Smyrna times., 1913-01-08
LEGISLATURE MEETS AND
ORGANIZES FOR BUSINESS
HALCOMB, SPEAKER OF HOUSE
MARSHALL PRESIDENT SENATE
Senate Democrats Honor Edward G.
Walls by Making Him Their Choice
for President - Other Offices

Not without chickering's and long
conferences as to the distribution of
offices among Kent and Sussex coun-
ties, did the Democratic members of
the Delaware House of Representative
get together, it being long after mid
night Monday night before the last
office was filled, the Democratic slate
being as follows: Speaker Chauncey
Holcomb, New Castle; chief clerk,
DIR. S. T. Cubbage. FELTON,; reading
clerk, George w. Hanson, Harring-
ton; enrolling clerk, Walter Hearn,
Seaford; sergeant at arms, Thomas
Scott, Seaford; chaplain, the Rev.
E. H. Jones, Clayton. The minority
members of the house, Republicans,
named the following: Speaker, Ed
ward G. Bradford, Wilmington; clerk,
Roy Nelson. Sussex county; reading
clerk, John A. Dougherty, New Castle;
enrolling clerk, James B. McMannus,
Sussex county; chaplain, the Rev. B.
F. Thompson, Dover; sergeant-at-
arms, A. L. Bes; page, Joseph Payne,
Dover. The senate Republican mem
bers controlling the senate effected
organization as follows: President
pro tem., DR.. George W. Marshall,
Milford; chief clerk, w. D. Stoops,
New Castle; reading clerk, Duval T.
Mustard, Sussex county; enrolling
clerk, Dauphin Wharton, Dover; at
torney, w. G. Jones, Wilmington.
The Democrats of the senate made the
following selections: President pro
tenn. Senator Edward G Walls; chief
clerk, E. F. Locates; reading cerk,
A. 3. Baxter; enrolling clerk, E. J.
Durney; sergeant-a John w.
Spicer, Sussex county. The Della
ware legislature formally opened fol
business after organizing yesterda!
: morning. Much time was spent
prior to the opening Of the tw'
i houses, by the members in familiar
izing themselves with the proceedur
of organization. 1t was IL 35 a. m
! when Representative Mooney, of tn
house, called that body to order. DR.
T. o. Cooper, a member from Viii
mington, was named temporary speak
,, er, he being sworn in by a Dove
: notary. The certificates of election
of the several members of all thre
: counties were presented by the specia
messengers, The election of officer
resulted in the selection of the sam
= candidates as agreed upon in caucu
: as above mentioned. The senate wa
! longer in completing its organizatlO
than the house, and in the election 0
its chief clerk, the Republican nomi
! nee barely escaped defeat, in fact ha
:. all of the Democratic senators bee
present, the Democratic clerk woul
3 have been elected as the vote on tn
y Republican clerk, w. D. Stoops, wa
- tie, 8 to 8, evidently one of the Re
= publican senators voting for Locates
Democrat, instead of his own nomi
- nee Senator Blackstone, Democrat
= was absent on account of illness
his family. Steps were taken in bot
! houses toward preparation for the il
= augural ceremonies of Governor-eleC
= Charles R. Miller, to be held Tuesday
/, - January 81. The senate appointed &
> its committee Senators Edward {
= Walls and William M. Hazel. tt
house committee includes Represent;
tives Owens, Houston and King
- Both houses adjourned until ne1
20 Monday.