Evening journal., 1897-01-26

as he felt that he could prove were inn
picated in the election frauds in No
vember. He was framing indictments
which he was confident would hold
good under the law. and If he got the
men indicted he would push the cases
to a speedy trial. He intimated that
certain men connected with the frauds
were willing to turn states evidence as
to when, where and by whom it was
perpetrated. and that if they did So
there would be little doubt that con-
viction would follow.
CHEAIRS KNOCKED OUT FIRST
Once more the spirit which pervaded
the House during the progress of the
Cheairs- -Dickey contest came to the sur
face in that body yesterday.
Mr. Donaldson stated that James H.
Marshall. the enrolling clerk-elect, Of
Christiana, declined to accept the office
being unable to serve, owing to certain
circumstances which had transpired
since he was elected He thanked the
House for the honor conferred After
making this statement Mr.. Donaldson
moved that Herman e. First, of Will
mington, be elected by acclamatiOn,
the inference being that as Mr.. Donald
entitled to name his successor.
Mr.. HAZEL expressed his unwilling
ness to take such hasty action, as the
enrolling clerk was a very important
officer, and the House should have time
to think it over.
Mr.. Donaldson insisted that imme-
diate action was advisable, and urged
that First be elected.
, IL was at this point that Representa-
tive Cheairs threw his bomb among his
old opponents. He nominated William
c. l.. Carnagy, and in making thenomi-
nation said that Red Lion hundred had
never had a state officer, and that IL
was only courtesy that he be allowed to
name the man.
Several of the members thought that
the matter might just as well be post
poned until after the House had return-
p ed from the Martin funeral.
Representative Davis, a member Ol
the Committee on Enrolled Bills and 8
staunch supporter Of Mr.. Cheairs In
his contest, advised the House to take
r immediate action. In his opinion the
r clerk was an actual necessity, ant
e could not be elected tco soon.
e Seeing that it was to be a test o.
y strength between the old warriors Mr.
/. Donaldson formally nominated First
a and Mr.. Cheairs offered Carnagy'.
. name.
! Mr.. HAZEL, who was chairman of the
I Elections Committee which unseateC
p Dickey and seated Cheairs. stated tina
[ he knew First, and that what he knew
e Of him he learned at the time of th'
Dickey-Cheairs investigation when h
fed with the fleet-fOoted counsel of MI
Dickey. Further than that he did no
S know anything about him.
g This speech put a damper on First
n chances of election, for II arrayed ever
> Cheairs man against him.
n The vote was taken and Carnagy wa
+ elected he getting IL votes and First
Z AUDITORS BOND LODGED.
n State Auditor Beniah L. Lewis ha
lodged his official bond in the office q
II the secretary of state IL is for 81 O0l
S The sureties are Speaker of the Senat
Hezekiah Harrington, Caleb S. Penne
e will. Clarence d. Sypherd and Jaco
r. Lewis II has been approved.
= IN OKLOHOMA.
Ex-Secretary Of State John ID. Haw
kins and your correspondent We're sit
= ting together in the smoking car o
= their way home from Seaford yesteI
:, day afternoon. Shortly after Harrins
= ton was left behind Mr.. Hawkln
y pointed to a tract of woodland lying o
y both sides of the railroad tracks an
n said:
70 THAT is Oklohoma."
: The newspaper man saw nothing bi
s. woodland much the worse for th
II woodmans axe, with a small pin
!. shanty on the part lying to the east {
a, the racks Asking to be onlightene
i on the subject, Mr. Hawkins saic
,o There arc abcut 100 acres of Woo
n land IN the tract No one owns
~ Several claim it. but no one has bee
y able to establish a clear title. Il is
= constant source Of litigation. Ever
a, now and then some enterprsing ind
~ vidual goes on it and cuts timber unit
10 one of the claimants gets out an II
junction stopping him. Then there
-, quiet for a time. and another enterpri
N ing lover Of free timber makes tris
- Chancery is called in TO stop him,
else he is sued for trespass So IL hi
- been for years, and everything ind
- Gates that go il will be for years
Of come"
ld DISPARITY is TOO GREAT.
Single Takers are already in eviden
be here, for Representatives Mccoy al
Taylor have their bill in hand and II
IT'S ready for introduction. 1t is along q
he line of the Henry George theory Of
is, tax IN land values and in a short tin
ir- the Single Tax orators will be here
nd advocate its passage. 1t is safe 10 pr
se dict that it viii not pass either Hou
and that its support will be weak
r. all times until it is killed.
a Here is an expression Of opinion
on the matter from one of the leadil
At members of the House;
ger Il am not a believer in the theol
a and do not think that there are thr
of members in either house who do
'ut lieve in it. But apart from that, we q
I'D here. not as the representatives Of Oh
20 selves. but as the representatives of {
to people of the State of Delaware, W
to elected ms because we stood on O pli
i'll. form which enunciated certain prin
les pies of public policy. No one will &C
nd tend tor a moment that one Of tho