Evening journal., 1903-01-14
SIDE LIGHTS
Of LEGISLATURE
Governors Fit of Madness
Caused Rumblings All Over
Old Statehouse
TO WIPE OUT EVENING PAPERS

nate William Gooding, a Young
Lawyer OF Clayton, AS Their,
Attorney
Special to the Evening Journal.
Dover, Jan. l4.--When the gods get
riled there is something doing. and there
fore when the governor got mad ycster-
day morning there were J1mblings all
through the State House. Ii all came
about by the determination of the Senate
10 consider Mt its leisure some forty re-
cess appointments made by the governor.
Evidently he thought that they should
have been confirmed promptly on the
reading of their names, for when he
learned of the Senate's disposition he
sent his Secretary of State to withdraw
the names. The Senate complied. al
though the Democrats for some mex-
plainable reason opposed il. Yesterday
the governor fumed all day. Caleb s.
Layton said the old man had broken
loose and was metaphorically running
amuck AT the worst stage ex-Sberiif
Wharton, rather slender statesman
weighing some 800 pounds, was sent for
but when the Legislature adjourned the
temperature of the executive chamber
was 2l2 in the shade. The governor was
asked what he proposed to do with his
list of appointments, and il is said that
a look of surprise came over his features
as he replied: "He didn't know; he
hadn't thought of that"
The representatives Of the evening
papers had a scare yesterday when Rep
resentative Austin, of Milford intro
duced n resolution wiping out the even
ing papers. Each member is entitled to
one of his own selection, and as all that
are taken are anti i-Addicls, it was
thought that a crushing blow might be
struck which would put several of them
out of business. Mr.. Rose. however.
came TO the rescue and he was seconded
by Mr. Bancroft, so the resolution was
withdrawn, and the terrible sheets will
still be laid on the desks of the states
men.
II is said that there is some objection
among Wilmington lawyers to the con-
hrmation of Esquire Bradley. BY with
drawing his nominations, the governor
has made il possible for the opposition to
grow, and the friends OF the magistrate
are growing uneasy.
Among the visitors at the State House
yesterday were noticed eX-Representa-
tive Shallcross, Colonel Theodore Towns.
end, T.. r. Cochran, Hugh c. Browne and
Edw w. Cooch.
1t is surprising how many men wish TO
be the official advisers of the Legislature,
but il is also true that the names of sew
eral gentlemen are under consideration
who have not asked for the job. The
Democrats have settled their contest by
choosing William Gooding, a young law
yer of Clayton. Several others were
candidates, among them beling William
Penn Shockley, of Dover, and Edw. W..
Cooch, of this city.
The Regular Republicans are consider
ing several names, among them being
Hugh c. Browne, Philip Q. Churchman,
Horace G.. Knowles and Francis NJ. Wal
ker Tho present outlook is for the Sc
lection of Mr.. Walker, although he has
not sought the honor.
week ago the Union Republican
leaders decided that there should be two
Republican attorneys, one from each fac
tion. but that the Democrats would have
TO get along without paid legal advice.
As the days passed they grew bolder and
for two on three days past certain know
ing ones have said that the Republicans
would not conflne themselves to two at
torneys. but would name three. Nester-
day, however, the Democrats named their
legal adviser, and there is reason for the
belief that he will be elected, probably
without opposition Each Republican
faction will content itself with one at
torney. This is due to the Regular Re
publicans who are insisting ON fair play,
Yesterday a newspaper man watching
Reading Clerk Robertson labor with the
~ being impressed that column is a
/ ~ being impressed that Coleman is a
perfect rhyme for volume, composed the
| following lines after the manner of q
we'll known advertisement;
"Jim Dumps was never stuck on work
He'd like TO be a reading clerk.
And so the House elected him,
And now they call him Sunny JIM"
Soldiers With Bad Records Returned.
San Francisco, Jan. 14.-The trans
port Logan arrived yesterday from the
Philippines, bringing 1854 discharged
soldiers. One-half the soldiers on
board were dishonorably DISCHARGED