Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-29
ADOlGES' FORCES ACTIVE.
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years he explained, "and did all that
1 could to land him in the Senate,
without accomplishing it, and l could
not do any more.
Al this juncture a Philadelphia train
came along and the Senator boarded it.
DENocRAric MEMBERS TO CONFER.
II was announced today that there
the Democratic members had no inten-
tion of absenting themselves from the
session. They are 10 hold a confer
ence m Dover tomorrow evening, when
they viii map out their plans. 1t IS
likely that at the same time they will
caucus for a candidate or candidates
TO be voted for by the Democrats for
United States Senator, and today the
indications were that Willard Sauls-
bury, the State chairman, would be
the caucus nominee.
PERSONNEL Or TIE LEGISLATORS.
The members Of the Legislature are
as follows
STATE SENATE.
New Castle county-George W.
Sparks, John NJ. Mendinhall, Thomas
j. Stirling. Regular Republicans
Thomas N. Monaghan, Artemas
Smith, David G.. Rose and John A.
Latta, Democrats.
Kent county-Remson @. Barnard,
Alban b. Conner, John W. Houston,
Jr., and Thomas 9. Moore, Union Re
publicans.
Sussex county David Harley Boyce,
Archie B. Lingo, Simeon S. Pennewill,
Union Republicans, and Thomas w.
Jefferson, Democrat
Union Republicans, Z Regular Re
publicans, 3 Democrats, 5.
There are two vacancies, caused by
the death Of Senator James T. Reed,
Democrat, Of Kent county, and the
appointment Of David o. Moore, Union
Republican, 10 the Federal office Of
postmaster at Laurel.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
New Castle county-M. Howard Jes-
ter, Henry Stafford, William M. East
burn, William II. Miller, Elwood Will
son and John 7. Armstrong, Regular
Republicans Frank NJ. Sewer, Will
lard S. Meredith, T. Oliver Cooper,
Jacob X. Handy, John b. Mahoney,
Frank J. Pennington. Willard II. Smith,
Edward Hart and Andrew,J. Wright,
Democrats.
Kent county-William II. Bag gs,
Gamaliel Garrison, Daniel b. Murray,
Frank w. Davis and Thomas Q. Nc
Ginniss, Union Republicans William
ID. Denney, Alden r. Benson, elected
as Union Republicans, but now doubt
full John G.. Meredith, and Frank j.
Prettyman, Democrats.
One vacancy, caused by the death Of
r. @. Stevenson, Democrat.
Sussex copnty-John 4. Vanden-
burgh, Charles w. Messick, Rufus ID.
Lingo, Jr., Timothy Il. Townsend,
henry O. Bennum, Jr., and Henry V.
Lyons, Union Republicans; Charles
ID. Abbott, Alice Republican; Daniel
W. Ellis, Edward p. Ellis, Democrats.
One vacancy, due TO the appointment
Of Henry Marshall, Union Republican,
to a Federal position.
Union Republicans, IL ; Regular Re-
publicans, 8 doubtful and Alice Re-
publicans, 3; Democrats, 10.
On joint ballot-Union Republicans,
lS; Regular Republicans, 9; doubtful
and Alice Republicans, 8 Democrats,
IS. Total 49,
DEMOCRATS TO MEET AT DOVER.
When il became known that the
governor had issued the call for a
special session of the Legislature for
Thursday next. Democratic leaders
began discussing the best policy to be
pursued by the Democratic members OF
the General Assembly. Willard Sauls-
bury, chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee, issued the
following call;'
TO the Democrats Of the State Of
Delaware:
1.-The unprecedented action OF the
Governor of this State in calling the
special session of the Legislature for
May 3lst. demands the earnest and pa.
triotic consideration of every Democrat
and independent voter in the State.
Therefore, all Democrats and indepen.
dent voters are requested to assemble
in the town of Dover on Wednesday,
May 30th, 1906, at 7.30 O'Clock, 2. M.
for the purpose of consulting and adj
vising with this committee and the
Democratic members of the General
Assembly concerning the attitude anc
course Of the Democracy on this ex.
traordinary occasion.