Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-05

DOVER, Jan. 2.-Not since 1881, that
historic legislature of "Wild Western"
railroad memory has Dover swarmed so
with visitors from all Delaware on cor
ganization" night. The favorable
weather is perhaps largely to be thanked
tor this, for the throng is naturally u
topic for Thanksgiving on the part of
Doverites generally and the hotel pro-
prietors in particular.
Most Of the asprants for speakcrships,
clerkships and sergeantcies were ON the
ground early in the day, getting in their
work. The usual buttonholng was
ubiquitously indulged in wherever two
or three were gathered together, but the
headquarters TO which nearly everybody
gravitated-moie unanimously this year
than heretofore-was the Capitol Hotel;
the public rooms of which were con-
stantly filled with swarming crowd
through which it was at times difficult
TO make way.
WHO WERE THERE.
At the Capitol there were registered
ex-Speaker w. l.. Sirman, Il. G. White,
u. D. Hearne, John S. Layton, Il. IL.
McCabe, Harvey James, Woodburn
MARITIME, Ebe Walter, l. N Fools, S.
g. Fisher, j. I. Jacobs, Ira II. Melone,
L. X. Cochran, Jr., j. g. Gray, Franklin
Brackson, Horace J. Hickman, John S.
Hobbs, James Theodore Hastings, Robert
w. Dasey, II. G. Barnard, 9. W. Lord,
:, ]. j. Wootten, $. j. Wheatley, S. l..
Kenney, John II. Prettyman, G. T.
Purnell, b, i. Smith, William Il. Hall,
B. B. Allen, j. Il. Booth, b. V. Weldon,
Robert Hill, George A. Bryan, John
Pyle, d. b. Scott, w. II. Parvis, William
ii. Boyce, DR.. Edward Fowler, II II.
Mustard, j. w. Jones, John +. Dolan,
l. NJ. Truitt, 7. Il, Lacey, Joseph Whit
took, James II. S. Gam, Harry Day,
Benjamin II. Jones, X. G. Brockson,
John Doran, J.. S. Hopkins, Thomas
Reardon, Dr. b. l.. Lewis, Ilez. Har-
rington, NJ. Waller, Q. w. Kenney, cx-
Governor Charles G. Stockley, DIR.
Nathan Pratt, Elihu j. Morris, A. b..
Robinson, Elmer Outten, w. S. Watson,
S. +. Stevens, r. NJ. Lynch, |. N. Fooks,
A. II. Cahall, IL. A, Houston, William
+. Causey, Q. j. Harrington, S. J. Rey-
nolds, l.. W. Houston, I. II. Wilson,
Jr., W. B. Weldon, Enoch Moore, W.
A. Scott, II. b. Vanlegrift and I. d.
Sipple.
At the Hotel Richardson were Peter
l.. Cooper, William T. Records, A. p.
Robinson, Peter S. Faucett j. wilkins
Cooch, William Cooch, Victor b. Wool
ley, Branch II. Giles, G. W. Polk, Abram
Vandegrift, Everett Hickman, l.. l..
Layton, George IL. Hollis, Mahlon Belts,
John T. Callahan, John r. Dickey,
Patrick Neary, Columbus Watkins, Z.
r. Cochran, l.. G. Vandegrift, w. F.
Smalley, J. Frank Ball, John P. Dona-
hoe, j. Harvey Whiteman, John p Dor
ltEf,, ,
w. B. Tomlinson, G. b. Houston, w.
NJ. Ross, Charles w. McFee, G. G. Mont
gomery, I, N. Stayton.
PRELIMISARIEs.
II was practically conceded, up to
the hour of the assembling of the cail-
cuses, at 8 p. m, that the Speakership
of the House should go 10 New Castle,
and the only question TO be settled was
whether the chair should be filled by
William Cooch or j. Harvey White
man. Mr. Cooch came down in the
morning; Mr.. Whiteman on the train
reaching here, it was rather late, at
4.40 p. IN.
Ur to and for sometime after tho
arrival of this train Cooch stock seemed
IN the ascendant, although it was an-
parent that Whiteman had the majority
of the New Castle delegation. The talk
was that Whiteman would be supported
by Messrs. Day, Gam and Spruance;
leaving Watkins and Whittoci to stand
by Cooch In Kent, provided New
Castle should go into caucus divided
five noses were counted for Cooch tC
two for Whiteman. The preference wa.
put on the ground that Mr.. Cooch
being older, would be fitted to preside
m IN tn l1r
meath this il was rumored that some
Kent members preferred Cooch becau sc
Whiteman did not vote for James l.
Wolcott for United States Senator in
the complimentary ballotting when
Higgins was elected four years ago
Efforts were made TO get the New
Castle members together to unite on one
of the aspirants, but the Cooch mer
objected to going into county caucu;
where they were sure to be outvuted
About s p. m, the Sussex member!
made formal inquiry as to whom New
Castle wanted, intimating that they
would be guided by the answer. They
received the response that four of New
Castles sever votes would be cast fo
Whiteman. The prevailing impression
was that, in return, Sussex would re
ceive an equal support for her choice a
clerk.
The Senate slate, Houston for Speaker
Hardcastle for clerk and John Doran o
Wilmington for sergeant-at-arms, wa
fixed up quite early in the evening an,
confidently adhered to. 1t was reported
as far as the Speakership was concerned
that Senator Ross, who was spoken o
as Mr.. IIouston's leading competitor
not only did not want the place, but hat
positively said that the demands of hi
business upon his time would not alloy
him to accept it.
THE CAUCusEs.
The mcmbers-eleet assembled in eau
Gus in their respective chambers about
p. m. In the House caucus j. liarve,
Whiteman presided, with William
Salisbury as secretary.
In the Senate James Williams pre-
sided, with William NJ. Ross as secGc
tary. Within half an hour it was an
e nounced that the Senate caucus ha
chosen Charles b. Houston for Speakc
and w. A. G. Hardcastle tf Smyrn
for clerk A few minutes later il wa
reported that Whiteman had bee
chosen Speaker in the House caucu
and John II. Layton clerk. The vot
on Speaker was reported as 10 70
'Whiteman, for Cooch, and 2-the con
testants themselyes-not voting. Fo