Evening journal., 1911-01-06
NEW CASTLE
MEMBERS CONFER
CONTINUED from FIRST page.j
House Members Confer.

] ANuoi ntHintlN ANultIs
While yesterday ended with the
deadlock over the House organization
more secure than ever before. all the
| Republican members went into a con-
ference yesterday afternoon where
1 they had frank talk over the situa-
ton. The New Castle county members I
said they desired the Speaker and
would be willing to give up everything
excepting that office and sergeant-at- d
arms. The Kent and Sussex members |
have gotten an idea there is something
back OF New Castles inslstence upon
the Speakership, but the New Castle /
members assured them that there was
| not. but they felt that New Castle
county by reason of having more mem |
bers than any other county should be
given first choice.
One report got around that the rail- |
road interests We're advocating Repre-
sentative TebO of Dover, for Speaker.
but Mr.. Tebo said he knew of no such
influence. He said he had been picked
by the Kent and Sussex members in
caucus as their candidate, and he was
in their hands. The struggle over the
House Speakership yesterday had as
sumed the phase of the lower counties
against New Castle, an old story I'm
Delaware Legislatures no matter
which party controls.
No Harmony Yesterday.
Something that occurred in the con-
ference of the nine Republican Sem
ators on Wednesday afternoon had
given rise to hope that a president
pro tem of the Senate would be chosen
sometime yesterday. but eleven ballots
then brought no result. According to
report, the Republican Senators ex-
pected Senator Drexler to vote either
for Senator Miller of Wilmington. or
Senator Hazel, of Dover. for president
pro TEN. Senator Drexler was to notify
his colleagues at a conference yester-
day whether he would turn IN with
his eight colleagues and vote for Sem
ator Miller or Senator Hazel, but when
tho conference hour arrived yesterday
Senator DreXler informed the other
Republican Senators that his attitude
was unchanged and that he could not
unite with them yesterday.
It was after this that the eight Sem
ators went into conference and de-
cided to put the responsibility for the
deadlock up TO Senator Drexler
squarely by voting for Senator Miller,
whose name had been voted for re-
peatedly for president pro TEN. by
Senator Drexler up TO noon yesterday
When the eight Republican Senators
voted for Senator Miller on eleven bal
lots throughout yesterday, Senator
DreXler did not join them in lining up
for Mr.. Miller but he voted for every
other Republican Senator except Mr.
Hazel of Dover and Mr.. Finn, who
was the caucus nominee for presi-
dent pro tenn, but who was abandoned
as a candidate by his colleagues yes
terday in order that they might vote
for Mr.. Miller. Thus Senator Drexler
was placed in the position of not vot-
ing for MIR. Miller, whom he had put in
nomination, when his eight Republi-
] can colleagues we're ready TO and did
vote for Mr.. Miller. This attitude yes
terday caused some of the Republi-
., cans who had been endorsing Senator
Drexler's stand to waver in their sup
a port Of his attitude. One of the Sussex
r county Republicans who had been sup
d porting Senator DreXler but who
swerved from him yesterday was Cor
nelius =. Swain. of Bridgeville.
N Senator Drexler yesterday said that
"a many well-known Republicans of his
CT district were urging him to "stant
pat in the attitude he had assumed
- He said he had received telephon,
calls and letters endorsing his stand
Z One of the most stalwart of Mr.. DreX-
ler's supporters in his course has beer
Robert G. Houston, of Georgetown
with whom Mr.. Droxler confers re-
peatedly.
Senator DreNler's Position.
From what can be gathered, SEN
ator Drexler contends that he was
given an impression that he was to be
B made president pro tenn of the Senate
4 and he feels that he was thrown
e down" or was made the victim of a
h "frame-up" at the eleventh hour. He
t says he was given an impression by
T. some of the Republican leaders foI
u two or three weeks prior to the meet
h ing of the Legislature, and also by
some of the Republican State Sen
ators, that he would be chosen presi-
dent pro TEN. He says, however
L that none Of the Senators actually
promised to vote for him, although he
could not help but believe from theil
utterances that they We're for him fOl
president pro tenn. When he arrived
in Dover ON Monday, he says, he founC
that conditions were changing anC
that Senators whom he had counted
on to support him We're really not fOl
him. This change, he thinks, wal
brought about by some powerful in
fluences, including that Of the railroa,
representatives. Because of this be
lief that there was an unfair frame
up" against him and also his belle
that Sussex county was entitled TO thi
president pro tenn this year, Senato
DreXler in the conference of the nini
Republican Senators baked when
motion was made on Tuesday morn
q ing TO go into caucus. He said hl
would remain in a conference, but h
b desired to know just what was goinl
q to be done in the way of organization
before he would so into caucus. IL
left the conference, declaring tina
b while he felt obliged to leave, holding
the belief and views he did, he wa
still a Republican and would continu
to be. The eight Republican Sen
ators then caucused and made a slate
headed by Senator Finn for presiden
~ protein. Senator Finn became
- candidate for president pro TEN Ol
Monday, when it became evident tina
a ( Senator Drexler could not get the eau
Gus nomination.
iii In the Republican caucus Senate
| Drexler received two votes for presi
dent pro TEN. They were cast b,
| Senator Miller of Wilmington, ant
| Senator George Fisher Pierce of tn
| Sussex side of Milford.
iii Since the caucus was held Senate