Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1905 — The Political Pot. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Political Pot.

John McLane of Milford was inaugurated Governor of New Hampshire at Concord. Gov. Gooding, in his message to the" Idaho Legislature at Boise, urged the passage of a law making polygamy a crime. Klmer Dover, private secretary to the late Senator M. A. Hanna, is collecting data to he used in an official biography of the Republican leader. Indiana legislators convened and Sidney Cantwell of. Blackford county was elected Speaker. Gov. Durbin's message was read on the second day. Gov. John 11. Mickey of Nebraska was inaugurated in Lincoln for the second time. In his message to the Legislature lie recommended the abolishment of vicious lobbyists from the Capitol. Gov. Bliss sail farewell and Gov. Warner read his greeting to the Michigan Legislature. Gov. Bliss' message, among other tilings, recommended the discontinuonee of the State census. Thomas K. Xiedringhaus of St. Louis, chairman of the Missouri Republican State central committee, was nominated by the legislative caucus in Jefferson City to succeed Senator Cockrell. Five ballots were taken. Senator Platt intimated to bis friends in New York that lie would hereafter take a more active part in the management of the Republican state organization and that he would make- no further attempts to net in concert with Gov. Odell. “Had Mr. Black been elected to the Senate,” he said, “I should have seriously contemplated resigning my seat.” La Follette a (til anti-La Follette men in Wisconsin are in another wrangle because Senator Beach of the caucus committee issued a call for the Senate caucus. The administration men insist the call should come from the chairman of the State central committee. The Delaware Legislature disposed of* the business for which it was called in extra session and adjourned, the deadlock being broken after the Addieks Republicans had conceded half the officers to the "regulars,” with the understanding that they should serve only during the extra Session.