The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-03

There was grand rush to Dover
Yesterday by the faithful from all over
the State. New Castle was well repre-
seuted, and not train left here Tor
the Capital during the day that did
not carry its delegation. Sussex how
ever was not particle behind Win
Office seekers and their friends. Among
those from this city were eX-SpeaKer
nonohoe. Willard Salisbury, Branch
II. Giles, William +. Smalley, Victor d.
Woolley, Peter l.. Cooper, Z. G. Mont
gomery, 2. Neary, J. i. Diokey. Judge
Ball, John L. Callahan and l.. q. Van
deurifL. Then there were Charles w.
McFee, Edwin H. Paynter, ex-senator
John Is. Dorman, William L. Boyce, A.
z. Robinson and ex-GovernorSt ockley
| OF Sussex, u. h. Cochran, pereand Ills,
and j. Wilkins Cooch OF New Castle.
The caueuses were called early IN
the evening, and ny the tllne they
opened, the corridors at the State
/ House were filled with politicians nnx-
/ ious for the fate OF their friends. Mr..
Williams presided over the Senate
caucus. and Mr.. Ross was secretary.
Shortly alter o'clock it was announc-
ed that G. b. Houston, one of the
holding over senators from Sussex,
~bad been named for speaker W. A. q.
Ha%dcastle of Smyrna, q merchant,
was Named for ~efefk. -
MIR, Houston was unanimously chos
en-, there being no opposition. On the
first ballot the vote for clerk was liaru
castle. 3; Robert q. White q Wood
ford Martin, /; Clark, l. On the sec
, Dad ballot the vote was HardcastIe,
White. 2; Clark, l.
For sergeant alarms there wert
thirteen candidates. and it took foui
ballots to decide 1t. John Doran, o
the Seventh ward of Wilmington, wa
3 chosen. The Rev. j. Z. DuHamcl wa
elected chaplain and Joseph Scanloi
was selected us page out OF score Q
, applicants.
i THE HOUSE CAUCUS.
= Mr.. Whiteman was chairman OF tn
/ House caucus and William Saulsbur
Q was secretary.
!. Mr.. Whiteman was named as spenke
and John II. Layton, Of Frankfort
|. Sussex county, was selected as clerl
d AIr. Layton is druggist OF that town
There was but one vote for both office
Whiteman received 10 votes and Coco
70 0. There were two blank ballot ca
1t by Cooch and Whlteman.
lie The ballot for clerk stood Layton
and Daniel NJ. Rldgely 0. John Pc
ter OF Misspllllon was chosen sergea
an alarms.
III There were seventeen candidates 4
In sergeant at arms and two ballots we
X necessary to make a selection. L
"a Rev. J. i. Stoneeipher OF Dover W
chosen chaplain and VIM. Simmo
40 page. Two ballots were necessary |
ey tie selection OF sergeant.at-arms. L
Ia second ballot resulted: Porter. IL;
- II. Hopkins, 8; John White, 8. L
" House caucus finished at 10, 45 o'clo'
AT The officers, therefore, Will be
at follows:
,ss speaker Of the Senate-Charles
- Houston of Sussex.
IN Clerk-W. A. g. Hardcastle OF ke
In Sergeant at,arms-John Doran
" W Caaplain-The Rev. j. ?. DuHan
of Dover
n Page Joseph Soanlon.
.es Speaker OF tho House,. Har'
az Whitsman Of New Castle.
y, Clerk ohm IL. Layton Of Sussex.
9Al Sergeant-ut.arms-J Porter
'ed Kent. ~
rip Chaplain-The Rev. }. r. Sto
no cipher.
W Page-Wlliam simmons,
Charles B. Houston is a native
Sussex County, and WAS born ol
lies farm near Mtllsboro, December
,en. 1885. He followed farming until |
and then engaged In tue lumber b
nun ness. lie was elected Senator 4
laiu Sussex County in 1890.
of j.. Ii. Whlteinan, the speaker OF
, ia House, was born October 25, 1868,
for arsd Altar attending the Noy
pro- Academy ho entered Delaware Cot
lie n in the fall of 1881, and graduate
The E - ny "a 'va or. an'I ia now mr.
EFT, ctuE attorney. He was inemoe
Ed the House in 1850.