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Show JOSEPH IN LEAD FOR SPEAKER OE THE HOUSE; WALTON FOR SENATE ocrupv tlie samp position in the House. I'fah countv is tnl t bo solid for him. He has one opponent and he i? Elder Joseph Hppso oi Davm counfv. who has oerupieil the place for three terms. For Other Positions. For the postion of sergeant at arms i to the Senate, thore nre tn-- candi dates, Maj. H. T. Mvton and Edjjar S. Tre Boh Houston will undoubtedly be one of the do orkeepers; lareni e Er nt. ste-.vtd tn fh Weber -1 1 ; h, is out after the position of doork-'ep.r to th Senate. Quince R. Nichols is out after sonie thing, but just what f He would like to be ifoorkeper, messenger to the Governor Gover-nor or elerk to some ot the committees. - CANDIDATES. FOE SPEAKER. H. S. Joseph, Salt Lake City. Rudolph Kuchler, Ogden. C. E. Marks, Mill Creek. Orrllle L. Thompson, Sclpio. SENATE CHAPLAIN. The Rev. Peter A. Stmpkln, Salt Lake City. HOUSE CHAPLAIN. Elder Fred Lewis, Spanish Fork. Elder Joseph Hease, Davis county. FOR DOORKEEPER. Maj. H. P. Myton, Salt Lake City. Edgar S. Ure, Salt Lake City. FOR SAROEANT AT ARMS FOR THE SENATE. Bob Houston, Salt Lake City. MESSENGER FOR GOVERNOR. Clarence Ernest, Ogden. Quince B. Nichols, Salt Lake City. PRESIDENT OF SENATE. Wesley K. Walton, Woodruff. Stephen H. Love, Salt Lake City. Salt Lake county is to receive the Speakership erf the Hmise st the com ing session of the Legislature. Such is the general consensus of opinion of the members of the House. At present there is little doubt but what Harrv S. Joseph, will be the Speaker It is declared that it will be a iust reward for his party fealtv. Mis friends assert that he is logn-allv the man for the place. There are three others in the rare, but Joseph was busy during the early hours after election elec-tion and did some tall tving up of the Representatives. FMedgrs sufficient to seeure the gavel hand have been obtained. ob-tained. Kuchler in Race. Rudolph Kuchler. Ogden. represent in the Third district, is alo a strong aspirant for the place and should any of the cogs fail to w..rk for Joseph, he will be trie man. It will be a hard job to break down the barrier that Joseph has built up around himself. The general belief is that Kuchler started in the race at to, late an hour to accomplish much. Friends of E. Marks of Mill ""reek believe thev have n strong array for their candidate, but indicnti mis a.re against them. Thompson Is Strong. A candidate that hails from the conn trv districts is OrviMe I. Thompson, who comes Scipio, representing the Nineteenth district. His following will come from the southern part of the State, where Joseph has a verv strong following. The men from the southern part of the State are n't anxious for the Speakership, but thev want a position on some f tl"1 pood committees. Thev declare that it will be more to their advantage than a Speakership. At the caucus which will lie held at H o'clock Saturday evening in one of the courtrooms at the county build ing. the officers for the House and the Senate will be selected. Most of the officials have already been practically agreed upon. Walton May Win. The isndidites for Treiden' of the Senate are VesIe K Walton of Woodruff and Stephen H. Love of Salt Lake City. It is said that Love is only lukewarm and Walton is practically insured in-sured the Presidency. Rev. Teter A. Simpkin, pastor of the Phillips Congregational church, will be the chaplain of Senate. He is wav in the lead. He is one of the m -st popular popu-lar ministers in Salt Lake Cuv and is an all around reliable man. Klder Fred Lewis of Spanish Fork will probably |
