Evening journal., 1891-01-06
BOTH HOUSES CAUCUS.
DoNAHOE SPEAKER OF THE SEN
ATE; SiRMAN OF THE HOUSE.

ATE; SiRMAN OF The HOUSE.
Hsarn and Dunn Catch the Respective
Clerlshipn-Phillips Made sergeAnt-at-
Arms Of Beth Housss-snssex Gets all
She Wants Governor Reynolds In
auguratfon.
STAFF Correspondence RvEEIEo JOURNAL.
DovRR, Jan. 6--No assembling Of the
General Assembly of Delaware has been
attended with the same interest as that
which was manifested last night.
Leading politicians from all over the
state came into town by every train and
by night every hotel was full 80 over
flowing, and an active canvass was begun
on the streets, In the State House and
small caucuses wers held In dozens Of
Offices and rooms In every part Of the
tewn
Prominent Politicians In Town.
The following prominent politicians
were seen upon the streets, every man
manitesting intense interest regarding
the outcome Of the Democratic caucus:
New Castle county-R. G. Brockson,
ak Sheriff Alvan Allen, s. b. Scott, DR..
p. w. Tomlinson, Senator John p. Dona-
hoe, John 7. Dickey, City Auditor John
A. Mitchell, Levy Courtman H. II. Jor
dan. County Treasurer Edward
Harman, Frank ID. Carpenter,
Registrar William d. Ice,
Samuel s Curlett, Thomas B. Smith.
John A. Cranston, Thomas j. Day, J.
Harvey WhitemRn, Patrick Neary, Cen
eral Theodore +. Armstrong, George
Lodge Abram vandegrift, William q.
Mahafy and John c. Higgins.
Kent county-B Allen, A. Raughley.
Minos Conway, Hon James Williams,
P. P. Richards, w. 7. Parvis, Edmund
Bailey, J d. Hawkins, W. A. Dickson,
Samuel Armstrong, Gideon jackson, w.
Il. Burnite and John Clifton, not to
mention the small army Of local politi.
clans Of prominence.
Sussex county-Samuel @. Layton, ex-
clerk OF the House William A. Gum. r.
G. White, John H. Layton, John o.
Truitt w. L. SIrman, j Walter Ander-
son, William H. Boyce, James H. Boyce,
g. P. Phillips, L. w. Mustard, Ebe
Walter, Andrew Gum, Horace J.. Hick
man, r. M. Houston, George p. Morris.
s. g Fisher. Alfred 2. Robinson.
w. T. Records. / NJ Fooks, o, r. Polk,
7 w Willin, B. &. Moore, K ]. Morris
B. w Truitt. Hon John B. Dorman. l.
5. Giles, " Perry, Secretary OF State ID.
7. Marvel, E. d. Hearn, Robert r Nor.
ris, R. p Small, ID. L. Mustard, ex-
Governor Q. G. Stockley, Senator @. B.
Houston, 8 M Truitt, y. G. Ross, A. r.
Phillips, Hon W. II. Stevens. u. o.
Remington, Hon. w. NJ Ross, Edward
Fowler, b. O. Cannon.
The Fight Begi~s.
That Donahoe would be speaker and
Hearn clerk Of the Senate seemed TO be |
an assured thing from the start. The |
uncertainty centered In the House. The
Sussex county members came here de |
termined to make John Layton of Sussex |
county clerk, and allow the speaker to |
Kent county.
They had eentered upon Daniel |
"a. Ridgely for the speaker, thus throw
ing the elerkship into Sussex on tine plea |
that Kent county had the speaker. It |
WAS only when Mr.. Ridgely announced |
MS intention OF Withdrawing from the |
nght that the confidence Of the Kent |
county men was restored They held a |
meeting in the Capital Hotel and decided |
70 support rman Of Sussex, for speaker,
1t was after 0 o'clock before tbe two /
houses went into caucus, and during the
entire time they remained in caucus the
state House corridors we're thronged
with anxious Office seekers and their
friends.
The Senate Caucus
There was little trouble In the Senate |
caueus There were only Eve members
70 caucus, and every thing wss cut and |
dried before the caucus was called
The pan Of action was this: Senator |
Donahoe voted with the two SUSSEX
Senator'S for Hearn for clerk. In con.
sideration OF this the two Sussex county
members voted for Donahoe for speaker
Senator Donahoe was elected speaker
on the first ballot The following Is the !!
vote: For Donahoe-Donahoe Ross. Hons. !
ton, 3 for Hall-Williams and Hall. 2.
Z = Hearn was elected clerk on the
hrst ballot by the same combination that
elected Donahoe speaker. The nominees
were r. d. Hearn and o. + Polk Of Sus |
sex; W. A Q. Hardcastls and James 9.
Hughes Of Kent The vote was: Hearn.
s;Folk, Hardcastle, l.
Hon. James Williams lost his vote for
Aardcestle and ex xGovernor John M
Hall voted for Polk.
sergeant-at-ArIns Phillips
A. Phillips OF Sussex county was
elected sergeant-at-arms. The following
were the candidates for the position,
John DorAn, Samuel Pearce, s. S. Curlett
newel Scott, K. w. Price, James Green.
lee, James Lord, j. r, Boulden. Joseph
Collins, Peter s, Cooper. William ii
Jones and A. Phillips II took two hal.
lots to make an election. Upon tha
second ballot the fight was batwesn
James 6reenlee and A. Phillips Of Sussex
the latter winning.
The candidates for chaplain were Ravs
Duhsmel and Wykes both az Kant
county. Mr.. DuHamel was elected ~
the frst ballot.
Carol DOwnes OF Dover was elected
page. e''su
The House CaucuS.
The House did not finish its causus
until z o'clock this morning. Willjam
u Sirman Of Sussex was elected sneaker.
Francis M. Dunn OF Kent. clerk. Georrs |
Z Philips Of Sussex, sergeant at-arms
Rev AloysIus Green OF Kent. chaplain
and Velan hcGtnigle Of Dover, page.
The caucus was called to order bv d
NJ Ridgely. William T Hutson was
elected speaker pro tenn, and John M
Tindale secretary.
" L. sirman and Daniel NJ. Rideelv
were placed in nomination for AZ
speakership. Several ballots were taken
resulting In tie. On the sixth baIlot
slrman was elected speaker by vote OF
This practically threw the clarLsb,.