Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-26
INSURGENTS AND
Democrats NAME
SENATE OFFICERS
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William NJ Hope, the Insurgents
choice. received eight votes, which
lacked one Of being enuogh to be
elected.
Senator Hart on this ballot did not
vote and Senators Pool, Republican,
and Mitchell, Democrat, voted for
Isaacs. This made the vote: Hope.
5; lsaace, 2, and Julian G. Walker,
OF Wilmington. the original nominee
OF the Regulars. g. On the next bal
} lot, however. the old combination was
formed and Hope was elected with 3
votes; Walker, Z. and Isaaos. L.
II also required two ballots TO elect
the telephone messenger. After the
first ballot Senator Walker withdrew
the name of Joseph h. Colbourn as a
candidate and substituted Elmer Alb
bolt Of Dover. The first ballot was:
COlbourn, regular, Z; John NJ.
Thomas. insurgont, 3. and James G..
Graham, Democrat, T. On the second
ballot Thomas got the support of the
six Democrats and was elected with
nine votes.
There were FIVE candidates for
stenographer. as follows: Miss Eve
Ign Culver, OF Wilmington; Miss
Olive Roach, of Georgetown. and Miss
Helen Wise, OF Dover. all OF whom
were nominated by Senator Frazier.
Mrs. Bessie R. Weaver. OF Whining
ton, was nominated by Senator Pool,
! and Miss Helen T. Dunlap, Of Will
mington, was nominated by Senator
Hickman.
II was agreed to take one ballot,
each Senator voting for three nomi-
nees, and the three receiving the high
, est votes to be declared elected.
The result Of this was that the three
, young women nominated by Senator
Frazier were elected as they we're
supported by the seven Democrats
. and three Insurgents Miss Roach.
who was a legislative stenOgrapher
at the last session. received n votes.
that OF every member of the Senate.
Miss Culver and Miss Wise received
10 votes each and Miss Dunlap and
Mrs. Weaver each. This elected
Misses Roach, Culver and Wise.
= All OF the clerks elected with the
! exception of William Ball. reading
clerk, were sworn in at once.
4 A resolution was adopted TO notify
the House that the Senate was or
ganized and ready for business and q
Joint resolution was also adopted
calling for two Senators and three
Representatives 10 notify Governor
a Townsend that the two houses were
ready to receive any messages that
he may have.
, Lieutenant Governor Eliason was
not present. and Senator Barnard
who presided. appointed Senators
Gormley and Frazier on the commit
tee to notify the Governor.
Representatives Daley, WEIGH and
Buckingham and Senators Frazier and
Gormley notified Governor Townsend
that the two houses we're organized
Governor Townsend informed tn
- committee that he would have a mes
sage for the Senate this afternoon.
10 is expected II will be some appoint
of ments for confirmation.
"a Cunning Elected Clerk.
In George W. Cunning. Of Smyrna, VIII
,e was reading clerk Of the House dui
:" ing the 1911 session OF the Generi
Assembly, yesterday afternoon wa
" elected secretary OF the Senate by
q combination OF six Democrats wit
"a Barnard, Frazier and Webb. the thre
"A insurgent Republicans.
N ate, started on January 2, when III
A. three insurgents refused TO Join wit
the seven regular Republican senator
L in the organization or that branch.
a. There was a proposition under col
AZ sideration early yesterday afternoon
,s which, II was expected, would re9u
in the Democrats voting for Horae
A. Sudler, OF Bridgeville. the regular IL
! publican candidate, for secretary
the Senate. but this fell through at n
!, last minute. and the final result wa
y, a surprise to even the regulars.
Colonel Theodore Townsend WI
=. was the candidate OF Senator Frazie
- one of the insurgents for secretai
y of the Senate, was the center OF Il
- contest over chief clerk during Il
entire day.
10; The regulars had held long COZ
ference with the insurgents. but d
g. clined to accept Colonel Townsend
x the ground that he did not need Il
place, and the insurgents were equa
lrt " as determined that he should
n elected. The Democrats who were a
"a preached by the insurgents also r
ne fused any proposition to elect CO
Ise onel Townsend, they claiming he hi
n held a State Office and also had
NJ profitable business. and that some pc
n son who was not so well provided 4
m should be chosen. There was no o
ler lection to Colonel Townsend on pc
ed sOnal grounds.
ter ]. Frank Alice, who had been sha
lid ing the moves Of the insurgents, res
rm izing the impossibility OF landii
re- Townsend, had the three insurgents
ie- suggest Cunning TO the Democrats I
OF secretary during the latter's confe
ence This bait got six OF the sew
Democratic votes, Senator Mitchell !
ct fusing TO leave the Democratic ca
sss -