Evening journal., 1911-01-14
LEGISLATURE
IS ORGANIZED
RallOtlnG for Senator in Sepa-
rate Branches on Tues
day, January "a
GOVERNOR TO SEND
IN APPOINTMENTS


tion of the State Senate yesterday by |
seven Republican Senators casting
their votes for Senator Thomas NJ
Monaghan. Democratic caucus nomi
nee for president pro TEN. of that
body, has placed the Legislature I'm
& position to begin balloting for
United States Senator on Tuesday,
January "a, one week later than bal
loting for Senator would have taken
place had the Legislature organized
on January g. the day it convened
Organization of both branches is
now in effect, DR. Wilbur ID. Burton, of
Dover. having been chosen secretary
of the Senate and j. S. Palmer Of
Lewes and Rehoboth hundred having
been selected as sergeant-at-arms by
the votes of all the Republican Sem
ators, including Senator Drexler. Be
cause OF the opposition of DreXler,
however, the eight Republican Sena-
tors abandoned Waiter J. Harrington,
their caucus nominee for secretary
of the Senate, and Or. Burton was
agreed upon by all While Senator
Ewing was in the Republican confer
cnces and agreed on the program fol-
lowed during yesterday, he could not
vote in open Senate as he was pair
ed with Senator Dutton, Democrat
who was absent
Senator Drexler and the eight other
Senators did not agree yesterday at-
ternon on reading clerk, enrolling
clerk and chaplain for the Senate,
but will on Monday 1T is now a
question of efficiency in the staff
said Senator Drexler. With preS-
dent pro TEN. and secretary, the
Senate is organized within the mean
ing of the law and balloting ffor
United States Senator, which Will re-
eult in the reelection of Senator
Henry A. DUPONT. will take place in
the Senate and House separately on
January "a. and in joint session on
January 20.
Monaghan selection Pleases.
senator Monaghan's selection as
nresident pro TEN. Of the Senate was
an unusual honor and the first time
under the present Constitution ina
member Of the minority party IN th'
senate has been chosen FOR presidini
officer By the majority party. I'M
election Of Senator Monaghan seem
"a satisfactory to most Of the Re
nublicans about the legislative halls
and Il had been urged by many lie
nublicaus TO break the deadlock caus
ed bv the hold-out policy of Senate
Drex1er who continued to vote 10
himself for president pro TEN. In
honor conferred by the Republican
upon Senator Monaghan seemed Z
create more of a stir among certai
Domocrats than II did the Republi
csns for an agitation had been start
ed in certain Democratic quarters
trv to have some other Democra
chosen by the Republican Senator
for president pro tenn, and the SUD
denness with which the Republican
lined up back of Senator Monagha
Yesterday was a surprise to the Dem
ocrats.
some Democratic leaders had bee
urging the Democrats TO elect oel
,at0r Drexler as good politics 10 u
to disrupt the Republicans, Dut olht
democrats were urging policy
having every Democrat In the Senal
80 ref5so TO take the office Of presideI
nro tenn. in order to perpetuate I'll
deadlock and If possible prevent II
election OF a United States Senate
This plan was to have been talkt
over by the Democrats over Sunda
il is said, but the election of Senate
Monaghan on Friday thwarts It.
II as known that certain Democra
here are Jealous of the popularity ar
recognized leadership OF Senat
Monaghan. who has served ten yea
in the Legislature. and who has
renutation for honesty and fairne
second 10 that of no other memb
of the Assembly. Senator Monaghi
was i'm the House two terms and
in the middle of his second term
the Senate.
During most Of the time his par
mas been in a minority, yet oehat
Monaghan by his absolute honesty al
fdr dealing at all times has won Z
highest esteem Of members OF DO
parties which naturally made the \
publicans in the Senate turn 10 nj
when they decided to PICK 3 Democi
for president pro TEN. bieuteha
Governor Mendinhall invited Pre-
dent nro fem Monaghan to presi
during the detailed organization
the Senate yesterday afternoon
Committees Monday, Maybe.
Senator Monaghan will try to ha
his Senate committees made up
Monday. He says he will make th'
IN as fairly as possible and VIII "a
into consideration the conditions q
existed in the Senate leading up
his election.
A cycle Of thirteens entered II
the breaking of the legislative de'
locks. Senator Monaghan was chos
on the thirteenth and received tn
teen votes. The House deadlock
broken on the thirteenth ballot a
there are thirteen members IN !
House. BY a curious coincidence
safe in the House became deadlock
yesterday morning, the figure l5 be-
I'm the combination, but Clerk Cl'
daniel of the Senate finally opened
There are thirteen letters, TOO, In
name of Senator Louis A. DreNl
who caused the Senate deadlock
Chairman Edmund Mitchell, Of
Republican State Committee, was
Rehoboth when he received W.
there of the breaking of the Sen
deadlock. He made the follow
comment approving Of the act
taken:
After making every known eff
TO organize the Senate as a Repu
can body without success, the ei