Show VIES W FROM ML CAPITOL HILL by united press salt lake city utah january 5 UX preponderantly democratic batic state legislature convenes monday dwi for a session promising to last months never before has a move more di agenda packed with controversial proposals been in prospect for the lawmaker of capitol hill A glance at the official roster pre pared by former secretary of state milton 11 welling serves to emphasize the importance of a pre pro session caucus called for saturday by calvin IV W rawlins democratic state chairman the roster shows that of 83 legislators 14 tors only five are republicans loneliest republican will be william willia in d II 11 griffin jr from cache county the G 0 P s only in in the senate hopelessly in the minority in the house republican views will be championed by lawrence B johnson of ric rich county milton twitchell of garfield county hoyt chamberlain of kane county and leland W redd of san juan county iiii should have smooth sailing whether ae they will split anto nto bitter I 1 factions or progress in a spirit oj of I 1 complete harmony may bo be indicated at al the saturday caucus called to choose officers of the two chambers j apparently far out in front for i election as speaker of the house is I 1 walter K granger of iron county the senate situation presents a different picture hoN however veyer although herbert maw president of the session appears a virtual certainty to occupy the presidents chair again a party split may see either ira A huggins of ogden or ward C holbrook of davis county succeed maw for constituents believing direct primary legislation will straddle the fence embodying both direct ballots and the present party convention system senator maw had a reassuring word this week such reports he be said are false with half a dozen types of primary balloting under consideration however the issue is certain certai n to bring forth considerable discussion if not heated controversy |