Evening journal., 1911-01-14
LEGISLATURE
Is ORGANIZED
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Senator Monaghan should be consid-
cred as true patriots and are entitled
TO the respect and confidence OF
everybody. | assure them that the
Republican State Committee approves
of their action"
Senator Drexler says he does not
see any defeat for the principles for
which he stood and continues to
stand in the breaking Of the deadlock
as it was broken.
| Senator Drexler's Statement.
Senator Drexler's statement is:
I'm view of the fact that the mem
bers Of the majority party in the Sem
ate cast their ballots in favor of SEN
ator Thomas NJ. Monaghan, minority
leader of the Senate, ] can only say
at this time that the election Of Mr..
Monaghan does not in any way ap-
peal 10 me as a victory over the
principles for which ! have been
standing. that is, my opposition to the
organization Of the House and Senate
under the influence of special inter-
ests, specifically railroad influences.
II appears to me more as an effort
to sidestep the issue. As TO Mr.
/
] am not prepared to state. He was
elected by six Democratic votes and
seven Republican votes. Notwith-
standing his election, the fact remains
that every effort was used to effect
an organization favorable to the rail-
road interests, and ! think that Sen
ator Monaghan's selection does not
meet with their absolute approval.
The hand of the railroad lobbyist
has been laid very heavily upon the
organization of the House I trust
that its influence will not be so great
In the Senate. II shall be my further
effort to prevent the staff Of the Sen
ate, so far as ! possibly can do, from
being selected so as to be influenced
by lobbyists ! believe that the effort;
have put forth at this time have
aroused the people of the State
to- some degree of activity
tending toward the abolition
of the pernicious influences
which have heretofore dominated oul
Legislature. AS to the full consider
alton of the principles involved in thii
campaign Just waged | shall make ;
further statement so as to inform th'
people Of Delaware, as to my exac
impression as to the action taken a
the earliest convenient moment"
Governor Pennewill is expected I
send in his biennial message and othe
reports TO the Legislature on Mon
day. Whether he will send in hi
list of appointments, including tina
. of Philip Q. Churchman to be judg
on that day is not known. Governo
Pennewill has told some Of the Sena
tors he will send his appointment
to the Senate at an early day, and
is likely that he will do so on Mon
day or Tuesday, as Judge Daniel {
Hastings desires to retire from tn
bench at the close of the Suprem
Courts day on Wednesday next
: his successor is confirmed by tina
time. If Judge Churchman is nc
confirmed then, Judge Hastings wi
continue on the bench until the me-
Judge is confirmed. II is understoO
Judge Hastings has joined with th
other judges in some decisions to
announced on January Is. and If tn
new Judge is confirmed by that tim
I the latter could sit In the Supren
Court on appeals from Superior Cour
It is said that much depends in II
Senate on the attitude Of Senate
Drexler toward confirming the Co
!, ernor's appointments. Report has
that the eight other Republican Sent
n tors are favorable to confrmatiC
b. and it is said that some Democrat
* Senators are expected to vote I,
/, confirmation of the appointment
j. too II is pointed out that certai
4 Democrats are injecting politics in
, the judicial appointment i'm an effo
rs to try to have the confirmation
g. Judge Churchman held up.
's Senate Now Organized.
1 Many conferences Of Republica
and Democratic Senators preceded Il
I afternoon session of the Senate. whiC
,y did not begin until after o'cloc
n The Senate proceeded to perfect o
ganization.
Senator Hazel. nominated Walt
4. j. Harrington, Republican. of Fe
rc ton. Senator DreXler nominate
Y, George II. Townsend, Republican,
Millville, and Senator Fooks non
4, mated Ernest c. Blackstone, Dem
g. crat. OF Millsboro. Result of the ba
n loting was: Harrington, z; Blac
stone, z; Townsend, I.
y Senator Corbit suggested te
Ss minute recess which prevailed al
al the Republicans went into conferenC
On their return Senator Corbit mo
. ed that the nominations be reopene
he President pro tenn Monaghan rul
he such a motion unnecessary. Senat
o. Hazel then nominated DR.. Wilbur
n, Burton, Of Dover, for clerk He W
elected. the vote being Burton
j. Blackstone Z.
nv DR.. Burton was formerly depu
es Clerk of the Peace of Kent coun
on and is now assisting DR.. Lynn Pra
M the new Clerk of the Peace. He is