Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1911 — DEMOCRATIC SPEAKER WAS CHOSEN AT CAUCUS. [ARTICLE]

DEMOCRATIC SPEAKER WAS CHOSEN AT CAUCUS.

Albert J. Veneman Selected to Rule Lower House at General Assembly Which Convenes Today.

Albert J. Veneman. of Evansvilio. was chosen speaker of the house of representatives Wednesday night after one of the most perplexing contests in thq history of Indiana / politics. Veneman was named on the second ballot ih the democratic caucus held in the agricultural room at the state house. Adam E. Wise, of Plymouth; Adoli h Sfeidensticker, of Indianapolis; Joseph M. Crains, of Madison, and Michael Thornton, of New Albany, were the opposing candidates. Harry G. Strickland and J. B. Faulkner withdrew from the race. Charles McCullough, of Brazil, was elected chief clerk of the house on th fourth ballot, receiving thirty-one votes. Mark Fippen, of Salem, was elected assistant clerk on .he first ballot. Fippen was journal clerk of the,house two years ago./ John Walsh, of Indianapolis, a prominent labor union man, was named as chief doorkeeper. " A resolution was adopted unanimously that the chief doorkeeper employ Bert Hendren, of Linton, as postmaster of the house. He had no opposition. CZ Zacharies Lieb, of Rockport, representative from Spencer county, was caucus chairman. John J. Keegan, of Indianapolis, and Charles M. Frisse, of Evansville, were secretaries. On the second ballot six votes from the Fifth district went to Veneman, which had been- cast for Seidensticker on the first ballot, thus giving Veneman thirty-one votes, the necessary majority if all the members of the house had been present The first ballot resulted as follows: Veneman, 24; Wise, 14; Beldenstlcker, 10, Cravens, 6; Thornton, 4. On the seccnd ballot Veneman received 31; Wi*e 18; Cravens, 2; Sei den sticker, 5; Thornton, t?