Show views from capitol hill by united press last minute councils of war among organizations with programs to push through the legislature are the order these days with inauguration day and opening of the legislature immediately on the horizon there will be a thousand and one proposals many of which will tie the legislature in knots and still more predestined to be tabled with bare introduction in the press of more serious buskness bus liess kiess governor when henry H blood takes the oath of office from supreme court justice IV H folland he will become numerically the governor to direct affairs admitted to the union january 4 1896 utah has the distinction of listing still among its active citizens heber wells first man to hold office as the states chief executive woodward resigns while numerous new state officials and legislators begin convening for the legislatures opening sessions dr hugh M woodwards course will take him in another direction pressed by his hi I 1 new duties as regional director of recreational and educational program and liberal utah county senator submitted his resignation to governor blood this week in appointment of woodwards successor the governor has a problem which borders on the delicate utah county democrats who first elected woodward in 1934 and who have continued to favor his progressive leanings want A 0 ellett another so called left winger elevated to the post more conservative interests would receive favorably another appointee poin tee party lines have been drawn considerably closer since the election however and there is an impression that it will take considerable ei able tugging and hauling to persuade the governor to ignore the unmistakable preference ofa the majority faction from utah county there are those who insist that if the governor does appoint a known conservative to the position senate president herbert maws chances of reelection election rc as major domo of the upper colluer chamber Cul Luer may go 90 out the window this is based on the theory that S senator benator ira A huggins of weber county has sufficient backing to hold a near majority many observers however still recall the maw power demonstrated at the state nominating convention and believe the new senator from utah county will make little difference in the fight for the presidency state municipal league one organization expected to be plainly heard when it submits its proposals to the lawmakers is the state municipal league the league is ready with a demand 1 for legislation requiring the road commission to spend one fourth of the money collected on the present gasoline tax for perma lent street improvements within regularly incorporated cities and towns directors and the leagues legislative committee meet january 8 and 9 to round out their program salt lake cites progressive democrats will be among the interests demanding speedy approval of the proposed state direct primary law which if present indications arent misleading should hustle through both houses additionally the bourbon group is prepared to back a bill which would prohibit aliens from holding public office |