Evening journal., 1905-01-03
Special to The Evening Journal.


Dover. Jan. 3-The deadlock in the !
LEGISLATURE over organization continues
with no solution of the veXed problem
in sight. When the Senate and House
met this afternoon on the first day OF
the regular biennial session several bal-
lots for permanent officers were taken
without result. This outcome was pre-
dicted as a result of the futile confer
ences held last night by the Union Re-
publican and Regular Republican leg
islators in. the Ctate Capitol. The SEN
ate took a recess until p. m. and the
House adjourned until 10 a. m. tomor-
row.
The Senate was called to order at
1910 o'clock by Lieutenant Governor
Cannon. He declared that as major
ity of the Senators We're present the
business would be proceeded with'
Lieutenant Governor-elect Parker oc-
cupied a seat beside Mr.. Cannon. SEN
ator Sparks, Regular Republican, Oh
Wilmington. nominated Remsen c. Bar
nard, Union Republican, for temporary
secretary and he was unanimously
chosen.
Baloting Begins.
Senator Pennewiu, Union Republican
of Greenwood, Sussex county, then
moved that the Senate proceed to the
election of a president pro tempore
Senator T. c. Moore Union RepuDii-
can. nominated Alvan b. Conner, OF
FELTON,. Kent county; Senator Mendin-
hall. Regular Republican, named George
w. Sparks, Of Wilmington, and Sena'
tor Monaghan, Democrat, named DaVl'
c. Rose. of Newark. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Cannon selected Senators I. Z
Moore and Monaghan as tellers and nv
hundred ballots containing the name o
Senator Conner We're distributed amoni
both factions Of the Republicans
six ballots We're taken without result
they all standing: Conner, Z; Sparks, 3
Rose, Z.
When the Lieutenant Governor call
ed for the seventh ballot Senator Pen
newn moved that a recess he take
until 2 o'clock and this was carried.
The House Assemblies.
The House was called to order shortl
after noon by Representative. c. ID. Al
bott, of Sussex county. illiam
Baggs. Union Republican, of Kel
county. was nominated by the Repu
lican factions (they combining on thi
for temporary speaker. and the Dem
Gratis named willard T. Smith, of Ne
Castle county, for the same office. NJ
Bags was chosen. John p. Armstron
Regular Republican, of New Cast
d county, was selected as temporary Sc
Jretary without opposition.
Representative William d. Denney
Kent sounty then moved that q
House proceed to the election of perm
nent officers. DR.. T. o. Cooper. Dem
crat. one Of the Wilmington member
Of qaannuaffV
the members being sworn in for I
regular session, they having taken I
oath last week for the special sessic
Temporary Speaker Baggs was
doubt on the matter, but after a genei
discussion he decided that it was n
necessary for then to again take t
oath of Office.
Mr. Denney thereupOn renewed
motion that the election of permane
officers be proceeded with and it W
adopted. Mr.. Denney was nominal
for the speakership by the Union +
publicans; Mr.. Smith was the choice
the Democrats, and Elwood L. Wils'
of New Castle, was named by the Re
.ulars.
The first ballot resulted: Denney.
Smith, II; Wilson, s. the latter decl
ing to vote. On the second ballot, no
ever, Mr.. wilson was not so modest a
it was: Denney. Is; Smith, IA; Wills
6. Two other ballots Of a like natl
were taken.
When the fifth ballot was order
the Republican members combined a
forced through a motion to adjourn L
til tomorrow, the Democrats opposl
at.
The Democratic members held a sh
conference in the State House par
this morning and ratified the nomir