Evening journal., 1901-01-18
Temperance People Putting
Up a Hard Fight
TO OMIT DETAILED VOTE
will Not Appear in Proceedings in the
Senate JOurnaI-IegiSla-
live News
Special to the Evening Journal.


Dover, Jan. 1S.-Senator Pennewill
will entroduce a bill restoring voters
assistants in future elections.
Senator Groves is still i'll and absent.
Representative Ewing to-day created
laugh in the House by giving notice
of an act for the corporal punishment
of husband beaters to off set Senator
Clements bill for the punishment Of
wife beaters.
By a joint resolution, Philip Q.
Churchmen, James II. Hughes and
Frank Davis were elected Legislative
attorneys.
When the joint resolution appoint
ing the Legislature attorneys was up
in the house. Robertson, who had
backed Joslyn. objected to it on the
score Of economy. and he and Kitchen
voted against it.
Senator Clements gave notice Of two
bills fixing the salary Of the secretary
sf the state at $4,000 and turning all
fees Of the office intothe treasury
Messrs. Breasure, PeDnewill and Far
low. a majority Of the Sussex senator's
have signed the local option petition
The Sussex House members are shy. No
maiorlties have been obtained yet in
New Castle and Kent counties.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal.
Dover. Jan. lS.-Three party caucuses
were held yesterday and the result was
that three legislative attorneys were
named, as follows:
For the Regular Republicans-PmiI
O. Churchman, OF Wilmington, chairman
of the Republican State Committee.
For the Union Republicans-Franl
Davis. Of Dover, an active supporter OF
Addicks.
For the Democrats-James II. Hughes
Of Dover, who on Wednesday relinquisn-
ed to Dr. Layton the Office of Secretary
of State.
Mr. Davis really was selected severa
days ago, and yesterdays proceeding
merely confirmed that action.
In the Republican caucus there was
contest. the parties to which were Stat
Chairman Churchman. who was legisia
tive attorney two years ago: William II
Heald. former secretary of the Rcpubl
can State Committee. and Harry L. Jos
lyn. of Wilmington, a defeated Republi
can candidate for legislative honors in Tn
Fourth district. Senator Knox ma
charge Of Mr.. Churchman's interests
Representative Kitchen conducted th
fight for Mr. Heald, while Representativ
Robertson pressed the claims Of Mr.. Jos
lyn. There had been a tie-up on th
question Of the attorneyship for nearl
two weeks. and for a time it seemed a
though Mr.. Heald would win, but m th
eleventh hour yesterday Senator kno
turned the trick that landed Alr. Church
man. but not until several ballots ha
been taken.
Both the Republicans and the Unio
Republicans agreed that as the Demo
Gratis had % members Of the Legislatui
they too. should have representation @
the legal staff. Notice 20 that effect W;
served on them, and they were quick
accept it and put Mr. Hughes on Il
slate.
The three men were elected to-day
TEMPERANCE PEOPLE ACTINl
Local option advocates and the lou
men are face TO face once more. The TO
mer are trying TO get members TO sign y
titions for the submission Of the questiC
of license or no license to the peopl
while the latter are endeavoring TO il
duce the members not to sign.
For local option legislation purpos
the state is divided into four districts
Wilmington. rural New Castle. Kent M
Sussex. To obtain the legislation nece
sary for n submission of the question q
local option advocates must obtain I
signatures Of a majority Of the membe
Of each house from that district For
stance. the Wilmington district has T.
senators and FIVE representatives. Be
senator's and three representatives mt
sign. and If they do. the Legislature ma
provide for a vote on the question, for
prorision OF the constitution in that
half Is mandatory.
The result OF the present movem'
among the members win not be kno'
FOR some time. for two years ago seye
members who had signed. not knowing
the mandatory provision, withdrew th