Evening journal., 1904-12-27
POLITICS GALORE
At STATE CAPITAL
Conferences Tomorrow AS a
Prelude to Special Session
Of Legislature
MAIN ISSUE IS ORGANIZATION

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Dover will be the scene Of great po-
litical activity tomorrow when oaucuses
and party conferences will be held as a
prelude to the special session OF the Leg
islature which will begin on Thursday for
the purpose OF making an important /
amendment TO tho Judgment lien law pass
ed at the last session. Unless this enact
ment shall be changed all liens and judg- |
ments outstanding in the two lower coun- |
ties will expire on January first because /
Of mistake in dates
Senator J. Frank Alice, as State Chair |
man OF the Union Republican party. has
/ issued n call for joint meeting OF the
Union Republican State and county COM
mittees and the members of the Legisla- |
ture elected on this ticket. for ten a. m. |
tomorrow in Dover. Senator L. Heisler
Ball and the members OF the Regular Re-
publican State Committee will probably
confer at the Hotel Richardson tomorrow
night. end. at the same time the Demo-
cratic State Committee and the Demo-
cratic Assemblymen win meet at the
Capital Hotel. State Chairman. Willard
Salisbury. who spent Christmas with his
mother here, having issued q call 10 this
effect The idea Of the Union Republicans
in holding their caucus early in the day
Is TO prepare a program OF demands for
officers OF the General Assembly. 1t Is said
that they viii ask for nearly all of tho
patronage. II Is also probable that Mr..
Addicks viii confer with the Union Re
publlcans at this meeting and make
known his plans regarding the Senator
ship
Tho Regular Republican Legislators
have II is understood appointed a COM
mittae to meet with the Union Republl-
cans on the matter Of organizing the
General Assembly. Every effort will be
made by the Republican and Union Re
publican leaders TO bring about an amic-
able organization. II such an arrange
ment can be entered into. by dividing the
legislative Offices equally between the Re-
publicans and Union Republicans, II win
be done and permanent organization will
be made on Thursday not only for the ex-
I traordlnary session. but for the biennial
session beginning January 3 as well.
Unless an amicable plan Is agreed upon
there is a possibility that an organization
wiz be affected by electing presiding OH
GERS and clerks from the membership OF
House and Senate to facilitate the work.
, leaving the problem OF Regular organiza-
, ton TO be settled in time for the blen-
] NAL session.
The Republican members are willing TO
combine with the Union Republicans IN
l. organizing the Legislature by dividing
the Offices equally and alternately or by
allowing the Union Republicans 20 or
ganize the House and the Republicans the
Senate. This plan was followed success.
fully two years ago. Some Union Republi.
can Assemblymen arsysaid TO be opposed
to adopting this method this year unless
e tho Unionists are given more than halt
IS the plums.
a II is stated that should the Republicans
organize the Senate that Senator George
o w. Sparks OF Wilmington. would be Sc.
n lected as president pro tenn. The Union
Republicans would elect either William
a ID. Denney, OF Dover, OF Or. Henry Mar
shall. Of Georgetown as Speaker Of the
House.
Personnel Of the Legislators.
The full list OF members Of the Legisla-
e ture mad their political Affiliations so far
as known Is given below. In this list there
n are but thirty-four members OF the House
This Is due to the ito vote in the Thir-
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Castle county between Frank ]. Pening.
Is ton, Democrat. and Jacob II. Emerson
n Republican. A special election is being
p held there today. The list follows:
II STATE SENATORS.
Al George w Sparks. Regular Republican
Thomas M. Monaghan, Democrat.
Thomas Sterling, Regular Republican.
John NJ. Mendinhall. Regular Republic
can.
Artemus Smith, Democrat.
David c. Ross. Democrat
!, John A. Latta, Regular Republican.
VI Thomas c. Moore, Union Republican.
John w. Houston. Union Republican.
Remsen c. Barnard, Union Republican.
James T.. Reed, Democrat.
S Alvan B. Conner. Union Republican.
Simeon Pennewill, Union Republican.
David o. Moore, Union Republican.
Thomas W. Jefferson. Democrat
David Harley Boyce. Democrat.
Archie B. Lingo, Union Republican.
~ REPRESENTATIVES,.
~ James Stafford. Regular Republican.
rs willard S. Meredith, Democrat
n Manlove II. Jester. Regular Republican
OF Thomas o. Cooper, Democrat.
p Francis NJ. Sewer, Democrat.
Jacob X. Handy. Democrat.
III William II. Miller, Regular Republican
IN William M. Eastburn, Regular Republ
u can.
h; John p. Armstrong, Regular Republican
T. Elwood L. Wilson, Regular Republican
n John b. Mahoney, Democrat.
i Willard T.. Smith. Democrat.
" Edward d. Hart. Democrat.
n; Andrew J. Wright, Democrat.
by William II. Baggs. Union Republican.
on Gamaliel Garrison, Union Republican.
II Thomas S. McGinnis, Union Republican
De Alden r. Benson, Union Republican.
'e' John G. Meredith. Democrat.
n, Daniel b. Murray. Union Republican.
OF Robert c. Stevenson, Democrat.
OF Frank ]. Prettyman, Democrat.
OF Frank w. Davis. Union Republican
Ms Charles d. Abbott. Union Republican.
n John T. vandenburg, Union Republican
Daniel W. Ellis. Democrat
u Charles w. Messick, Union Republican
Ne Edward p. Ellis. Democrat.
'es Rufus d. Lingo Jr, Union Republican.
'n Timothy Z. Townsend, Union Republ
- can.
&C. &C. Henry o. Bennum. Jr., Union Republ
- can.
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