Evening journal., 1911-01-06
TRYING HARD
TO ORGANIZE
Kent and Sussex Would Have
Both TebO and Moore Retire
As SpeakerShip Candidates
SENATE MAY PROCEED
PRES. MENDINHALL HEARS

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Jan. 6-While ballot
4 ing I'm the Senate and the House :o-
day Did not shatter the deadlock over
Organization. o the Kent and Sussex
Republican members of the House ia
long conference framed a PROPOSE
tion to the New Castle county mem-
bors looking toward the election Of
temporary speaker Richard G. Buck
lingham as speaker. or TO throw the
selection of a Sussex man for speaker
into caucus
This showed "a willingness of the
Kent and Sussex men to retire Rep
resentative TebO. their candidate for
Speaker, and they insist that Repre-
sentative Moore be retired as tho
candidate of the New Castle County
, Republicans. The latter will receive
, the propositions this afternoon.
senate Can Proceed. Lawyers Say.
That the Senate is sufficiently or
B ganlzed 10 proceed with business is
B the advice Lieutenant Governor Mon
B dinhall, who Is president of the Sem
; ate. has received from lawyers oa
high ability.
They have given an opinion that
the Senate is "A continuous body. inas-
much as Senators hold over. Clerks
Clendaniel and Herring, of the old
Senate, are serving in the present
\ Senate. and IL Is conteuded they serve
! until their successors are named. Ac-
cording to the legal opening iieuten-
ant Governor Mendinhall can desig-
nate committee IL necessary.
a Mr.. Mendinhall today admitted ne
y had received an opinion on the subject
but said he had no intention at this
time. at least, to exercise the broad
authority vested in him. he preforring
the Senators to effect organization.
Il Is believed here that Lieutenant
Governor Mendenhall will declare the
Senate ready for business if the dead
lock is prolonged many more days.
N Try to Settle Differences.
- The Kent and Sussex Republicai
House members conferred for tws
re. hours this morning They expressed (
NO desire 10 end the deadlock
,lyl They decided 10 withdraw Reprc.t
mt tative Tebo as a Speakership t.Ss'
ric date II necessary. but demande.f wv
lt- Representative Moore also be g
n- as q candidate they SAID the,<er<F
W. Il0thnis ycrauHdi olaiuSlf 81 Moo
on They decided to ask tho New Gas
county members II they would agr'
ay 10 temporary Speaker Buckingham.
lc- Mill Creek for Speaker If they canu
III agree on Mr.Buckingham the Kent an
Sussex members propose that II
ar Spoakership be thrown into a gener
in. caucus TO select a Sussex man f'
lrd Speaker.
ld- Representative Hofecker outline
he these propositions to Representati'
Johnson, of Pencader, who viii pr
an. .I....
YER this afternoon.
not Sentiment among the New Cast
VS. members Is to stick back of Moore an
led It Is believed nothing definite viii
done today to organize the House.
Can't Elect Page.
After two futile ballots for spcake
the House deadlOcked over the ele'
" ton OF page Representative Tel
nominated Harry C. Wright, and Rel
resentative Hofleckcr nominated Joh
,,ull NJ Roe. Roe received n votes an
nc Wright, IS. Three members were al
i've sent, the Democrats supporting Ro
ay Speaker Buckingham declared R'
'r, elected, but Representative T.
IA Cooper raised a point that is was q
80 necessary mapority. Speaker Buc
Da ingham called for another ballot an
Roe and Wright each received
votes.
The Senate elected John Davis
mage Senators Dutton and Ewin
both of whom are slightly indispos'
we're absent today. The Senate to-
[V seven ballots.
III Senator Drexler, who is deadloc
ing the Senate. said his position is u
changed. Senator Ellison, by m
i7p take. voted twice for Senator FIJI
az when his colleagues were support
Senator Miller
After two ballots the House def
red its attempt to elect page and
scessed. Adjournment will be TAKEN
Monday Representative ellis is
sent because. of his fathers serie
ani- condition.
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