Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-12-18
THE LEGISLATIVE PBpMS
THE COMING sTH UaGLk BOR OE-
FiOE AT UUyER.
a Review af the aprToscbIag Leg.
fsiatIye GoBfests Candidates for
Speakers, Clerks And SesEsauts-
at Arms.

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tsiative FOD'e,ts Candidates for
Speakers, Clerks and kesEssBss-
at. Arms.
The Delaware Leeis'sturs will meet in
sison,sl session at Dovsr on Tuesday,
JanuarY 9th, 1885. The members are as
foliows
ssuate-Nsw Castle County, Alexander
b. Cooper, Ksq,, DR.. SWithin Chandler,
Charles u. MoWborter Kent, Wilson
Csvendsi, Samuel D. RE, DR.. William
Il. Cooper Sdsesx, DR.. David II. Mus
taTd, Bdward W. Houston, DR.. Hugh
Martin. Messrs. McWhorter, Cooper aud
Martin were elected at the present
general election, and the otheTs are
holdiug-ovsr members.
House Of RspFesen.atives-New Castle
oounty-HsnJy NJ. Barlow, Rnoch Moore,
Abram Palmer, Theodore f. Armstrong,
William A. Comegys, John T. Wilson,
Richard Ferguson; Ksnt-Henry NJ.
Howe, John +. Salisbury, James Vlrden,
G. Gundy Brown, John SchabinRer,
Nicholas b. Johnson, William T.WAtson;
Sussex-John o. Truitt, David il, Atkins,
Jacob Il Adams, John TAtman. William
z. hcCabe, JACOB W. Cannon, Joseph b.
Hsarns. All OF the members OF the House
| were chosen at The last election.
The Legislature will be unanimously
Democratic, none Of the Republican can.
didates having been successful In Novem-
Der last. On the evening previous to the
organic alton the members will meet in
oAuous for the purpose Of aRrt eing upon
officers OF the respective houses, and
already lively interest is expressed "a
TO the result sf their deliberations. The
omoe.s oaUa ~ 1e onOSen AIe sPeahe., oieiz,
SaIsa sss a.1sa .nu s.o.. n1ssenEer ~ lol 1son
nouse, ,i anu asioe ilo" 'ne sPsa1e1Shap
aNs. noss u Appr,9sns pm ~ Aie ~ .ne neio' Ine
speSHses ps VI. 70 onvsen i.1m sin9ns sne
.nsmoers, ms,l ~. ior ,ne o.hsr pos,uons "
VII, VII oe 80. nee ~. 10 ~, AL % Iaoe ITI Al Demo-
oSSlo onnID 0iNAens vi 'ne o'A'e "no onO0Ss !"
APRS; uon,,- o...s. A.. A..
ooIVeoeo ,Ss snAs x tne
GP..iS SP.ses - =, .ne sonse WI ooIo ,.s i,Dm vow
.nsI Sssne ooang, Iha 'ne Ink 1rer
az .t,n,s Nt,, "a .A sIis Pos.no'
HNo onogs T "Na % No Do'~1on nloer Ai.s -. p.
CooPet, heg', suu ", onnno,e,, WIN tne
onsn0eS N sDoas eveny ulyiosu peswesn
us sne". 10y, NV oAs,ps olAnn, nomexer, -
~. ". .gkaiueo ~ 40 apeoiuse, anu oesPi'o ,no
~, snns sno isns epe1Ao. mAs menpeI
VI .ne nens oounsy ueisgA'ion' 'ns. ooun,y
AsaH put IN 0lsm. IN
ssnu AsosIus oenAor HaVenue, WIZ piove
.yinius.e ovnpeu1oI, 10 ne wAs one VI
.ne euiest leglsiStors IN the last session.
s, ano pvssesses NJ sne ne9essxTy quntnoa-
siors ~ iol sne Pos,Nion. "; nugh martin
oL eussS1, 10 ALSO iaVotapiy spoken OF,
eor, si'Iougn : new member OF me
oenA'e, he Is = veteran legislator, hAvinR
served en1 snIee .eims IN tne house, tns last
III AoI-As speAkeIi nor Wouio tne
o'ner SasaeA sen.'ors Do sVefse
Aoospnng tne honoI. In hsos'
.ns eenate spsAkefsnlP is m
vol.eu M ~ muon oIapI' WIN All tne
ohAnSes inVoIiIe = New vAsue counX
,nSnpel, Inw 'nouRn Wnetner tne on0ioe Mnl
iai upon ml. SoopSr or ". onsnoier
oannos I 10 ioIesoiu. "s hne Giaims oi ousss1
are passed soleiy upon tne iao. thss the
nor,in tne event Oh tne ihtter's deatn, ana
that as the present governor Is from
sussex, tnN county shouid be Kept IN
the line OF succession until the end OF his
term
FOR speaker OF tne House only TWO
names are prominently menuoned-W.
a. vomeRys OF Inls county ana 1ohn e.
oeulspuiy OF hent' MI Comesyt VIII
proAply oe tne cnoice OF the new Castle
ceieRahon' put mis- chsnoes OF success
are mAserislly lessened ny the TACT that
ne last speaker OF the honss came nom
'his ooun " ana hsnt ahd sussex are
excessively oiannlsh In regard TO these
poihts SUSSEX mas not yet put forth \
cHnoloate' sno LOOKS ~ this time as
.houRh MI, oAuIspury Will be the nomi-
Lee, as ne 10 the second choice OF the New
cAshe members Ano Will nave the solld
support o. ms own delegation
The csndig ates for the olerkships are
numerous For the Senate X. 7. Cooper
OF Dover apparently has the inside track,
tnouRh MS prospects, OF course, are mot
yst certain. His opponents are Douglass
Goverdaie Of smyrns, Henry Whitaker OF
Lslpsic, John ID. hawkins OF Frederick,
Benjamin Moore OF Laurel and
Charles K. hoFee, Esq, son Of
Insurance Commissioner McFee and
oae OF the editors OF the
Deie care democrat OF Georgetown. These
oAnoioNes are numerous and influential
enough 70 make tne race between Mr..
cooper AND the neid OF decidedly
lively chalacter. AS It is SO generally
conceded shat the speakership will come
rom ,nis county there are no New Castle
candidates ior the olerkship. Kent and
ousse1 40 MOI heaitAte ior an instant 70
gopple up tne speaker CLERK and serSeant-
NEAfms, tney can get them, bus modest
NeW oAsLie is always satsned with
single position OF honor or proht At any
session:
FoI me house oierkship' however,
is thouRnt there is good chance for
New CAstie county man, in view OF the
isot the speakerehip Will undoubtedly be
awaIoed 10 hent or sussex, while New
Castie has not had the olerkship for
dozen years: The only New Castle can
aidates are John n. bradford, Esq, and
Franz w. Reeve OF tnis oity,
Du. hent county Wil vigorously back
Vlnton D. Williamson, bsq', OF Dover
assistant osoretaIy OF state, while eus-
sex ls represented In the contest BY Levin