Evening journal., 1917-03-21
EXPECT ANOTHER FIGHT OVER
RESUBMISSION BILL IN SENATE

people of Kent and Sussex have had
an opportunity to vote on the ques-
ton. and that If a special election is
to be forced upon the city of VIII
mington It would be no more than
right to let the people Of the lower
counties vote also.
Senator Hickman OF Wilmington
declared that in his district only
about % people had protested to him
against the rosubmission bill while a
great number had asked him to vote
for It, and he declared he would vote
for the original bill and against the
substitute
Senator Frazier spoke against the
substitute. pointing out that the peo-
pie Of Kent and Sussex had shown by
their ballots at the last election that
they did not want resubmission.
The substitute was lost by a viva
voce vote several Of the members who
voted against the original bill, includ-
ing Senator Murphy. of Kent county,
voting against it,
Would Eliminate Wilmington.
A second substitute was then offer
ed by Senator Gormley, providing that
Wilmington be eliminated from the
that il apply only to rural New Castle
county which had signlfed by sending
a dry" delegation TO the Legislature
that It wanted resubmission. He ad-
/ vocated the passage of the substitute
bill as being fair and just to all con-
cerned This substitute was lost by
a vote OF nays TO yeas. the divi-
sion between the VETS and "drys"
being practically the same as the
vote on the original bill. with the ex-
ception that President Pro TEN Bar
nard voted with the "wets' for the
substitute.
In moving for tho adoption Of the
substitute bill. Senator Gormley sta
ted that he represented the second
largest Senatorial district in the
State a district composed largely Of
mechanics and working men whom he
declared comprise the bone and sinew
Of the nation. He denied the claim
that mad been made by the "drys' TO
the effect that the best element OF the
citizens OF Wilmington wanted resub-
mission. and declared that the people
I'm his district We're Just as good as
any citizens OF Wilmington
He pointed out that the wet" and
dry issue had not been raised at the
polls at the last election, and asked
whyit had not been. He stated that
the people had the right to express
their wishes relative 10 resubmission
at the polls at tho election last No
vember "If tho preponderance OF SEN
timent had been for another election
that sentiment would have been ex-
pressed at that time" he declared.
"They say that they can never get
an election in Wilmington" he con-
tinued. because they cannot elect
two dry" Senators IN that city. which
is required by the constitution. The
people of Kent and Sussex counties
can never get resubmission by that
constitutional method because they
cannot elect enough wet members.
If the sentiment in Kent and Sussex
| counties had been for resubmission II
| would have been expressed az the
polls. The same thing applies 20 vii
mington. Tho majority OF the people
Of that city have not asked for resub.
mission"
Senator Frazier remarked that hC
had been very much I'm doubt as tC
how he would vote. but declared that
after considering the question from
all angles he had decided to support
tho original bill Senator Gormley's
substitute was then lost by vote of
9 nays to yeas.
Desired Present Registration.
Upon motion of Senator HoffeclSer,