Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-01-07
Corruption Fund Talk
StirS Democrats Before
Legislature Starts Work
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night and met many of the members.
He assumes Office on January 81. For
mer President pro TEN Thomas NJ.
Monaghan also was greeted cordially
by his former colleagues last night
Hungry After Offices.
With an army of Democrats hungry
for office making their lives miser-
able. the Democratic members Of the
House Of Representatives were glad
last night TO get into the seclusion
Of a closed caucus i'm the House
chamber and make their slate for the
organization of the lower branch OF
the General Assembly The slate was
selected without trouble, ana without
the injection of the Senatorial situ-
alton into IT, For awhile it looked
as if there would be spirited contest
fer the Speakership between Repre-
sentative Chauncey r. Holcomb. Of
New Castle, and Representative
Thomas O. Cooper, of Wilmington,
but this clash fizzled out after a futile
attempt to line up the Democratic
members Of the House for DR. Cooper
for Speaker in preference 10 Holcomb,
and when the caucus was held the
opposition had dWindled 10 such an
extent that Mr. Holcomb was made the
unanimous choice Of the caucus, That
there was no significance in the SEN
atorial situation attached to the eau
Gus is evident from the fact that the
only two men mentioned for the
spcakership - Representatives Hol-
comb and Cooperate followers of
Willard Salisbury.
Kent and Sussex counties grabbed
all the Offices of the House that carry
compensation. and granted to New
Castle county the honor of having the
Speaker. Kent and Sussex We're col
lecting the toll of their big victory
for members Of the Legislature and
We're inhicting upon New Castle coun-
ty Democrats the penalty for being
overwhelmingly routed by the Re.
publcans in the recent campaign.
With all the clamor of some of the
opponents of Willard Salisbury
against closed or binding caucus
the Democratic members last might
proceeded TO hold their caucus behinC
barred doors in the same old way
While no question was raised as e
whether 1t would set a precedent foi
the selection of the partys NOMINEES
Tor senator later on, n ieelnB prevail
ed last night that tho Senatorial can
didate in all probability will be chosei
In a closed binding caucus. and tn
followers of Willard Salisbury her
we're claiming that in such a caucu
Mr.. Salisbury would have at leas
seventeen of the twenty-nino Demo
cratic votes or enough to control IN
caucus. There was an abundance o
Salisbury shouters here last night
and some of the Democratic member
of the Legislature had bodyguar
of the Salisbury faithful most of tn
time So obvious was this bolsterin
Of Salisbury sentiment that it becam
repugnant to some of the Democrat
here.
But with the big crowd Of visitor
the Senatorial fight seemed to shar
attention with the contest for patron
age Of the Legislature or course ii
office seekers from the rank and fl
of the party were utterly absorbe
in the scramble for Offices. but tn
men high in the party were lookin
two weeks ahead at the crisis in tn
acute fight for United States Senate
to succeed Senator Harry A. Richar
son. of Dover.