Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-31

I "a LUZ ASNElelALuIB VIII
meet this evening "A their resneciiv,
chambers in the State House At Dover tr
caucus Tor their respective officers. Faeb
House Will tonight settle upon their can.
didates for speaker, clerk and sergeant
aL arms, the three principal officers 10,
which provision is made bylaw. Each
houso will als) settle upon cbap'ain
and a messenger, for whom no proyision
/ by law has been made, but who have he,
come Indispensable ofIl ters. The Senate
standing 7 DE hocrats and 2 Republicans
VIII OF course select Democratic officers,
and the House standing IA Republican,
and Democrats will b. as sure to select
Republican Off ers.
VI late years It has become customary
ior each clerk TO employ reading clerk.
ior whom the Leglsla uFe makes proyis.
Ion before 1t adjOurns. Each clerk VIII
/ OF course choose one o. his own way Of
political thinking. Another rather i'm
portaut oilieer for whOA no provision has
been made BY law is a fireman. II mas
usually been custo ny for the two
sergeants-at-arms q lect the fireman
and a, Legislatures Tor the last thirty
years nave teen alslost unsnlmously
democratic, there has heen no trouble IN
selecung Democratic fireman, though
little friction occurred II tue stssIon two
years ago, the momenglas qU-sii n being
whether the fireman should be a SatI,s.
bury o. WOleOtt map TIE sauIsburv
man, however, got there aud held he no
sttlon all through. sewell B. Scott. OF
this city, was sergeapt-at-arms of the
Sepato and areman being needed he
appointed Salisbury nan before the
serseant-at-arms Of tie House, a VOL
cott man, arrived.
IL Is not known how the two serpeants-
alarms will agree tbs session, as one
VIII be l'emocrat aud the other Re
publican but If II caunot b, settled I'm
any other way It is m,st probable that a
Joint meeting Of both houses will settle
the dispute In which c,ise the Republicans
Will have the advantale
AS TO who the officers of the two
Houses will be, only to-nights meetings
VIII determine. The candidates for the
respective ollices are numerous, and as a
matter Of course, there will bo many dis
appointments. Of the seven Democrats
Senators, six of them are holding over
members and the whole six are csnvsssed
Tor the speakership Appearances at this
writing, however, ind ale that the plum
will fall to either 5ena or Lewis OF Kent,
or Senator Dorman Of Sussex In the
House, Representative Hoheeker OF Kent
and McKendree Dovnhsm of snssex
'till have the call, tpt which of them
only to-nighPs caucus will reveal. But
political deals are so very uncertain that
quite a different man ron either may be
struck.
Horace Greeley Knowles, Esq, of this
CITY, is making strong showing for clerk
OF the House. He started down on the
early train this morning, gripsack and
yallse In hand, prepared to stay If wanted.
IL IS hoped by many Sincere friends that
he will receive the Invitation to remain.
The Office could be conferred on no more
worthy young man nor deserving Repub-
lcan.
9William F. smalley, Jr., Esq, also " ent
doWn on the early trail this morning 10
watch his chances for SLIPPING in as clerk |
oi The Senate MIR Smalley is a very de- |
serving Young Democrat, but the general |
supposition is that tho clerk of the Senate |
VIII come from one ei the lower cOun-
ties.
Senators Gro san P5d Donahoe went
down on the 9. - IN. train to-day, as
they have a little more important bust
ness on hand than The D am0cratic mem
bgrs OF the House Messrs GRAY of this
,ity, Lodge of Brandywire, Whiteman Of
Mil Creek and Eckel Of NSw Castle will
not start until 3.55 p. m. 1t is thought
hat the Democratic 2limentary vote
u the House for speaker viii be given TO
hr. ARA strong of White Clay Creek.
In all probability the Legislature, when
viii adj urn from Wednesday
.yer until the following Monday, in
rider to give the apeakers time to arrange /,
heir standing committees and other
nembers TO prepare legislation
The REPUBLICAN will give full daily
eports of the proceedings, and a spec al
tier from day to day as matters Of in-
crest arise