Show DEMOCRATS SELECT FOR LEGISLATION Frank K Given Indorsement Indorsement Indorsement In In- for Circuit Judge EVANS IN MINORITY F Fewer ewer Committees es for Next Session of Legis Legis- lature The steering committee c of thirteen composed of eight members of the legislature and nd five Democratic party leaders start started d out this morning to mold legislation for I the session which will open January 8 I Piloting this committee with a a. firmand firm firmand and fearless hand on the wheel is none other than that gallant man o o. wars war's man Thomas Democratic who wielded the bela be- be state chairman la in pin over the heads beads of ot the as assembled assembled as- as Democratic hosts at the New Cow Newhouse eW- eW house hotel The Tile steering committee was subdivided subdivided vided each subcommittee having important legislation or ot orthe charge of the the coming session This subdivision Is as follows Prohibition Prohibition Joseph Joseph Chez Ciez R. R W. W Young Jr and S. S R. R Thurman Public utilities utilities utilities-C. C. C C. C Richards Richarde George H. H Dern W. W r. G. G Roylance C. C L. L Olson and Thomas Workmen's compensation and labor legislation legislation legislation-C. C. C L. L Olson Edward Edwatd Southwick Southwick Southwick South- South wick and G George orge H. H Dern Dem Initiative and referendum referendum Joseph Joseph I Chez George Geore H. H Dern Dem and Thomas PIa P. P Ia rage ge Good roads roads roads-C. CC C. C Richards D. D D. D McKay and J. J L. L Boyden Committee on OD irrigation and reclamation mation mation l Th Thomas mas W. W R. R Wallace D. D D. D McKay Th Thomas P. P Page rage I and Edward Southwick P Party Watchdogs I These committees will not only co coI cooperate cooperate co- co operate with avith the regular legislative I committees but they will actually dominate the deliberations and follow tollow the tho course of measures through both I houses seeing that the bills arc properly properly prop prop- erl erly tucked awa away for Cor publication In Inthe the 1917 session laws Ians Another Important committee Is that I II I on economy and efficiency It Is made madeI I up of Senators W W. W. W Armstrong H H. T. T Reynolds Representatives J. J Alex Bevan Sevan and Joseph E. E Garden Cardon and Dr Joseph F. F Merrill and I. I B. B Evans This committee will formulate a 3 plan to consolidate consolidate consolidate con con- con con- boards and commissions and to otherwise adopt measures of econ econ- omy Then there Is la the committee on in inauguration inauguration in- in consisting of ot Chairman in-I in Thomas Secretary R. R B. B Thurman George D. D Alder John S. S I Corless and I 5 S. S S S. S Smith All An m matters pertaining i to one of ot the most joyous inaugurations I lions ever seen in the West Wet will be I handled by this committee One of ot the gratifying accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments of ot the session was wag the un unanimous ni-I ni indorsement of ot Frank K Neo Neo- eker for tor judge of ot the Eighth circuit court of ot appeals Senator J. J W W. Funk as was was expected was un unanimously selected by twelve senators for tor president p of ot the senate A similar caucus would have made J. J Frank Tolton the choice for tor speaker of ot the house excepting for the fact tact that there were not enough of the leg leg- elect present Mr Tolton's In Indorsement indorsement indorsement in- in for for this position will come at a caucus to be called by a few few rays before the legislature ope opens s. s There I j Is no opposition to Mt- Mt Tolton The legislative committee held an informal session last night at which Governor-elect Governor Bamberger dropped a afew afew afew few ringing words of ot encouragement and Indorsement of the action taken The governor elect was so busy that he did not get a chance to attend the conference con eon ference terEnce and that made it easy for tor him because he told th the party leaders he did not care to appear before permanent permanent permanent perma perma- nent organization was perfected for tor forthe forthe the reason that his presence might be misconstrued Fewer Committees One of the early earb reforms of tile the comIng coming corning com corn ing session will be the reduction in number of ot committees In both houses bouses Continued on page 6 DEMOCRATS SELECT Continued from page page 1 The senators caucused on this point and agreed to It Committee work has been burdensome because of or the fact I I that there are nineteen committees one more than the number of senators The I I same condition has obtained in the I house I One ot the most noticeable features of the distribution of committee appointments appointments appointments ap ap- ap- ap I Is the absence of the name of Senator Franklin Evans It was he ie e who framed the public utilities bill and the prohibition measure but nowhere on the committee does his nam named name appear The reason for this may be found round by I revolting reverting back to the recent campaign when Senator Evans remained neutral He had been elected d as a Progressive- Progressive I I Democrat Because he dip Inand in inand I an and drill it has been en decided by common common cornmon com corn I mon consent among the Democrats to tomake tomake I make him the minority of the coming I I senate by b br classing him as a I can I I Otherwise the senate would be solidly Democratic Senator Evans say the I. I Democratic party part leaders will be ignored ignored ig- ig ig-I ig nore nored completely |