The Holly chieftain., 1923-01-11

" the Twenty-fOurtll
~ General Assembly
started on its way, under the gold
tinted dome of the Capitol building.
Every member elect was in his seat
there were no contests. The names of
the members-elect, as certified by the
secretary of state, and approved by
the credentials committee, were an
nounced. The House then proceeded
to elect a speaker; both Democrats
md Republicans had their candidates,
the DEMOCRATS presenting the name of
A. Il. Headlee of Monte Vista, and the
Republicans offering Charles c. Sack
man of Denver; Mr.. Sackman receiy-
ing his party vote of thirty-three, and
MIR. Headlee receiving the thirty-two
Democrat votes. Mr.. Sackmann was
declared electe !. Mr.. Sackmann ac-
cepted the gavel with appropriate re-
marks; the House rules of the last
session were adopted, committees
We're appointed to arrange for the in
auguration of Governor Sweet, and
several routine matters; it was ar
ranged for Governor Shoup TO address
both Houses, in joint session, Friday
morning; it was his swan song,
after four years of service to the state.
Heretofore, the Senate has at
tracted the larger amount of attention,
but this year the House is going to
take the center of the stage This is
true because the two PARTIES are so
evenly divided, that there promises to
be something doing every minute of
the time, and hair pulling experiences
Will be many, no doubt.
Governor William Il. Sweet took
charge on the 9th, and if he succeeds
in putting over his program, as many
believe that he will, it is Il foregone
conclusion that Colorado will have
more progressive legislation enacted
this winter than for the last twenty
years of her history. Thus far in or
ganizing the Assembly. the Democrats
have allowed the Republicans to have
their way, and there does not seem 10
be any disposition to thwart Mr..
Sweets program on the surface. If
the Democrats succeed, they will be on
the defensive in the next campaign
If the Republicans oppose, they will
have TO assume the responsibility.
While this was going on in the
House, much the same proceedings
were going on in the Senate. Senator
Golding Fairfield of Denver was
chosen president. and the usual com
mittees were appointed, and an linus.
ually large number of House employees
were engaged. Politically, all this pa
trOnage belonged to the Republicans
in both houses; morally, the Demo-
Gratis might have been considered
more, favorably.
Within the next few days many
bills will be introduced, some of them
freaks, of course; then the Assembly
will get down to business. Already
sponsors for various measures are
busy seeking to mike friends for their
cause. This is an evil, everywhere
present, but it cannot be avoided; it
also has its good side If you visit the
Legislature some day. you will wit
ness contests, political and parliament
of the state, where millions are ut
stake or the good of some institution
involved
The personnel of the Assembly is
good, and fairly divided, between
youth and age, LONELINESS and beauty,
Democrats and Republicans. Glancin.
over the body in joint session, we see
farmers, teachers, lawyers, doctors, in
surance men, workmen in the crafts
;s well as women, for there are three
of them. Colorado was one of the
first states that recognized that WON.
en- had certain inalienable rights"
and gave them the ballot Politicians
do not represent, necessarily, the "sur.
vival of the fittest," but rather the
survival of, politically. the strongest.
Darwin's theory may be right, but it
does not always work in politics.
In the House, men like Headlee
Sweinhert, Lacy, and others. are lead
ers; in the Senate. BILLY" Adams,
though small in stature, is the "BI;:
Bertha" of that body in Influence I:
and, for the first session. Senator
Eaton is the big noise. There may be
some humorisis, but if so, that fact
has not yet developed However,
some of these fellows look rather
FUNNY. Some of them look green"
but green things are usually CROWN.
things, and so we have hopes.