Evening journal., 1899-01-03


placed in nomination. and one ballot
decided Il. The votes of Messrs. Pyle,
Lewis. Farlow and Maull were cast for
Pyle, giving him A. Messrs. Slaughter,
Salmon, Meredith, Hart and Moore
voted for Salmon, nominating him by
a majority Of but one vote.
Kenney. Lynch, Hardesty, Martin
Blackstone and Daley were put in
nomination for clerk. The first ballot
was purely complimentary, and scat
tered among the nominees. The sec
ond ballot was also scattered, but on
the third ballot G. w Kenney who is
editor Of the Sussex Countian, secured
the five votes necessary and WIS de-
clared the nominee
For sergeant-at-arms Skockiey Dam
iels Of New Castle, got votes and
Cooper, 4, the low men being dropped
after the first ballot, and the nomina-
tion OF Daniels made on the second.
Thomas Baxter, Of Kent county won
the reading clerkship nicely being
backed by Senator Lewis.
Herman E, First. New Castle, won
the enrolling clerkship from Bartholo-
NEW Rhymond and w. c. Wilson, re-
ceiving elk votes on the last and de.
cisive ballot.
For attorney A. f. Polk. OF George
town, received six votes and Alexander
NJ. Daley, Of Dover. three
There wAs no fight for the chaplain
cy Rev. Mr. Randall. Of the NJ. p.
Church, Dover, receiving the unani-
nous vote.
William Walls and Denney Clement
two Dover boys, were candidates for
the office OF page and the former won,
receiving five OF the nine votes
Before the caucus adjourned all the
nominations were made unanimous.
The railroad interests is credited as
the cause OF the defeat of Senator Pyle
by his fnend5
AZ the new Constitution only pro-
videH for one enrolling clerk for both
houses. It seems probable that neoes-
sity will compel a. violation OF the or
ganlc law TO that extent unless the
Regular Republicans vote for Frlet,
Democrat.
UNION REPUBLICANS CAUCUS
NOMINEES.
AT their caucus I'm the Hall OF Repre-
senibtivea the Union Republicans
made these nominations.
For speaker William ThaIp OF
Kent; clerk, j. +. Sheppard, OF New
Cecile; reading clerk, John Barr Of
sLAsex; attorney, Walker II. Hayes, Of
New Castle; chaplain. Rev. Mr.. Tai
best. Of sergeant-at-alus, Joseph
S. Spanish, of Sussex; page. Willie
Johnson, of Kent.
West, the SuEsex county Regular
Republican, who attended the caucus
was merely a stool-pigeon He was
an interested spectator and not par
ticipant. At their caucus this morning
the Union Republicans expect 20 have
two more Regulars, but II they do they
will occupy the same position that
West occupied last night.
No further conference Of the Regu-
lar Republicans wae held II was
thought that one Would be held after
midnight, but State Chairman Browne
WHO Is engineering the admirable work
OF the Regular Republicans, gave the
Evening journal correspondent assur-
ance that the matter would be left
open until morning When asked what
ne had 10 cay about the Addicks
charges Of a deal with Democrats, he
replied that there had been no deal,
and would be none. and THAI any IA
vorable action on the part OF thel
Democrats would be wholly unsolicited
by the Regulars He declared that he
defied any men to place his hand on
a Regular Republican who had made
oyertures to or received overtures from
the Democrats.
There promises to be lively times at
the organization to-day.