The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-01-03
SPEAKERSHIP
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ment of the state government should
look after its own affairs without in
reference from any other depart
ment. In seeking to pick a man for
speaker, say McClure's opponents,
Governor-elect McCray is starting out
his administration by violating the
doctrine he advanced during the cam
paign.
Harmony Predicted.
The biggest thing in the speaker
ship fight probably is not the election
of certain man but rather the effect
the squabble may have on the work of
the legislature. The best hope Is that
Governor-elect McCray and the Repub-
lican leadership will not get at cross
purposes at the start.
Most Republican leaders are OPTIC
mistic II this respect. In advance OF
the arrival OF the majority of the
house members in Indianapolis they
cannot determine of course just what
the temper of that body is but they
are hopeful that in the event of Nc
Clure's election past differences will
be forgotten and the house leadership
will cooperate with the governor.
They are just as hopeful that in the
event of Mr.. McClure's defeat, the
governor-elect will be willing to forget
past difficulties and work in friend
ly and cooperative way with the house
leadership.
1t appeared today that one of the
features of the speakership contest
was a slight rise in the chances of
Representative Givan of Indianapolis.
Mr.. Givan has had the solid support
of his own county, Marion county,
right along but his candidacy has new
er been on a par with that of Repre-
sentative Miltenberger of Muncie or
with that of Representative Mcclure
of Anderson since Mr.. Mcclure has
gained the open support of the COVER
nor-elect.
But today friends of Mr. Givan said
he had received assurances of support
from several counties outside Indian
apolis. Givan's supporters seemed to
take the attitude that his chances
were better than those of Miltenberg-
er.
Givan's Chances.
There seemed to be a feeling on the
part of some that if the bitterness
among the house members is such as
TO preclude the possibility of electing
Mcclure than Givan could be elected
and that his election, because he has
taken a comparatively retired place in
the contest could not be construed as
an affront to the governor-elect, at
least that the election of Givan would
no look as much like going directly
against the wishes of the governor
elect as would the election of Milten-
berger.
Representative Kingsbury of Indian
apols seems to be taking the lead in
the management of the Givan can.
didacy. Kingsbury comes from an old
indianapolis family which has long
been identified with the agricultural
interests. Up until a few years ago he
was active in the management of an
agricultural journal in Indianapolis.
Some Republicans were saying to-
day that it was unwise to the Mcclure
candidacy to put w. w. Huffman of
Anderson forward as its sponsor. They
said that Huffman had not shown any
political strength in his home district
and that when he made the race for a
legislative nomination at the time
John S. Alldredge was nominated for
Madison, Henry and Upton, Huffman
made a very poor showing.
Huffman's Announcement.
Huffman got himself into the lime
light by coming to indianapolis last
week getting into conference with Nc
Cray and then going out and announc.
ing to the newspapers that the cleo
ton of Mcclure was certain because
always in the past the word of a gov.
ernor had been supreme in the choice
of speaker.
1t was said today to be certain that
Katherine Smith, of indianapolis would
be elected assistant secretary of the
senate. 1t is understood that this pro
cedure was agreed on among some of
the senate leaders even before Zell
Swain got out of the race for assistant
secretary and that Swain at that time
announced his willingness to throw
what strength he had to Miss Smith.
The need of satisfying the woman
vote by giving some prominent legis-
Iative place to a woman is said to