Evening journal., 1893-01-03

vided he would vote for Robert White,
clerkship was practically abandoned and
every effort was made to secure Mr.
Houston's election. Il was not a difficult
matter
Senators Williams, Pyle, Lacey and
Watson held caucus in room No. SO In
the Capitol Hotel at O'Clock, and de.
cided to stand together-Kent to receive
the clerkship and New Castle TO have
the sergeant-at-arms The speakership
was conceded to Sussex.
The Senate caucus convened about 8
o'clock. Senator Williams presided and
Senator Ross was made clerk,
Senator Houston was elected speaker
by the unanimous vote of the caucus.
There were three candidates for clerk
W. A. G. Hardcastle, of Kent; Robert
White and Woodward Martin, Of Sussex.
There were two ballots, which resulted
in the election of Mr.. Hardcastle
First. Second.
Hnrdcastle. .......,... ..........
| White ..... .......s..-....s....
Martin n.........................l
| scattering. B..................-.-..
The candidates for sergeant-at-ar
were John Doran, j. +. Hastings, Peter
Faucet, James Knowles William A.
Ruth, James Lord, Cook Smith, John M.
Good, Peter S. Cooper, Rose Boulden, S.
w. Smith and James p. Greenley. Sey.
eral ballots were taken. On the last
John Doran, of New Castle, got four
votes and J. f. Hastings, of Sussex, got
three.
There were two candidates for chap.
lain. They were Rev. J. p. Duhamel and
Rev. J. H. Caldwell. One ballot was
taken, the vote standing four to three
in Mr.. Duhamels's favor.
Joseph Scanlon won the pageship on
the first ballot His opponents were
Arthur Hutchins, NAPLES Burton,
Charles M. Houston and Douglass Ker-
sey.
This ended the work and the caucus
adjourned. The caucus nominees in both
branches are regarded as able and well.
equipped men for the positions for which
they have been selected.
Among the well-known politicians
noticed in town were the following:
New Castle ecounty-Colonel Enoch Moore
Clerk Of the Peace w. Pierce Biggs, hair
man of State Central Committee l.. Irving
Handy, Thomas Bratton, ex-Levy Courl
Commissioner Joseph Roberts. Judge Ball
Victor b. Woolley, John f. Callahan. Deputy
Attorney-General Branch III. Giles, Peter l.
Cooper Jr., Mahlon Belts, George II. Hollis
William Smalley, Jr., William II. Hill. O. O.
Montgomery, Chairman Willard salisbury,
New Castle-Lewis @ vandegrift, f. r
Cochran, Jr., Franklin BrOckson. John Will
son. Levy Court commissioner w. A. Scott
Patrick Neary, Receiver Of Taxes John 4
Dickey, eX-Speaker of the Senate John =
Donahoe. John Pennewill. Recorder of Deedi
J. Wilkins Cooch, Insurance Commissioner /
| n FOOks, =. B. Scott, Joseph l.. Cavender
| Alexander Maxwell. ex-Clerk of the Peac,
+. X, Co hran. sr., John Doan, lex Clerk o
the Senate Abram VANDERBILT J. f. Booth
Joseph Whittock, James e. Wilson, Benjamin
II. Jones, X. &. BrOcks)n Clerk of the Or
phans Court Golen !; Ferguson, Thomai
| kent-C. w. Lord. State Treasurer w. ii
Burnite. Hon. Gideon Jackson, ex-Readinl
Clerk William H. Parvis B. f. SMITH samue
Reynolds, for the Smyrna postoitice; Horace
Mustard, J Wesley Jones. w. A. G.. Hardcas
tie, Constable Benton Y. Weldon, Direct ral
Commissioner j. Frank Wilds. ex-Ulerk O
; the House NJ # Dunn, Constable b. V
! Weldon, James Starting, Hon. Daniel NJ
Ridgely, John i salisbury John d, Haw
yins. President Of Levy Court Thomas
} Reese, Hon. w. r. Hail. 3. b. Allen, Robert
q Hill, n. q. Carpenter, George A. Bryan, Hon
! T. n. Lacy. L.. S. Hopkins, eX-Speaker o
Senate i. l.. Lewis, Hezekiah Harrington
COL II. II. CoOpor. Governor Robert J. Rey
| nolds. Col. q. p Stacey. General r. n. Ken
a ney, Clerk Of the Peace William p. Dickson
ex-Prothenotary Joseph burehenal, jaime
Q Dunlap. J. n. Good. A. Sevil. u. A. Cosden
q | Hazlettville. DIR. N. Pratt of Milford, Pa
= Cillecta, II. Y, Wallen of Clayton.
u Sussex-Robert c. White, ex-speaker of tn
n | House w. T.. Sirman. ex-Clerk Of the Senat
T r. ID, Hearns. John II. Layton, ex-Speaker O
. the House McCabe, Harry James, EDe Walter
j. w. FoOks, Levy Court Commissioner Sam
g uel G.. Fisher. j. II. Jacobs. Ira ID. Melvin
q superintendent of Free Schools. John G.. Gray
| Horace j. Hickman. John ;. Hobbs, Jane
Theodore Houston, Robert w. Dorsey, Score
l tary of State ID. Il. Marvel, Ex-Governor q. I
j. | StOckley, II. j. WOotten. 5. J. Wheatley, 3. L
t, | KenneylJ ohm Prettyman. Q. T. Purnell. HoI
r.. j. Morris, William II. Boyce, Edwar
- Fowler. +. NJ. Walter, Clerk Of the Peace i
w Houston, G.. G. Starky, n. b. Robinson
!, Elmer Outten, Charles W. Cullen, Hon. w
y. Watson, 5. II. Stevens, Il. NJ. Lynch, w. /
@ Causey, H. A. Houston, Hon. A =. Robinson
Cherries II. McFee. Hon. w. II. Records, Pete
s. Faucett. Everett Hickman, l.. l.. LaytOI
DR. o. ID. hobinson, Hon. John b. Dorman,
s O. Pennel, Edwin II. Paynter, W. b. TomliI
i | SON III. O. Pennington.