Smyrna times., 1906-12-26
MUCH INTEREST CENTEREO
IN COMING LEGISLATURE
CAUCUS WILL BE HELD MONDAY NIGHT
AND SESSION WILL CONVENE TUESDAY.

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Fight over Organization Will Probably end In
Senator Sparks Becoming President of
the Seuate-SeuatOriaI Contest.
While there has been holiday lull
in politics, activity will not be lackin g
a week from now, for the Legislature
is to convene on January 1, and the
Republican caucus on organization of
the Assembly will be held on Monday
night of next week at Dover. Friends
of Senators George w. Sparks and
John nj. Mendinhall, of New Castle
county, are urging them for president
protein of the Senate, for which Office
Senator Alvan B. Conner, of FELTON,.
Kent County, is said to have lined up
the lower county members in his own
behalf. Representative Oliver A. New
ton, of Bridgeville, is regarded as the
most likely man for Speaker of the
House should it go down the State.
W. A. Gum Jr,, of Frankford, for as
semblyman; W. H. Gehman Jr., of
West Dover are fighting for the clerk
ship of the House and Harry G. John
son of Clayton and Col Lew G..
Sterner are after the clerkship of the
Senate.
LulI ia the United States Senatorial Gossip.
Senatorial talk is at the low point
during the holidays, and the boom for
Judge Pennewill seems to be in the
position 1t has been for many weeks
that Judge Pennewill can be nomi-
mated in caucus of all the Republi-
cans on the first ballot, unless he for
bids the use of his name. Judge Pen
newill has not indicated by word or
deed that he is Senatorial candidate.
United States Senator J. Frank Alice
has not given up the fight for a second
term by any means, and he and DIR.
Caleb R. Layton are going over the
situation carefully. 1t is intimated
that several of the down State Repub-
lican Assemblymen have been invited
to go to Washington to talk over the
Senatorial situation with President
Roosevelt, but whether they have
taken the trip is not known.
Senator j. Frank Alice returned
from Washington Friday and set up
his headquarters for the senatorial con.
test which will be decided in the Della
ware Legislature during the next three
weeks. This contest, unlike those of
heretofore, will be settled in one day
by the members of the Legislature and
not drag on throughout the
session. During the day over 200
Kent countians called on Senator
Alice, assured him of their loyalty and
asked to be allowed to assist him
in some way. The senator seemed
gratified, especially as large number
OF his callers were men of means who
are not seeking Office. They express
sed to him a firm belief that he wouId
be re elected senator by large express
sive majority, and declared they would
insist before the Legislature on Kent
and Sussex caucus.
Legislature will be Organized New Years Day
Organization of the Legislature prob
ably will take place on New Years
Day, unless some hitch in the caucus
should make delay. A recess then
probably will be taken to the next
Monday, to enable the presiding Of
ticers to make up their committees.
Governor Preston Lea's message will
go to the Legislature shortly after it
organizes. Members of the Legisla.
ture will have to pay their own car fare
this year. They get IS day as COM
pensatlon for sixty days, but no mile
age. This means that the lawmakers
may devote more of their time to bust.
ness, instead of taking jaunts on
passes, which the railroad company
has cut off. Some of the Assembly
men are talking of bill to compel the
railroad company to issue passes to
State officials for travel within the
State, which would not be contrary TO
the interstate commerce law. Efforts
also are being made to get the Della
ware Railroad Company to issue low
rate monthly tickets between various
points and Dover for the Assembly
men.
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