Evening journal., 1899-01-06
CLARK IS NOW SPEAKER
Democrats Came to the Aid
Of Regular Republicans.
sBRaEAET-AT-ARMs A REGULAR


ANDREW ISTIAM ELECTED ON TINE
SIXTH BALLOT ]. B. TUR-
NER, OF DOVER. Is CHAPLAIN
OF THE HoUsE-NOTEs OF THE
FIRST SESSION.
Special Dispatch Evening Journal.
Dover, Jan. G.
The Democrats came to the aid OF the
Regular Republicans upontheopeningof
the House this morning. Theodore F.
Clark was excited speaker by vote OF
IS to ls, wGh two Democrats not vot-
ing.
Representative Frizzel and West de-
serted C.hrk on this. The final ballot,
and voted with the Union Republicans
for William Thhrp
Temporary Speaker Jenkins called
the House to order at 1885, and the
balloting for speaker followed immedl-
ately Only one ballot was taken. It
was the nlaeiy-arsV.
When Representative Donahoe's
name WAS ca.ied, he said: ~-The tax
payers OF this slate have paid $1,000
for this enlargement. Three times
we have eleeted a speaker and defy
contradiction. We Democrats propose
to end this matinee. and / vote for
Theodore f. Clark"
Representatives FI1zzel and West,
both Regulars. refused to vote fof
Clark this morning and voted for the
Addicks man, Tharp The final vote
TODD, Clark, is; Tharp 13. WagamoL
and O'Day refused to vote. Mr.. Jenk-
ms declared Clark elected, md he was
escorted to the chair by Meesrs. Dona-
hoe and West.
Temporary Clerk Burns swore in the
new speaker, and the latter made
short speech, pledglng impartiality IN
presiding. MIial,
Benjamin f. Sheppard, Addicksite,
was elected clerk, being nominated by
MT Kitchen. He received 20 votes; A.
J. Lynch, Democrat, r. and William T.
smithers. 1.
For sergeant-at-arms, BueA nomi-
mated Joshua w. Spanish, Kitchen
named Andrew lsham. and jenkins
named John Montague. The Demo
lcatic nominee was William e. Du-
Hadaway.
Some Of the Regulars could not see
their way to vote FOR the Union Re-
publican nominee, Spanish, and so the
first baEot resulted: spanish, 10;
Isham, Regular, 10; DuFTadaway, II,
and Montague, l.
lsham began to lose the Regulars.
bun gained Democratic votes. and the
second ballot showedt Isham, 8; Span
ish. u; DuHadhway II; third ballot,
Spanish, IA; Isham, IL: DuiHadaway, s.
On the fourth ballct, lsham got -four
more Democratic votes, then having Is.
while Spanish retained his fourteen
uuA AuAlAAinu9 NAh n
On the h1lh ballot Ishhm had Is;
Spanish, 10, and DuIIadaway, 5. Mt.
Rose then withdrew the name Of Du-
fIadaway by consent Of the House.
The sixth ballot showed Isham, 16;
Spanish, lS. -Four Democrats, Nc
Nultg- C.Ark, D0novan and Jester re-
fused to vote, and when the speaker
declared no election, Mr.. Rcse raised a
point stating that Mr. Isham had re-
E ceived a majority OF those present. The
speaker reconsidered the ruling and
7 Isham a Regular Republican, was de-
elared elected sergeant-at-arms.
There came a message from the Sem
ate. Mr.. Donahoe moved the appoint-
ment II a temporary sergeant-at-
arms to receive the clerk Of the Sem
ate. He nominated David S. Clark. Mr..
1 Clark declined and DR.. c. R. Layton,
{ sitting beside him, was vociferous in
e his applause. Mr.. MdNuity objected
20 this applause from outsiders and
Speaker Clark sustained the objection
The speaker named Mr.. Kitchen, who
; also declined. Rising and addressing
the speaker. Mr. Donahoe volunteered
Z his services, which were accepted. MI
Donahoe then admitted Clerk Kenney
Of the Senate, with two joint resolu.
ID tions. one to receive the governors
. message, the C<her for appointment OF a
y committee on rules 10 govern the in
= tercourse between the two houses.
30 Rev Joseph Brown Turner, Of Do
De YER, WAS elected chaplain on the fourth
e. ballot.
N Harvey Palma,ory, Dover boy, anC
% the nominee Of the Democrats, wal
n elected page Of the House on the eighth
I'd ballot Paimatory's family are Unior
as Republicans, but he was nominated By
y Mr.. McNu.ty. Democrat. and after q
- petty fight carried the day.
The first ballot for reading clerk wac
strict party vote: John Barr. Unior