Evening journal., 1909-03-09

Speaker, Is a practicing physician. lie Is
careful and deliberate in his rulings; is
not a car and holds the House well I'm
hand at all times. Representative Morri-
son. OF Newark, a horse breeder has the
typical beard and appearance OF Andrew
Carnegie He is always pointed out to
visitors as a double OF the Steel King.
Another new legislator who attracts at
tention is-~Francis M. Soper. the Apple
King Soper strayed into Delaware from
Canada. and for fifteen years worked
hard TO solve tho problem of apple cul-
ture. He has won. and to-day is known
all over the country by his products. He
is watchful Of legislation and has proved
an apt scholar. lie wears a short coat
and when he speaks he bulges his left
hand into his pocket as II he did not
know what TO do with 1t. He is earnest
and wants a good roads bill as a monu-
ment to himself Soper has a peach or
chard Of 2oOO trees and raises 10000 bushels
Of apples in a year
His neighbor. Charles Hopkins. OF Do
yer, is young farmer. who had little idea
OF election when he began his fight. Hop
kins is elated because his pet measure.
bill to construct an electrical railroad
from one end OF the State to the other
by State aid, passed the House by vote
Of q TO Q. That hows the grangers
strength. But when the bill gets into the
corporation Senate IL Is believed its fate
viii be sealed. 1t would be a direct COM
petitor TO the Pennsylvania Railroad.
name familiar TO Philadelphians Is
that Of Francis dell Janvier. The de-
scendant OF the famous French family
has lived all his life at New Castle, where
the original Janvier settled.
Connolly Democratic Leader.
William NJ. Connolly is the Democratic
leader Of the House. Tall. slim and with
characteristlcs denoting his ancestry, he
holds the leadership easily. In the Ad.
dicks campaign the Democrats were Sc
fearful that Addicks would be elected
that Connolly was sent to the House IN
a special train from Wilmington. Thi,
made him a marked man. His vote saveC
the day and prevented the scheme OF elec
tion.
II Franklin Brockson can keep IN tn,
limelight. great things are expected of IN,
young man. He is an able debater clean
cut in his rhetoric and keeps his politica
opponents busy to ward off his attacks.
- a us uSntNoAtIA-ldttu lllHl
from Georgetown named William w
Rawlins who seldom speaks. but who ha
a keen eye on legislation. He is a banl
cashier and one of the leading men o
Lower Delaware. He Is the sort OF maj
who should be I'm Legislatures. but VIII,
cannot find the time to attend TO the du
ties. He came to the Legislature TO settl
a fight I'm his district. and declares
Never again" Mr.. Rawlins says tn
prosperity OF Southern Delaware is grea
and that no traces of hard times are Wis
ible. Representative Donoho and Senate
Dutton, both OF whom come from Sea
ford and who can tell whose oysters ar
in pile by merely looking at the shells
echo the sentiments of the banker
No story of the Delaware Legislator
would be complete without mention of tn
new Lieutenant Governor, John NJ Men
dinhal. the president Of the Senate. NTh
former Lieutenant Governor was Genera
Isaac T. Parker, a Pennsylvania Railroa
conductor, and he hlled both jobs accept
ably. Mr. Mendinhall is the president q
the Pusey and Jones Company, of WI
mington. ship and car builders.