feiisw members OF the n
iowss
To the Members Elect of Hons. az
Representatives State Of Washing
ton:
Genticmeus
Since writing you my previous let
tera ON tho matter OF tho Speaker
Hhip-srverai OF my friends have
suggested that you might feel that
tho letters vera written more an "A
personal appeal for my election as
Speaker. and not what they werc
and are intended To h. to-wit. q
strong. vigorous and tnsirfent pro
test against the iniquisous synt~m OF
eiccting a Speaker IN advance Of the
session by a few scif.appointed man
ayers / am now and win continue
to make q vigorous fight against the
old order OF thinrs-arsinst the back.
room caucus-u OF an inner cliatso. to
wit Mr.. Rcd. jim Davis Julius
uubb>i and v. ~ Guie 7 am not
much concerned A. 10 who IN the
Speaker. 10 long AZ he In not the
mere tool and figure head for this
oid-time taek.room gang
Th.se men viii argue shat the
Legislature win wsute several dayA
maybe n week. oiectinx n Speaker
u II Ia not done before the session.
Wen and Epod for II Wa wait we
viii then have a. Speaker q man
who n tho Intelligent choice Of tho
majority OF tho memherr II you
will consult the Journals Of the last
few sessions of tho LrEiriat'irr. you
win note that all Tho Legislator.
ever doc. for tho FIRST week or two
is 10 meet. have hills introduced. and
then adjourn until tho next day. Two
or thrcs weeks pass before any ieEis-
lation h enacted. Their argument
% saving time In rp~cious. faiss and
based upon their desire 20 get com.
plcts control h~foro you hava Q
chance 20 grt together and really
know what you aro doing
SOCIAL rAvORTTr3
AXE JoChENED-
You may ask. how q ss~y ~
contrpif They do " this way: They
always encourar- local savorfses In
the various localities and play them
ono AGAINST the other. You psrhap.
have some mernh~r~i~ct. living near
you. whom you prefer ~ Speaker
and he r~ss your promirs. Tho local
favor,ss are jockeyed about by thes~
men untti such time ar they have
siTned M enough votes TO be within
striking distance Of e'ectlrr their
choice. Then they announos n tho
local fzvorftr~ I'VE have enough
votes to elect our uian--you can,
make ls--t~,ter coma with a. and
you can have the Craftsmanship 81
surh and such committee or maybe
they rirs hint you had better get IN
the hard warnn and your local favor.
Ito reis Scared and capifuiatrs. Then
suddenly II In all ever. and the,
have chosen your Speaker fer you.
-Four or fave men With seffixh inter.
esfs 10 protect by choosing the
rr~aker they contrrs and nans the
Chairman # the Appropriations
COMMITTEES. Chairman Of the Roads
and bridges Committee. also Judo.
AIRY. and several other COMMITTEES 10
which important ierisiation vii
property no. The Roads and Bridges
and Appropriations Committees are
really che most important. and th~y
ar~ Always % seiscfei by the spcak.
or chosen ~ these sn~n that they
have IN each committee . working
majority pledged 10 follow thelr
leadership. defy you or anyone
else 10 show mo wher~ the general
Appropriation Eili or the Road and
Brsdv. Bill presented TO tho Houo
under the management Of th@s~ men.
has ever been 10 much as even dent.
ed In an attack from the floor In
open serrion-
You can't ~ an arnenAvnens shru.
no matter what u h. II might h.
tho fairc~f amendment po~afie and a
majority OF the House might favor
II. but the word has rune out from
The inner ciiqus-''no am~ndmcnts.s'
and you might ~ well but, your
head against q rtone wan "a In Try
IL. because the Chairman Of Appro-
printion Committee. Jim Davis. or
tho Chairman Of thu Road and
Bridg. COMMITTEES. Julius Hubbci. al.
ways have pledged up n majority Of
the House 90 vote for the bin M n
stands. without amendment. before
they win allow II TO come out of