Evening journal., 1899-01-02

Hart and Charles II. Salmon. OF New
Castle, and William T. Moore, of sus-
sex, are mentioned, but It is the cur
rent opinion that ultimately they will
all drop out, leaving the field to Pyle
and Meredith. In fact, the Pyle men
are already clhiming the votes Of Sal
mon, Hart and Moore for him, and also
that OF Farlow. Should he be so fortu-
ncte as TO obtain their support he will
control the caucus and be elected. for
with his own vote, he viii have five
Of the nine men in caucus. But the
Meredith men claim that they will
have after the complimentary votes
ere cast, the votes Of Meredith. SAL
mon, Hart Slaughter. Lewis, Moore
Farlow and MauN The claim seems
eXtrayagant, but 70 is claimed that
there is a Potent force at work which
VIII bring about that result. Both
Senator Pyle and Senator Meredith are
holding-over members. and the other
holding-over member is William T.
Moore, who, It is understood, Is only
In the fight for the speal1ership in the
hope that it wild give him a leverage
60 land his candidate for clerk. Here
tofore lt has been a courtcey extended
90 holdtng-over members. all things
being equal, to elect one OF them
speaker Should this courtesy prevail
thfs time, Il would cut our both Salmon
and Hart.
Woodhurn Martin. Of GEORGETOWN. Is
considered in the lead for the clerk
ship The election OF Meredith, Of
Kent, TO the speakershp. will cut out
Alexander NJ. Daily and w. L. McFar-
lane, OF Kent. for the cierlxship, for
both offices win not go TO Kent county
This would leave the fight between
Woodhurn Martin. OF Georgetown. and
.C. w. konney, Of laurel. a brother OF
United States Senator r. r. Kenney.
Between the two. II Meredith rs elect
ed speaker, Martin win probably be
chosen. but II Pyle is elected the
chances Of McFhrlane will be brighter
than otherwise. George C. Ruthwell.
Of New Castle county. win stand a
good chance Of being elected sergeant
at-arms II Pyle Is defeated for the
spe0lSerehip, for Il would be about am
there wes left for New Castle county.
the chaplain and page being consider
ed trivial matters which ueually 20 10
Kent becauro the pay Is so small that
nobody far removed from Dover can
afford TO take them.
The organization Of the House Is
away UP in the air. The Regular Re-
publicans declare that they win elect
the speaker and that Il will probably
be New Castle county man. The Hig-
GINS men want Davis. Of Milford. but
the DUPONT men are dead set AGAINST
that and demand that a New Castle
county man be given the honor. II a
New Castle man Is selected and the
DUPONT men make the selection John
Pihlng Will De chosen II his state OF
health be such as TO warrant the ae.
ton. james D. Kitchens, OF New CaH-
lie, and William Tharp, OF Kent. are
ano mentioned In th's connection. The
election OF q New Castle man to the
spoakership would play hob with the
clerkship aepirationa of w. Scott Yer.
non, OF Wilmington His rivals are all
Kent county men. they being William
7. Smithes, A. A. Watson and II. d..
Davis. To Is TO the interest Of these
men to throw the epcakeTship out Of
Kent county. Walter II. Hayes Of New
Castle, will most likely be counsel for
the House He is an Aldiclls man.
but only the development Of unexpeet-
ed strength by the Regulars, such as
would enable them 20 sweep every
thing before them In caucus. can de-
feat him. The three Kent county can
didates for the clerllship are Aldiclas
men, and 1t is not reasonable to sup-
pose that the Regulars Will let the
Union Republicans walk Off with
everything If they can possibly helm II
and they can help IL by refusing TO go
into caucus until they are given GER
tain assurances.
Neither the Burton nor Kilien con-
terts are seriously regarded. The
Democratic Senate VIII never seat Bur
ton, who Is a Union Republican, and
the Republican House viii never seat
killen, who rs a Democrat, unless the
Regular Republicans should find chat
the unseating Of Herring. who is an
AddickHite, would give them such an
advantage in the senatorial caucus as
to warrant them In voting with the
Democrats to give Killen the seat. Any
such action on their part would result
in reprisals by the AhdlclSsites.
Nothing really definite will be known
before night.
Governor TunneM has his message
ready FOR presentation 20 the two
houees as soon as they are organized
and ready for the reception Of busl-
ness