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Show REPUBLICANS ARE INJUIDRITY Five New England Legislatures Open. Odd Situation In b;.uo of Maine Hoston, Jnn. C Tho leglslaturci of flvo Now England states all ex cept Khodo Is'.nnd convened todaj for tholr annual or biennial sessions Tho Massachusetts "great and gener al court" nict with largo Hopubllcnn majorities In both houses. David I. Wnlsh who will bo Inaugurated to morrow for his second term nB a Massachusetts governor, is however, a Domocrnt. In Vermont both houses are solidly solid-ly Republican nnd that stato tomoi-row tomoi-row will lnaugurato a ltepubllcnn go ornor, Charles W. Gates. The He publicans nlso control both housoi and sennto In New Hampshl e, when tho legislature at tho last blonnla session In 1013 was dominated by r combination of Democrats nnd Pro gresslvcs. Governor Holland 11. dpaldlng, ltepubllcnn, will deliver his Inaugural address tomorrow. Mnlno has a Republican houso and a Democratic sennto with n chanco for a deadlock on Joint ballot If the olghty-soven Republicans and four Progressives should combine against tho nlnety-ono Democrnts. Oakloy C Curtis, a Democratic governor will be inaugurated tomorrow. Connecticut began tho year with an administration Republican In all branches. Mnrcu8 H. Holcomb was sworn in as governor today succeed Ing Simoon E. Daldwln, a Democrat. Progressives' Attitude Awaited Albany, N. Y. Jan. C Thero nro only threo Progressives In tho Now York stato legislature which convened conven-ed horo todny, but In vlow of tho courso tnken by tho Illinois l'rogres slvca last night In Joining tho Republicans Re-publicans and Democrats for tho or York legislators bolonglng to that party was u watted. Prohibition a Stumbling Block Sprlngfiold, 111., Jnn. C With tho wet nnd dry Issue tho stumbling block to harmony In each enso tho Inltlnl session today of tho forty ninth genornl assembly promised a . . . in ssfl speakership deadlock In tho houso jB.Bftl nnd n bitter fight between tho Ro- MiBI piiblluins nnd Defmocrnts for the or- JiBBJ utilization of tho scnato. flJBH ii'flfl Democrat Is Swum In j 'flBj St. Paul, Minn., Jan. C Wlnllald Xil Scott Hammond, Dcint-cmt, wan H'Bfll sworn In today nB governor. In hla If i'flBj Inaugural nddrocB ho urged tho tar- ff.Bfta ly passage by tho legislature of a fliflYJ tumpcrmue law. PrflBJ . Tflffl Lansing, Mich., Jon. C Tl.o forty- iIsOBYJ .eventh Michigan legluntuio began I'flVJ ti r.cB'!nn today. Tl.oio nro on.y iltiVAl soven Democrnts out of n r.iembcr- iflfta uhlp of 125. I! BBl |