The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-01-08
THB SPEAKER
OF THE SENATE
To be the Lieutenant in This
State.
70 ELECT COUNTY OFFICERS
The Mandamus Proc edings
Compelling Inspector Baxter
to Produce the Returns
of West Dover
Hundred.

BOWER Jan. Robert ~. Wilson of
East Dover hundred, as stated exclusive
ly 10 Tuesday REPUBLICAN,, says he was
not elected and that it would be case OF
fraud for him to take his seat.
There are other Democrats in Kent
county of the same opinion. Mr.. Wilson
favors R, r. Kennedy for LIS. Senator
because he Is Free Silverlte.
Sheriff Shaw went to Wilmington To-
day TO arrange for the Mandamus proceed
ings to compel Thomas ]. Baxter, of West
Dover Hundred to produce the returns OF
thc election in his hundred. Should the
court compel him to produce the returns
then the court will be asked to canvass the
same and the political completion OF
Kent County will be charged.
tt will then be Republican and J. Frank
Alice will receive the majority OF votes OF
the county. A..
organization of the Senate was illegal as
tbere we're four to favor and contested
vote. ,.,, ,.,o,
met today Mr.. Kearns, of tho Committee
ON Governor and Other Executive Oincers,
made n renort This provided for the Of
fice If Iientenant Governor. AS Speaker
of the Senate the Lieutenant Governor
shall have vote only In case Of tie.
The people are to elect lheuoenanS
Governor an Attorney denerai, q otate
Treasurer, an Auditor anu IN insurano9
Commissioner. The State Treasurer ana
Auditor nj nreseut are elected by the Cen,
eral Assembly, and the Attorney General
and Insurance Commissioner are appoint
cd by the Governor. 49,. D
The Parliamentary, Clerk of the Peace,
Recorder of Deeds, Register IN Chanoery
and Clerk of the Orphans Court in each
county are to be elected by the people At
present all these officers are appointed by
the Governor A further proposition Dy
the committee is to turn into the several
county treasures all the fees now coilecteu
by the SHERIFF and other county o1f1cers'
which are now received as perqulsites by
those officers.
The discussion of this report in commit
tee of the whole brought out some crisp
criticism by Democratic members upon
past evils that sprung out OF tho old
system, Governor Watson's action in
filling dual position, when he insisted
upon going into the joint session OF INC
General Assembly on May ., 1870 TO pre-
vent the election of a United States Sena-
tor by the Republicans was adycrteu TO
by Mr.. johnson Of Wilmington.
Mr.. Martin, Democrat, of Seaford, de-
clared that the State Senate ought never
again to be allowed to elect Speaker,
causing such an unseGmly scramble as
took place Tuesday.
He wanted provision made for sue
cessor to the Lieutenant Governor other
than by election by the Senate in the
event Of the former taking the Executive
| chair
Mr. Hearne also made adig at Governor
Watson's unique position. He wanted n
| Lieutenant Governor who would be Coy,
in n full
| nothing else, when called to the Executive
| Office. lie knew that leading lawyers OF
tho state had contcnded for tho con trary,
but he wanted IL definite distinction be-
tween his powers as Lieutenant Governor
| and Governor. 1t was unhnImou'l y
agreed that Lieutenant Governor be
| provided for.