Evening journal., 1917-01-02
Six Ballots for President Pro tenn Taken in
the Senate, Senator HOffeCker Receiving
Seven Votes While Senator Barnard Re-
ceived Three Votes on Five Ballots. Pool
Supports Barnard on Third Ballot
.McNABB, CONNELLY, WEIGH AND
MARVEL HOLD UP HOUSE SLATE
J Staff- Correspondent.

; STAR Correspondent.
DOVER Del, Jan Both branches
Of the Delaware Legislature deadlock
I'd over organization early this after.
noon
a In the Senate where the Republi
tans have ten and the Democrats
seven members. Senators Barnard and
Frazier of Kent county, and Webb. of
New Castle county, refused to join
the seven other Republican Senators
and elect a president pro tenn on the
three ballots taken. Senator HOffeck-
er. Republican, received seven votes (;
Senator GOrmley, Democrat. six cotes,
nd Senator Barnard. Republican. re-
tcA \ed three votes for president pro
fem VI two ballots and HOffecker
cot SIX and Barnard four on the third
ballot. II is generally accepted here
that Barnard is holding out 70 try to
have himself chosen president pro
TEN. Senators Frazier and Webb stand
ing back Of him Barnard and Frazier
are followers of Alfred J. DUPONT pO-
.liticaly.
Inethe House where the Democrats
have nineteen and the Republicans
aIxte8h members, Representatives
Nonnellv and McNabb of Wilmington,
and yqelch and Marvel of Sussex, re-
fused to support the caucus choice,
Hcp4eseptative Hervey p. Hail, of
Sf|lyf1a, for Speaker, and voted for
Welth The vote was Hall 10, Down
ward. Republican. -16; Welch, Demo
d'Fat. 3 . not voting, ]; necessary TO
-hAIet< ff
/. 1sha q thate took three more ballots
ats aftefhoon, making six altogether
! II tf&t DAY, without breaking the
.fhe hshots this afternoon resulted /:
HekfrS, Gormley o, Barnard 3.
u<Is tnches adjourned until noon
Stgae1 persons are wondering
vhefher prolonging of the Senate
tsadA9tKfeSill result in the election
et9enatbr Thomas +. GOrmley. of
4itssingfon. for president pro TEN.
n Was 1926 O'Clock when Repre-
ssaskfFe .Hervey P. Hall Of Smyrna
cahnltheffouse 10 order after prayer
hac .heeR offered by the Rev. ]. T
Bair .ol Dover. Representative w
Tf1r4& tl4sgce, Of Stanton. Del, was
elected Ahporary Speaker and Repre-
seau1fet = \. Culver, OF Sussex
county. temporvy clerk.
The Hepnbhcas, who are in mi
noyity in the Hone, supported Repre-
sentative Henry CDownward Of VIII
mfngtOn. for Speak,, and Edward C.
Pierce, Of Milford. fol clerk. The GER
tifcates Of the thirty-.ve members OF
the House were read an the members
were sworn in by Temprary SIeaker
Boyce.
Il was shortly after u o'clock vhen
the Senate was opened, Win Lieten-
ant-Governor Colen Fergussn pr sid
Lng.
Dover. Democrat. was the only absn-
tee. Senator Wharton is with the L 4
versity Of Pennsylvania football tea1,
on the Pacific coast.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. v.
u. Gunby. and the new senator's wer
sworn in by Senator Edward Hart, q
Townsend. Senator Frazier waf name
temporary secretary.
Three ballots for president p'O ten
we're taken without an election
senator Newton nominated Snato
Hoffecker. Senator Frazier nominate
senator Barnard and Senator Jsep
nominated Senator Gormley. tn
three ballots resulted as follows
First and second, Hofecker, 7iBar
nard 3; GOrmley, 8.
On these two ballots SenatorsBar
nard. Frazier and Webb suppetei
Barnard for president pro TEN, ,Rn'
the remaining Republicans suppote'
Hoffecker.
The third ballot was the same, VI
the exception that Senator Pool YteI
for Senator Barnard. making BarIls
4 and Hofiecker 6.
Necessary to choice, 3.
Tho Senate took a recess unut
O'Clock after the third ballot
In the House three ballots Me
taken tor speaker without an eiecuc
Representative Killen placed Re
resentative IL. p. Hall in nominatic
Renresentative Marvel nominated Re
resentative Welch and Representa-
Ruckingham nominated Represent
tive Downward, Republican.
Tho result Of the three ballots 4
lows. Hall IS. Downward 16, Welch
Necessary to choice, IS.
REPRESENTATIVES Marvel, Conne
and McNabb voted for Mr.. Welch. \
Welch answered mot voting" to {
roll call. The others were straig
party votes.
The House took a recess until
o'clock tomorrow morning.
THAT slate as named by the fov
steen House Democrats early u
morning VII never go over stat